Here we go! Away from the blue oval I am looking at using a Rover 620Ti engine in my next build.
The interweb doesn't have much on converting this engine to RWD.
Advise and experiences required. My last car, a Striker had a Montego turbo (see the link?) with a SDI gearbox. Rover parts bin conversion.
Not knowing much about the 620Ti engine I wonder if anyone knows how to convert it? How easy to fit a type 9 etc. I have a mighty fine RWD gearbox from a Toyota ST but the starter sits where my clutch foot wants to be.
For me the rover engine has 200bhp out the box, loads fo drivable torque and a whole Rover 600 can be had for beer money!
Any advise, help, pointers would be mucho appreciated.

Robin Hood were using this engine in their "Sooper Dooper" model. No idea what it was called, but a call to them, may help.

Alternatively, try

http://www.gearboxman.co.uk/psbellhousings.html

ATB

Simon

My tintop is a 620ti - Goes like stink and cost next to nothing to buy. I seriously considered using this engine for my build, and still might yet as the gearbox is not sounding too healthy these days
The engine has never gone wrong in the two years I've had it so I don't know expensive parts are and how easy it is to work on yet.

In PPc mag,One of the people there is putting one in an Mg.....Well its a RwD config isn't it.

Didn't PPC do an MGB conversion using this engine,a sherpa bell housing and a SDI gearbox? Back issue may still be available?

"My tintop is a 620ti - Goes like stink and cost next to nothing to buy"

Yes, thats why i want to use the turbo engine. My tintop is a 1991 214 and I love it! Slow but cheap to buy and 40mpg

"O" series engine? if so it will connect to a Sherpa gearbox~~~~
The Sherpa uses an adapter plate. Its a 1/2 plate of steel. I've got one in the garage... wait for it - it weighs 2kg!
If I'm going to use an adapter plate I can use any gearbox. I was wondering if there was a bolt together conversion available.

Hi,
I used to have a Rover 800 Vitesse Turbo which had the exact same engine and I agree 100% - it is a great engine!

However, they do have a recurring cylinder head oil leak which you should be aware of. Look for wet patches on the left hand side of the engine (as viewed when driving) at the cylinder head/block interface. I rebuilt the top end of my engine including a head skim and replacement gasket but it only lasted 9 months before it started leaking again. A bit of a pain in the a$$....

As for gearboxes, I believe that the MT75 gearbox is your best bet as this is what the Robin Hood uses IIRC. You will need a bellhousing adapter though.

Another thing to be aware of is the shear weight of this engine. It is very heavy - heavier than a Rover V8 for example.

Cheers,
Craig.

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Originally posted by craig1410
However, they do have a recurring cylinder head oil leak which you should be aware of. Look for wet patches on the left hand side of the engine (as viewed when driving) at the cylinder head/block interface. I rebuilt the top end of my engine including a head skim and replacement gasket but it only lasted 9 months before it started leaking again. A bit of a pain in the a$$....

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From the head gasket down the Montego 2 litre and the Rover 820 Vitesse /620ti/220 Turbo engines are essentially the same engine. RWD conversion uses the same Rover and LDV parts.

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Originally posted by UncleFista
There's an updated head gasket to fix this problem,

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The solution I thought of when I had an 800 Vitesse Turbo for the leaking head gasket was to never turn the engine off - it only ever leaked when the engine was cold, once warmed up it was oil tight. I eventually replaced the gasket when it was costing me about £15 a month in oil! Sold the car about a year and 20k miles later and it was still OK. I did put a lot of gasket sealant (blue) around the hole when I put it together. Great engine though, and easy to up the power to about 230bhp, beyond that you need new injectors and pump apparently.

Andy,
I had mine at about 240BHP with a variable bleed valve. There is a trick which lets you go above this but it is a bit heath-robinson in nature. IIRC you crush the return pipe from the fuel pressure regulator slightly and it apparently increases the pressure enough to go up to about 280BHP before the injectors run out of capacity. Down side it that it increases fuel consumption quite a bit.

Very torquey engine though and will pull hard from 2000-6800RPM rev-limit!

Craig.

Knowing the gearbox was a weakness in the standard car I didn't modify mine, but at one stage the wastegate actuator failed and provided the throttle balance was rigth it really flew. Trouble was, if I overdid it the engine cut out briefly as apparently the engine management would not allow too much boost because of the lack of fuel it would get.