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tr8todd
Todd Kishbach

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12/04/2009 07:42AM

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Rover V8 engine numbers
Posted by: tr8todd
Date: September 04, 2010 04:05PM

I just got back from picking up a TR8 for a Buddy. The engine code on the block starts with S88D. It has cross bolted mains, but has the extra head bolts like the 3.5 did. Any idea what this motor came out of and what it's displacement was? No info on the car as the owner had passed away and the car was purchased from his widow.


WedgeWorks1
Mike Perkins
Ellicott City, Maryland
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07/06/2008 08:07AM

Main British Car:
1980 Triumph TR8 3.5 Litre Rover V8

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Re: Rover V8 engine numbers
Posted by: WedgeWorks1
Date: September 04, 2010 04:59PM

Sounds like a 4.0.


tr8todd
Todd Kishbach

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Re: Rover V8 engine numbers
Posted by: tr8todd
Date: September 04, 2010 05:15PM

A 4.0 with all the head bolts? I thought only the 3.5, 3.9, 4.2 had those. The only other engine block I have seen that started with an S was those Mercury Marine test engines that were sourced as Morgan 4.0 and TVR 4.6s. Charlie has one that he got from a guy in Michigan that worked for Mercury. Can't seem to find s88 on any of the engine number ID charts.
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WedgeWorks1
Mike Perkins
Ellicott City, Maryland
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07/06/2008 08:07AM

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1980 Triumph TR8 3.5 Litre Rover V8

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Re: Rover V8 engine numbers
Posted by: WedgeWorks1
Date: September 04, 2010 09:16PM

Wow sounds like you have one of those "conversation" engines. I know from some rumors that the very early 4.0s had the same head bolting as the 3.5 and 3.9s with a 4 bolt main block but never seen one.


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