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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Use British English|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox automobile engine | name = Rover V8 engine | image = 3.5-litre Rover V8 engine from a 1986 Range Rover.png | caption = 3.5-litre Rover V8 engine from a 1986 Range Rover | manufacturer = [[Rover (car)|Rover]] and its successors | production = 1967β2006 | configuration = 90Β° [[V8 engine|V8]] | length = {{convert|33.2|in|mm||abbr=on|order=flip}} | width = {{convert|30|in|mm||abbr=on|order=flip}} | height = {{convert|28|in|mm||abbr=on|order=flip}} | block = Aluminium | head = Aluminium | valvetrain = [[Overhead valve engine|OHV]] 2 valves x cyl. | weight = {{convert|144-170|kg|lb||abbr=on}} | compression = 8.13:1, 9.35:1, 10.5:1 | fueltype = [[Petrol engine|Petrol]] | fuelsystem = {{unbulleted list | [[SU Carburettor|SU]] or [[Stromberg carburettor]]s | [[Stanadyne]] rotary [[mechanical fuel injection]] }} | coolingsystem = [[Radiator (engine cooling)|Water-cooled]] | management = [[Bosch (company)|Bosch]] [[L-Jetronic]], [[Motronic]] or [[Hitachi]] Hotwire | turbocharger = On some versions | displacement = {{convert|3528-4997|cc|L CID|1|disp=flip|abbr=on}} | bore = {{unbulleted list | {{cvt|88.9|mm|in|2}} | {{convert|93.5|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} | {{cvt|94|mm|in|2}} }} | stroke = {{unbulleted list | {{cvt|2.80|in|mm|2|disp=flip}} | {{convert|77|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} | {{convert|80|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} | {{convert|82|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} | {{cvt|88.9|mm|in|2}} | {{convert|90|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} }} | power = {{convert|158-340|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} | torque = {{convert|210-350|lbft|Nm|0|abbr=on}} }} The '''Rover V8 engine''' is a compact [[overhead valve|OHV]] [[V8]] [[internal combustion engine]] with [[aluminium]] [[cylinder block]] and [[cylinder head]]s, designed and produced by [[Rover Company|Rover]] in the United Kingdom, based on a [[General Motors]] engine.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=haonHAAACAAJ |title=The Rover V8 engine |author=David Hardcastle |isbn=978-0-85429-961-4 |date=1995-05-15}}</ref> It has been used in a wide range of vehicles from Rover and other manufacturers since its British debut in 1967.
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