I've looked around at a few forums and noticed alot (well, not alot, but...) of people doing 617 swaps on the old Series Rovers, but didn't really find anything about folks doing a swap on a Classic or anything newer.

I purchased a 95' County Classic that needs some work for $500 and I've purchased a running (albeit I don't honestly have any experience with these motors first hand so how well it's actually running....?) 617 turbo out of an 81' 300SD that the local Mercedes independent was parting out cause the car had TONS of rust on it (one of those things where the front seat was literally going to be riding on the ground shortly...).

So far I'm elated that the motor appears to be a perfect candidate for a swap because of the factory spacer that already exists...should mean I'll just have to make a new spacer to adapt to the 4HP22 in the Rover (good transmission by the way).

Ok, so here's the questions (sorry for babbling). I'm sure that the thing will get down the road alright, and frankly I'm more concerned with getting the adapter and such made, but what if anything can you guys tell me about concerns with the swap? I've been told that I can easily get a little bit more power out of the motor (not like the Swedish guys, just a few extra horsies), but I've also been told that it will be fine at least for the time being, even though the Rover is somewhere in the 4500 lb range. I've considered a dry sump system to ensure clearance between oil-pan/diff in the front, but I'll decide on that after I get stuff better measured (i.e.: when I take the Rover motor out of there...).

Please no junk about "Why a Range Rover, what a piece".....not much on the vehicle will be stock when I'm done with it, and I mean that to the most obscene level...I'm even considering transplanting German doorhandles and central-locking (probably from an old e23 7 series), so I mean literally everything that is a "problem" on these vehicles will be swapped or modified!!!

Thanks in advance for the advice .

Steve