Land Rover Defender (Off-road vehicle) Defender 110 1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990 Specs
General information
Brand
Land Rover
Model
Defender (Off-road vehicle)
Version
Defender 110
Engine version
3.5 V8 (136 Hp)
Year production start
1983
Year production end
1990
Vehicle type
Off-road vehicle
Horsepower RPM
136 Hp
Doors
5
Engine specs
Engine position and orientation
Front, Longitudinal
Cylinders
8
Position of cylinders
V-engine
Displacement (liters)
3528 cm3
215.29 cu. in.
Eng. horsepower RPM
136 Hp @ 5000 rpm.
Horsepower per litre
38,6 Hp/l
Fuel type
Petrol (Gasoline)
Engine aspiration
Naturally aspirated engine
Powertrain architecture
Internal Combustion engine
Transmission and Drive system
Drive configuration
All wheel drive (4x4)
Brakes
Steering
Suspension
Body / Chassis
Wheels & Tyres
Exterior
Interior
Safety and Security
Passenger
Dimensions
Weights
Fuel economy
Engine type
8 CYLINDER V-Engine
It's an engine with eight cylinder piston where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.
What is the 8 cylinder V-engine displacement: it is in a range between 2926 cc and 8135 cc in recent model line up powertrain.
How much is the power of the 8 cylinder V-engine: the power of the 8 cylinder V-engine is in a range from 125 bhp to 1160 bhp.
Which cars use 8 cylinder V-engine: in recent years several manufactures have been used the V8 engine for 3 main applications: premium, sport cars and lightweight trucks. 8 V engine is the American preferred engine for iconic giant pick-up.
What is the eight cylinder V angle: the majority of V8 engines use a V-angle of 90 degrees. This angle results in good engine balance and low vibrations. The downside is a larger powertrain body that makes the use of this configuration suitable only for longitudinal position and rear drive wheels traction.
V8 engines with a 60 degree V-angle were used in the 1996-1999 by Ford and in 2005-2011 by Volvo. The Ford engine used a 60 degree V-angle because it was based on a V6 engine with a 60 degree V-angle. Both the Ford and Volvo engines were used in transverse engine chassis, which were designed for a front-wheel-drive layout. To reduce the vibrations caused by the unbalanced 60 degree V-angle, Volvo's used a balance shaft and offset split crankpins.
The Rolls-Royce Meteorite tank engine also used a 60 degree V-angle, since it was derived from the 60 degree V12 Rolls-Royce Meteor which in turn was based on the famous Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 engine.
Most V8 engines fitted to road cars use a cross-plane crankshaft, since this configuration produces less vibration due to the perfect primary balance and secondary balance.
The rumbling exhaust sound produced by a typical cross-plane V8 engine is partly due to the uneven firing order within each of the two banks of four cylinders and with separate exhaust systems for each bank of cylinders, this uneven pulsing creates the legendary rumbling sound that is typically of V8 engines.
