kv6 engine and auto box

kev-rev180 · 8th July 2012, 20:23

can anyone tell me is the kv6 engine and auto box that is fitted to the rover sterling coupe the same as the one fitted to the mg ztt i have today got my self a ztt and i have the coupe already is dyeing but the engine and box are in great condition so if i can use them i will drop it out of the coupe

lovema75 · 8th July 2012, 20:59

I stand to be corrected here, but I believe that although the engine is the same in the 800 ( provided that it is indeed the kv6 and not Honda's 2.7) it was heavily revised for the 75, so unsure if it's the direct swap it would appear. And dropping the engine from the 800 into the ZT would be a retrograde step as the early kv6 's were disasterous.

Also isn't the gearbox a 4speed Honda unit?

sworks · 8th July 2012, 21:18

the 800 KV6 is different to the 75 derived unit

8th July 2012, 20:23	#1
kev-rev180 Avid contributor mg ztt 190+ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: leicester Posts: 211 Thanks: 406 Thanked 56 Times in 38 Posts	kv6 engine and auto box can anyone tell me is the kv6 engine and auto box that is fitted to the rover sterling coupe the same as the one fitted to the mg ztt i have today got my self a ztt and i have the coupe already is dyeing but the engine and box are in great condition so if i can use them i will drop it out of the coupe

8th July 2012, 21:18	#3
sworks Been absent for a while… Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 13,065 Thanks: 1,033 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,040 Posts	the 800 KV6 is different to the 75 derived unit __________________ ................................................. 'Marmite' Possibly one of the most famous 75 tourers produced! left the production line as the last of only Three Rover 75 tourers produced in Trophy Yellow. 48 hours later Longbridge closed. The last sold ordered 75 Tourer. Paid for by the Phoenix Four and handed over by John Towers to the Warwickshire Northampton Air ambulance service as a Rapid Response vehicle

8th July 2012, 20:59	#2
lovema75 This is my second home 75 Tourer CDT Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Enfield Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 63 Thanked 431 Times in 237 Posts	I stand to be corrected here, but I believe that although the engine is the same in the 800 ( provided that it is indeed the kv6 and not Honda's 2.7) it was heavily revised for the 75, so unsure if it's the direct swap it would appear. And dropping the engine from the 800 into the ZT would be a retrograde step as the early kv6 's were disasterous. Also isn't the gearbox a 4speed Honda unit?