Does anyone know what the bolt pattern is on the back of the engine where the bell housing bolts up on the RWD V8?

 

Hmm, I wonder what you're up to...

 

The same as the V6...

 

I was guessing that, but I don't want to have to pull the tranny to take the measurements. I'm trying to see if the attached bell housing might bolt up to the engine.

The other end of this bolts up to a 700 lb-ft 6 speed sequential Quaife gearbox. Could be a fantastic option for the replacing the MT in the V6 as well. This particular bell housing was designed for a 5.0L Coyote engine.

 

I'm quite sure that the bellhousing of the AJ133/126 is not the same as the Coyote...

What I can tell you;

The 3.2, 3.5, 4.0 & 4.2 V8 all have the same bellhousing pattern. Which is also the same as the 2.7 Diesel and 3.6 Diesel.

The 5.0 and 3.0 S/C are the same.

The 4.4 Diesel is different to the 3.0 Diesel.

The bellhousing on the 5.0/3.0 is almost a perfect circle

5.0L AJ133S from Range Rover



As is the 3.2/3.5/4.0/4.2/2.7/3.6

AJ41 from Land Rover (4.4 but all identical to 4.2)



But as you can see they are not quite the same...

The Coyote pattern in the Quaife drawing is obviously not a circle, and the starter motor is in a different position...

This is is the 4.4L diesel V8 from the Range Rover (also used in a number of Ford trucks if i'm not mistaken)

4.4L V8 from Range Rover



Looks pretty similar to the older V8's... but also the bolt spacing and the dowels look more like the 5.0/3.0

My understanding is that the 4.4L V8 diesel is also used in some Ford trucks, which might have a manual option available?