Land Rover 256ci Engine Specs

Bore, stroke, displacement and compression for all 2 Land Rover 256ci engines, compared side by side. Plus rod ratio and head specs where published.

At a glance

Displacement	256 ci
Cylinders	8
Bore	3.386–3.701"
Stroke	3.031–3.555"
Compression	9.1:1
Advertised power	200–400 hp
Years	1993–2009

Engines in this family

Engine	Displacement	Bore × Stroke	CR	HP
Land Rover 256ci (1993–1995)	256 ci	3.7008" × 3.0315"	—	200
AJ-V8 supercharged	256 ci	3.3858" × 3.5551"	9.1:1	400

Factory cars with a Land Rover 256ci

• Land Rover Range Rover: 1993, 200 hp; 1994, 200 hp; 1995, 200 hp; 2006, 400 hp; 2007, 400 hp; 2008, 400 hp; 2009, 400 hp

What varies across the family

Both bore and stroke vary across the family, so these are separate castings rather than variations on one block.

1 of 2 are oversquare — bore larger than stroke, which favours revs over low-end torque.

Each engine page carries rod ratio, mean piston speed, bore/stroke character and cylinder head specs where published, and links into the calculators with its dimensions already filled in.

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