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Offline Miniman

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« on: December 29, 2005, 20:25:11 »
OK just wanting to know a mixed opinion on what is the best engine to fit onto a series 3 gearbox for an upgrade. Not wanting silly power like V6 or V8 just turbo diesel LDV or any others which fit or can be made to fit without expence. Is it the LDV 400 or 200 or sherpa. People say that a peugeot diesel fit aswell. What info can you tell me please. Dont want the expence of a £200 conversion plate....cheers guys
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« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2005, 20:34:41 »
someone on another forum put a 200TDI out of a defender into a series 2a. hes got website which u might be able to contact him thought.
www.ttrovers.com
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« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2005, 20:37:13 »
Cheers for that SERIES 3 MAD. I am having a look now....

www.ttrovers.com
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« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2005, 00:56:30 »
V8 on Gas


Aint the Sherpa engine a 2.5 Naturally asthmatic same as in a 90/110?
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« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2005, 09:50:34 »
Na dont want a petrol....doing alot of water work. Just dont like electrics.
Diesel. Dont want to much power aswell will be breaking things all the time knowing me....
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« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2005, 10:03:08 »
http://www.steve-parker.co.uk/

http://www.dudleigh.com/

conversion plates not cheap but sometimes come up on Eblag :wink:
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« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2005, 20:10:47 »
I know ya cant afford a conversion plate but if ya can find one cheap it may be worth looking at the perkins prima out of a Montego the engines are well cheap and are supposed to do 30+mpg in a series and be fairly torquey.
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« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2005, 20:28:37 »
I have just been pointed in the right direction to a perkins 4203 with conversion plate and cheep......ANOTHER.... :D
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« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2005, 16:21:44 »
thats what ive got if you need a conversion plate i got one spare
theve got so much grunt its allmost unstopabble :oops:
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« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2005, 17:20:49 »
I had the LDV 400 in me old 109 :D
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« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2005, 21:33:39 »
If you look on here you will see this guy made his own conversion plate for the montego engine he fitted. Johnty has LDV 400 in the 2a and thinks it a good engine. Also this months LRO has a list of what engine will go in what if that's any help althought they say a 300tdi won't go into a series (Johnty says he may have to try just to prove them wrong  :lol: thats if he doesn't get round to doing a Td5!!!)

http://www.emlyn.cooke.fireflyinternet.co.uk/landy/primaconv.htm
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« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2006, 12:54:29 »
How about a landrover 2.5 turbo? A friend of mine has one in his iia marshalls ambulance, it does 65 with the overdrive, pulls great and goes straight on to the gearbox. I think all he had to do besides plumbing and electrics was one engine mounting.
If you are just wanting to put a simple diesel engine in you may as well fit a 2.25 diesel, they are fine in an 88 I think.
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« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2006, 13:14:21 »
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How about a landrover 2.5 turbo? A friend of mine has one in his iia marshalls ambulance, it does 65

Isn't it like more like, it did do 65?  Or has he fixed Oddjob already?
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« Reply #13 on: January 04, 2006, 13:29:42 »
Ok, it diddo 65mph...you pedant you!  :twisted:
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« Reply #14 on: January 04, 2006, 14:58:16 »
there is at least one member on here thats fitted a 200tdi to a series 3,
have a look here
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« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2006, 22:43:37 »
200TDI straight in and i've never looked back.  Fantastic
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« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2006, 02:53:58 »
I'm still working out how to buy a 200tdi engine without swmbo knowing (buying it isn't a problem so much as hiding it :D )
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« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2006, 08:45:13 »
Tell her its a alternator because yours is [!Expletive Deleted!]. They dont know any difference.....LMAO
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