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TD5 Conversion HELP!!
Tinks:
Thermidorthelobster, When i originally upgraded from a series to a 90 i went and test drove both 300TDI and a TD5 right from the first time i drove them i've always wanted and prefered the TD5 just could nt afford it! I've driven stndard TD5's and chipped ones and reckon theres a big difference!!
If putting 5 cylinders in doesnt work then i'll have to start again and put 8 in!! :lol:
Snooky, thats not lagal is it :? Very cool tho and wicked if you can get away with it, i could spend the amount of money that i pay in road tax on a thousand better things!! :lol:
muddydisco:
--- Quote from: Snooky ---I saw a tax exempt series with a TD5 engine in Chepstow, on the farm that runs the Quad biking down that way, looked good as well, but not sure how they get away with tax exempt as running with 90 body, disc axles all round and springs, so guess the only bit must have been the chassis :?[/quo
I,ve seen a 1994 land-rover with 300 tdi engine un-modifed on series 3 plates. All i can say is RINGER but they get away with it. :roll:
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Porny:
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Is there any difference between the disco and defender engine?
Ian, i was thinking that getting a rolled TD5 would be a good idea, what the likey hood of getting something like that & what sort of money do ya reckon? :? Also is there any that you can reuse the chassis on?
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Disco and Defender engine are similar - but there are a few differences!
Mainly air filter assembly and a couple of features of the FEAD (front end accessory drive belt).
Engine wiring loom and the ECU are also different (ECU can be altered though :wink: )
Getting hold of a rolled or crashed one should be possible (can ask around :wink: ) - price wise anything thing from £2500 upwards.
Chassis wise... if you buy a CAT B damaged car, the chassis can not be reused - as the car must be broken for spares and not go back on the road as a whole vehicle.... also a CAT B won't come with any ID. Most LR breakes will want the chassis back to make sure you don't keep the car as a whole.
Ian
To keep your existing registration then you 'should' use a brand new chassis and scrap your existing one.
Tinks:
Thanks Ian that would ideal if you could ask around for me :wink: as i'm pretty sure that this is the best way to go. :D
If i cant get my hands on a complete rolled one & buy everything i need already in pieces can i use my E plate chassis even if your not ment to?
Engine mounts are gona be different right but what about the rest, like axles and body mounts? :?
So if there's only a coupler differnces between disco & defender engines would i be better off going for one or the other or does it not really matter? :?
Oh and the other thing i was gona ask ya is my 200TDI is a disco engine, will that change what its worth much? :?
Cheers, Maria
Rekybeki:
I don't know much about engine transplants but I do know that the Tomb Raider version of the 90's run with TD5's as I have got one. My other half bought a Dastek piggyback chip set and larger intercooler which has given a general increase in overall performance of about 35%. It gives increased brake horsepower and torque, plus an 8 mile increase in miles per gallon (sorry don't do kilometres/litre - had left school when they brought that in!!). The only drawback is when you get over 55mph then you can see the fuel go down quickly but the look on driver's faces as you pass them on the motorway when they least expect it is priceless!!!!! :lol:
HTH
Regards
Beki
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