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burgerman:
Howdy   Swmbo has a 2001 TD5 90 and is thinking of doing the ratio upgrade to "disco 2 " from ashcroft transmissions, From what i gather  we are pretty happy with there work, But was wondering if anyone has had this done and whats it like in the real world ??  Ie - - does it stilll pull ok, any mpg difference??      Mainly getting it for a more relaxed cruising revs, not overall speed

  Possibly got a european road trip coming soon (ish) so might make things a tad more "drivable"  Many thanks for any help

smo:
I had it done on my 110, mainly because i wanted better cruising characteristics. The upgrade is great but dont expect it to be a world apart, its not a masssssive change but is worth it.

I did have an allisport intercooler and chip on mine as well tho :D

SteveG:
You could always fit larger tyres and get same effect. If you don't like it you can go back to smaller diameter tyres.

Cheers

Steve

thermidorthelobster:

--- Quote from: "SteveG" ---You could always fit larger tyres and get same effect.
--- End quote ---

The Ashcroft upgrade only affects high ratio.  If you changed the tyre size you'd lose your low gearing in low box as well.  Which may or may not be important;  a 10% change in gearing isn't going to make too much difference at the low end.

burgerman:
she runs 235/85/16 at the moment , but im wondering if its worth the money for the gain ??  anyone localish to hampshire/berkshire currently using this set up ???

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