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200TDI or V8EFI

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discorich:
i have 200tdi disco 5 door that i am planing on pickuping soon and having had a few problems with my 200 (ie head gasket and timing belt) it is running like a bag of ****. i am trying to work out weather to rebuild the 200tdi or fit a V8 EFI with auto that i might be able to get cheep. i am planning on doing laneing and RTV's but maybe getting a bit more involved in some challenging stuff.

Let me know your input.

CNorman:
Presumably you intend to go off road with it. Mud, angles, slopes and WATER WITH A V8! You sick man. Diesel all day! As every V8 owner will tell you, they sound great! Excellent, that will help you off road...

discorich:
yeah nice, i know that they dislike water in standard but i have seen some wading rather deep about the same as my 200tdi. yeah it is to be used offroad. hopefully getting more extreme as time goes by.

james walder:
diesel every time  :lol:

Ja1983:
petrol Vs diesel ....again! :lol:

if you have the free time and money, go for the V8, if like me you prefer to spend time in it rather than under it after you`ve been playing.... rebuild the Tdi.

if you go down the route of rebuilding the Tdi, you will also have an engine you know, rather than picking up a cheap v8 that you dont.

IMO a derv is easier to work on, if it isnt running, its most likely because fuel isnt getting through.

A V8 is fantastic in the noise department granted, but i recon a tdi with a less restricted exhaust and higher boost will sound equally as menacing!

to sum it my choice would be rebuild the tdi.

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