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200TDi in me lightweight, update on build! :)

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lightweight-love:
Hi all i know theres been previous threads but none i can find explain the choice of engine!
as i understand it defender units fit better as turbo up higher so the exhaust clears the chassis better but an alright one costs around £600
disco engines are cheaper and easier to get hold of for around £300-£350 but the exhaust is close to chassis, so you need to make/ or buy a pipe for 70quid that quickly does a 90degree bend so runs up and over chassis.
But there must be other differences??
i want it go in my lightweight, i know il have to do something nifty to mount the intercooler,but can i use standard rad? i also hear some people use the oil cooler off a 2.25 for the TDi?
Also do you use the series clutch?
Any help or advice is very greatly appreciated!

I want it primarily for power and MPG, but if i use her to tow trialers with landys on with the TDi am i REALLY asking for trouble? even driving gently and not gunning it?

Rasbo:
correct me if im wrong, but i think the clutches are the same. i put a recon 2.5N/A in my 2.25 sIII and the bellhousing mated up fine, so going on that a 200 will fit if you weld on some new mounts. google 300tdi conversion, i know theres a company tat converted a SIII with pics so you can take a gander at their rad/int setup

lightweight-love:
yeah i think my 9.5 inch clutch will fit fine and was replaced only a few years ago, http://www.glencoyne.co.uk/200di3.htm    fits a disco 200tdi but minus the Turbo, i see his point for this but i think i want the turbo!
But surely the turbo being low down on a disco lump is more vulnerable than high up on a defender engine!?

Rasbo:
think the only reason the engines varied was purely for ease-of-access, wouldn't say it was more vunrable as all 300 turbos are mounted in the lower position,but with the revised exhaust outlet position. this is the one i was looking at http://www.eastcoastrover.com/SIIITdi.html

Range Rover Blues:
Will the TDi rad not fit in a lightweight then if you position the intercooler somewhere else?  if it did you have the oil cooler there, otherwise look for an oil cooler on a Merc van for example or a big BMW 5 series Deisel and mount it under the front chassis crossmember in the cold air flow.

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