Simon Perks
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I'm considering doing this in the spring, has anyone else here done this and if so how hard was it and what to look out for.
Thanks
Simon
Thanks
Simon
sounds like a lot of cost for not a huge gain.. unless you need a new head and cam anyways
just put a decent SU carb on.. makes a big difference in my opinion
if you've never had the existing head off.. do it.. clean it up and reseat the valves
Yep fit overdrive. It will help top end & make a few extra 1/2 gearsWest Sussexian refugee actually
My thing up here is hills and more hills followed by rather steep mountain passes and I have a trailer so i'm after a bit more pulling power like a steady 70 or 80kmh would be nice as this is the speed limit on such roads.
I am also assuming that i'll have to look at an overdrive too.
It's an 88, yes I have bigger tires on it (general grabbers)Overdrive won't give you more power at the wheels, nor a speed increase, but allows you to drive at lower revs.
It's it an 88 or 109? Some folks put bigger tyres on the 88, which drags power down a bit
You could remove all the parts down to the chassis and rebuild with a hilux chassis and all new Toyota parts.
hope this helps
I suppose it depends on what your end goals are and how much you want to spend.I did the carb already and reading the blurb from ACR seems like doing the whole set should bring it up quite a lot. The back story being in Switzerland is it's an almost impossible to get a series 3 with a TD engine upgrade through the Helvetian version of an MOT, you have to virtually have the vehicle tested like it was new and the cost is.. well very swiss.
Switzerland is a red tape by the book nightmare.I suppose it depends on what your end goals are and how much you want to spend.
The mods will improve performance for sure. But if they are worth the cost value is much more of a personal decision. At the end of the day the Land Rover engine responds exactly the same as any other to such tuning methods.
What restrictions do you have in what you can do?
Just thinking of some other options. If you want to build up the petrol engine for more power, you might want to try and find a 2.5 litre version. More displacement is always better.
Can you fit things like power adders? I've heard of a couple of people building a 2.5 petrol turbo using mostly off the shelf bits from the 2.5 TD.
Are any engine swaps allowed? The Rover 2.0 T-Series as used in the Discovery 1 and some Defenders (plus Rover cars) is a very nice engine. 136bhp and more torque at 1500rpm than the 2.25 makes at its Peak.
There is probably no reason to change the SU as Switzerland is pretty flat and doesn’t have many steep hills .Does the ARC set have a larger diameter exhaust? I found when running my 2a petrol even with a pretty standard engine the exhaust as is restricts power output when working hard like up hill towing.
Take it you have done all to ensure your engine is top notch regards compression, ignition timing ect.
Had an SU on mine for a while that went well but went back to Zenith as SU not good in extreme off road angles
Sure about that?There is probably no reason to change the SU as Switzerland is pretty flat and doesn’t have many steep hills .
Was not doing RTV, CCV where side slopes were often extreme, anyway SU just did not suit mine. Fine on the road.
Sure about that?
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