Rich wrote:

> Well in terms of grunt I would mean pulling ability so it would be torque !
> surely power is not that much of an importance as the torque, I am aware
> that they go hand in hand, but is not the torque the important one in terms
> of being able to tow, say 2 plus tons on most road conditions, I am not
> after performance just to cruise at about 60 ish with a trailer but when it
> comes to a hill would prefer to not to change down several gears as I use to
> have to do in it when it had the 3.5 V8 and then crawl up it doing 30MPH
> !!!!

I used to tow my 2.3T catering trailer (very un-aerodynamic - 12x12x8
box) with the 3.5v8 110. It would do 50mph everywhere, 60 on the
flat, and 45 up fairly steep (motorway) hills. That was enough for
me. Since I have an Isuzu Trooper (Bighorn) now, I'd love it's 3.1
diesel engine in a 110...Pulls at 60mph just about everywhere, and I'm
told the earlier 2.8 was as good, or better, and the 3.0 worse, unless
you've had all the recalls done, in which case it's better. I really
would be looking at fitting one of these engines, and 3.1/2.8 engines
have been fitted to landrovers, so it's easily doable.


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