200tdi manifold vs. steering box

As my car is LHD, I may run into some trouble putting the 200Tdi in, right? I will also be placing the disco's powersteering. If I use the original manifold which locates the turbo below the engine would that give me troubles. I've also been told that it would be better to place a 300Tdi manifold, but what are the differences? And what about the defender manifold, which places the turbo above the engine?
thx

zojdson said:

As my car is LHD, I may run into some trouble putting the 200Tdi in, right? I will also be placing the disco's powersteering. If I use the original manifold which locates the turbo below the engine would that give me troubles. I've also been told that it would be better to place a 300Tdi manifold, but what are the differences? And what about the defender manifold, which places the turbo above the engine?
thx

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You'd have to change a lot more than just the manifold. I did see a mag feature where they did this to a disco engine after the bottom end went on the defender and you have to change the whole of the head and the front end of the engine water pump housing cambelt housing etc etc. It's a lot of work.

pop a V8 in it an run it on gas...

You could just run the engine without a turbo. It could save a lot of messing about and the gerbox and half shafts should last better too. The box is not designed to take nearly 200 ft lbs of torque.

the 200Tdi seems to be the most common engine swap here, but do you also change the gearbox then? no chances of a V8, cuz that would involve a change of fuel (paperwork, again) and since its an 88" the tank would give me a loadbay the size of a mini. I'm already taking apart the disco
running it without a turbo doesn't look like a very good idea, seen the fact that the engine was designed to run with one. Without the turbo it would loose its efficiency I guess. just my 2 cents ofcoarse

Check out this link:

"200Di" diesel conversion for Series Land Rovers - by Glencoyne Engineering

I talked to a diesel engine specialist about removing the turbo, because I thought that the pump would overfuel with the turbo taken off, but he said it would work fine because the fuel pump monitors the pressure in the inlet manifold and adjusts the fuelling accordingly, so if there is no boost it does not inject extra fuel. I would immagine it would be more efficient without the turbo.

It would be much more work to fit a defender gearbox, because you would need to alter the transmission tunnel, alter propshaft lengths and make new mountings. The defender gearboxes are permanent 4wd which will not work properly with series axles as the do not have constant velocity joints in the front axles (except stage 1 V8 - rare). A permanent 4wd gearbox should work O.K. though if the diff lock is left permanently engaged and free wheel hubs are fitted to dissengage drive to the front axle for the road.

Beast o Bodmin said:

pop a V8 in it an run it on gas...

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:mil36::mil36::mil36:

:googleit:int there that yank burd tha dun a tdi conversion an power steerin conversion on the web sumwheres,thas a left hooker

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holy cow is that english

zojdson said:

holy cow is that english

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parently so

yer mite get sum pointers from this anyroad.dunno,dunt care really.
Converting a Series Land Rover to a 200 tdi engine

oil dripper said:

:googleit:int there that yank burd tha dun a tdi conversion an power steerin conversion on the web sumwheres,thas a left hooker

:googleit:

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You mean this one?

Converting a Series Land Rover to a 200 tdi engine

somewhere between the lines it says that I should use defender in and exhaust manifolds. that would put the turbo on top and probs solved.

fenby1976 said:

You mean this one?

Converting a Series Land Rover to a 200 tdi engine

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