Another Newbie Says hello

Afternoon all, my names Paul and have just joined this forum as I am currently looking to buy a Discovery. I don't know the first thing about them so will be browsing this site trying to glean as much info as possible.
I live in Bristol, in the middle of building a kit car and recently started hot air ballooning.
Hope to speak to some of you soon.
Paul

Welcome from the Bristol section what kit car you building? there will be some good buying advice on here about disco's, anything you cant find just ask. lots of disco owners on here that have had them for years and know them inside out. keep reading.

good luck with the hunt.

G

Cheers Griff. I'm building an MK Indy (Seven type) with a Toyota twincam, should go well when finished. I'm going to take a look at a Jap imported County 300 TDi sometime later this week that is supposed to be in good nick. I'll let you know how I get on.

Which Toymota twincam are you using mate?

Adz said:

Which Toymota twincam are you using mate?

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A 4AGE from a Corolla GTi. Originally I had a 2.0L pinto from the Sierra donor (otherwise known as a boat anchor) but was offered a complete Corolla GTi for £50 so I couldn't say no.

Too right mate - 1.6 litre, revs to about 7k IIRC... are you using the stock injection, induction and engine management kit?

TVIS (Toyota Variable Induction System) is a right giggle on those - like having all the benefits of a race cam with none of the low speed drawbacks.

Pity they didn't use it on the later 3SG-E engines really

Cheers,

Stock injection and ECU but had to remove the TVIS system and change to a large port inlet manifold so I could cut and re-weld it to fit under the bonnet. This is the way the Aussies go (Many more 4AGE installs down under than here) and the lack of TVIS hopefully wont be an issue. TVIS gives more bottom end grunt but my car should weigh in at about 550kg whereas the donor was 1560kg. 1000kg weight loss should make for big cheesy grins.

Might seem a little 'cammier' than it would otherwise, but like you say, doubt you'll notice much having dropped a metric ton!

If you get the same power output using your new inlet manifold, you'll be looking at around 240bhp per ton, which will make it go like a cat off a tazer gun!

Hey Adz it sounds like you know quite a bit about Toyota lumps, you also into kit cars?

Ex-MR2 enthusiast... 4A engine was used in the MkI MR2, both 4A-GE and 4A-GZE (supercharged variant, Asia and USA markets only)

3S engines in the MkII's, 3S-GE naturally asirated lump is about the same size, more or less, as your 1600 but makes more like 155bhp - the 3S-GTE twin entry turbo (again Asia and USA only) makes something like 225 horses on 97 octane fuel and the revision2 ones are easy to mod for a safe 300 without spending megabucks.

Would be a bit scary in yer 7 rep though - 600bhp per ton is McLaren F1 territory

come off it Adz - many more posts like that and peeps will start believing yu know summat

Sorry guys, Adz and I seem to have gone off on a tangent with these Toyota engines. I'll try and keep it Land Rover from this point.

The Mad Hat Man said:

come off it Adz - many more posts like that and peeps will start believing yu know summat

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Now we know why they call you Daft

7builder said:

Sorry guys, Adz and I seem to have gone off on a tangent with these Toyota engines. I'll try and keep it Land Rover from this point.

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I wouldn't worry about it - nobody else stays on topic for more than a post or three

I've just bought a Japanese imported 1996 300 TDi County with 108,000 km (67,500 miles) on the clock. I've probably broken every rule in the book and will probably live to regret it but ho hum. I paid a deposit and will pick it up in 7 - 10 days after it has been UK registered, taxed, MOT'd, serviced and valeted. Now I'm officially one of you lot.
Oh yeah, I've posted some pictures in the gallery.