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Remap for even more unnecessary power.
M57 classic conversion
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It’s already mapped
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Just be mindful of the extra forces on the drive train due to the programming 
Sat on a rebuilt lt230 1:12 the brakes are up to the taskJust be mindful of the extra forces on the drive train due to the programming
I’ve fitted anti roll bars and new props
I’ll deal with the diffs if they fail but I think they should be up to the job.
I’m not planning any off road work
A muddy field will be the worst it has to deal with
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Fair enough lad
If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower.
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And the point of that is?
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I've seen that before, can't remember where tho ...
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With perm. 4x4 that's going to need some power
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It'll be one very, very black line, with an LT230With perm. 4x4 that's going to need some power
All the power turns to smoke at the inside front wheel when accelerating on corners
My Disco wears the front left twice as fast as all the other tyres, from lighting up when trying to pull out of side roads. 3 open diffs feeds all the power to the wheel with the least traction, unfortunately.
Grrrrrr
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It'll be one very, very black line, with an LT230
All the power turns to smoke at the inside front wheel when accelerating on corners
No viscous coupling or traction control on the Disco?
I guess limited slip diffs front and rear would help. Not sure how you'd manage the centre diff.
Tbh it is no bad thing. Letting the torque spin out protects the driveline to an extentIt'll be one very, very black line, with an LT230
All the power turns to smoke at the inside front wheel when accelerating on corners
The issue with the m57 is that it makes a lot of torque very low down
I have put a pneumatic centre diff lock in but I doubt I will ever use it unless I get stuck in the snow!
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Disco 2's have traction control...
The centre diff in the LT230 likes to destroy itself if it spins too fast/long
If my Disco 1 wasn't such a ****box, I'd get Ashcroft ATBs front, centre and rear: Then it'd be like a proper AWD on the road and good enough for the offroading I do.
My VW Touran (which I converted with a Golf R32 3.2, 6 speed manual and 4WD) has open diffs, front and rear and a haldex coupling in the middle: So when the haldex engages, the front and rear have to drive the same speed - even that works better, because it's REALLY hard to get both wheels on one side to spin hard, at the same speed
I've had a mate trying to GIVE me his M57 powered E39 530d Touring... but I can't even justify the cost of the conversion parts on my Disco
So he's making it into a Ute now 
The centre diff in the LT230 likes to destroy itself if it spins too fast/long
If my Disco 1 wasn't such a ****box, I'd get Ashcroft ATBs front, centre and rear: Then it'd be like a proper AWD on the road and good enough for the offroading I do.
My VW Touran (which I converted with a Golf R32 3.2, 6 speed manual and 4WD) has open diffs, front and rear and a haldex coupling in the middle: So when the haldex engages, the front and rear have to drive the same speed - even that works better, because it's REALLY hard to get both wheels on one side to spin hard, at the same speed
I've had a mate trying to GIVE me his M57 powered E39 530d Touring... but I can't even justify the cost of the conversion parts on my Disco
So he's making it into a Ute now 
