Thread: 101 original lump vs a Diesel alternative

Will a 300tdi lump go up against the 101 4speed with an adapter plate ?
With the addition of an overdrive it might be ok



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Originally Posted by lardy

Will a 300tdi lump go up against the 101 4speed with an adapter plate ?
With the addition of an overdrive it might be ok

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Sorry, but you would have to be crazy to contemplate fitting a 300Tdi...

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Sorry, but you would have to be crazy to contemplate fitting a 300Tdi...

I like 300TDi's, but they would have to have a couple more cylinders grafted on before they would have enough grunt to keep the 101 rolling happily up and down dale.
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Originally Posted by isuzurover

Sorry, but you would have to be crazy to contemplate fitting a 300Tdi...

We might have a different view of the old 3.9 in the 101 but I have to agree with you on this one - the 300tdi will give you nothing - bad enough in a GS let alone a tubby ambo.

Garry

I dunno compared to an FC101 fire truck fully loaded being pulled by a series 2.25D the tdi300 would fly along.

fully worked up the tdi300 would be about average for what your asking.

Yes a 300 will fit (there's been a few done) although I agree performance won't be stunning.

You could mess around with a bigger intercooler, play with the pump a bit, and match the ports to the manifolds to make go better (2 out of the 3 are cheap, and made my 300 Tdi 110 fly) although biggest gains would probably come from a VNT turbo kit.

Of course by the time you've bought an engine, sorted it and found an adapter etc you might be as well buying the International 2.8?
Dunno how the import costs would affect it but M&D do the engine complete with a 101 fitting kit for about £5,500.

Worth considering?

If I was going to all the trouble, I'd put a Isuzu 3.9 or something of a similar spec in and get done with it.

Originally Posted by jakeslouw

If I was going to all the trouble, I'd put a Isuzu 3.9 or something of a similar spec in and get done with it.

Now your talking!