Thread: Any one fitted the 2.8 stroker TD5 upgrade?

The Td5 is a beautifully designed and executed engine (except for the position of the injector harness entry which is in a pool of oil) Not just the best Landrover engine but one of the best ever engines.

Dougal mentions Compound Turbos

It just happens that my new truck has this engine, standard with compound turbos made by Sofim

iveco F1C EEV 3.0L Twin Turbo,

it also is a brilliant design one of my favourite things is it has a system similar to a provent built into the timing cover , a Mann & Hummel designed centrifuge that condenses crankcase fumes back into oil , resulting in oil-free fumes released to the turbos & intercooler (via pcv) . It is a super efficient and clean burning engine.
Ive done 35,000km without the need for a single DPF regeneration.

If I had a decision about an engine to retrofit into a Defender or Disco this would be no1 on my list.

I might have mentioned this before but Fuso even chose this engine for their new Canters and redesignated it the Fuso 4P10

Originally Posted by goingbush

The Td5 is a beautifully designed and executed engine (except for the position of the injector harness entry which is in a pool of oil) Not just the best Landrover engine but one of the best ever engines.

Dougal mentions Compound Turbos

It just happens that my new truck has this engine, standard with compound turbos made by Sofim

iveco F1C EEV 3.0L Twin Turbo,

it also is a brilliant design one of my favourite things is it has a system similar to a provent built into the timing cover , a Mann & Hummel designed centrifuge that condenses crankcase fumes back into oil , resulting in oil-free fumes released to the turbos & intercooler (via pcv) . It is a super efficient and clean burning engine.
Ive done 35,000km without the need for a single DPF regeneration.

If I had a decision about an engine to retrofit into a Defender or Disco this would be no1 on my list.

I might have mentioned this before but Fuso even chose this engine for their new Canters and redesignated it the Fuso 4P10

That sounds like an outstanding engine. Not sure if it would fit into the TD5 system, but perhaps an early Defender? Bob

Originally Posted by Tombie

Substantial improvement actually...

Can you quantify that?

A ECU remap, intercooler, VNT upgrade will set you back approximately $3,500.00 - budget perhaps $5,000.00 fitted then.

The pricing mentioned above for the 2.8L kit was $18,000.00 fitted.

Does the 300cc give more than 3 times the performance increase?

Or is the 300cc 'substantial increase' about equal to the gains from the VNT, intercooler and ECU remap?

Of course it's not 3x the performance...

Simple gains are often cheap, it's the extra that cost..

Your question is ridiculous, because you know the answer vs $$$ equation doesn't add up.

Now, fit your mods to a 2.8 TD5 and there is a huge improvement as the extra swept volume equates to nearly an extra "litre" at full boost.

Lara on the UK sites built a 2.8 TD5 that went like a scalded cat...

Up to you to justify the HP/$$ equation...

Originally Posted by Tombie

Lara on the UK sites built a 2.8 TD5 that went like a scalded cat...

That was more about the 38psi boost than the extra 300cc though.

Originally Posted by Dougal

That was more about the 38psi boost than the extra 300cc though.

True - he was running up there!

I'm sure he detuned to around 28psi when he threw the last turbo on it.

Originally Posted by Tombie

True - he was running up there!

I'm sure he detuned to around 28psi when he threw the last turbo on it.

I'd hope so. For the turbos sake!

Still, we salute those pioneers who break things so we know the safe limits.