300 tdi Range Rovers for Big Jon

Sith · 24th March 2006, 05:23 PM

just to folllow on from the UHF thread so it isn't hijacked ....

I find the 300tdi the best option in a Range Rover , fuel wise it's fantastic average around 24mpg .
Power wise , it is enuff for me , lots of low down torque .

The conversion was done by Purcell Auto's for the previous owner and the motor had done 40,000km .R380 box and LT230 maxi drives front and rear .
There were a huge amount of extra's done to the vehicle the list a mile long , and the boot was full of unfitted extra's ....

a few weekends worth just fitting everything up

LRHYBRID helped me with his words of wisdom "BUY IT YOU WON'T REGRET IT " AND I REALLY DO OWE HIM , as i have had nothing but good times since :wink:

The only thing is the aircond isn't the coldest

I was between a rock and a very hard place , my wife needed 3 major operations for a form of stomach cancer so we had to sell up just about everything , got ripped off bad by a company i contracted to and another guy for the tune of about $29k , my father passed away and i had the use of his car whilst i tried to sell it to finalise his estate , once i did all that then i was clear to buy something as a family car / 4x4 but on a real strickt budget .Didn't and couldn't afford to run a v8 again , and needed 4 doors and it had to have stamp duty insurance ectect ......this one came up and i knew the owner well .

Would highly recommend the conversion in means of econ and performance :wink:

**BigJon** · 24th March 2006, 05:26 PM

Thanks for the info,

One day my 3.5 will expire and I will have to bolt something else in its place. Diesel is the way to go, I just find the 300Tdi engine a bit slow and rattly. I thought it might not suit the "upmarket" character of the Rangie.

Mind you, the fuel economy would probably win me over given time.

**one_iota** · 24th March 2006, 05:34 PM

For more on LRH's Tdi Rangie:

http://www.aulro.com/modules.php?name=Foru...iewtopic&t=4585

"Slow and rattly": not so slow and yes more rattly, but most Europeans drive diesels by choice..... or is that necessity :wink:

Sith · 24th March 2006, 05:39 PM

Trying to find some pic's of a mates 87 Rangie with a 6.5 V8 Diesel turbo ...hmmmm they are in here somewhere :roll:

he has destroyed 2 5 speeds and 2 transfers :roll: all in the name of fun as he says 8O
he doesn't get fantastic econ but boy o boy does it pull like a freight train 8) 8) 8)

I don't find it overly rattly , or under powered .....but i have my first engine leak and it's driving me nuts

**antvc** · 24th March 2006, 08:08 PM

I have a 300tdi rangie and am happy with it.
What extra goodies does your car have?

Sith · 24th March 2006, 09:05 PM

Turbo timer
AC DELCO fuel filter -reusable unit
1992 Rang Rover Vouge SE white , TDI300 manual R380
OME springs 2inch over
Koni shox
IPF lights
winch bar [no winch yet but tryin to find one ]
Maxi drive front and rear diffs
laminated diff housings
ARB roof rack system
235x85x16 Goodyear MTR's
offset Disco rims
GME 3400
1 inch body lift
duel batteries
upgraded cv joints
laminated diff housings

**antvc** · 25th March 2006, 07:53 PM

Sounds good.
I thought that the 85 series tyres might have been too tall for the car.What do you think of the MTR's for road use?

Sith · 25th March 2006, 09:12 PM

Too be perfectly honest they were not my tyre of choice , they were part of the deal ...having said that they are fantastic on road ...very quiet and have great road manners !
I personally would have gone for Perelli All Terrans , but i got 6 of the MTR so im not complaining :wink:
The 235x85 are a great size , i will be down the track either getting bigger springs or go the Rangie Spares flares for more wheel arch to reduce fouling on the panels at full travel :roll:

I still have a shed full of bits and pieces still from all the spares thrown in ...like spare radius arms , spare hoses belts bushes coolant oil rims [old rangie type] cargo cover spare wheel cover ect ectect .

He set it up to be an all rounder /tourer and that's what we will be using it for eventually

**LRHybrid100** · 1st April 2006, 09:40 PM

Just got my Rangie flares - just waiting for someone to give me a hand fitting them!!!

LRH

**LRHybrid100** · 1st April 2006, 09:42 PM

I currently run BFG MT & AT in 235 / 85 x 16 - no probs at all.

BUT now going to 34" Simex JT2s and 33" MTs both on Disco offset rims - thats why I need the flares.

LRH

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