Thread: Do I Or Dont I..should I Or Shouldnt I.

G'day Banjo

First up, was your Landy originally a 4 or a 6 if it was a 4 I would advise you to return to the 4, if it was a 6 you could replace your Holden motor quite easily, it would just mean removal of the Holden and replace with the 6, make sure that you get the 6 cyl engine mountings with the $100 motor, if this is the same motor from the car to start with ask why it was removed to start with as it may have had a valve or head gasket problem, it could also be that someone told him that the 6 was crap "Put a Holden in it Mate!" and he has ditched a good 6 cyl for a revving Holden the Holden is a short stroke motor and needs reves to get torque, the Landrover motors (4's and 6's) are long stroke, and max torque comes on at very low revs, 1900--2500 rpm, and all have heavy flywheels,so that they are good at off road use, on highway they are slow off the mark but will run at between 80--100 Kph on a light throttle, as the flywheel enertia holds the revs. to improve the braking fit 6cylinder model front brakes 3 inch wide shoes and a booster, as that was what was used until discs on the V8 110's and they stopped OK. The steering should not be heavy if set up correctly, I have no trouble driving my 2a 4cyl at highway speeds using one hand and resting my elbow on the door, and parking is not a problem, BUT it is heavier with Radials than with Conventionals, with Radials set the steering at Zero Toe In

The 6cyl motor does need regular tappett adjustment (5,000klms)


REMEMBER: these vehicles are NOT Commodores,Falcons, or WRX's and accelerate like them

cheers

Keep in mind Banjo did say he couldn't afford to put in a TDi engine.

So working on that and the fact it already has the holden motor, it would seem more common sense to work on what he already has. He could easily throw some money at the Landie towards other improvements to make it a good (better) vehicle.

If money is short I see no point in re-inventing the wheel by pulling out an existing engine to replace it with something that won't improve it that much if any depending on his choice.

Best regards
DarrenR