Thread: Engine conversion petrol or diesel

Funnily enough, I'm currently looking for a 94 soft-dash body to put on my Isuzu powered 85 chassis.

The Isuzu with a few screws turned can put out more torque than an LS1. So yeah it's not worth comparing torquewise to a 3.9 V8. The 3.9's had about 190hp, the isuzu can beat that too. You will however be stuck with a manual gearbox unless you want to get creative. I prefer manuals but I know many people don't.

For a TD5 conversion you'd probably be looking for a rolled D2 donor. I don't know how easy or cheap these are to find.

4.6 is the only option as Range Rovers are not vegetarians.

4.6 will use less fuel than the 3.9, according friends who have done it, because you are not up it all the time, and is an easy conversion, especially if you use your existing front cover and injection etc. Isuzu in it would be blasphemy and turn a quiet, powerful and refined vehicle into a tractor. I have driven a 300tdi classic and hated it. It wasn't the power difference, it was tuned up and went well. It was just not a Rangie. If you want td5 in one then buy a disco2, its the same thing any way and heaps better to drive. Diesel disco or Defender, perfect sense, but I raise two fingers to a diesel Range Rover. The thing that makes a Rangie what it is, is the V8 up front.

Do the right thing, you know you want to!

Originally Posted by Dougal

For a TD5 conversion you'd probably be looking for a rolled D2 donor. I don't know how easy or cheap these are to find.

A Defender TD5 may be easier as unlike the Disco2 TD5 it doesn't have a thousand other integrated electonic units that come with it and which will fault if not connected and working properly.

If it were me, I'd be doing the 4.6. Rangies were not meant to have diesels in them.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

A Defender TD5 may be easier as unlike the Disco2 TD5 it doesn't have a thousand other integrated electonic units that come with it and which will fault if not connected and working properly.

If it were me, I'd be doing the 4.6. Rangies were not meant to have diesels in them.

JC

Originally Posted by nzlandies

Isuzu in it would be blasphemy and turn a quiet, powerful and refined vehicle into a tractor.

I'm curious if you've been in or near a 4BD1T powered rangie? I know there aren't many in NZ and I know you haven't been in mine.

300tdi's are not comparable.

Originally Posted by justinc

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JC

Sorry, I meant unless it was a '92 Sherwood with a 4BD1 turbo I/C or a '93 Vogue LSE with a 300Tdi.

Diesel it...

if you go mechanical old school diesel come see me for some tweakery

if you go new school electronic go see tombie.

call me pedantic..

if a diesel can win Le Mans.........

Joe Hawkes at Airlie Beach has an aluminium 3-53N Detroit that needs a good home. Brand new, said to weigh 200 kilos. fan to clutch. A bonus is the exhaust note.