Hi,
Thanks for the info, has Fred an email ? I'm average in written english, but not so good on spoken, so It'd be better to write him an email for a 2nd hand bellhousing..
Marcello
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Hi,
Thanks for the info, has Fred an email ? I'm average in written english, but not so good on spoken, so It'd be better to write him an email for a 2nd hand bellhousing..
Marcello
Write him a letter, he does have e-mail but not sure how often he gets on it.
FRED SMITH AUTOMOTIVE PTY LTD
30 Havelock Rd.
Bayswater, 3153
Australia
I rang about 7 wreckers & ended getting one off Fred about a year ago too !!.Quote:
Originally Posted by isuzurover
I needed deep pockets.:eek:
Ciao Marcello
Have you got a picture of the bell housing you looking for ? As ive got 1 here , i know its isuzu but not sure what gearbox its for , i remember it was for a 4 speed box and it was out of a land rover but not sure which gear box .
Marcello next time i came home ill write to you and let you know im coming its only about an hour from my parents house to yours .
Id love to see how you going with your project .
Cheers
Andrea Angeloni
Hi again after one year !
I spent 2011 to improve performance on my car, and I tried the two following set ups:
supercharger+turbocharger
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And I did also my own variable nozzle turbocharger kit:
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and
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Non of them provide good performance in my opinion, so I'm currently delveloping a twin turbocharger kit including manifold, while I'm waiting for a good engine conversion for R380 gearbox to accept a 4BD1T lump...
I tried also a Nissan BD30T engine and I gave also good results, but I'm however aware that there's not a substitute for c.c. !
All the best
Marcello
Why not put the Isuzu MSA gearbox with the Grubbs TB conversion in it.
How much boost were you running with each setup (VNT and twin-charged)? Did you run out of fuel?
Hi,
I don't know Grubbs TB conversion, however if you shall send me more informations, it could be an option.
Regarding to boost, I didn't run out of fuel because the twin charger set up boosted to 1,4-1,6 bar at maximum. It was intented as a way to spool up the standard turbocharger as soon as possible, it was not a top power solution.
The VNT kit is set to give max boost (1,2) from 1800 to 2000 rpm, but you can easy see the manometer going to 1 bar when depressing the accelerator pedal while the engine is idling at 800 rpm.
I'm sure that further investigations could improve both the two systems, anyway I like 4 cylinder slow revving diesel, so 4BD1T or Nissan BD30T will be my choice, being the Nissan available in our scrapyards..
Marcello
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/isuzu-land...box-lt230.html
The MSA 5 spd OD box was in the Isuzu NPR behind the 4BD1. Grubbs made a tricky gear change linkage to keep it the same in the Defender.
HiHiHHi,
I'll read that thread carefully, however I guess that a bold on kit to fit the 4bd1t to a Rover R380 would be interesting especially in this side of the Earth.
Techniciand in UK did a lot to mate GM 6.2 V8, NISSAN SD33T and other engines to Rover gearboxs.It could be interesting also to make a kit for commercial purposes, as not all the Landy owners like their engines, even if they're 200/300 Tdi or Td5..