County V8 to 4BD1turbo conversion.

I like the look of stainless steel intercooler pipes in the engine bay, but I needed to insulate the pipe which is close to the turbo because it gets very hot and this would reduce performance. I played with the idea of a metal shield, and also wrapping the pipe in fiberglass tape, then I discovered something that I would be happy with. After wrapping the 2 1/2 inch pipe I found that a 3 inch pipe would slide neatly over the top. This should provide good insulation without being able to see the tape.

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Originally Posted by C H T

what sort of fuel economy are you getting? ( mine has been averaging between about 12 and 14.8 lts/100ks)

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The best I've got so far is 12.7 lts/100ks

Great project, Murray.
So what did you do with the truck gearbox, etc?
Been thinking about swapping the LT95 for an Isuzu box.
Danny

G'day Danny,
I'm hanging on to the truck gearbox. Like most Landy enthusiasts I have one or two future projects in mind that I will get around to one day.

Cheers, Murray

A most excellent thread and it looks fantastic..if/when my TDi bites the bullet I would like to go the Izuzu pathway.

Great to see another Isuzu Landy join the club, especially from the dark (V8) side:D:D:D, very nice, neat conversion.......

That is an extreamly impressive write up. Great tradesmanship too!!

Mine is getting just under the 10ltr per 100km mark at the moment, bit of mixed driving, fair share of town/highway and a bit of towing in there too.

Cheers

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G'day Danny,
I'm hanging on to the truck gearbox. Like most Landy enthusiasts I have one or two future projects in mind that I will get around to one day.

Cheers, Murray

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What is the reason you didn't use the Isuzu box in this project?

I am thinking of using one in my Rangie project with the 4bd1, do you know what they are like in a 4x4?

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What is the reason you didn't use the Isuzu box in this project?

I am thinking of using one in my Rangie project with the 4bd1, do you know what they are like in a 4x4?

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Dougal and Bush65 both have Isuzu boxes behind their 4BD1s. They have both posted a few times on the topic - a search should turn up something.

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What is the reason you didn't use the Isuzu box in this project?

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The engine conversion was a big enough project in itself without changing the gearbox too, but who knows what will happen in the future. I still have the Isuzu box as an option. I'm sure the Lt95 behind a 4BD1turbo will slowly 'die', even though it's an excellent box. Other options are, rebuild the Lt95 with tapered bearings, or just wack another second hand box in. I have a spare Lt95 sitting in the shed for just this purpose.
The good thing about Lt95's, like one of my mates says, is don't worry if it's a bit noisy or there's a bit of backlash, just drive the bloody thing :D
These days I think the second hand box option is a good way to go as you can get them fairly cheap. If you can find an honest seller who has first hand experience with using the box and they reckon it's in good nick, then I don't think you can go wrong.