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the T engine will mate directly with the 2 litre diesel gearbox enabling you to keep 4wd, if you keep the standard rover gearbox which is regarded as ****e you will end up 2wd only,
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wot do yu mean by the "standard" Rover Box?
I thought the 220Turbo had a Thorsen LSD fitted (but only 2Wd tho).
Cud yu fit the Thorsen to the Hippo box?
I thought the 220Turbo had a Thorsen LSD fitted (but only 2Wd tho).
Cud yu fit the Thorsen to the Hippo box?
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the rover box out of the donor car, oh dear have i messed up on my generalisation, lsd is in the diff, not too much problem, but gearboxes have been, they were better wiyhout lsd
That be me then!!!! ;-), thinking of this conversion in mine now, only quarm is if the ird and rear diff up to 200bhp??
sure you could put something else in or just fwd
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Is the V6 better known for eating IRD's and diffs? Thats 170bhp roughly i think, and if they aren't known for eating them more than the TD4 for example, i shouldn't have thought there'd be a problem. Just drive it nicely
Personally, i'm aiming more towards V6 figures with my K series now.
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Any idea what sort of power the 174 bhp V6 can get if it's 'tuned'?
Are we talking over 200Bhp?
Standard V6 Freelander 5dr does 0-60 in 10.1 seconds with the mandatory automatic gearbox.
Liking the idea of a donor car (Rover 220 turbo) boosting the 'Sport' TD4 Freelander which has got lowered shocks and fat tyres yet sounds like a Transit van.
The V6 sounds lovely. The 220 Turbo engine has no torque benefit over the V6 but does gain 23bhp.
Here's a comparison of the engines:
Freelander V6 24v: 240 Nm/177 lb-ft torque & 174 bhp
Rover 220 Turbo 16v: 232 Nm/171 lb-ft torque & 197 bhp
Are we talking over 200Bhp?
Standard V6 Freelander 5dr does 0-60 in 10.1 seconds with the mandatory automatic gearbox.
Liking the idea of a donor car (Rover 220 turbo) boosting the 'Sport' TD4 Freelander which has got lowered shocks and fat tyres yet sounds like a Transit van.
The V6 sounds lovely. The 220 Turbo engine has no torque benefit over the V6 but does gain 23bhp.
Here's a comparison of the engines:
Freelander V6 24v: 240 Nm/177 lb-ft torque & 174 bhp
Rover 220 Turbo 16v: 232 Nm/171 lb-ft torque & 197 bhp
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reliability, the v6 ****'s itself also depending on the version of 2.0turbo lump you fit massive hp possible
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wot he sed~^^^^^^^^^^^^ the KV6 is just basically just two K series lumps welded together - has just as many HGF's as the 1.8.
The "T" series (with Klinger head gasket and oil way mod) is as strong as an ox - figures in excess of 300BHP are (relatively) easy to achieve.
The "T" series (with Klinger head gasket and oil way mod) is as strong as an ox - figures in excess of 300BHP are (relatively) easy to achieve.
