Hi

My 1984 110 truck cab 2.25 petrol struggles a bit on hills(There's lots of them in Wales) when towing . Is there a way of increasing the torque of the 2.25 or is it better/ easier to swap it for a 200tdi? I only paid £700 for it and only use it on the weekends so dont want to spend a fortune. I've used the search function on the forum and ACR come up but exchanging the head and putting a better exhaust on doesnt seem to leave alot of change from a grand.

What would you guys do?

200tdi upgrade

Buy a 200 TDi Disco that has failed it's MOT, put the motor in and then sell the rest on fleabay to recoup your dosh.

Pembs landyman said:

Hi

My 1984 110 truck cab 2.25 petrol struggles a bit on hills(There's lots of them in Wales) when towing . Is there a way of increasing the torque of the 2.25 or is it better/ easier to swap it for a 200tdi? I only paid £700 for it and only use it on the weekends so dont want to spend a fortune. I've used the search function on the forum and ACR come up but exchanging the head and putting a better exhaust on doesnt seem to leave alot of change from a grand.

What would you guys do?

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Hello,

To give you an instant answer, go for a 200TDi (as suggested by others in this topic, and probably by anyone else who posts a reply). The reason being the fact that there are literally hundreds and hundreds of these fantastic engines sat in breakers yards up and down the country waiting to be exchanged for £250 or so. I paid £240 for mine and It's mint The old Land Rover petrol engines really are quite pathetic in comparison to their later diesel engines, and you'll end up spending something like £200 if not more, in bits and bobs to "tweak" your petrol engine. It's wasted money, because the difference, if any, will be so minimal that you notice zero difference. I rebuilt my 2.5 N/A diesel engine which is essentially the same engine as yours with a diesel head and different pistons. It made no difference to the power of the engine and it had worn rings and cracked pistons previous to the rebuild. The 200TDi conversion which I completed my self about four weeks ago has completely rejuvenated what was a very tired machine. I can pull and accelerate up steep hills in fourth gear at 50mph and it'll keep going in fifth, as opposed to crawling up the same gradient at 25-30mph in second gear with the old engine. It really, really is a fantastic feeling.

Set aside a week to do the conversion, making sure that you've got all the bits that you need, plenty of will power, a good amount of determination and a plan and you'll be sorted. A V8 might also be a good alternative but it's generally considered the best route swapping to a 200TDi. A 300TDI will involve more work than a 200TDi swap, and the 200's are considered to be a better engine anyway.

-Pos

Getting a bit 200 tdi biased are we now Pos?

Yeah I need to stop! There's nothing wrong with the other engines but it's a totally different ball game with a TDi

Economically and in terms of effort / work a 200 TDi makes sense - but I'm biased.