Jamo36599

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What are peoples thoughts on a 19j in a series with series running gear.

Do they have enough power and whats fuel economy like?
As in a defender they aren't the best.
 
Ok thanks. And only as i have a 19j sitting around and would like a series as a project

Would like to put a tdi in but they can be expensive and dont wont to spend if i dont have to.
 
a 19j should have ample power for an 88" or even a 109, it'll not give you stellar performance though

i drove an old 90 (only the second i've ever driven) with 19j a couple of weeks ago for 7 or 8 miles from a cold start up to full running temperature, this included town traffic and about 5 or 6 miles of M6 in the 50mph limited section, it kept up with all traffic nicely and was a pleasant sounding engine at 50mph, remember a 90 is permanent 4x4 so sucks more power out of the engine so potentially in an 88" it should be more responsive

would i fit a 19j in one of my Series, yes without a doubt as 99% of the ones that were unreliable have now gone to make baked bean cans, the only thing that would stop me ...

is the 200tdi's that i already have under the bonnets :D
 
a 19j should have ample power for an 88" or even a 109, it'll not give you stellar performance though

i drove an old 90 (only the second i've ever driven) with 19j a couple of weeks ago for 7 or 8 miles from a cold start up to full running temperature, this included town traffic and about 5 or 6 miles of M6 in the 50mph limited section, it kept up with all traffic nicely and was a pleasant sounding engine at 50mph, remember a 90 is permanent 4x4 so sucks more power out of the engine so potentially in an 88" it should be more responsive

would i fit a 19j in one of my Series, yes without a doubt as 99% of the ones that were unreliable have now gone to make baked bean cans, the only thing that would stop me ...

is the 200tdi's that i already have under the bonnets :D

+1 and remember an 88 is considerably lighter than a 90. The only word of caution I'd have is the 19J doesn't like being over-revved which can be tempting when you can almost keep up with the general flow of traffic.

An overdrive would help though a good one will set you back as much as an engine :eek: Put 7.50's on at least
 
My 90's going for mot today, with my freshly restored 19j

I've never driven it cause it was in a ****e state when I got it

I will let you know how it gets on!
 
Ive driven a 90 with 19j and was terrible compared to my 200 but i think it will work well in a series as it is lighter as said and is geared better for low power
And a good point with the 19j is its a smoother engine i find.
 
I had one is mine and it was fine. Pulled well and easy to maintain although I did have problems with the injector pump. I haven't the faintest about mpg but I don't remember it being terrible. The 200 is good conversion and when the big end went on the 19J that is what I replaced it with. There is more power but other wise not much difference.
 

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