1. wangie46

    Thor Fuel line confusion

    If i re member rightly the purge has two connectors one strait and one with a 90 deg, as mhm says things get really confusing when it comes to Thor, good luck thou sorry can't help any more
  2. wangie46

    2002 p38 4.6 vogue overheating

    Have a butchers under the passenger front carpet and see if the floor is wet if it is then o rings on heater matrix have gone and would be reason for loss of coolant, plus all the test the doc has told you to do
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    well its out and now in!!

    cheers zen bought turnerstudio and the updated megalog viewer but really need to get me head around tuning as iam getting some really weird values put in my ve table by both ts and mlv, the engine build was the easy bit compared to the tuning;) think im going to need to get myself a wide band...
  4. wangie46

    4.0 liner slipping common?

    well then we need to see this disproved then:p, must admit rpi do have a load of bull on their site as they are looking to sell rebuilt top hat linered engines and at a premium, I have just rebuilt a 4.0 that is run with megasquirt in my 90, first block was had cracked /sliped liner and failed...
  5. wangie46

    Essex lanes

    Dan you will be fine mate, I am sure your motor will be more than capable, if not the fender boys will always pull you out;):D
  6. wangie46

    Essex lanes

    mine got its mot yesterday aswell think we need to arrange a laning day soon been a long time since last out
  7. wangie46

    v8 oil

    Valvoline vr1 20/50 in mine
  8. wangie46

    well its out and now in!!

    looking good there zen, is that turner studio your using? what's the live tuning like? been thinking of giving ts ago as ive been using megatune and megalog viewer, but still getting my head round all this tuning, on another note tho just passed the mot with mine and the tester was shocked at...
  9. wangie46

    3.5 V8 Rebuild

    Should give you around 10.9:1
  10. wangie46

    3.5 V8 Rebuild

    Using the 4.6 crank and rods in the 4.0 block will be fine, also use the 4.0 pistons to raise the cr a bit, re trigger wheel I used a bit of the cardboard box the the vr sensor came in folded over gave the correct spacing between vr sensor and trigger wheel
  11. wangie46

    defender 90 v8 lpg temp

    Should be fine at that temp, also try putting 74 deg thermostat in it and with the fans kicking in at that temp you should be good
  12. wangie46

    4.0 rebuild on a budget

    Know how that feels mate, there is a Tvr place in leicester that does top hat liners and they came back with the cheapest quote when I was looking, here's their link TVR POWER - PERFORMANCE - SERVICING CENTER - PARTS - UK - STORE - V8 TOP HAT ENGINE BLOCK LINER
  13. wangie46

    4.0 rebuild on a budget

    Hi mate didn't get the block liners done, first block I had failed the pressure test on cylinder 5, but managed to pic up a low mileage block with a money back guarantee if it failed a pressure test, which it passed:D
  14. wangie46

    Getting rid of unwanted land rover!

    Whole disco body can be lifted of chassis as one but it's heavy, when we did my mates disco chassis change we lifted the whole body up on 4post ramp and rolled chassis out, rebuilt new rolling chassis and rolled it back underneath and dropped body on
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    I'm happy rebuilt 4.0 with megasquirt running in 90

    Marccleave the exhaust dia is 2half inch there is a cherry bomb just after the y piece and I had a stainless steel muffler which we also had fitted more for looks really as it has no baffles in it just makes the rumble a bit louder:D Iann I used to run the 200tdi out the side behind the pass...
  16. wangie46

    I'm happy rebuilt 4.0 with megasquirt running in 90

    Geoff little man said exactly the same thing when he heard it start:D he's gagging to get out in it
  17. wangie46

    I'm happy rebuilt 4.0 with megasquirt running in 90

    Cheers guys I have loads of pics somewhere of the engine rebuild, I will try and dig them out and post them up, driving the 90 now puts a big grin on my face but I need to keep off the loud pedal as it's costing a fortune :D;) tis a very proud felling building your own engine and then having it...
  18. wangie46

    3.5 V8 Rebuild

    Defo go full ms if you can afford it mate, well chuffed with my ms on my 4.0 still trying to understand the tuning but megalogveiwer makes things a doodle to get a good tune, every time I get in my 90 now I have a big grin, best thing I ever did
  19. wangie46

    I'm happy rebuilt 4.0 with megasquirt running in 90

    Cheers guys got the egg sauce done today and managed to start tuning the ms goes much better now I'm well chuffed with this megasquirt ;):D here's a vid of it running now 3B6FAA0C-33BA-40E3-B4D3-1694B4C96755-156-00000444A3B2A0F6_zps552a6c89.mp4 Video by wangie46 | Photobucket
  20. wangie46

    I'm happy rebuilt 4.0 with megasquirt running in 90

    Doc the video makes it sound tame in reality it's bloody loud, it's goes in on Monday to get a decent exhaust made then It can be tuned once I figure out what I'm doing with ms;)