I have seen a top hat bare block at £1600 or so. Questions for me would be a) how much confidence do I have in the engines reliability b) am I prepared to spend twice in order to save once unless repaired 100% it will happen again - why not do the work yourself it isn't rocket science and...

230 kpa - ???? that's 33 psi ... are we talking boost or manifold absolute here. I thought the ECU for these engines choked at around 102kpa manifold absolute (1 bar or 14.7 psi) that's why the boost box is on there.

Try a 3.5 ton box on a hill with a TD5 :) I had no towing issues with the P38 but that was 4.6 litres and auto, my last 4x4 had zero issues but it was a 3.4 litre petrol and did around 7 to the gallon when towing, it decided to lunch it's gearbox and a 16 year old car at £2500 to repair ... well...

I wonder too but as you kind of hinted at I had it mapped to get around the issue, the mapping helped elsewhere but not with this particular issue. I actually had a bust up over on another forum because some jackass reckoned that the TD5 is perfectly OK, didn't need mapping or de catting etc...

That's part of the issue, if I do try to add throttle at the same time it seems to 'choke' on it unless the rpm are pretty high perhaps it's normal and the clutch can handle hit without getting cooked. Getting stuck on a hill with the trailer on the back though is a real stress fest ...

Noticed today that the front bumper isn't square to the rest of the car. The passenger side is approx 30mm further back that the drivers side, this only came to my attention as I was replacing the Grille - one side fitted easy the other side not so easy. Looking at the wheel arch the drivers...

Well I don't have the lag issue once I get the clutch fully engaged it will pull like a train from 1100 rpm upwards, I specifically had it mapped for torque, manifold pressure is approx 90kpa (13psi) at tickover which increases to around 145kpa (20psi) from 1200 rpm upwards and pretty much stays...

Are there any ?? Can anyone hazard a guess why when viewing live data my Hawkeye unit says 'Low' for the gearbox ratios when it is in fact high. I moved between low and high and the switch is functioning but the units on the Hawkeye seem reversed. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of...

This is pretty hard to explain but getting the car moving from stationary is driving me crazy. If you let the clutch up slow enough the car will start moving pretty much anywhere with no application of throttle at all, if you try involving the throttle whilst releasing the clutch it really...

Very conscious of temperature on any engine with aluminium components, I have little faith in the in car gauge and am currently trying to source some nice sexy LED units from the USA - the days of 52mm round dials are over and that seems to be all the aftermarket in the UK can supply leastways...

I did most of the assembly myself but all parts were sourced from RPi Engineering. Warranty extended to replacement parts only, the piston, liner and cylinder head were all foobar and they covered only the head, warranty did not cover the time and hassle to fix which I didn't do. If you plan...

Welcome to Landrover ... The non 3.5 V8's are not a good unit unless significant money is spent and even then there are no guarantees. The last one I had was a stage 3 4.6 - cost over £3500 to build and did only 2000 miles before it dropped a valve. Only problem I ever had with my old 3.5 unit...

All I know is that I spent more time underneath mine than I did driving it. Stay on top of maintenance and I mean preventative maintenance and regular inspection of suspension and associated items, and ABS (sensors in particular) etc is a good idea on these cars (don't cheat on spare part or...

Cold / damp /dark miserable weather is coming so you won't need to wait long ;)

I took the manifold off and used a combination of oven cleaner and alloy wheel cleaner (removed the MAP sensor of course). Used some brushes that I use for cleaning out oil galleries. Gallery Brushes

Good read - took me a day to get rid of all that s**t from the intake manifold. Take it you decided not to .. ;)

The blocks aren't significantly different but I have yet to hear of any such issues with a 'thor' - doesn't mean there aren't any but I have been out of the V8 scene for 15 years.

No app, not as far as I know. I haven't posted the complex stuff ;) post your angles and joint specs if you struggle.

Yes in a word the angles at both ends must cancel each other out or you get vibration and you can't go beyond the maximum drive angle specified by the joint manufacturer. Looking for a decent site with images - this is the closest so far Angles

Never read entire thread ... I'll get the KY ...