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A mildly tuned 1.8 Turbo, with an MG ZT engine tune on it. Made 181bhp Max Hits 115bhp (Max output of an N/A 1.8) at 3,000rpm and keeps climbing Hits 118lb ft at less than 1500rpm I want mine on a dyno now :D

22mpg. That what happens with an Auto, and a wife who drives less than a mile to work...

Just done the sums... All in all, and not including labour, it has cost just short of £1500 to get to this point. Though this includes a full set of Superpro bushes and rear wishbone Bushes, new clutch, new timing belt, Prop CV boot, oil/filters Still, it's very difficult to walk past it to...

Can't drive past a fuel station though :p

Front sensors were never an option

It wasn't easy, it wasn't cheap. But every time I drive it, it makes me smile :D The brakes are utter ****e. A heavy stop from 70-20mph while see the pedal sink to the floor. I imagine a 2nd heavy stop would see nothing but fade, and a pair of brown trousers would be needed Going to have to...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1p1ZwBHmCw :D Lucky enough to have had it on some private ground this morning. Can confirm it pulls like a train up.to 100mph, and still keeps pulling!

My last one averaged 22mpg... Need to get the turbo out on the road, and drive it normally. Would be very interesting Suffering from new toy syndrome just now...

KV6 and Autobox are heavy lumps, around 100kg extra IIRC. Weight plays a big part in it too. Hoping to get rid of some unnecessary weight too. Bits and pieces that are not needed. Every little helps ;)

Managed a few (crude) 0-60 runs this evening 1.8 - 0-60 is 11.1s KV6 - 0-60 is 9.8s I recorded a fairly consistent 8.2-8.3s :D

Engine tie bar is a good idea too. Couldn't find them on Egay though

Broken cam belt?

Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Black, Red.... What's the stiffest version? :confused:

The turbo terror is kicking up the nose of the diff under hard acceleration, and is hitting the bottom of the fuel tank. Diff mount itself is not split, and looks in good condition. Is there any solutions for a stronger set of mounts, or polybushed for them?

I was told I wouldn't get the 1.8T from a Rover to work in a Freelander :rolleyes:

I see Terrafirma discs mentioned above. I had them fitted to my Disco 3, for 14 months/8k miles. They came off due to a judder through the brake pedal...

I have a spare set of new discs and pads, no longer need them. EBC Greenstuff pads, and new discs (not EBC though) Yours for £90 :)

I looked into this with the turbo There is a set of off the shelf springs that lower it 30 mm, but make no differentiation between petrol and diesel, or auto/manual. Bear in mind that a 1.8 with manual box, will weigh around 120kg less on the front axle over an auto TD4/KV6, I can't see how...

It has the bog standard factory fit dump valve currently fitted. Sounds a bit louder than normal as it's using a big cone air filter

As above :-)