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This is why I love my L series... Slap on an turbo you can physically MAKE fit, SDi injectors, remap... and see what it'll do. Zero worries about the internals/etc

best pic I've got for size comparison: Far left is stock Rover 75 turbo (M47R engine, but only a wastegated unit), far right is the BMW unit. VERY capable turbo, capable of far in excess of 200Bhp. Not sure if anyone's bolted one onto a freelander M47R engine, but simple enough in a Rover 75

L series with facelift front+nudge bars? Yes please....

BMW GT2256v fits straight on, just needs downpipe adapting to suit

Stripped off the last remaining "decent" bits off the hippo. Including the aircon switch, so it can be modded for another use in the next one :) Also found out, the turbo was fitted with: one manifold bolt sheared, but just thrown in. one turbo to manifold nut, not doing anything (seized...

The head and pump will be worked on for the "project" along with another hippo gearbox that's sat in the basement. Base vehicle may be the R45 to start with. But may change as we progress (there's a few of us working on it). When the Audi dies/becomes boring, I'll be looking for another L...

Diff bearings died on me - lost all drive leaving me stranded in Norfolk. Potentially had low oil in the gearbox. It was whining for about 100 miles beforehand. For the amount of faults it had, it simply wasn't cost-effective to get it towed 100 miles home, to fit the engine+gearbox from my...

It's the pressurisation of the coolant that raises the boiling point to around 120 degrees C :) Once you take the rad cap off - the coolant will happily boil itself away

ooooooh.... now there's an idea Fob off the VCU, slap on a large 'leccy motor, speed controller, and a big battery pack. Job jobbed :lol:

and if you're not regrinding the valve seats.... there's bugger all point in it tbh

Got them fitted yet? :p Don't forget to use new injector washers: L Series Injector Sealing Washers - ERR4621. (200/400/600/25/45/ZR/ZS) | Discount MG Rover Spares

must be why mine is just damned scary on the motorway at times then... no VCU :dance:

I've still got the stock tiiiiny little discs on mine tbh :lol:

exact same setup - but the hippo pump is a slightly different spec Rover SDi has an 11mm head, and a camplate with 2.3mm of lift (218.58mm3 of volume per stroke) The Hippo has a 10mm head, but 3.1mm camplate lift (243.47mm3 of volume per stroke) and a vastly stronger case, as it's covered in a...

But that'd mean removing the 10mm thick emblem? :lol: Also been told I can have the old half-tyres in storage at work, to make some "nudge bars" from

swap the turbo out for one from a rover 25/45, THEN it'll be fine for 19psi - the turbo fitted to the hippo is an older design, so not as efficient. Decat can give a bit better turbo spool, but not much else. Considering how much the MOT is flip-flopping over old derv cats being part of the...

mocked up the new grille badge... now to cobble something together to give it a secure mounting, in place of the plastic bar

I think I'd be safe in saying, 99% of people on here, want to mod their hippo... but not all of these mods are possible due to time/funds. My pipe-dreams are: tri-turbo, from three GT1752 turbos (got one, picking up it's twin soon, and then just rebuild one of my other GT1752's that are...

grab yourself these, and get an instant bump in power: MG ROVER SDI INJECTORS 200 400 600 25 45 ZR ZS 200 BAR (STAMPED) | eBay dooo eeet!!

got the bits swapped over yet then? :p