While we're on the whole landy theme...

[Peter]

If you can get free cummins engines put me down for a nice euro 5 straight six, about 300bhp, for my 18 tonner!

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Oh dear, abs brakes needed!

 

Here's an example of my former life with Cummins - I commissioned this power plant. Yes me! Was a good career until H&S spoilt it all...

 

http://www.cumminspower.com/www/literature/casehistories/F-1579-Viridor-en.pdf

 

Oh, and the Jenbacher was the better engine but I never said that! Bit big for the landy tho

Edited October 11, 2009 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[Chris Sheppard]

The Cummins did sound good - bit like one of the bigger dodge rams (now there's a truck)

 

I think a lot of it's going to boil down to actually making it fit - oh, and it wan'ts to be simple - i.e not full of stupid electrics, and as it's going in a D reg it doesn't need things like cats.

 

Did a quick google for kits to fit the trooper engine - just short of £400 and there only 90 hp or so.

[Mr Ed]

Go for the cummins chris. You know its your destiny.

[Chris Sheppard]

really doesn't look like there's any backing out either does there

 

We have got a cargo sat in the yard that's old enough not to have any sort of limiter on it - I think it's a Euro cargo (if that makes any sense?) so it's not the same engine that you can make fit a county (or major). Wonder if that's a possibility - don't reckon it'd cost much either.

 

Power wise, the LR transmission should take a big 6 cyl as the 3.5 V8 is similar hp to most of the above I think. HD clutch might be needed though.

 

Hmm, descisions

[Mr Ed]

old cargo engine not so good. very heavy. Cummins is the daddy. your gearbox is the Santana box, so should be good enough.

[gensetsteve]

The Cummins did sound good - bit like one of the bigger dodge rams (now there's a truck)

 

I think a lot of it's going to boil down to actually making it fit - oh, and it wan'ts to be simple - i.e not full of stupid electrics, and as it's going in a D reg it doesn't need things like cats.

 

Did a quick google for kits to fit the trooper engine - just short of £400 and there only 90 hp or so.

 

used kit on ebay cheap. our log truck 110 tipper has 65hp what are you building a ferrari burner

 

Forget the Landcruiser engine no one has fitted one successfully.I have an lc and its built like a tank to take that huge lorry engine.

 

The trooper we have sounds as sweet as a sowing machine and starts on the button smokes when revved but thats the red diesel. Take the whole vehicle for what we would weigh it in for and make good use of it.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Is the Isuzu 2.8 a 6 cylinder tho?

[Foord]

No ,4.