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| 101 Land Rover all booked in for a 4.6 conversion and
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Safe Arrival
One of our (now sold) Demonstrator Range Rovers powered
by our highly efficient 4.6 Dual fuel V8. Engine pulls like
a train, drives like a Rolls and cost less to run than a
Fiesta!
What's more, it has no problem pulling a 3 tonne 101.
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Now you can see what has
happened?
The engine's removed, and as you can see this engine is not
only seized, it's well blown. The valley cover gasket has
seen better days, problems like this are caused by excessive
crank case pressure, and in this case it's probably due to
broken rings or a holed piston.
... and if only you could smell the clutch ;-) |
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Removing
this engine was no picnic.
With the 101 Ambulances you have to access the engine from
the inside of the cab, and the only way out is through the
door (removed of course), and that s only after removing most
of the engine's ancilaries from inside. |
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| The 4.6 conversion is now installed
complete with all new ancilaries and cruise speeds of 100km
are achieved in pretty much the same time as a standard Land
Rover V8. However, I am sure this monster weighs in at about
3.5 tonnes and is as aerodynamic as a building brick. |
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The is the view from the cab. Road testing
this 101 (4.6 Litre).
I am not sure why, but
all other cars seem to give you plenty of room, or cringe
into the hedges?!?! With the awesome torque of the 4.6,
this trip has just gotta be fun. :-))
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Other upgrades
In addition to the 4.6 Litre engine conversion, the Transfer
Box was fitted with a higher gear set, it is this and the
huge torque of our basic 4.6 Engine that has now made this
vehicle an absolute delight to drive, and it gives the impression
of being seriously unstoppable whilst offering good distance
driving characteristics.
The next possible upgrade is to fit an LPG Dual fuel Gas
Conversion. This would give the 101 approx 28 miles per
gallon economy by price, and with the huge amount of space
available it is possible to give this vehicle very long
range potential.
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Disclaimer
Prices do not include local EU.Tax.(VAT).
Prices & stock are subject to change without notice. Information and advice, as always, is free.
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