kourgath

LPG tank between the chassis rails is a great place to put it. Mine has been there for at least 10 years. I RTV the 90 so no problems. Just in the process of building up the loom for MS2 on my ex-GEMS 4.6 - it probably won't work but then that would be normal! Cheers

I'm pretty certain I'll be marshalling on the Comp too as it's going to be a long one!

Hiya (sorry for bringing an older thread back), I converted my 90 from manual to auto about 10 years ago. I RTV and had got to 3rd overall in the club at them in my manual 88 coiler special. Last year I made 7th and 3 class wins in the larger (in every direction) auto 90. I teach 4x4 driving and have plenty of experience driving both manual and auto. [Just setting out my experience] I love the auto, I feel more in control of forward speed than in a manual - OK so it's got a lightly tuned 4.6 in front of it and this possibly makes a difference I can left-foot brake giving me power-braking on steep slopes if I want, I can tickle it gently when close to an tree and I only broke one when following advice to "rock between D and R" to get out of a hole - OK with the BW 65 or 727 boxes - don't do this on a ZF - overdrive cluster gets smashed - reconditioning required. I put in a BW viscous transfer box which had slightly high gearing and had to put in 4.1 diffs to bring it back to sensible (it would do over 60mph in 2nd). Let's be honest a good 2/300 TDi Disco on normal sized tyres has awesome engine braking, in a direct comparison it is way slower than my 90 (and a TD5 90). However, a std TD5 90 and mine are not so different with the TD5 being a little slower. I have not tried a new TD4 but apparently LR remapped it in low 1st to 3.4mph min so as not to destroy the new 6spd manual... now 3.4mph is a fast walking pace... so not so different. My auto 90 is about the same speed down steep (35deg) hills as most other non LR 4x4s (having tried lots of them on the same hill at our site). It does pick up a bit of speed on very long descents but nothing too fast. Unlike a F*rd Ranger we had in with 24k on the clock - now that was scary - almost no engine braking at all Some of our clients love the auto some don't. Personal preference - you have to _drive_ the auto off-road whereas the tdi/td5/td4 push along without your input at slow revs. Have fun whatever you use! Cheers kourgath

Hi All, anyone going to the National down in Plymouth? Cheers kourgath