Jonny Watson

This is the set up i bought my 90 with...yes the fuel consumption is ok...but i wouldnt say it was less noisy...what i found is i cant get above 65 and thats running with a 1.2:1 tbox....at that speed the engine is reving its nuts off....i am now fitting a bigger turbo to make life easyer.....but i guess with every mod you loose something and gain something.....

Right i have a boost gauage....i tweeked the pump to 90 degree's...the waste gate has been tweeked so i am putting out just over 1 bar......so this is why it leads me to think its the intake size of the turbo.... But whats the best option for a new turbo....standard 200tdi turbo, 2.8tgv turbo or a sprinter turbo......

The 2.5TD is fitted right...the 90 has been service etc...intercooler has been flushed....rad flushed engine flushed....the inlet on the turbo is quite a bit smaller then a standard 200tdi so i would think that smaller inlet....less air in to the engine...less ooomph....i have a striaght though exhaust and a proper down pipe.....

Hi all, This is my first post on LR4x4....so be gental... Right now i have a 90 with a 200tdi....the engine was a replacment for a 2.5TD by the previous owner....this person was clearly either very tight (money wise) or had some 'issues'. The turbo was not replaced so it is still the one from the 2.5TD.....thus the intake is alot smaller....thus making my 90 quite slow, well not slow as such just not got the top end and no bottom end grunt....so i have been reading a few things on here about replacing the turbo with either a sprinter VVT one or the turbo from the 2.8TGV engine??? I am not really that worried about top end speed...60 is fine for me....what i want is more low down grunt for off roading....what would be the best route to go? or are both turbo's pretty much the same? Or should i be looking at something completly different in the engine/gearbox market? Thanks Jonny