Gazzar Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 That's true. I've not gone down that route yet, it didn't seem to offer much savings when I looked at it, but in the future.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixtwoeight Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 I finally made a decision, and have stuck with the 2 1/4 petrol. It is currently off at the machinists having a re bore, hardened seats, new guides and skim. So my first engine re build is on the horizon. I weighed it all up and figured by the time id brought a tdi, then with the possibility of that being tired, and factored in re selling the land rover, I didn't want to take the risk. Thanks for all the replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 14 minutes ago, sixtwoeight said: I finally made a decision, and have stuck with the 2 1/4 petrol. Good decision! I love the old 21/4 petrol - when running well it sounds like a well oiled traction engine on tickover (and that, to me at least, is a compliment) but without the hissing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan_meakin Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Great news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 We had several 2.25 on LPG and they run very well on it. Bon Courage ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Fair decision. I'll give the quietest and smoothest running - a good one is like a sewing machine and performance isn't too bad, though certainly "classic". There are things you can do to "spice" up a 2.25 without major expense or difficulty. Porting/gas flowing, compression ratio and cam shafts are all the obvious things, but electronic ignition apparently makes a big improvement on mpg as well as performance and there is a lot you can do with better carbs or EFI. I think it's a safer investment than diesel, right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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