crazyfarmerboy Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 hello i am thinking of doing a daihatsu conversion on my land rover 110, it currently has a 2.5 turbo engine i have the kit required to do the work but is it worth it has anyone driven this conversion and how is the engine compared to the turbo diesel once you have the milner kit is there anything else you need any othe help would be useful, thanks charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Neale Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 If you've already got the kit then probably best you carry on - there are other options out there but the one you have will be the cheapest now! I take we're talking about the Diahatsu 2.8 TD here are we? I've driven a 90 with this engine fitted - pulled like a train and the conversion wasn't too onerous either... The only thing I'd say is that parts for the Daihatsu can sometimes be a pain - firstly to obtain and secondly to pay for... Also, having run a Range Rover Classic for a number of years which was fitted with a non-Land Rover engine, insurance could be a bind and, being a conversion, nothing was really "off the shelf" - eg exhaust, inlet pipework, drive belts etc. Little things like that really got to me in the end and I'm now wary of any vehicle which has been converted with a non-factory engine. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyfarmerboy Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 that sounds good then, i have a complete daihatsu with the 2.8td engine and have now aquired a conversion kit, however i am now concerned abotu the insurance, i was planning to use the nfu who are usually good but do you think they will make the price alot higher if i use a non land rover engine? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I found the likes of Adrian flux, sureterm etc are pretty well clued up on conersions and have never had problems with my 6.2 in a r/r or my 2.5tdi in a 110csw but make sure they put everything on the cert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyfarmerboy Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 i have had a look and they look good, also is there anything that is worth doing to the engine before it is fitted, the speedo ready 30,000 miles but i assume that is 130,000 miles, however it runs sweet and starts easily with no blue or black smoke shown, is it worth getting it pressure tested etc, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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