SimonPearson Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Not mine, but just saw this on eBlag... wonder what it goes like? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LAND-ROVER-3-9-V8-TU...1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Jordan Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Is the turbo running off one exhaust manifold or both? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernchris Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Is the turbo running off one exhaust manifold or both? Looks like just off the one BEN,if thats the case its not a very well thought out conversion. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Is the turbo running off one exhaust manifold or both? the write up says ' the turbo on one side and a exhaust pipe coming from 1 bank of cylinders to meet the other manifold and turbo.' so I the turbine is spun by both lots of exhaust gases wonder who/which company did the conversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROGUE TROOPER Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 These systems by Janspeed are very bad and unreliable, always breaking down and screwing the engine up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Is the turbo running off one exhaust manifold or both? they should have fitted one turbo on each manifold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 These systems by Janspeed are very bad and unreliable, always breaking down and screwing the engine up!! I'd go along with that. One of the Janspeed turbo converted RR's (3.5 I think) found its way here, never drove it but apparently it went like %^&$ off a shovel, while it went (which wasn't for all that long), then blew up.... never seen it again Nightmare of a thing, had a look at it once, seem to remember lots of non standard parts on the engine, funny exhaust system to go with the turbo, blah blah. Words "touch", "wouldn't", and "barge pole" spring to mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Jordan Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 ' the turbo on one side and a exhaust pipe coming from 1 bank of cylinders to meet the other manifold and turbo.' I missed that. I wonder how the one manifold is routed the other side of the engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1G UP Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Take alook in the main pic theres a pipe coming up under the air filter thats from the other bank of cylinders. Twin turbo got to be easier although theres not much room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istruggle2gate11 Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Well, as the owner of a 3.5ltr turbo (Janspeed) Range Rover Classic, I think there are a few "tales" appearing here! Like all things Rover, they do require maintenance, but no more than usual, the biggest difference is the mechanical sympathy required, my Turbo has been known to light its wheels in 4th! So of course, that said, the Lt77 thats fitted, is starting to get a little noisy. It can eat diffs like bob could smoke spliffs. Treat it with respect and it is great, as for the comment of breaking engines, not if the engine was good to start with and its maintained, not just left for 30k! And the noise, its the V8 burble with a scream of a massive turbo! (Rotomaster) Floor it and you will see 6 - 8 mpg Its fun, if my first megasquirt project goes well (on the blue print 4.0) then the turbo might get it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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