defender auto conversion

[muddy4x4xfar]

hi. iv been told i cant use a stage 2 intercooler with my auto conversion on my defender 110 td5. im using a td5 discovery auto box. is what iv been told true?

thanks all

chris

[landroversforever]

might be because of the auto box cooler/larger intercooler fighting for space

[FridgeFreezer]

Depends what a Stage 2 intercooler actually is and the reason for telling you you can't use it. You can't use a Stage 2 retro encabulator either but that probably isn't an issue.

[DaveSIIA]

Could well be that the Stage 2 tune cranks out too much torque for the auto box (ZF 4HP22EH) to handle reliably. No doubt a solution could be found, such as a beefed up box using 4HP24 internals. Much depends on how much you want that level of tune and are prepared to pay for the ancillaries to work reliably.

[JST]

i expect its because the auto box oil cooler is a long d2 air to oil cooler running just in front of the rad at the top. As previously mentioned the larger stage 2 intercooler probably needs the same space. i cant see it being unable to cope with the extra omph.; if that is the case i doubt the people selling the stge 2 would not sell it on those grounds!

[Grant.]

Speak to porny on this forum or email him through his company IRB developments, he had a intercooler custom made for my dads 110 td5 auto conversion, was fairly reasonably priced, and after a bit of porny magic my dads car flies!