Mo Murphy Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Mmmmm ...... Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 The engines now fully functioning apart from a t piece for the water temp guage , ended up using the rave manual for a l322 to sort the wiring , as the BMW wiring manual is utter c&@p . Goes to have a stainless front pipe made and fitted on Wednesday , will connect upto the standard V8 muffler and system . Soon as i manage a test drive will give you a verdict on whether to rush out and do the same conversion to your defender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted November 17, 2013 Author Share Posted November 17, 2013 Some more pics of the fitted item , now with completed front pipe, titanium wrapped ! fitted the temp guage T piece .had to do a selection of sealing washers to get at correct angle , MOT on Wednesday still got to plumb in the snorkl;e hoses . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Looking good, I'm not sure you have enough jubilee clips on your servo vacuum hose though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 I tend to be a function over form sort of person . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Any videos of start up and running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 Having a bit of a prob with converting the camera footage to operating on the computer , as matter of interest you can just about feel engine running with hands on the front wing . Bit of intake noise at the mo as yet to connect up the 75mm intake pipe to snorkle(air filter hose system ) as the airfilter is not underbonnet but up at roof level ! Will be able to road run it as of 1st dec so will have idea as to performance level soon after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 The t piece idea for water temp didn't seem to want to work probably due air trapped in T , so have fitted guage temp takeoff in heater feed pipe , which seems to have solved that little hiccup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-Ron Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I had a 530 estate with this engine, and it was superb, wish i hadn't sold it......... just be aware of turbo issues, and be careful if you need to remove injectors...! I had mine mapped, and it became epic..... thankfully it was a manual too, cos the autos have issues aswell!! Looks like you may need to relocate the header tank in order to connect the snorkel, i assume you've also kept the filter inside the engine cover housing.... which means you could remove the one on the snorkel...??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 I had a 530 estate with this engine, and it was superb, wish i hadn't sold it......... just be aware of turbo issues, and be careful if you need to remove injectors...! Luckily it was a 1 owner low miles Full BMW sh . I had mine mapped, and it became epic..... thankfully it was a manual too, cos the autos have issues aswell!! Yes mine was a manual so no swirl flaps Looks like you may need to relocate the header tank in order to connect the snorkel, i assume you've also kept the filter inside the engine cover housing.... which means you could remove the one on the snorkel...??? No header tank is fine , Have removed the filter in engine top cover , and have adapter in there to connect thru to snorkle pipe system at rear of engine bay , which also has the takeoffs for air supply to ecu box still utilises the BMW temp sensor and cooling fan and is sealed as well . The one on the roof rack is a far more HD unit HTSH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 Further update, been busy in the back , camper type fitout . Had a guy in today who remapped the ecu , with excellent results, much more pull from go, and now you can feel the shove in the back , very different feel of acceleration , compared with my 300tdi 90 ! Anyone want his details PM me . Got on to him thru BMW forum . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Noisy Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Had the pleasurable experience of listening to a 90 that had just had one of these dropped it Was early stages of wiring/tuning but the exhaust note sounded, urm, unnervingly purposeful/powerful Was hard not to like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share Posted April 12, 2014 Mine sounds very quiet , as it still has the full V8 silencer system on , aim to change it to full stainless next replacement . What gearbox was the 90 running ? R380 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Noisy Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 That I do not know I'm afraid. I did have a mooch underneath but I do not remember. However, nothing struck me as out of the ordinary under there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Most likely a R 380 , this is a relatively easy swap if you use the P38 R380 box , all my headaches were caused by fitting to a Lt85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Noisy Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I assume you can simply bolt the p38 bell housing onto the BMW engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 I assume you can simply bolt the p38 bell housing onto the BMW engine? Yes you use the P38 flywheel, clutch and bellhousing assy , and you need the p38 r 380 for the correct length of input shaft . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 Done the first long run , just over 1000miles up into Scotland and back via Lake district, about 50% motorway at 60mph cruise, and the rest on smallish roads thru hilly areas, involving a fair bit of braking /accelerating , with about 3/4 load , and a bigger than standard barn door frontal area (roof rack etc). Based on fillup and refill to same point , 29mpg , which is about double what the V8 was doing , so well worth the trouble! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomark10 Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Done the first long run , just over 1000miles up into Scotland and back via Lake district, about 50% motorway at 60mph cruise, and the rest on smallish roads thru hilly areas, involving a fair bit of braking /accelerating , with about 3/4 load , and a bigger than standard barn door frontal area (roof rack etc). Based on fillup and refill to same point , 29mpg , which is about double what the V8 was doing , so well worth the trouble! Sounds good, I did a run up to the lake district from Buckinghamshire last month in my 3.5V8 and got 14MPG Not sure if i'de swap still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MECCANO Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Sounds like a great result. And looks made for a defender! If you don't mind me asking, how much do you estimate the total conversion has cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 Now on Mk11 transmission set up , as the lt85 became very noisy , so decided not to rebuild as not 100% certain it was not partly due to input shaft being on a slightly different line. So out came the LT85 , which meant getting the modified pilot bearing out as well ! I then sourced a L suffix ex P38 R 380 , and a ex defender r380 . Both boxes were taken to Ashcroft where the P38 front end had the defender rear built onto it , after having a big bearing conversion. The P38 already had the thermostat oil cooler adapter housing, so I have connected that to a Mocal 13 row cooler with a 8" lecky fan . The biggest hassle was amazingly , that the r380 wont fit under the Lt85 tunnel . So needed to fit the td5 front diaphragm, tunnel and I used a section of td5 seatbase , as didnt want to have to remove seatbase with all that would involve on my particular vehicle. You also have to use the 300tdi crossmember , which meant as well having to move the engine back 25mm . I am now waiting on getting a new stainless intermediate pipe made . I gave it a short road test and all is functioning well , the exhaust noise is quite intoxicating , but you would tire of it fairly quickly especially the jet engine whine from the turbo !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashtrans Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hi, Sounds like its gone well, I thought I would let you know that a few months ago we made an adapter plate to allow you to fit the ZF4HP24 with the big 4.6 converter to this engine, we have never fitted it up but I think it would work very well with the big converter to give it a low stall speed and a Compushift to set the shift points, so if the 380 breaks, let me know, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 I am hoping it wont !! but sounds interesting , as I find my auto 90 quite a good conversion for relaxed driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Sounds to me like Dave is looking for someone to 'test' the special build auto box he speaks of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aniesigh Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 How much Dave? Could be perfect for something I've got in the pipeline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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