gjohnson405
New member
Hiya there, im new to this forum so my apologies if this is a repeat question.
I'm looking to do my first Defender rebuild. I know that I will want to use it as both a daily runner vehicle aswell as a long distance expedition vehicle. I will agree that the 300tdi and 200tdi engines are great for Overlanding because of their few electronics and plentiful spare parts. However, with a fully laden expedition vehicle, larger tires, etc, I don't believe (I have also read) that the 300tdi and 200tdi engines will be a bit lacking in power. I'm not hugely keen on the td5 either.
So my question is, what would be the best Diesel engine to put into a defender. It needs to have few electronics, be simple to fix, powerful and also not too fuel inefficient. I know, asking a lot!
A couple extra notes, I would rather not do an lpg conversion, plus my plan was to not use stock transmission or axles either - I was going to do a complete drive chain upgrade.
Thanks so much for your help everyone! Keep doing what your doing!
George.
I'm looking to do my first Defender rebuild. I know that I will want to use it as both a daily runner vehicle aswell as a long distance expedition vehicle. I will agree that the 300tdi and 200tdi engines are great for Overlanding because of their few electronics and plentiful spare parts. However, with a fully laden expedition vehicle, larger tires, etc, I don't believe (I have also read) that the 300tdi and 200tdi engines will be a bit lacking in power. I'm not hugely keen on the td5 either.
So my question is, what would be the best Diesel engine to put into a defender. It needs to have few electronics, be simple to fix, powerful and also not too fuel inefficient. I know, asking a lot!
A couple extra notes, I would rather not do an lpg conversion, plus my plan was to not use stock transmission or axles either - I was going to do a complete drive chain upgrade.
Thanks so much for your help everyone! Keep doing what your doing!
George.