New member hello with 96 LR Disco 5speed!

[Overland Hadley]

i am still waiting for the seat coves but i will post pics of them as soon as they arrive!

Nice truck, I like the white.

I will be interested in seeing how you like the Wetokole seat covers, they are on my list for my truck. Did you order them dirrect from Wetokole? Also, do you know if they are 100% waterproof?

 

[rripatti]

Hi Gunther,

Thanks for your story, i think its amazing that your guide was part of the camel trophy history!!!! he must have had some amazing stories!

if you could pm me with some of the links/parts/prices that would be awesome. thanks so much Gunther!

Raul,

Also I am a Camel Trophy fan, specially the Mundo Maya 95, I just returned from Belize and Guatemala border with two D1's (I have 2 and an my friend James has 1 more) all identical.
In San Isidro Belize we hired a guide so we can explore different routes in the Belize jungle, to my surprise when I ask him if he likes Land Rover he replied” I was in the Support team for the Mundo Maya Camel trophy and currently I do all the preparation for the Land Rover Experience team for Europe”. That was a nice surprise and we are planning to go back and do 5 days expeditions next year to follow the “Herman Cortez Route” with him.

After the first trip to Guatemala we decide to get more serious about the creation of a real expedition team and follow the Camel trophy concept and that’s why we have 3 D1’s and working in the 4th.
In the next 12 months we will be able to “re-create” the camel Trophy event starting with :
Mundo Maya 95 and later the Atacama Desert Camel Trophy 94. We already have all the logistic and the tech support in Central America for that… we only need 1 more car.

I do not have a buildup information but I can send you a PM will all the parts and links including prices.
You can see more information about us in http://www.mundoxpeditions.com

Gunther

 

[rripatti]

Hey Hadley,

I'm still waiting on my delivery (i have about a week left) but i will be posting pictures of the covers and i'll see about taking some for when i install them!

i ordered directly from wet okole's california distributor. before i ordered i took several pictures of my truck interior to minimize mistakes when they made them for my truck. they are quite expensive but i ordered several extras including LR logos, full black piping, rear map pockets sewn on and cleaning kit.

I just wished I had the seat covers yesterday as i spilled an entire bottle of coffee creamer on my rear seats...grrrrrrrr

Nice truck, I like the white.

I will be interested in seeing how you like the Wetokole seat covers, they are on my list for my truck. Did you order them dirrect from Wetokole? Also, do you know if they are 100% waterproof?

 

[Funrover]

Hi .. Welcome.... And Nice rig!

 

[Overland Hadley]

I just wished I had the seat covers yesterday as i spilled an entire bottle of coffee creamer on my rear seats...grrrrrrrr

That's a drag!

 

[rripatti]

Tell me about it, now the truck smells like oil/oxy upholstery cleaner/hazlenut cream

That's a drag!

 

[rripatti]

Hi Guys,

Just found out my seat covers from Wet Okole came in!!:jump: I'm going to install them this Saturday, time permitting, and i'll be sure to take tons of pictures and a quick write up!

:xxrotflma

 

[Green96D1]

white discos are quite attractive.

that picture looks so majestic

 

[craig]

Hi Craig,

I just realized you had a 4.6! Awesome! Am i right to assume it has the same power characteristics as the 4.6, just with the power band shifted up by 50hp/50tqe or so?

did you have to switch out the injectors/fuel pump/mass air or did your stock components cope?

Finally, did you tweak your computer with a chip or leave the stock tune? It seems to be a challenge to optimize these infernal Land Rover ecu's

thanks for all your input Craig and helping out a novice here!

Sorry for the late reply. I didn't see this post until now.

I have a DII. I put a 4.6l shortblock in, and re-used everything from the top. The computer was able to compensate w/o re-chipping, but I could definately get more out of it if I did.

Craig

 

[rripatti]

I can totally relate. i think its the image of all those white series roaming around the African plains that i saw on tv growing up plus pretty much any commercial today that deals with adventure etc.

whoops, almost forgot, is one of those disco's yours? if so, which one? what are you mods so far? Have you had any reliability issues with the 5-speed? mine's been flawless so far but am curious to see how it will hold up with the 4.6L swap plus torquer cam i'll be installing.

MMMMM feel the white disco love....

I have a white 96 5 Speed as well...

 

[rripatti]

Hi Craig,

Thanks for the input! I'm assuming the extra ~50-70 hp/tq goes a long way to improving the performance of the truck :safari-rig:

Sorry for the late reply. I didn't see this post until now.

I have a DII. I put a 4.6l shortblock in, and re-used everything from the top. The computer was able to compensate w/o re-chipping, but I could definately get more out of it if I did.

Craig

 

[revor]

Welcome rripatti!

I'm a newbie too..

I love my Disco..

It's funny, after I picked the Queen Mary (D110) and enjoyed it's spaciousness, it's 300Tdi torque, simplicity and the fact that I can "probably" fit everything my wife wants to bring on a trip in it I hopped into my (sorry black) Disco for a ride.

With the 4.6, 4.11, gears and a host of other "stuff" I was thrilled by how fast and sporty it was (!?!?!)

Definately (for now ) more "fun" to drive.

 

[rripatti]

Hi Keith!

Thanks for the input! Maybe i'm confused but do you mean you are a newbie to this site? I've seen your website and think your products are awesome for the rover community! the minute anything breaks in my driveline (axles in particular) i'll be sure to give you a call.

I love the 110's! if only they produced more over here. my dream one would be a 110 with a warmed over 4.6, r-380, ome hd kit, bfg at ko's and drive it forever

back to your discovery, is your 4.6 a stock swap or did you warm it over with a cam/head work etc? do you have a stock computer? also did you put the 4.10's in conjuction with larger tires?
thanks!

Welcome rripatti!

I'm a newbie too..

I love my Disco..

It's funny, after I picked the Queen Mary (D110) and enjoyed it's spaciousness, it's 300Tdi torque, simplicity and the fact that I can "probably" fit everything my wife wants to bring on a trip in it I hopped into my (sorry black) Disco for a ride.

With the 4.6, 4.11, gears and a host of other "stuff" I was thrilled by how fast and sporty it was (!?!?!)

Definately (for now ) more "fun" to drive.

 

[craig]

Hi Craig,

Thanks for the input! I'm assuming the extra ~50-70 hp/tq goes a long way to improving the performance of the truck :safari-rig:

Yeah, with the 4.6, stock gears, and 265/75/16s it moves very comfortably. I rarely need to get on the throttle at all, and can pull 75mph over the various Cascade Mountain passes we have here.

If I go any taller on the tire, I'll probably re-gear, but that is to improve the crawl ratio when walking down hills. I'm sure there is enough power there for a slightly larger tire.

Craig

 

[rripatti]

Hi Craig, thanks for the input. The power increase is pretty much inline with my expectations. Low range crawling is awesome as it is. my main reason for the warmed over 4.6 swap is when i drive up to Maine from NYC fully loaded (1085lbs in passengers before our gear/luggage!) and even with the 5-speed I am floored in third to keep up with traffic on some of the steeper sections through CT.

Plus the largest tire i'll fit is a 245/75/16 so i should be good with the stock gears.

Thanks again!

Yeah, with the 4.6, stock gears, and 265/75/16s it moves very comfortably. I rarely need to get on the throttle at all, and can pull 75mph over the various Cascade Mountain passes we have here.

If I go any taller on the tire, I'll probably re-gear, but that is to improve the crawl ratio when walking down hills. I'm sure there is enough power there for a slightly larger tire.

Craig