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| stevie d Member Since: 09 Nov 2009 Location: Bishops Stortford Posts: 342   
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Hi,
Does the TD5 have a rev limiter? What's the max speed in the forward gears? Steve  Defender 90 TD5 Station Wagon
Discovery 3 HSE BMW 330i Coupe |
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11th Feb 2013 5:14pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897  
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My TD5 Ninety handbook says 89mph max in fifth gear.
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11th Feb 2013 5:25pm |
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| me@td5.org Member Since: 16 Jan 2011 Location: Warwick Posts: 856 
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Mine does 110 in 5th with standard transfer box (down hill with a following wind on private road obviously) according to the speedo. I'm pretty sure it's power vs forces of nature that stop it.
There is a rev limiter but I have no idea what it's at. |
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11th Feb 2013 5:28pm |
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| stevie d Member Since: 09 Nov 2009 Location: Bishops Stortford Posts: 342
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I was just wondering as I always thought it was the gearbox holding back the vehicle but I have recently found I can go faster than I thought in the gears, I just have never found the rev limiter so not sure its got one?
I've had 60 in 4th and over 90 in 5th. Steve Defender 90 TD5 Station Wagon Discovery 3 HSE BMW 330i Coupe |
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11th Feb 2013 5:33pm |
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| TR51 Member Since: 17 Apr 2012 Location: Dorset UK Posts: 333  
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May be you had a sticky wastgate... mine used to feel as if it was hitting a limiter, until I freed it up
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11th Feb 2013 5:34pm |
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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654 
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This page reckons it can go to 4850rpm:
http://www.landroverclub.net/Club/HTML/Td5engine.htm Likewise I don't think I've ever got anywhere near that. It just sounds painful higher up the rev band. When I went to Alive Gary was reading out the revs from the passenger seat and they were shockingly low - I think I was changing up at about 1200rpm  Since then I've been a bit more generous with revving it, but only when I want to get somewhere. |
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11th Feb 2013 5:49pm |
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| stevie d Member Since: 09 Nov 2009 Location: Bishops Stortford Posts: 342
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I have a plug in box fitted that I inherited but seems to work fine circa 160 bhp.
If I accelerate quickly in the lower gears the vehicle seems to initially go and then 'get reluctant', its almost as if there a back pressure holding back the acceleration. I originally though this was the gearbox but its probably not. Obviously with increased power over standard there has to be something that holds the vehicle back - intercooler/ exhaust/ catalyst? Steve Defender 90 TD5 Station Wagon
Discovery 3 HSE BMW 330i Coupe |
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11th Feb 2013 6:53pm |
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| adseybear Member Since: 08 Oct 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 260 
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Td5 will rev higher than you think, i hit the limiter in 3rd at just over 60 and will do 80+ in 4th. 2003 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Belize Green - "Betty"
1958 Series IIA 109 Station Wagon - "Randolph" - Awaiting Restoration 2019 Jeep Wrangler JL Rubicon - SOLD 2006 Volvo V70 D5 - Ocean Race Edition, SOLD 2003 VW Passat Estate 1.9TDI - SOLD 2008 BMW 320D M Sport Estate - SOLD 2001 Defender 90 Td5 Hard Top - SOLD |
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13th Feb 2013 9:18am |
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| TD5_dan Member Since: 24 Feb 2012 Location: Essex Posts: 449
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I was the same until I got a rev counter for mine. All my gear changes were around 1500rpm! Was amazing how much smoother and faster the drive was when I started taking it to about 2200rpm for gear changes. 2001 TD5 110 County Station Wagon - sold
1970 Series 2A Station Wagon 1970 Series 2A hard top 1960 Series 2 1972 Series 3 |
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13th Feb 2013 11:00am |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897
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Max BHP is quoted at 5,000 revs.
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13th Feb 2013 11:07am |
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