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roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

lightning wrote:
I assume you are talking about off road driving and competition use.

If you regularly drive a Defender TD5 like that on the road it’s going to do about 15mpg and you’ll likely need a new transmission before long.

I don't think it makes a difference if it is on or off-road as the engine produces the power to break things.

But I still have the original engine, gearbox, transfer box. Diffs are Detroit in the rear and true trac in the front. I broke some halfshafts and C.V. joints but they are now all replaced by Aschcroft parts. So they should last.

I broke a diesel line and the diesel pump is 2 different occasions on the road, but I don't think that has to do with high rev's

Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)

28th Jan 2020 4:15pm

bankz5152

Member Since: 02 Feb 2017
Location: South London/North Kent
Posts: 2192

Roy5695 wrote:
Alive have just put a post up regarding a TD5!

He’s hit over 250 BHP

See the curve tho? All drops off a cliff at 3k still needs a lot of work. Instagram @defender_ventures
Empire Tuning - Agent

28th Jan 2020 7:15pm

Roy5695

Member Since: 15 Feb 2014
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 1123

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Indus Silver

Yeah he’s got another few days on it yet. The power is there. Just needs fettling now. 2011 Defender DCPU 2.2 - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic30623.html

Instagram - @r22oyp

Roy

28th Jan 2020 7:18pm

benniferj

Member Since: 20 Oct 2016
Location: Basingstoke
Posts: 361

roel wrote:

I don't think it makes a difference if it is on or off-road as the engine produces the power to break things.

I'd heavily suggest it does. Despite power output, the thing that really breaks cars is traction, if you try and apply a huge amount of torque to all wheels while they're on a grippy road with evenly distributed forces, thats a lot more sympathetic to the car than applying the same torque to a vehicle with wheels slipping and gripping and snatching away at the terrain. Thats what kills shafts, shock loads the entire drive line.

Either way im happy with my TD5 110 on 180bhp.

30th Jan 2020 9:18am

bankz5152

Member Since: 02 Feb 2017
Location: South London/North Kent
Posts: 2192

Yup. Ive broken two CVs/shafts in Spain due to having extreme traction and being heavy footed. I had the traction needed to creep up the hill but stupidly decided to boot it a little. Que broken CV

As opposed to a similar hill but sandy, cant crawl have to give it some power but no damage. Same for mud Instagram @defender_ventures
Empire Tuning - Agent

30th Jan 2020 9:34am

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpB1HKRpTzc

at 50 seconds: so easy is it to break a CV with a little steering. Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)

30th Jan 2020 5:25pm

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