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Aaron



Member Since: 09 Dec 2010
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United Kingdom 1998 Defender 90 V8 Petrol 50th Auto Atlantis Blue
GB343 50th 5.0L JE Supersports
GB343 now has a new home! Collected today Very Happy

The JE 5.0L Supersport has a lovely growl and power delivery, but it really is effortless to drive. I missed out on this very car about 5 years ago to the owner who just sold it to me...!

Long time lurker, as nearly bought a Puma 2.4 off Jeremy back in 2010 - ended up in a Supercharged Range Rover Vogue SE...as you do. Still had the itch though, so finally picked up the 50th when it came up.


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 ex-MY1998 Defender 50th GB343 5.0L JE Supersports
MY2000 TVR Griffith 500
MY2003 TVR Cerbera SP6
Post #417056 18th Apr 2015 1:38pm
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Go Beyond



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Congratulations !

Nothing like a V8 rumble Mr. Green
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sirros



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Bow down Bow down Bow down Awesome
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Ellisboy



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1998 Defender 90 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
Very very nice! Thumbs Up
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LR90XS2011



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very nice bet it sounds awsome DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy
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Pickles



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Sensational,...a 50th with a JE 5L engine,...a combination that would be hard to beat.
What are the specs of the engine, & what sort of 5L is it?...L.R. based?..Power & torque?
You've done well.
Pickles.
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Aaron



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United Kingdom 1998 Defender 90 V8 Petrol 50th Auto Atlantis Blue
Thanks all. I have been out burning fuel all afternoon...makes a great sound!

The engine was upgraded in 2003 by JE Engineering in Coventry. The catalogue at the time shows the performance options available and were based around Land Rover products and the Rover V8 engines. I have a copy in the history, and for those interested, here are the details and specifications that were available...

Defender Conversion Options September 2002
Petrol V8 packages:

(1) SPORT 'Top End' Cylinder Heads and Manifolds: delivering 12-14bhp gain, available as a kit or fitted.
-gas flowed heads balanced combustion chambers, large JE inlet and exhaust valves and 'high flow' shaped seats, together with gas flowed inlet manifold and larger air horns.

(2) JE 4.6L 'Short Engine': delivering power output of 220bhp and 380Nm (280Lb.ft) torque.
-specially machined pistons
-all parts lightened, balanced and blueprinted to competition tolerances
-reprogrammed engine ECU

(3) JE 4.6L SPORT: delivering power output of 235bhp and 400Nm (295Lb.ft) torque.
-4.6L short engine (as per (2) above)
-Sport cylinder heads and intake system (as per (1) above)
-a fully re-programmed engine ECU

(4) JE 5.0L SUPERSPORTS 'Short Engine': delivering 240bhp and 425Nm torque.
-fully floating forged pistons fitted to 'H' section steel con-rods
-specially machined 'tuftrided' long stroke rank
-all parts lightened, balanced and blueprinted to competition tolerances
-reprogrammed engine ECU

(5) JE 5.0L SUPERSPORTS 'Complete Engine': delivering 275bhp and 440Nm torque.
-5.0L short engine (as per (4) above)
-Sport cylinder heads and intake system
-a fully re-programmed engine ECU


The owner of GB343 went all out and specified option (5)! Plus uprated brake discs and pads. Total bill of just over £9k. ex-MY1998 Defender 50th GB343 5.0L JE Supersports
MY2000 TVR Griffith 500
MY2003 TVR Cerbera SP6
Post #417146 18th Apr 2015 10:05pm
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Pickles



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So yours has the best option at the time!
I've seen the advertisements for J.E., & whilst not cheap, certainly have an air of quality about them.
How many miles has the JE engine done?
Any further upgrades planned?
Very jealous, from the land of V8s, Pickles.
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bpman



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Nice Thumbs Up I have a defender and a V8 but in 2 different vehicles, together they must be awesome !
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Aaron



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United Kingdom 1998 Defender 90 V8 Petrol 50th Auto Atlantis Blue
Pickles wrote:
So yours has the best option at the time!
I've seen the advertisements for J.E., & whilst not cheap, certainly have an air of quality about them.
How many miles has the JE engine done?
Any further upgrades planned?
Very jealous, from the land of V8s, Pickles.


The JE engine has done about 28k miles....the total mileage is 51k now.

I think the only planned upgrades will be interior and small cosmetic refurbishment as and when required. The supplying dealer H.R.Owen London fitted electric windows and central locking from new, so that's a bonus. I need a new fuel gauge - the good old damper has gone, nice and bouncy at times (they all do that sir.....). The previous owner also changed the seats when it was converted in '03, but I might update those (following Ken's 50th project on the exmoor elite in matching standard cloth).

Otherwise, I think it's pretty much perfect as it it - the safari cage, a-bar, NAS step, alloys, side-steps - I think LR really nailed it with this edition straight out the box!


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 ex-MY1998 Defender 50th GB343 5.0L JE Supersports
MY2000 TVR Griffith 500
MY2003 TVR Cerbera SP6


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Go Beyond



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There's a chap on the 50th forum who was producing perfect reproductions of the numbered plate on the NAS console if yours is worn
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Aaron



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United Kingdom 1998 Defender 90 V8 Petrol 50th Auto Atlantis Blue
Great, thanks for that. I'm over on the 50th Forum too. Mine isn't too bad at the moment, but that is good to know - I will have a search.

First mod ordered...5.0 plenum badge to fill the space...

 ex-MY1998 Defender 50th GB343 5.0L JE Supersports
MY2000 TVR Griffith 500
MY2003 TVR Cerbera SP6
Post #417195 19th Apr 2015 8:30am
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Go Beyond



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If you're ever over our way pop in, we have a few bits of 50th memorabilia here and a JE stablemate Thumbs Up
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Pickles



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Sounds pretty much perfect to me, a VERY special vehicle.
Pickles.
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X4SKP



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United Kingdom 2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey
Hello Aaron

Looks Great... but don't talk to us too much about the sound it makes... Mr. Green

Track down this guy and make him an offer... Thumbs Up


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