Improving Defender 200tdi mpg

Improving Defender 200tdi mpg

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Lordsmut

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303 posts

203 months

Sunday 20th January 2008
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Any thoughts Landrover folk?

Cheers

biglepton

5,042 posts

202 months

Sunday 20th January 2008
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Lordsmut said:
Any thoughts Landrover folk?

Cheers
What are you getting now? Is it completely fit?

Franky I don't think there is much you can do that is cost-effective to improve mpg on the 200 - it's already so efficient it takes a week to warm up in the winter!

Best look at other bits of the vehicle - tyre pressures and type, weight - carrying unnecessary stuff etc, etc but to be honest the gains on a Defender will be marginal.

GreenLandy

1,635 posts

232 months

Sunday 20th January 2008
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Fit road tyres, get rid of roof rack, bull bars etc. Maybe consider changing the transfer box to a Disco one. TBH the amount you'd save isn't worth the agro.

eliot

11,442 posts

255 months

Sunday 20th January 2008
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GreenLandy said:
Fit road tyres, get rid of roof rack, bull bars etc. Maybe consider changing the transfer box to a Disco one. TBH the amount you'd save isn't worth the agro.
I'm after a 1.4 LT230 ratio transfer box if you change.

GreenLandy

1,635 posts

232 months

Sunday 20th January 2008
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eliot said:
GreenLandy said:
Fit road tyres, get rid of roof rack, bull bars etc. Maybe consider changing the transfer box to a Disco one. TBH the amount you'd save isn't worth the agro.
I'm after a 1.4 LT230 ratio transfer box if you change.
you want the whole box or the gears to change the ratio of yours?

Steve_D

13,749 posts

259 months

Sunday 20th January 2008
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GreenLandy said:
eliot said:
GreenLandy said:
Fit road tyres, get rid of roof rack, bull bars etc. Maybe consider changing the transfer box to a Disco one. TBH the amount you'd save isn't worth the agro.
I'm after a 1.4 LT230 ratio transfer box if you change.
you want the whole box or the gears to change the ratio of yours?
He's probably broken his. He's broken a long list of 'boxs so why not transfers too.

Steve

GreenLandy

1,635 posts

232 months

Monday 21st January 2008
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Couple of transfer boxes here.http://www.lro.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=7 Got mine for a song off fleabay.