Landy's 110

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I have completed this few weeks ago, and now it’s the time to share the photos.

I have mounted a new upgraded intercooler to my 110, so I will be able to get some more power from the good (but not too strong) TDI-300 engine. The installation wasn’t simple, since I had an A/C fitted and the intercooler had to be mounted in front of the A/C radiator and fan.

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I’ve just installed the K&N air filter. It feels like the TDI 300 got some more power now.

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Tracking the temperature of the EGT much more complex then the tracking I did with the turbo pressure values.
The factors that are raising the EGT temperature are:
1. Pressing the gas pedal (immediate upload)
2. Temperature environment (differences of tens of degrees in EGT) – hot or cold day.
3. Continuous load on the turbo engine (accelerator pedal on maximum  for a few minutes.)
4. Of course that also the road conditions affect (going uphill, strong winds  etc.)

The gauge that I’ve  installed can store the maximum value reached.  To date, the values Celsius, UPSTREAM (after engine, before turbo) are:
1. Most relaxed urban driving – 200-300C.
2. Traveling in non-urban areas without pressing the gas pedal down- 250-350C.
3. Traveling in non-urban areas with the gas pedal pressed down to the maximum with around 17PSI, temperaure values on 350 and up. Generally around 450- 520.
4. Observed Max Value of EGT Temperature – 580C.

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Currently, before I make any changes the turbo boost values are (in PSI):
1. Most relaxed urban driving – turbo completely inactive. 0 PSI.
2. Traveling in non-urban areas without pressing the gas pedal down – turbo at around 10PSI and will  reach up to 15PSI under the conditions  of the road.
3. Traveling in non-urban areas with the gas pedal pressed down to the maximum -turbo pressure around 17PSI, from about 2500 rpm.
4. Maximum value of turbo pressure- 18PSI.

Later on, I will add EGT values on the same conditions.

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I’ve just installed a boost gague I’ve got from eBay.
I have installed it from on the exit of the turbo to the injection pump.

The photo above shows the 2″ boost gague I’ve installed. I’ve got it from eBay. Model is Swoosh SA-58.

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Problem 1: Original Defender seats were invented by the Spanish Inquisition.
Solution: Throw out the original seats and find something more comfortable.

Problem 2: The new seats are very comfortable, but do not fit into the original holes.
Solution: Build something temporary, that converts the new seats holes layout to the Defender holes layout.

Problem 3: After 2 years of ignoring the problem that the new seats did not fold, I was looking for a better solution.
Solution: That’s the time to solve the problem and here is the story:

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There is a well known problem in the defender’s original thermometer. The thermometer is electrical and in order for it to work well it needs a good ground connection to the chassis. Heavy consumers of an electric current like the high headlights and the air conditioner blowers make the thermometer show a high value, that settles when the lights turned off. Those sides affects together with the fact that the original thermometer is not sensitive enough causes a situation when you can’t trust the value on the original thermometer.

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Note: In this article I will describe the process of installing an additional A/C compressor as on-board air compressor. In order to keep things simple- the original A/C

compressor will be referred as “A/C compressor“, and the on-board air compressor will be referred as “Air compressor“. Read the rest of this entry »

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