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  1. 06-17-2012, 01:29 AM #391
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    I'd love to drop the 3.2 into the Landy.

    Andrew, are you using the MT82 Getrag behind the 3.2 too ?
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    I dont know that much about the donk,its a 3.2L 5 cylinder turbo same as in BT50.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stihlman441 View Post
    I dont know that much about the donk,its a 3.2L 5 cylinder turbo same as in BT50.
    and they use the same engine in one of the Transit van's in Europe too.

    One hell of an engine IMO, Ford Europe have done good with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tdi-rick View Post
    and they use the same engine in one of the Transit van's in Europe too.

    One hell of an engine IMO, Ford Europe have done good with it.
    I wonder how it would go with a bit of a tune up...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rudolf73 View Post
    I wonder how it would go with a bit of a tune up...
    Fast

    It'd chew clutches, gearbox's, diff's and axles fast, too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rudolf73 View Post
    Talking about Ford... the Ford guys don't want to sell me a new ranger before November
    Yeah we're starting to see the poverty pack 2.2L versions filter into Landmark's fleet and my workmate got a new one arrive a few weeks back. Bloody nice bus. Hasn't got as much snot as my older 3.0L Ranger and doesn't tow with as much authority. They've done a good job with filling the cab that full of plastic stuff that it's smaller than it looks. Drives really nice though (very quiet and a 6 speed manual) and so far it's averaged 9.9L/100km which is pretty handy for a big bus. What amazes me is the ones we are getting come with hill descent and traction control
    I'll get my new one in a few months. The 3.2L is a weapon though and a number of my clients are starting to get the more upmarket models with no complaints at all. A very tractable and driveable motor in the 3.2L whereas the 2.2L is nice but lacks low down punch, just like my 2.5L Navara. The specs look good on paper as far as peak figures go but they never show the torque curves on these smaller capacity, larger turbo motors.
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    The 2.2 is a pretty good engine, it's what is fitted to the Defender these days with the six speed MT82 Getrag behind it.

    Most of us on the Oz Landy board were pretty disparaging of the little engine but I know of a few blokes that have gone from good TD5's to this engine and the new Ford engine is quicker.

    Why the Pom's didn't just drop the 3.2 straight in though
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    Quote Originally Posted by tdi-rick View Post
    The 2.2 is a pretty good engine, it's what is fitted to the Defender these days with the six speed MT82 Getrag behind it.

    Most of us on the Oz Landy board were pretty disparaging of the little engine but I know of a few blokes that have gone from good TD5's to this engine and the new Ford engine is quicker.

    Why the Pom's didn't just drop the 3.2 straight in though
    Yeah they are slow like that. The Territory is another example... it should have come out with the diesel at the start, not now after it has everyone thinking its a fuel guzzler.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tdi-rick View Post
    The 2.2 is a pretty good engine, it's what is fitted to the Defender these days with the six speed MT82 Getrag behind it.

    Most of us on the Oz Landy board were pretty disparaging of the little engine but I know of a few blokes that have gone from good TD5's to this engine and the new Ford engine is quicker.

    Why the Pom's didn't just drop the 3.2 straight in though
    Yeah the smaller engines are funny Rick. They go hard when you're right up them and our Navara gets going bloody well. What they do lack is that tractability down low. For example our Navara in 4WD High in sand will just plain stall under 1800rpm. MY 3.0L Ranger will idle through sand in 4WD High. However you chuck a load on these smaller engines and you do see where the extra capacity comes in handy unless you're WOT where the small engines do OK - the clutches and drivetrain suffer towing under WOT though.

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    Yeah they are slow like that. The Territory is another example... it should have come out with the diesel at the start, not now after it has everyone thinking its a fuel guzzler.
    I agree mate. Things are starting to speed up with Australian built vehicles but they should have had more upmarket diesels in them ages ago. Our fuel quality "may" have been an issue though in days gone by if I remember correctly but the manufacturers are pretty slow off the mark. Except for that Andrew Box fella at Ford, he's ace
    In saying that though my cousin in Sydney had a 12 month old Volkswagon Passat diesel where all the injectors shat themselves at 20,000km under warranty. Except they wouldn't cover the $6,000 repair bill under warranty due to "bad fuel". He's never filled up out of Sydney. It's the new age way for dealers and manufacturers to get out of warranty work - the first thing our Nissan dealer hit us with when our Navara shat itself at 60,000km was it may have been bad fuel or water in the diesel so "it won't be covered under warranty". Turned out to be BS but thats the first excuse they come up with. I bet a lot of people have been conned with this bad fuel crap from dealers.
    Holden needs to get a modern diesel out in their Commodore ASAP. Nobody I know is getting anywhere CLOSE to their advertised fuel consumption figures with this new 3.6L V6 SIDI engine. In fact the 6.0L V8's have been getting better economy under normal driving. 95% of Commodore drivers wouldn't care if they had a few less killerwasps either.
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    Ace ........................ i have ran out of ace things.
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