1UZ-FE in Land Rover Discovery
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- This video was of my first UZFE conversion. A lot of lessons were learnt. Watch • Installing UZFE1 into ... for my latest conversion.
The first part of my conversion from Rover to Toyota 1UZ-FE in my Land Rover Discovery 1
Notice the dual battery system. Engine bay wiring nearly completed here.
Engine is running amazingly quiet with no exhaust. Only the exhaust manifolds have been fitted.
The exhaust is street-legal now, and this beast has been tamed to a low murmur.
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I've recently been considering exactly this swap. In reading through the comments and your replies, sure sounds as though you'd recommend against it. (Very impressive replying to comments from over a decade ago, BTW!) From what you experienced, is there another V8 that you'd think might be easier to swap in? An LS, for example?
Yes, it certainly is not a straight-forward swap. If you still have the original engine, I'd recommend giving it an overhaul and upgrade, maybe and aftermarket ECU and pop it back in. It's by far the quickest, easiest and economical way to get your car on the road again, and preserves your vehicle's resale value.
If none of those are important to you, remember that the Land Rover transmission, diffs and side shafts can't handle a lot of power, so you don't want to go over the top with engine power, unless you feel like swapping out all that, too.
Then make some very careful measurements of the engine bay, the front differential interferes with quite a bit of the engine bay, and unless you are lifting the truck, you will need an engine that is either very flat, or at least has clearance around the front.
I have dreamt of this type of install forever.
This is what a land rover should always be.
It was a lot more trouble than it was worth, though
I took a slight detour in mine now and am using an R380 and LT230... Hopefully the R380 will last more than five minutes! Having a 300tdi flywheel modified to fit the lexus ring gear at the moment and then will be able to get the engine adaptor made. I already have a rear sump which will be fitted to the engine soon enough.
Thanks and good luck with yours
How did it go?
@@EvertVorster Its going well, am actually using a borg warner transfer box. contemplating fitting LPG although i dont do many miles so not currently worth it. Havent blown up the R380 yet.... changed the front prop to a double carden as there was a vibration due to diff pinion angle. Just playing about with some other bits that arent related to the engine really! How about yours?
@@JD3406 I sold that one. The engine broke everything around it. My next attempt is much more successful, you can see videos about it on my channel. ;)
Well, not complete garbage.
The Discoveries are good tourers where the road quality is questionable. Not a lot of loading space, though. They are very comfortable and relatively light on fuel for an off-road vehicle.
Saying that, my main vehicle is now a Toyota Land Cruiser GX station wagon from 1996. ( FJ80 ) It's MUCH more rugged, and quite capable off road. Tradeoffs are comfort and fuel economy. But, with a family now the extra load space is useful.
So, so the right tool for the job!
Hi there.
I will provide specifics on the conversion once it's done. Unfortunately, we have some misalignment in the conversion, and that has caused some delays. Sump clearance is important, and you might have to get a rear-sumped UFZE1, or lift the suspension.
Good luck!
Hi there, this is interesting..
Is the disco 2 gear box mated with the 1uz or is it 1uz with it's gear box?
Hi there! We used the gearbox from the 1UZ, and made a converter between the gearbox and the Disco's transfer case.
This specific conversion I used the Automatic gearbox that came with the Lexus V8 engine. The back end of it blots off, and I am in the process of manufacturing a part that will allow me bolt the original Land Rover discovery transfer case back on to it.
Unfortunately, This project took quite a lot longer than I originally intended. If I had my time and money over, I would have just overhauled the Land-Rover v8 that was in there in the first place. Fuel economy... 8km/l on the open road.
Evert are you done with your convention
Not only done, but that car has been sold nearly a decade ago...
How easy was is to set up the ECU
We used a Dicktator ECU on that one. It's not overly complicated, but you do need to know how to tune an engine.
Well done, I am trying the FX35 VQ35DE with manual gear box. Do you have any suggestion
Nope... how did it work for you?
How long does a full tank last you approximately on the open road
That would depend on the size of the tank. We calculated the car to travel 8 kilometres on every litre of gas on the open road.
Where did you get hold of that rear sump? I am still looking for one, as my front sump seriously impacts on my front diff wheel travel.
hello nice job !!!! originally that engine mounts ??? you managed to run slabs tc hdc and everything else without the original engine control unit?
Hi there.
I was using an aftermarket ECU, available in South Africa. The Trade name is Dicktator, and the particular setup used here was the "Wasted Spark" system.
ok but i wish know if abs tc and hdc will work without original engine ecu
The Disco I had never had any of those fancy things, as it was far too old.
If it did, I would have left the old ECU in place, and just wired up a new ECU for the new engine. I hope that helps?
I bought a knackered soarer engine from here smiffies-soarer-sanctuary
Do you have any problems with exhaust header clearance? or do you have non standard manifolds?
Load of issues, had to cut and flatten
any tips on a conversion technique or parts list to connect a 1jzgte to the automatic transmission / transfer case on a 2002 landrover d2.. all is good on my d2 except engine, trying to find someone who has done it before with the 1jzgte, utilizing the automatic transmission from the 1jz, and connecting the 1jz auto - to the awd lt230 transfer case. any tips let me know.
Hi there.
Sorry for the long delay in answering. Since the town I live in has a harbour, we also have a thriving engineering community. The conversion between the gearbox and transfer case was made from scratch, so you are on your own there.
However, two critical things to watch out for.
Sump clearance on the front diff.
Cooling: With a bigger engine, more heat is produced.
Couldn't have asked for more, thanks for the tip on sump I had to go back and look at the two engines I had sitting on the floor, one is front the other is rear sump, so I'll have to dry fit them to see which has better clearance before I continue further. I appreciate the response.
Hi there. This video is actually an old one, watch czcams.com/video/HCsayev2XB0/video.html for another conversion that I did.
can you still use the 4wd once you swap the oem engine to a toyota engine ?
Hi there, Hoo. It completely depends on where along the drive chain you swap over from the Toyota to the OEM. For instance, if you change just the engine and make an adaptor plate between the gearbox and engine, you will be able to use the 4wd just like normal. Unfortunately the extra power from the 1UZFE will almost certainly destroy your gearbox, transfer case or differentials. Overall, I would recommend against doing this conversion.
Hi Im just about to start this conversion but into a series 3 109. Any chance you could provide me with some info on your conversion? Particularly interested in sump/axle clearence and if you are still running 4WD and what gearbox and transfer box you are using? If I provide you with an e-mail address is there any chance you could send me some photos? also whats your fuel consumption like? Thanks for your help and nice car!
Just clearing out my old replies on my channel. How did your conversion go in the end?
What car did this engine come from?
It is a lexus 1uzfe, used in lexus soarer, etc...
I always wanted a Discovery. When it was time to buy one I did my research only to find out they were complete garbage.
Had a couple disco 1 will go for ever disco 2 will go about 350k miles disco 3 well disco 3's are shit still run my 2004 disco 2 though
If you are American you will be told landys are shit down to 1980s british cars being absolute shit but discos are good in england we are told American cars are shit based on 1980s American cars being shit aswell yeah the 1980s were shit for cars
They are
They last if you drive them carefully
There is a massive difference between build quality and just the sheer amount of material used between Land Rover and Land Cruiser, for instance
Are you in SA?
Kubale Nyaundi, I am in Namibia.
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Thanks