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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: carracarra13 on March 20, 2009, 19:22:53

Title: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: carracarra13 on March 20, 2009, 19:22:53

well we just picked up a 3.9 v8 disco (xe chelsie tractor ) its in very good nick, its got two minor problems some gibbon has cought the indicator lense and the dash is pealing, but NO ROT OR even SUrface RUST full service history, from new Im the third owner on a 1995 engin rebuilt by landrover  top to tail the bloke spent a fortune on it Ive got repair bills for £700- 1000 (recipts back this up)  5000 miles ago, time will tell how good this is, went to it today been sitting up since november fully charged batery first turn and away just having to wait for log book in my name as its was a bit complicated I cant tax it as the log book needs to have my name on it has its been lost, but I did checks and the truck is straight so just got to waight to play with my baby hopefully they will pull there fingers out please dvla HURRY UP WE LOVE YOU REALY lol

Title: Re: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: Devon-Rover on March 20, 2009, 20:54:46

Nice one.

First mod is an LPG kit so you can afford to run it  ;)  :P  Ohh and and Double S make a really nice exhaust for a V8  :twisted:

Title: Re: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: colheath on March 21, 2009, 07:50:12

I picked up my V8 Disco on Thursday, I've not stopped smiling since  :D

Title: Re: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: mikiep1986 on March 21, 2009, 09:52:28

 sounds like a nice motor yo ugot there . .


 ha DVLA hurry things up . . . .  that'll be the day  :lol:

Title: Re: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: carracarra13 on March 21, 2009, 22:09:01

I dont mide crawling just as long as I can go play (kids calles him diago couse the v8 growls like a tiger (ice age) the last one we had I called noris lol (though it should of been nora as in nora batty as it ended up wrinkled lol, yup the gas kit lpg will be the first thing Im saving for what return on petrol do you recon I should expct I thought about 11-15 mpg if im lucky

Title: Re: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: BobtailBogey on March 21, 2009, 22:51:18

yeah thats about right for a v8 on average

My Rangie Bob gets approx that but itsvery rare as you cant stop putting your foot down to hear the noise  :twisted:

Title: Re: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: carracarra13 on March 28, 2009, 22:44:30

well shes on the road but wow that fuel tanker got to keep up lol

Title: Re: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: big tim on March 29, 2009, 11:10:20

I have a 3.9 v8 disco auto with a janspeed exhaust minus the back box. Never worked out what mpg I'm getting but she does get used every day then abused offroad at weekends it would be hard to swap for a diesel. Heres a fews pics of mine
(http://img4012.photobox.co.uk/84556557a1b5975e28bf25e8d0ad06865760b7d6684eb117dd2d0234b5673f83c295a5a7.jpg)
(http://img4012.photobox.co.uk/9575946531d5c75ffe678edfe6c57aedc7bb83a217e00ff440a3d6aa861acb4a367450c4.jpg)
(http://img4012.photobox.co.uk/6632323152435e33589378f20dc39223aeb451859bd49f02c8347813d554a9012af79519.jpg)
(http://img4012.photobox.co.uk/11740425d6afb7d938df285ef310892d8509cea4a7f918fd92b06d4f3d402a336e910b1f.jpg)

Title: Re: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 29, 2009, 11:29:07

Can't be anyb less economical than my LSE and I get up to 180 miles for 60 ish litres of LPG pluss a bit of petrol when it starts up.

Title: Re: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: Devon-Rover on March 29, 2009, 21:42:24

Managed 16MPG on gas the other week with some careful driving. and last week managed 12 MPG  :shocked:  [-o<   Will do about 200 miles on 65 liters of gas usually.  Depends on what i'm doing where i'm going and how fast i need to get there  ;)

Title: Re: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: carracarra13 on March 31, 2009, 23:28:59

so im doing well at 12 then

Title: Re: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: oilburningcossack on April 01, 2009, 10:38:48

To save some cash and get a realy good gas system try www.blazegas.com, they do a self fit kit that I,ve put on a 3.9 efi, and the wife can get 17+mpg (gotter be the smaller right foot, not so heavy) on gas. I put two 40lt tanks in place of the petrol tank. But blaze now do a 90lt doughnut that go's in the same place. I went for the steel 6.5gallon petrol tank that fits in the off side rear wing but now wish I'd paid for the stainless one :doh: I am going to put the two 40's on my other disco and replace them with the 90lt doughnut and two 36lt sill giving 130lt's of gas and 29lt's of petrol. Just to show much cheaper it can be on gas. Went from home (north essex) to Southampton and back in a day covering 340 miles using 121lt's of gas at 47.9p per litre (the topup at Shell at Fleet services put the cost per litre up :evil:. Localy I was only paying 44.9p) Thats 26.7 gallons,giving 12.73mpg. Not good I hear you cry, but this was towing a 5.2m rib down and towing a 6.5m rib back with a four cyclinder 90hp honda four stroke outboard in the back and the air-con on full most of the way there and back. £58 for the round trip not that bad realy. :D

Title: Re: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: Lumbering Jack on May 11, 2009, 23:35:19

I've just been and picked mine up - R reg manual with LPG - got twin tanks under the sills but do like the idea of the donut.

Driving back with big grin all the way and never switched radio on once - sounds lovely  :dance:

Title: Re: just got a v8 discovery
Post by: python on May 14, 2009, 14:09:19

i just bought one last night too. whoo hoo. i get the keys today. oh i cant wait.  :D :D