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: Easy to do tweeks?

Volf
06-10-2006, 13:26
Hey there

Ive got my self a Rover 418GSD Turbo, Is there any dead easy tweeks I can do to improve prformence?

I dont know a great deal about it at all, by the looks of it, The last owner has replaced the Airbox filter, with a Cone filter.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y264/__Volf__/DSCF1949.jpg

Any advice? Ideas?
Rover_ron
06-10-2006, 15:06
Hey there

Ive got my self a Rover 418GSD Turbo, Is there any dead easy tweeks I can do to improve prformence?

I dont know a great deal about it at all, by the looks of it, The last owner has replaced the Airbox filter, with a Cone filter.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y264/__Volf__/DSCF1949.jpg

Any advice? Ideas?


You can adjust the fuel pump like you can on the non intercooled L series. PM me your email address and I'll send you my Tuning Guide pdf.

My Relay camper has the same engine and after fitting a turbo and intercooler, I adjusted the pump. It storms up hills (well for a camper it does!) and mpg has improved as well.

Ron
Dave
06-10-2006, 17:30
You can adjust the fuel pump like you can on the non intercooled L series. PM me your email address and I'll send you my Tuning Guide pdf.

My Relay camper has the same engine and after fitting a turbo and intercooler, I adjusted the pump. It storms up hills (well for a camper it does!) and mpg has improved as well.

Ron
Get rid of the open cone as well, you will get massive heat soak for the heat of the engine.

Find the cover for the airbox and buy a performance panel filter such as ITG or similar.

Cheers
Skelo
empsburna
06-10-2006, 17:57
is that not a pug lump? :dunno:
Dave
06-10-2006, 18:45
is that not a pug lump? :dunno:
It is.

Cheers
Skelo
Rover_ron
06-10-2006, 19:55
It is.

Cheers
Skelo

I believe its actually the XUD 1.9 rather than the 1.7, so why did Rover called it a 218?

That's a Lucas pump I can see though now that I've looked more closely, not a Bosch one as on the L series.

Ron
Dave
06-10-2006, 20:00
to be different :lol:

Cheers
Skelo
empsburna
06-10-2006, 20:00
I believe its actually the XUD 1.9 rather than the 1.7, so why did Rover called it a 218?

Ron
keep the model numbers even? :dunno:
MikeRJ
06-10-2006, 20:21
I believe its actually the XUD 1.9 rather than the 1.7, so why did Rover called it a 218?

That's a Lucas pump I can see though now that I've looked more closely, not a Bosch one as on the L series.

Ron


The 218 engine was actualy 1769cc, same as the diesel engine used in the Pug 205. The 1.9 version was never used by Rover AFAIK.
Rover_ron
06-10-2006, 20:39
The 218 engine was actualy 1769cc, same as the diesel engine used in the Pug 205. The 1.9 version was never used by Rover AFAIK.

Thanks for putting me right on that.

Ron
DerekS
06-10-2006, 22:07
When I had my 218, the 1.7's were all Turbo's, but they also used 1.9's, non turbo.
E_T_V
06-10-2006, 22:50
Yup the turbo ones were 1.7 the NASP's 1.9's
Sejin26
28-11-2006, 11:39
I have just purchased a 95 M reg 418 SLD Turbo. I would like to know if I can improve the already decent performance.