What might be the ultimate Land Rover engine swap is for sale. A couple of years ago, Diesel Pump UK installed an industrial diesel in a Defender, preserving the Land Rover’s rugged character while increasing reliability. The build took five years, but the shop is now willing to part with it—and is willing to ship outside the U.K. If you’ve got a tax refund on the way, it might be worth considering.
Diesel Pump UK normally specializes in Mercedes-Benz OM606 swaps, unleashing the potential of the 3.0-liter inline-six that’s been called the 2JZ of diesels. But for this Defender build, the shop went with an engine from a JCB backhoe. If you’re not familiar with JCB, it’s a prolific manufacturer of agricultural and industrial equipment that, like Land Rover, is quintessentially British.
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The goal of the build wasn’t to generate maximum horsepower, Diesel Pump UK owner Luke Dale said in a YouTube video released around the time of the build’ …
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Author: Stephen Edelstein
