My stock rebuilt 2.5 and stock carb with 1.4 gearing will get up to 65 no problem and will continue to accelerate past 70. This is in a 90 but to be honest it may be faster than the 200tdi I had in a previous defender. Quiet smooth engine.
1983 110 rebuild - uprating the 2.25 petrol to 2.8 with ACR components
Well, I picked this spectacular example from Johan, Mike and Lou a good couple of months ago. 1983 110, original (although had a respray a couple of years back).
It spent time in Africa and in France... where Impressive to me, the little 2.25 liter petrol could apparently pull this boat! (Not my boat, or my lovely cottage in France - a picture Johan sent me from the previous owner).
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It spent time in Africa and in France... where Impressive to me, the little 2.25 liter petrol could apparently pull this boat! (Not my boat, or my lovely cottage in France - a picture Johan sent me from the previous owner).
