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tempestv8
Member Since: 11 Oct 2006
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 57
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| Low range in D4 vs Low range in Land Cruiser V8 |
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Howdy folks,
Being a Land Cruiser 200 (TDV8) owner, I am curious to know what the low range gearing on the Toyota is like compared to the Discovery 4.
Before you all shoot me, I am still a Land Rover owner too, with a Discovery II V8 auto which I've had for more than 10 years now.
I would like to know what the speedometer says in km/hr when a D4 is in Low 1st gear and the TDV6 is spinning at 2500 rpm exactly.
Can anyone help me with this experiment?
I need to test this out on my LC200 as well, and report back. TIA!
Lawrance
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 21st Jun 2011 2:45 pm |
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~Rich~
Member Since: 16 Mar 2009
Location: Sydney
Posts: 628
 
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Ah Lawrance, you ended up getting the L/C!
I remember you where shopping around for a TDV6 just after I got mine.
Have you had any oil usage problems with the L/C?
BTW I guess you want the speed reading while the car is on flat ground or otherwise unless you are using the same hill readings will be different. 2014 SDV6 HSE White, LLAMS Height Controller, Tinted Glass, Tuff Ant Sliders and 18" steel wheels, Safari Snorkel, Rhino Rack Platform, ARB Air Compressor, Custom Drawer and storage unit -http://www.box.com/s/jem0ilac3cner2mexq64 UHF CB, 4x4 Intellegence RWC, 120ltr Long range tank, Rock Sliders and Compressor protection plate Beanie grill, De Tango.
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| 21st Jun 2011 11:08 pm |
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Skep
Member Since: 04 Dec 2007
Location: between Sheffield, Chesterfield, Worksop and Mansfield
Posts: 651
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| Re: Low range in D4 vs Low range in Land Cruiser V8 |
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tempestv8 wrote:
I would like to know what the speedometer says in km/hr when a D4 is in Low 1st gear and the TDV6 is spinning at 2500 rpm exactly.
Can anyone help me with this experiment?
Just been and done this in my MY10 3.0 TDV6 and the speedo read a steady 6mph!
Hope that is of some use 
Skep '16 Volvo XC90 R Design Bursting Blue (Vera)
'12 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Fuji White (Daz - Gone 
'10 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Santorini Black (Vinnie - Gone)
'07 Discovery 3 2.7 TDV6 SE Stornoway Grey (Gone)
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| 22nd Jun 2011 9:08 am |
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tempestv8
Member Since: 11 Oct 2006
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 57
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To Amazing, somehow, maths was not one of my strong points at school, I'm afraid.  However I do know how to read a dial with a needle pointing at a number! 
To Skep, thanks for the info. I've got a metric brain so I have to convert MPH to KM/hr. 6 MPH = 9.66 KM/Hr. I'm off to check out the LC200 and will report back. Stay tuned!
To Rich, yes, I ended up getting the big T after agonising for a long time between a D3/D4 and a Land Cruiser 200 Series. In the end, the 17" wheels on the Toyota and the very simple tow bar arrangement and larger fuel tank won the argument for me, but let's not start that debate on this thread coz it has already been discussed in another thread.... Oil consumption? Yes, it's there, but apparently all new engines tend to use oil for a bit and then the consumption settles down. Other than that, there has been zero product quality issues, so I'm happy so far.
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| 23rd Jun 2011 7:05 am |
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tempestv8
Member Since: 11 Oct 2006
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 57
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Finally managed to perform the test - low range 1st in LC200 TDV8 @ 2500 RPM = 10 km/hr according to the speedo.
Thanks for the info sharing, Skep!
I was curious to know if the LC200 had a good low 1st gear like the excellent gearing on the D4.
The D4 has a more useable spread of ratios because the LC200's top gear does not engage normally until about 110 km/hr.
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| 23rd Jun 2011 1:04 pm |
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disco4x4au
Member Since: 19 Jan 2006
Location: Perth
Posts: 409
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I wouldn't trust speedos at that low a speed.
From the data, for low-range 1st the LC200 is 37.8:1, the D4 is 43.3:1
Cheers,
Gordon ex - 2006 D3 TDV6 SE, silver, with lots of stuff - R.I.P.
ex - 2009 D3 TDV6 SE, silver, had lots of stuff too!
Now - 2010 RRS 3.0 TDV6, rimini red, 18" rims + Cooper LTZ, rear eLocker, Spider tuning box, GOE protection plates and rock sliders, GOE 3way shortened rods.
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| 27th Jun 2011 2:43 am |
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