LT230 Swap 1.4 to 1.2 Before and After Results Land Rover Defender Td5

A test drive before and after swapping an LT230 1.4 for a 1.2 ratio transfer case

[@2702simmo]

Enjoyed that My TD5 needs a new clutch and I’m going to get a 1.2 ratio TB from Winchester as I daily my TD5

[@oliverdixon3904]

Great video pal !defo doing the transfer mod on my td5!

[@powerstanceimportexport5154]

Awesome. Best of luck!

[@scottwickham9405]

Great video Joel. I have the 1.2 in my ‘86 ninety ex-raf truck. Works great with the 200tdi I swapped in.

[@powerstanceimportexport5154]

Awesome. Are you seeing better MPG’s as well?

[@scottwickham9405]

I’m getting about 25mpg

[@wingding028]

remap makes a good differance

[@powerstanceimportexport5154]

I was wondering if adding HP would make pushing the higher gears easier. I need to learn how to re chip these ECU’s. Not many in the states can do it.

[@wingding028]

@@powerstanceimportexport5154 talk to alive tuning you could post your ecu to them or they might know someone in the states

[@davidforbes6250]

Good job. Td5 is overrated by some in my opinion.

[@Land_Raver]

Wouldn't the speedo read the same since it's based on the output shaft speed?

[@powerstanceimportexport5154]

No. Two output shafts rotating at the same speed with different sized tires would result in different speeds.

[@Land_Raver]

@@powerstanceimportexport5154 Oh. I must have skipped over the tire change.

[@adambreslow6721]

Td5 has a ecu more problems

[@powerstanceimportexport5154]

An ECU may incur problems, but the opportunity for horsepower gain far outweighs them. Plus an ECU has zero moving parts, so failure is uncommon.