Recent content by drumhed

What I meant by that is, I have read all the posts available. It sounds like I may need to sync the ECM and BCU, but I can't find any info on how to do that.

Finally got a scanner (Hawkeye Pro). Indeed, it has P1668. I can't find any info on how to fix it.

I have reached out to D&D and Trailhead 4x4. We'll see who calls me back and how badly they want to take my money.

This ^. You're probably right. I did not hear what I had hoped to hear in terms of the Chevy swap feasibility, so I'm back to the question of whether it's worth it to have a shop put in a top hat 4.6 and fix my traction control, or just scrap the truck and buy something else. What that...

I don't have the tools or the time.. But I do have money.

Land Rover of Birmingham already said no. Basically, they could not get an engine and would not touch a 3rd party mill. Not to mention the fact that even if there were an engine, it would be the same piece of shit time-bomb that's in it now, and they would charge a ludicrous amount to install it.

The FiTech kits that go in place of a 4bbl start at $795. Built in FPR and uses Bosch wideband O2 (included). Keeps distributor-style ignition. It will literally run anything that takes a standard 4bbl carb and has it's own standalone ignition. I guess that is the drawback.. You can't...

So is there any sensible approach to keeping the D2? I am not opposed to a well built Rover V8, if such a thing exists. I have heard of Turner and some other UK company who send engines to the US. I have even gotten a quote from Turner. But I don't know who to have install it or even if...

They have come a long way in the last 5 years. Wide Band O2 and self-tuning are now the norm, not the cutting-edge. And I can get the system for a little more than a Hawkeye scanner would cost me. It's easy to be allured by that.

Trail truck

The Discovery actually is unique and cool, but I see your point and that's the whole decision I'm faced with. I have certainly had enough fun in it that I don't feel "jipped" for having $4k tied up in it. But she's about wore the fuck out, and something has to be done to get my wheeling...

Honestly, I am probably going to ditch the ABS and traction control in favor of locking diffs. As I said, I am looking for a simple/reliable setup. Even if I put a top hat 4.6 in, it's probably going to get aftermarket engine management and gutting of any complicated factory equipment that I...

Cheap is not what I'm going for.. I expect to spend $8-15K on this project. The reason for such a wide range is obvious.. A 350 hooked up to the ZF would be half the expense and trouble of an LS engine, 4L80E, transfer case adapter, and custom drive shafts, so if there's some...

Looking to swap a chevy engine into my D2 (2004), and I'm looking for opinions and experiences on such endeavors. Honestly, I just want the simplest, hot-rod style setup. The bottom line is, the truck needs a new engine. Rover V8's suck (no offense), never mind the fact that I cannot buy a...

Squirt, it sounds smooth as usual up and down. Tomorrow I will take the battery box back out and look for clues as you suggest. Tuesday I will have a code reader from a friend and we'll see what she says.