[Kandisa]

Nice to see the 1.8 ISZ back in discussion and congrats on the acquisition.

Originally Posted by jyobeb

..get the carburettor (If it is not FI) replaced with a performance unit. Get it ported, free flow exhausts and you will have about 115 bhp!....

It has to be an MPFI in all probability.

[svsantosh]

Kandisa, Beboy

MPFI it is...

Bharani - am happy you heard my rant and approached the owner - as I said Jeeps are like girls. Approach them or their dad (owner) the right way, either one would fall for you :0)

Wamdernomad - Lol, no Mla Mp stuff!! We just messed up his psychology and played with his ith and ego just planted a seed and until the minute owner met Bharani he was never in a need to part ways with his car...

[commander]

Have done about 300 km on the isuzu and not to sound too cliche or anything but just doesnt feel jeep like - in a good way. There are no rattles, the body line is perfect for a 10 year old jeep, all instruments spot on and the canopy not having a single leak even after being parked in the rain for the night. The gearbox has immense drivability with the vehicle going into overdrive around 40/50 and can comfortably cruise all day with excellent low end torque. The only sound that comes with the Jeep is the mild flapping sound of the canopy from the front at speeds above 60.

What i need to address - Tyres, shock absorbers .
The downside - The canopy material is not so good in insulating heat. The petrol tank motor is quite noisy and is located outside the tank. I dont know if there is something wrong or it is noisy. Will have to get that checked. Finally, FE is around 8/9 ish in spite of a very light foot and a serious hole in the pocket.

Regards
Barani

[Kandisa]

Originally Posted by commander

Have done about 300 km on the isuzu and not to sound too cliche or anything but just doesnt feel jeep like - in a good way.

This reminded me of a fellow jeeper's (he had an original 3B) similar comment, when he drove my jeep for the first time. He told it was too much car type! I didn't (and still don't) have any complaint though

....Finally, FE is around 8/9 ish in spite of a very light foot and a serious hole in the pocket..

You can't get anything better than that in all probability. This figure is optimum.

[sreejeshmp]

I am looking for a ISZ for my next project. Can any one help me to get one ?

[sreejeshmp]

Mm 550 Ngcs Isz

[jeeva]

Originally Posted by sreejeshmp

Mm 550 Ngcs Isz

Moylaali, all you need now is a free flow exhaust and a bit of fooling around with the map.

[dhanushs]

Originally Posted by jeeva

Moylaali, all you need now is a free flow exhaust and a bit of fooling around with the map.

A Jeep with decades old petrol engine is an entirely different ball game than the usual diesel Jeeps. Very unlike how the vehicle sounds, you will be surprised by engine.

[Viraat13]

Originally Posted by sreejeshmp

Mm 550 Ngcs Isz

The MM ISZ sounds like a whole lot of fun to drive.

What about converting regular MMs to the ISZ? Considering the fact that the 1.8 litre petrol is still abundantly available in Mayapuri (Delhi's scrapyard)

Sorry, noob question. What is NGCS?

[svpatra]

Originally Posted by Viraat13

The MM ISZ sounds like a whole lot of fun to drive.

What about converting regular MMs to the ISZ? Considering the fact that the 1.8 litre petrol is still abundantly available in Mayapuri (Delhi's scrapyard)

Sorry, noob question. What is NGCS?

NGCS : New Generation Chassis and Suspension, conversion to petrol is possible, will have issues in updating the RC

[Viraat13]

Originally Posted by svpatra

NGCS : New Generation Chassis and Suspension, conversion to petrol is possible, will have issues in updating the RC

Thanks!

Not really interested personally, I was just floating the idea.
I only have a casual interest in off-road vehicles.

I'll probably be looking up the differences between NGCS and the older versions.

Maybe my passing interest won't remain so! :-p

[kcj3b]

There is another kind of petrol engine used in the late 90s, it's the Peugeot petrol engine, based on the Peugeot xdp4.90.
Does anyone have it in their jeep?

[dhanushs]

Originally Posted by kcj3b

There is another kind of petrol engine used in the late 90s, it's the Peugeot petrol engine, based on the Peugeot xdp4.90.
Does anyone have it in their jeep?

It should be the "Hurricane" engine.

[kcj3b]

Originally Posted by dhanushs

It should be the "Hurricane" engine.

No it's not!
Here is what late Mr. Behram had to say about it:

Dear all - this is the gulf export CL340PE (P2150 engine, "petrolization" of XDP4.90 engine). The steering column was homologated in MIRA England for compulsory collapsible steering column requirement as per GCC standard. It met exhaust emissions ECER15.03 which any carburettor engine could meet. The engine was a shade underpowered. The axle ratio was 4.88. The vehicles were made in 1997 on the export assembly line in Nasik plant. I designed, fabricated, developed, manufactured and assembled the stainless steel bull bar for these cars, the first lot of 21 cars was dispatched to Lebanon, all in a matter of 3 days. the mounting dimension of the 2 central holes is 15 1/8 inches and of the outer two holes is 41 5/8 inches. The side member height was based on the suitability of the CNC bending machine to bend the stainless steel tubes. The welding is done by submerged argon arc welding process. Now Vinod Nookala, tell me, do you want to know more?

Best regards,

Behram Dhabhar


Here is the link:
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/4x4-ve...ml#post1375914

[svsantosh]

Originally Posted by svsantosh

I was in for a very plesant surprise when I saw this 540 (or 550?) next to my Hosur mechanic shop. It came for a water wash and literally they washed it down!! The petrol engine refused to start and its been for over a week...

And after 6 years I got to know the same TN29G.... has become like this. And it is very near the place I had seen it. Now with a good old friend of mine...

Pic Credit to Owner & FB