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handler 69
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| Subject: Re powering the FV721 FOX  31/1/2011, 21:22 | |
| One for all us armour nuts and X REME out there. With the problems Iam having with "Basil" my Fox .......  I put this question out there. What would you replace the Jaguar 4.2 with and how would you do it? Can't wait to see the replies | |
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Dave Gill
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| | Subject: Re: Re powering the FV721 FOX 31/1/2011, 22:23 | |
| Cummins engine, but I have no idea how you would adapt it. The drive train would be ideal to handle the weight, plenty of torque
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handler 69
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| | Subject: Re: Re powering the FV721 FOX 31/1/2011, 22:30 | |
| hmmm didn't they put something similar into the Scimitars? | |
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Dave Gill
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| | Subject: Re: Re powering the FV721 FOX 31/1/2011, 23:37 | |
| - handler 69 wrote:
- hmmm didn't they put something similar into the Scimitars?
yeah, 5.9 diesel about 200 hp but the scim was a ton heavier | |
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handler 69
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| | Subject: Re: Re powering the FV721 FOX 1/2/2011, 00:26 | |
| That certainly would push the old Fox along  Would have to look at how to couple it up to the flywheel though. | |
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Dave Gill
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| | Subject: Re: Re powering the FV721 FOX 1/2/2011, 07:46 | |
| ...out of my league unfortunately  | |
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handler 69
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| | Subject: Re: Re powering the FV721 FOX 1/2/2011, 08:26 | |
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Dave Gill
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| | Subject: Re: Re powering the FV721 FOX 1/2/2011, 22:34 | |
| - handler 69 wrote:
- Yeah mine too LOL
Isn't there anyone out there from REME  | |
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handler 69
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| | Subject: Re: Re powering the FV721 FOX 2/2/2011, 01:34 | |
| LOL Don't worry been told not too!
For one thing, I do not know of anyone converting a Fox to any other engine, secondly, it will lower the value by a heck of a lot. Providing the Jag is treated respectfully and no abused, it will do what you want of it, and is a pleasure to drive. If you find a diesel, it would have to have fluid flywheel adapted to it, an expensive engineering job. Then the diesel would be unlikely to match the normal running RPM of a Jag, this would also cause problems for the gearbox, because a slower engine would mean the gearbox ratios would not match the diesel engine.
You would be very dissapointed in performance to say the least. | |
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