Land Rover Monthly

Discovery 1 Jaguar Supercharg­ed 4.2 V8

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• Built on a 1994 Discovery ES • Originally designed for Gumball Rally • Combines on-road comfort with

extreme capability • Ideal for off-road rally or comp safari

ENGINE

4.2-litre V8 Jaguar supercharg­ed petrol engine, Pectel Engine Management producing 500 bhp (capable of further tune to 600 bhp), with recent factory re-program, ancillarie­s include twin WRC fans on circuit breakers with separate cooling system, new Bosch 044 racing fuel pump with Aeroquip lines and racing filter, ducted cold air K&N air filter in bespoke aluminium plenum, Glyn Lewis propshafts with long slip joints, custom stainless steel exhaust system.

TRANSMISSI­ON

ZF auto uprated gearbox complete with override manual option via electronic button change on steering wheel, with upgraded shifts and transfer box, front and rear axles fitted with electronic KAM limited-slip differenti­als, uprated halfshafts and heavy-duty end caps, Quaife torque biasing limitedsli­p centre diff, high and low ratio box retained with original mechanical centre diff lock, high ratio transfer box 1:1.211.

BRAKES, STEERING & SUSPENSION

Front brakes AP Racing six-pot calipers with 355mm vented and grooved two-piece discs with competitio­n pads and Aeroquip hoses, master cylinder braced to bulkhead, rear drilled and grooved discs and Defender 110 calipers with competitio­n pads; Motorsport high ratio steering box, solid steel steering bars, front steering guard with uprated steering arms; Glyn Lewis Challenge- spec OLD Man EMU suspension with +5.5 in shocks with turrets; uprated castor correction arms front and rear, castor-corrected swivels; 7.5x18 inch Silverline black sport alloy wheels, Mickey Thompson ATZ tyres, 30 mm spacers.

EXTERIOR

Extended wheel arches, front winch bumper (uprated 6 mm steel, modified to allow extra cooling) with 9000 lb high-speed winch that’s Plasma line operated from inside and outside the car (supplied and uprated by David Bowyer), TJM rear bumper with shackle eyes, tank guard, detachable tow bar, lockable bonnet pins, full external Protection and Performanc­e roll-cage, rock sliders, PIAA headlight bulbs in headlights, LED wide angle drive lights and long-range spots mounted on bull bar, LED reversing lights, Waxoyl treated, registrati­on F6 MUD.

INTERIOR

Cobra Daytona reclining bucket seats and retrimmed interior, bespoke drawer storage system in rear to house land anchor, tools and high lift jack, Alpine stereo with Bluetooth handsfree capability and front USB/IPOD connector, CB radio, STACK 80 mm Tach with recall function and 52 mm gauges for oil temp, fuel pressure, water temp and oil pressure, all with coloured high and low alarm, Optima 5.5 Yellow Top battery, reversing camera with dash mounted screen and camera fitted in centre of D44 rear spare wheel mount, gas bottle secured in boot with hob fitted inside back door.

 ??  ?? The supercharg­ed 4.2 V8 from Jaguar has been tuned to 500 bhp
The supercharg­ed 4.2 V8 from Jaguar has been tuned to 500 bhp
 ??  ?? Front and rear axles fitted with LSDS
Front and rear axles fitted with LSDS
 ??  ?? Suspension is courtesy of Glyn Lewis
Suspension is courtesy of Glyn Lewis

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