onya col
now you gunna come out and play on the 29th and get her ......DIRTY ???????
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onya col
now you gunna come out and play on the 29th and get her ......DIRTY ???????
Another Good Looking GU and white as well. Top Marks
Wil be interesting to see how your fuel will go towing and just touring with the gas mix,could be a good combination for out back with a long range tank and extra gas as well
hey Paul,
you should have seen both mine & mikes after we did the reccy for that trip - his with mud, mine with dirt - both with new pin stripping hahahahaha
at this stage I will be along for the trip on the 29th, probably TEC or something, whatever Mike decides
hiya Roofy,
yeah, not to sure about using the Gas at the moment though, as I have been told EVERYWHERE it would work a heap better if it was Turbo'd....... true enough as well
when I put the gas on at the moment, yes - it is noticeable (a whole 4Kw?????) but the smoke will have every greenie this side of the boarder chasing me
put it on gas - gas will burn quicker than the diesel, so it spews - and I mean SPEWS black smoke (un-burnt diesel) - far to embarrassing for the small amount of gain at the moment
but
a Turbo is on the list of things to get - then it will be well worth it
just got to get someone to buy my Beastie - when its ready for selling - and then see how it goes then
cheers
ok so then you must have picked the rig up pretty cheap then if its belching that much smokeQuote:
Originally Posted by Bigcol
and your saying once turboed up youll get more horse power and no smoke very interesting in deed
no no no Roofy, on the contrary, I think you have miss understood what I was saying
there is nothing wrong with the rig - in fact when I had it Dyno'd at United Fuel Injection, it is running better than when Nissan first sold it
and it cost me more than $20K is all Im saying about the price - it was advertised for $25K
now, Tony will probably explain the workings of a Diesel better than me, but I will try
for each cylinder there is a finite amount of air & fuel put into it to work at an optimum
you CAN adjust your fuel through injector timing and some mods to the pumps themselves I have heard, but you are still governed by the amount of area for the air & fuel mixture
mine, I can only surmise is working at its optimum at the present to have the dyno figures I have
once you add MORE fuel into an already optimum ratio, you start to not burn all available fuel - why sometimes you see diesels smoking, and sometimes others are not
now Gas (LPG) by its nature, burns at approx 110% - so it also helps to burn excess air - and has a higher combustion point than Diesel
but
when it is added to a cylinder that is already burning at top efficiently, you end up with some fuel NOT burning,
in my case - Diesel, because the gas will burn quicker & faster then the diesel
so it blows black smoke when on diesel AND Gas
now,
if I add extra air - TURBO - I will then have MORE air available for the extra fuel I add (adding the gas to it)
so as I had been told from the onset, the Diesel Gas systems will only work efficiently on a Turbo motor, and not gain enough on a NA motor to make the instillation worth while.
as it is already on my car, it will stay and when the Turbo goes on, kewl more power
if it wasn't on my car, I dont think I would have fitted it, unless I was wanting more power AFTER I had fitted a Turbo
in much the same way as in the 3L you can re-chip them, as they are electronically operated fuel pumps for more power, with Mechanically operated pumps - early TD42, you cannot, so Gas injection is another way of increasing the power available
I think that could possibly explain it........
cheers
well done col understand it now was just going the long way round thanks for that
no worries mate......
how are you going with your TB45?
Top stuff Bigcol, welcome to the gu family. Looks the goods mate, please keep the piccies coming we like piccies.
shes going ok needs a tuneup on the gas side running at 23l per100 will put up with till i go to wonnangatta thursday week then toolangi after that
so if i have any money left ill get it done
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark 1
X2 on the pics, nice GU you have too, Bigcol.
Roofy,
I know with my Beastie, she only gets 2 tuneups a year
once at beginning of winter
once at beginning of summer
they are a sneaky lot with the gas, they put additives in in winter, to stop it freezing the lines too much - more wax and something else, dont remember
then in summer, they take them out again
so you CAN have all sorts of misery trying to get it running good.
with mine, I wasnt too concerned with the economy side of things - its Petrol / Gas
so it is tuned for performance on Gas (can spin 11R tyres on dry road if your not careful) - and get only 250-300Kms out of an 80L Gas tank (200Kms with aircon on and towing the van)
funny enough, I still LOVE my Beastie, thats why I still havent got around to selling it yet...... but the rego is due soon, once I pay that, a different story will emerge I am sure
cheers
Just curious Col. In what ways is your GU better than your GQ? You say you love your GQ, so I'm wondering what made you update?
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmQuote:
Originally Posted by ripper
this is a VERY hard question to answer believe it or not............
first off, I need a run down of the Beastie
she is 22 yrs old, 1 small piece of rust behind rear bumper, I've had her for 6/7 yrs, spent a small fortune on upgrading and mods and keeping her on the road, and only done about 60K kms in that time
as stated, tuned for Gas performance, so when towing the van, it is not that noticeable untill you hit a hill just how much you really do loose with the gas (like looking for straight road for about 5kms to over take someone doing 90Kms)
plus the fuel capacity wasn't good for me, 200Kms out of the gas towing the van - with aircon on, plus the approx 200kms out of the Petrol(55L tank) - N#1 main reason
(did a trip Perth to Gerro with NO petrol as the elect pump shagged itself after we left, very expensive for gas when you can find it - Cataby 220kms from Perth, Dongara 300odd kms from Perth)
(did another trip Gerro to Perth with NO gas, as one of the relays shagged itself just after filling up in Gerro, so driving in Petrol (when its tuned for gas) makes for a very HOT engine with plenty of stops to cool the motor down)
first thought was to rip out the Gas system, fit a long range tank, re-tune for Petrol and run it like that for awhile.........
but
the need to spend more money on some newer mods was N#2 main reason
Steel winch bar
front diff lock
long range tank, as well as upgrade the reserve tank
re-do interior for more room - Im not a little fella 6'1" 100+kgs, and my missus although smaller than me, is still nearly my size, and my daughter is the same size as me - long story, but she goes wherever we go
and although the motor has only done 230000kms, why not upgrade now while doing the rest of the mods - ie LS1 of Ford 5.4L, but what about my fuel range?
so now I'm looking at around $20K to do what I want, how I want, without doing a dodgy job
hhhmmmmmmmmmm
okay, upgrade to a newer car, with as many mods already done that I wanted
I was going to go for a brand new GU, but again there was problems
GU 3.0L Auto - 2.5t towing capacity
GU 3.0L man - 3T towing capacity
GU 4.8L Auto - 3.5T towing capacity
hhmmmmmmmmmmmmm maybe a 4.8L
wanted a GU4.2L diesel - 3.5T towing capacity
but the last of them was 2006, and I only found 3 for sale - with NO extras, but wanted the earth for them (cheapest was $55K)
hhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm still leaning towards the 4.8L
the Boss (War Office) didnt like the new shape GU's (2005 on), but loved the older shape (1998-2005)
well then, the TD42 is looking very nice thank you
the biggest plus was the fact my son (6'5") fits in the back seat without his knees in MY back
sooooooo, got more room in the back for my adult sized kids, more room for me as driver
has a steel winch bar
has DARK window tinting
and its a Diesel - longer range for touring and a single fuel to carry
so, yeah, it was time to update the age - the fuel - the range - and slightly more comfortable, with more internal room
there is an even funnier story regarding the first vehicle I brought to replace the Beastie............
but thats for another day
hhahahahahahahahaha
cheers
Thanks Col. Didn't realise it would be that tricky for you to answer.
I know GU's are bigger inside, and I'd heard they were more comfortable too (not sure how much more though), and was just interested as to what made you swap.
Very nice GU mate, will make a very capable touring and towing vehicle..
Congrats on the update
thanks for that col not realy concerned to much new about them playing with the fuel when i get some change will get her tunedQuote:
Originally Posted by Bigcol
air gas might be out a tad
Congrats Col - over 1,000 views of your truck.
best add some more then - hahahahahaha
with my floor in the back, I was lucky to buy second hand this setup
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...r/P1010181.jpg
the "lid" on the passenger side lifts up and out the way when the fridge goes in...... (where the MQ/MK hub caps are)
and it has Engel plug and ciggy plug already fitted
I'm happy with it.....
cheers
Great set up mate
also forgot to add
the space is for an Engel fridge slide (up to 40L I think), mine is an ARB type (40L), hence why its not been fitted in there yet
have to sell that one, and get an Engel one....
cheers
well its been awhile since I have been on, and seen this thread - I forgot all about it.......
whats news?
well.......
I have had my friendly neighborly mate Mike come over and help me (read I was the apprentice) and do a heap of things over the last few months
I was getting phyked up for my holiday - so I was a typical 1st year apprentice - got in the way
PICTURES WILL FOLLOW - dont yell
1) re-wired a heap of things
a) removed Stereo (Amp & Sub) out of Blue car and fitted it
b) fitted new front & rear speakers & the Amp & the Stereo Head
c) fitted a new Fuse box in the back, against the Cargo Barrier
d) re-wired the Engel & 12V plugs in the back - can now run BOTH my Engels & another Item (or 1 Engel & 2 other items)
e) re-wired my "camping Lights" - reverse work lights
f) remove (from Blue Car) and re-fit electric Brake Controller
g) wire up a new Anderson Plug to Rear
h) re-wire my and fit new Trailer Plug
Still to do -
move Stereo Head Unit & UHF to Dash Pod
fit 7" GPS to where radio's used to be
2) Had a talk with Matt from United Fuel Injection, we made a deal and
and
he fitted up the Factory Turbo & Inter-cooler from the motor I had
as well as fitting a new 3" exhaust
DAYAM
goes like stink now
up from 88Kw on just Diesel to 107Kw with the Diesel & Gas
and from 257Nm on just Diesel to 300+ with the Diesel & Gas
All I know is I can now drive it like I stole it - not drive it like I'm 97yrs old
ever seen the "cat eating Shyte grin" that's ME
(can not for the life of me work out why Photo bucket will NOT upload a .PDF file - it used to)
otherwise I would put up the Dyno figures
so I have to re-charge the camera battery and get some photo's for ya'all
Sounds awesome can't wait to see your piccies.
well, I fitted an awning today
much impressed that things did not go wrong as per usual
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...X/fullyout.jpg
where the Amp is hidden
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n.../AmpHidden.jpg
rear area Fuse Box
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...earfusebox.jpg
cheers
wow, havent updated this for a long long time
best get the diget out
you'll need some led strip lighting on a dimmer for your awning now
and yes one is red
well, first of all, I added Pyro & EGT in a pillar pod
Attachment 51980
then I added a Water Temp and Oil Pressure - sitting in the dash pod (which STILL hasn't got anything in it mind you.......)
Attachment 51981
they lasted about 2 1/2 years
then I was sick of the gauges all over the place and wanted to neaten up my dash.......
so I went for the pillar pod again, but with Autron 3 per gauge....... 3 of them in the pillar pod
Attachment 51982
top is
EGT & Pyro & Cabin Temp
2nd is Oil Pressure & Water Temp and Engine Bay Temps
3rd is Batt 1 & Batt 2 & Amp draw
this little lot (all wiring Pod and extras) came in at just over $1000.00
they have been in over 12months now, and MAN are they the ducks nutts
then SWMBO kept asking me what the time was.... when travelling
so I got a Left Hand Pillar Pod for her side, and put a Clock and Compass in it
Attachment 51983
then, I thought, these 2nd glove boxes look alright - and since mine has no airbags on the passenger side
Attachment 51984
so made up the 2nd glovebox - full of crap at the moment
Attachment 51985
I did end up getting the Engel Branded Fridge slide........ has had a fare workout over the last few yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by Bigcol
Attachment 51986
currently holding my recovery gear & First Aide gear and car blanket
let me see, what else..........
ahh yes, I had some LED lights on the back - on the XLR8 light bracket
till some C*nt stole it off the back of my car
what I had.....
Attachment 51987
what I have now
Attachment 51988
Attachment 51990
that looks like "FERRETS" light bracket
I also had, as soon as I brought her in Feb 2011, some XLR8 sliders fitted
Attachment 51991
after many many months (years actually) of hassling, I eventually got my new sliders with scrub bars from XLR8
Attachment 51992
next step in that direction is convincing XLR8 to build the rear step that I want..... here's to good luck for me I say............
nah mate, got it off XLR8 about 3 years ago - probably march / april 2011 just after I brought the BeastieQuote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
couple of years back - well, early last year I think
I scored a 7000lb winch for her
before
Attachment 51993
after
Attachment 51994
photo was taken on Sunday when we had the 21Patrols down at Dwellingup
also had recovery points put in on all 4 corners way back when the winch went in - no pic - its raining outside
you can just make out the yellow on the front ones in that last pic..........
ummmmm what else..............
I was trolling through eBay about 2 years ago, and found a shelf I liked for the back door
only 1 problem, while I was emailing the seller - someone went and clicked the "buy it now"
so the seller said he had another, but it was "soiled" - one of the edges was plazma cut wrong (as its stainless steel)
so he offered it to me cheaper
so I snapped it up
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps87be1812.jpg
Attachment 51995
http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps3aafed8a.jpg
Attachment 51996
it gets an absolute caning every time we go out / away....... 2nd best bit of kit I have brought
then, because I tow a van most times, my bestest bit of kit has to be the Clear view mirrors I brought
started off with these
Attachment 51997
to these
Attachment 51998
to these
Attachment 51999