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Hi all are the 2.8 turbo engines any good im not going to be towing anything maybe a camper trailer at the biggest. Only asking this as I have been told there not that good on a highway trip and lack power for hills etc.
The RD28 is a good motor, though a little small in a Patrol. As long as they're not heavily loaded they go quite well on the highway. With a fully loaded camper on the back you have to expect them to slow down on hills. With a big exhaust and a tune up they go a lot better.
From my own experience GU Patrol with RD28 turbo intercooled (standard) goes better than a TD42 naturally aspirated (standard) GU.
Off road is a completely different story, the bigger engines are better.
Hey Jas.
I have a 98 GU 2.8 TI Done around 200k.
Every day driving I usually change around 2800-3000.
If I am overtaking and need to get the baby going I can push it to 3800-4000 and it loves it.
Mate in a 200 series cruiser (V8 twin turbo diesel) is actually shocked how well the trol sticks with him on the open roads.
They love to tow loads, but as Tony said, they will slow a bit on hills as most vehicles do with a load.
Without a load as long as no-one slows you down and you get a run at the hills, they handle it pretty well.
Yes the bigger engines are better offroad as you would expect but I have NO problems at all off road with the RD28Ti. (mud,sand,rocks,water, all good) as long as you keep them reving.
Its a beast, I love it and have no prob' recomending it.
Thanks for the info I will be using it for off roading so im sorta trying to way up things and decided what I should by. This car is going to have to last me a good 5 years or so I would say so I want to be shore.
So if I was to get a 2.8 is there any difference in the motor from gq to gu and how much would it cost around abouts for exhaust and tune up on a diesel.
GQ has a mechanical injector pump, GU has an electronically controlled pump and a small intercooler. GU is slightly more powerful but needs the extra power to push the extra weight.
Big exhaust is about $1000 (easy job to do at home with basic tools). A proper dyno tune to set it up properly with more boost and fuel would be about $500.
What is the EGR and why 2 stroke what does that do to the diesel and what sort of amounts are you talking about. So seeing as the gq dont have electronic fuel I would say that would be the better choice?
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