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Hey matt, what size thermo fans are they? I was looking at a single 16" any chance you might be able to take a photo of your radiator/thermo setup and post it up?

With the A/C everything is standard hilux except for the compressor which is the commodore one.

Gets super cold, great for those hot ...

Thanks for the help guys.

After speaking to another radiator shop recommended by Damo the comment was, "Why did you replace a 3 core radiator with a 2 core radiator?"

Basically, the standard V6 commodore radiator is a 2 core radiator and the standard hilux radiator is a 3 core radiator. the V8 ...

It is the V6 one i believe. Will check it out tomorrow. It does seem rather narrow.

The thermo only comes on after running up the highway and the engine temp creeping up to the point where it needs to come on.

When i tested it without the thermo on it got real hot as per the earlier post ...

So having a bit more of a look. It seems that the commodore radiator is quite a lot smaller than the hilux one. It should still be ok but just something that i noticed.

At standstill we were looking at where the air goes after it passes from the radiator and well we might bo onto something. There ...

Ok so i did some experimenting yesterday afternoon and here is what happened

Installed a cut off switch to the thermo fan. Left the led on from the output of the computer so i can see when the computer wants the thermo on.

Went for a drive up kingsford smith drive with reasonable traffic. Temps ...

samdumbert wrote:I would try disconnecting the fan and drive on the freeway and see what happens first, before swapping everything back.

I am guessing it would just overheat??? Will try it this afternoon and see what happens.

Thanks dude, yeah we put the thermostat back in straight away as it didnt do anything.

Proper gauge is in just fitting the sender to the thermostat housing to see whats going on.

I am pretty sure its not getting enough air flow and its just staying hot under the bonnet as the air con isnt working ...

Thanks for the replies all.

Yeah we have tried a few things like:

All new hoses
Lower Temp Termostat
No Thermostat
New Radiator Cap
Have checked all water flow, and i guess that if the water pump was failing it would be an issue at crawling speeds which it doesnt seem to be.

At all stems down to ...

Thanks for the reply!

I can confirm the electric fan is spinning the right way. It pulls your hand into the grill it has so much air flow. As i said at low speed, around town and crawling it all works really well. its only an issue when on the highway.

The fan only comes on when the computer tells ...

Hi All, I know there has been a bit of discussion on v6 commo motors in hilux's heating up. Well i have searched and searched and i cant come up with an answer so here we go.

So its a standard v6 vn series 2 v6 in an ln65 hilux running 33's

Problem is its getting hot on the highway.

A little ...

ahh yes water has now been added!!!

Shall be a fun day for sure

more pics from today

Hi all, Some pics of the track for this weekend!

Thanks Nic,

Begun building the track today. Looking pretty awesome.

Will post up a few pics tonight when i get home.

Hi Guys,

I have the opportunity to put on a 4x4 demonstration at the Motorbike racing at Tumbulgum Farm (Byford, Perth WA) This weekend, 28th and 29th March

I have a large area that they have dug up to make the jumps for the motorbike track and we are making a obstacle track, similar to a short ...

no worries lexplay. hopefully i will get mine going soon.

Will catch you about the dizzy though, need to do that on mine.

When i get a chanch i will do up a post showing the project.

Once i figure out how to put up a picture i will do one of the engine bay when it was in the old swb.

Have wired up a few of these now. I ended up putting an aftermarket computer in mine to handle the turbo.

PM me with your phone number and am happy to have a look

Would like to have a closer look at that dizzy adaptor too!!

Do yourself a favour and get someone experienced to do the conversion otherwise you will be dissapointed!!!

Also a word of warning, i would suggest buying an aftermarket computer and tune it to suit 4x4 use otherwise its all revs and no torque, especially if you are running bigger tyres.

Best bang ...

I actually remember the days when damo had a zook on the road way back when...........

Oh yes the tree incident!!!!!!!

LOL

Nic,

I used a EMS Stinger on mine, fair enough it was a gti engine but still you only need about 6 wires to get them going and the standard map built in will run it. Then it needs to be dyno tuned by a professional.

All up, say $1000 for the computer and then at least another $500 for the tuning ...

Plus you will get much more torque from using the 1600 head

Are the jimny motors any good? say compared to a vitara motor???

3rd ??? (White GQ with V8, Black Bonnet??)) any1 have an idea



Sounds like the RGM boys Greg and Brent

A big for the Townsville lads.

Hi All,

Just had H00nz on the phone. He went to grab the panhard bushes and found that the part numbers above are for the rear.

Does anyone have the part numbers for the Front Panhard Bushes??

Thanks

The only way to do it was use the sierra fly wheel and clutch. Make sure you get the flywheel machined though! I used that with a heavy duty clutch and it was fine until i installed the turbo. LAsted for about 3 comps and then fried it.

Talk to Mark (mud4b) at Suziworx. He gets heavy duty ones that ...

Just my 2 cents worth...

I have been reliably running a G15B engine (1500cc) with a GTI 1300 Twin Cam Head and a WRX Turbo at 7psi boost. Using EMS Stinger Computer. Has almost 100kw at the wheels!

This gets driven very very very hard off road in comps and all kinds of stuff. The only thing i ...

Just slightly away from the S3 problems but a little info.

I have been running a S1 in my car for 5 years. I bought the case second hand. It has done about 70,000kms.

My zook has twin lockers and a Turbo 1500 twin cam engine with 100kw at the wheels. Now this thing gets absolutly punished as most ...

Should read "mud4b is the wiring loom queen"

Will be there this year

Just depends on if the zook is going as to wether i will be competing!

Just my 2 cents!

I have a G15A with a 1.3 GTi head. Everything is the same as 1600 vitara efi engine except the timing belt which is an odd one. I use the G15A cause i am running a WRX turbo hanging off it. Revs its tits off and makes power all the way to 9000rpm!!

Very good little block indeed ...

MUSS wrote:muss emerges from the mud and dust .....fwoar..... whipes the sweat of his brow and looks and stares at the score board .......... LOOK AT THE SCORE BOARD!!!!

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