Outer Limits 4x4 Board

I'll second not buying aftermarket mounts. I had one damage the alternator cause of the shape of it.

What's wrong with your old motor that it needs a rebuild. If people know it will help give an idea on a rebuild cost cause a motor that has spun a main bearing and has been driven long enough to damage the crank is obviously going to cost more than a motor that is just tired. You may also find that ...

I got priced 6500 last october. Was cheaper to rebuild the one I had.

I'll put another vote in for using Locktup. They have been great to deal with and I have never had a problem with any of my orders. The other thing that I think is worth remembering is that if you have any reason to have an item replaced under warenty you would be dealing with a company that is in A...

just a freindly advice, private messages are private and it would be good if everyone keeps them private ;) Sorry disagree. If you are going to have a go at someone for trying to get more info out of you so they can provide an informed answer it should be posted up so others looking at the topic se...

I suppose a couple of minutes means nothing... Also I'm pulling mine down between posts and I'm unsure if i have longfields or not. The CV's were a pain in the butt to get out (had to spin them around till the flat spots were top and bottom and the hub thingo (where the cvs are kept) has be ground ...

What bits are they missing? There is not much too them bar the springs, a plate and the hub gear. If the springs are still there they may have just put them back incorrectly which I have seen before.

Willy Hilux wrote:Stick with the Assin hubs. Should be heaps at the wreckers.

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If you decide to put aftermarket CV's and hub gears down the track it will be a lot easier to get gears to suit the Assin hubs.

No expert on this so this is just a personal opinion but I would have thought that a turbo that is designed for a 4.2 would be a bit to laggy on a 2 liter.

Still love the UZ but it's "horses for courses". It defintely is. At the other end of the scale, remember Justin has 450rwkw from an unopened 1UZ ;) Though that is one highly strung motor. Agreed Nem it is a highly strung motor but the big factor for me is that it has been for quite some ...

you guys raise some really good points here you know that, im really after alot of horse power. Thanks anyway guys. Get a VT 5.0 stroked out to 6 Lt then :D If the pockets are deep enough why not go http://www.comeracing.com/products/engines/comealloy/streetefi/ That's over 6.5 liters and all alloy...

Also when it brakes you may lose steering in one direction if all binds up making it a pain to get home or somewhere level to change it.

I'd change it. It's not a hard job just a bit dirty an CV's are not that expensive. It sucks breaking a CV on the first obstacle of the day, even more so if you know it's worn and didn't change it.

rotate_gq wrote:I wouldn't recommend toluene in anything you had to drive day to day, I've got a feeling it would dry out o rings and may not be too kind to the injectors on a diesel.

Plus it's really bad for you. Read a MSDS for it if you are going to use it and use the recomended PPE.

If it is oil smoke an engine flush will not fix it. It is not a bad thing to do but don't do it thinking it will remedy your problem. How much oil does it burn over 5000km ? If bugger all it's probably just a bit of blow by and and unburnt fuel. If you haven't had the injectors serviced before and d...

brad 93hilux wrote: I know it has been asked before but am curious to know why a thermo fan is not as effective as the clutch fan when a thermo seems more effective.

You will find this is because most thermos don't have a properly designed shroud.

When I had my hilux I went the other way for better cooling. I was running one large thermo and switched to the factory engine fan and shroud and found it helped a bit. I never noticed any loss of power either.

A larger exhaust behind stock headers won't slow down the gas flow out of the exhaust port. It may also not increase the flow either. I think a lot of the power people think they have gained by their "seat of the pants" test of their cat back system on a N/A engine when it is just an illu...

On an N/A engine you will find it will use more fuel and have less power and torque. On a turbo motor, post turbo, less back pressure is better. I have to disagree here in the first part of the answer..... no back pressure is good .. however having said that, I doubt you could have an exhaust syste...

My understanding is that you are after the least amount of back pressure possible while still having a high enough velocity to create scavenging in the desired rev range. That is why some people feel they have lost torque with a really big system. It is not designed to be it's most efficient at low ...

Use a multi-meter on the busbar that joins the glow plugs when the ignition is first turned on and u should read a voltage off it.

I'd start with making sure your glow plugs are getting power. If they are I'd look at putting new ones in.

Willy Hilux wrote:3rz-fe will

I thought you had to move one mount?

My old ute at 12Psi CT20 no cooler put out 77.5kw (104 hp). EGT's were a bit high though and when I put a gauge on it I had to drop some fuel out of it and never had it on the dyno after that.

Have you put the shifter in the right way? Some cars can be put in 180 deg out.

My opinion would be lockers. I found I used my winch more to pull others out than myself. As long as you wheel with someone else and carry some decent recovery gear I recon your right. The only other way I would go would maybe be one locker and a hand winch if money is tight. The hand winch will be ...

dont quote me on this but im pretty sure 'hilux79' did ruf without xover and he ended up binding the steering and bent the adjustable drag link badly. Yeah thats correct. It was with a dropped drag link and maybe with a straight shortened link it would have been ok. Still don't see the point in spe...

Ouch that sucks

My old ute a 4 leaf ifs rears pack and 2" lifted front leafs on bannana shackles. http://i398.photobucket.com/albums/pp64/bkinnane/binnies/002.jpg http://i398.photobucket.com/albums/pp64/bkinnane/binnies/005.jpg And here with a 2" liffted pack and standard shackles in the rear. http://i398...

Hopefully have the engine back in the next week or so. It had a fair bit of damage needed a cam and a rod everything else could be saved.