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2.8 Lux top speed

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2.8 Lux top speed

Post by Turboln106r »

What is your hiluxs 2.8 diesel top speed, no bullshitting.

Mine is 120kmh downhill on 33's, no snorkel, no extractors, is that a litte to slow?
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Post by howesy »

Non turbo with 33's sounds about right.
120 would be just over 3000 revs anyway so why would you want to go faster unless your not worried about longevity.
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Post by wheazy »

mine with 33's and snorkel does 95-100 on the flat depending on which way the winds blowing down hill had it up to 135 flat out in 5th not very safe leaf sprung live axles front and rear over sized box cart!
it's depressing everytime I have to go over 80kmph or up a hill, sand dune, overtake a semi, etc etc etc etc :roll:
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Post by macca81 »

slow....



took about 2 mins to get from 80 to 110 kph... holds 110 fine tho, can get about 130... this is my mates mind you, he cant come near me in my 3.0 hilux tho :D
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Post by buggerluxkid »

I've got a 2.8 Turbo diesel hilux she'll do 140 easy enough by the gauge with 33's on a flat. i don't like pushin her though. 130 sounds about right though remember your speedo will be about 12% out
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Post by Turboln106r »

I dont push her hard at all, it was just a one off speed test.
Mine struggles to hold 100 on the flat.

My old car was a 2.8 with a garret turbo, had it up to 130 possibly could go 140 downhill if you were patient.

I think were are never going to get speeding fines :lol:
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Post by buggerluxkid »

the 1st and last time i did i lost me licence in the only zone it could possibly be done a 50 zone. lets face it they're not designed for speed there designed for kickin the competition's ass off road. or just showin up the bigger rigs. i've got a mate with a straight 2.8 and yeh it struggles to get to 120 with 33"s to but it crawls really well and hasn't been stopped yet.
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Post by AHF01U »

stock as a rock but without a tray i got my 2.8 all the way to 140. one of the longest stretches of downhill straight i could find. one of the scariest moments of my life. never again. not recomended either. if you want to go fast, book with jet star. you end up at a nicer place too.
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Post by Willy Hilux »

If ya put 4.88 diff gears in them, It nearly corrects the speedo when you are runing 33's.
I got easy 140 out of mine with turbo at 15psi with 4.88 gears.
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Post by brad 93hilux »

yeh same i have 33's, intercooled turbo and 4.88's, ratios are pretty much back to standard and i can easily hit 145km/ph, never tried any faster.

I jst moved to WA and went across the Nullabour, had a full ute/ canopy, towing a 4.35 boat loaded up and could do 120-130 along the flats easily (heat was a issue but).

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Post by highwaychook »

AHF01U wrote:stock as a rock but without a tray i got my 2.8 all the way to 140. one of the longest stretches of downhill straight i could find. one of the scariest moments of my life. never again. not recomended either. if you want to go fast, book with jet star. you end up at a nicer place too.
:rofl: crazy bugger! I had my tray off recently for sandblasting and I was glad to get home, still bouncing now.....
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Post by thehanko »

brad 93hilux wrote:yeh same i have 33's, intercooled turbo and 4.88's, ratios are pretty much back to standard and i can easily hit 145km/ph, never tried any faster.

I jst moved to WA and went across the Nullabour, had a full ute/ canopy, towing a 4.35 boat loaded up and could do 120-130 along the flats easily (heat was a issue but).

Brad
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Post by Mattoz »

this was still on the standard wheels i had to take a photo so that ppl would belive me, very long hill
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Re: 2.8 Lux top speed

Post by xxxhilux »

Turboln106r wrote:What is your hiluxs 2.8 diesel top speed, no bullshitting.

Mine is 120kmh downhill on 33's, no snorkel, no extractors, is that a litte to slow?
dont worie mines worse its only 2.4 turbo but put 4.8 from 4.1 and when the speedo says 100 im doing about 90 and its a god awful buzzing sound need to disconnect the bloody thing
90k max :cry:
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Post by ferrit »

Image

:D

Ok- I admit, that was on axle stands in the shed.

But it has seen the positive side of 160 indicated (155 GPS)

Bout 100m after i buttoned back to 110 i went thru a police speed trap :oops:
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Post by thehanko »

ferrit wrote:Image

:D

Ok- I admit, that was on axle stands in the shed.

But it has seen the positive side of 160 indicated (155 GPS)

Bout 100m after i buttoned back to 110 i went thru a police speed trap :oops:
ha ha, i once got a good phone call when i was driving in my xr6, tapped the accelorator in joy for like a 5 sec blip. then backed off and slowed down again. hit 145 and happened to go past a copper in that 10 seconds of speeding. doh!
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Post by coopster »

my will sit on 120 on freeway every day
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Post by ferrit »

the observant of you might notice the "Check Engine" LED... which idicates that there isnt an L series engine lurking under the bonnet either ;)
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