Notice: We request that you don't just set up a new account at this time if you are a previous user.
If you used to be one of our moderators, please feel free to reach out to Chris via the facebook Outerlimits4x4 group and he will get you set back up with access should he need you.
Recovery:If you cannot access your old email address and don't remember your password, please click here to log a change of email address so you can do a password reset.

Pirahna electronic ignition????

Tech Talk for Nissan owners.

Moderators: toaddog, V8Patrol

Post Reply
Posts: 3685
Joined: Sat Sep 27, 2003 8:38 am
Location: Sydney

Pirahna electronic ignition????

Post by Roctoy »

Is this worth getting? Search function was almost useless.
For a 92 model 4.2L injected GQ patrol

Will it better my fuel economy?
Is it hard to fit?

Where is the best place in Sydney to buy the kit?

Cheers Chris
Outers & Arms up stickers coming soon you hungry bitches!

http://www.myultimate4wd.com
GRIMACE wrote:How I miss the days of care free wheelin with the crews!
Posts: 2097
Joined: Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:06 pm
Location: Land of Plenty

Post by blkmav »

I'll sell you mine as I am ripping it out this week
Weekdays - Prado GXL D4D with some stuff
Weekends - Mav shorty with lots of stuff
Posts: 3685
Joined: Sat Sep 27, 2003 8:38 am
Location: Sydney

Post by Roctoy »

blkmav wrote:I'll sell you mine as I am ripping it out this week

why are you ripping it out?
Outers & Arms up stickers coming soon you hungry bitches!

http://www.myultimate4wd.com
GRIMACE wrote:How I miss the days of care free wheelin with the crews!
Posts: 2097
Joined: Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:06 pm
Location: Land of Plenty

Post by blkmav »

roc70y wrote:why are you ripping it out?
Fitting one of these

http://www.pertronix.com/ignition_products/ignitor.htm

Image
Weekdays - Prado GXL D4D with some stuff
Weekends - Mav shorty with lots of stuff
Posts: 3685
Joined: Sat Sep 27, 2003 8:38 am
Location: Sydney

Post by Roctoy »

blkmav wrote:
roc70y wrote:why are you ripping it out?
Fitting one of these

http://www.pertronix.com/ignition_products/ignitor.htm

Image
ok so what makes this one better than the pirahna kit and were you happy with the kit for the money?

Chris
Outers & Arms up stickers coming soon you hungry bitches!

http://www.myultimate4wd.com
GRIMACE wrote:How I miss the days of care free wheelin with the crews!
Posts: 2097
Joined: Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:06 pm
Location: Land of Plenty

Post by blkmav »

roc70y wrote:ok so what makes this one better than the pirahna kit and were you happy with the kit for the money?
No external box, Piranha was ok
Weekdays - Prado GXL D4D with some stuff
Weekends - Mav shorty with lots of stuff
Posts: 275
Joined: Sun Oct 05, 2003 10:32 pm
Location: Sunniecoast

Post by scorched »

where bouts can you buy the petronix unit??
Gq patrol
Posts: 2097
Joined: Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:06 pm
Location: Land of Plenty

Post by blkmav »

Call Phil from OnTrack Automotive 03 9753 5565
Weekdays - Prado GXL D4D with some stuff
Weekends - Mav shorty with lots of stuff
User avatar
RN
A speed camera would have prevented that!
Posts: 15822
Joined: Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:46 pm
Location: Check your six.

Post by RN »

I have pertonix and it is very good. Hardly any moving parts and it is all contained with in the distributor cap.
I am the Nightrider! I am the chosen one. The mighty hand of vengeance, sent down to strike the unroadworthy!
Posts: 644
Joined: Wed Sep 01, 2004 3:11 pm
Location: N.S.W

Re: Pirahna electronic ignition????

Post by tuf045 »

roc70y wrote:Is this worth getting? Search function was almost useless.
For a 92 model 4.2L injected GQ patrol

Will it better my fuel economy?
Is it hard to fit?

Where is the best place in Sydney to buy the kit?

Cheers Chris
not 100%on this but i thought that efi patrols didnt have pionts like the carb ones?
Reptile fabrication.
www.agroautomotive.net
Posts: 281
Joined: Tue Jan 28, 2003 10:02 pm
Location: inner west

Re: Pirahna electronic ignition????

Post by CJ Burns Esq »

tuf045 wrote:
roc70y wrote:Is this worth getting? Search function was almost useless.
For a 92 model 4.2L injected GQ patrol

Will it better my fuel economy?
Is it hard to fit?

Where is the best place in Sydney to buy the kit?

Cheers Chris
not 100%on this but i thought that efi patrols didnt have pionts like the carb ones?
RB30 Carby has Electronic ignition from factory.
CJ
CJ
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/gallery/cjburns7
http://cjburns7.tripod.com
Posts: 41
Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:17 pm
Location: Skye Melbourne

Post by SHIFTY »

TB42E (EFI) from factory are all electronic ignition.
Posts: 644
Joined: Wed Sep 01, 2004 3:11 pm
Location: N.S.W

roc70y

Post by tuf045 »

well if this is so why do you need to convert roc70y?
Reptile fabrication.
www.agroautomotive.net
Posts: 3685
Joined: Sat Sep 27, 2003 8:38 am
Location: Sydney

Re: roc70y

Post by Roctoy »

tuf045 wrote:well if this is so why do you need to convert roc70y?
to be honest, i've never pulled the dizzy cap off and had a look. I must have been thinking of a system that uses a crank angle sensor instead of a distributor and the spark is controlled by the computer.

I don't look at the underbonnet of the Nissan, i don't want to, i'd much rather tinker with the buggy. As long as the patrol starts every time i'm happy. Obviously i was told that they are very thirsty, but after just doing a season of work down the snow and only getting 300kms out of a 90L tank of juice, i am looking for every possible way to get better fuel economy.

I am going to do a major service on the truck in the next couple of days and get the injectors cleanned and overhauled while i'm doing it.

Anyone know any other tricks?
Outers & Arms up stickers coming soon you hungry bitches!

http://www.myultimate4wd.com
GRIMACE wrote:How I miss the days of care free wheelin with the crews!
Posts: 3685
Joined: Sat Sep 27, 2003 8:38 am
Location: Sydney

Re: roc70y

Post by Roctoy »

double post... :roll:
Last edited by Roctoy on Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:28 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Outers & Arms up stickers coming soon you hungry bitches!

http://www.myultimate4wd.com
GRIMACE wrote:How I miss the days of care free wheelin with the crews!
Posts: 3685
Joined: Sat Sep 27, 2003 8:38 am
Location: Sydney

Re: roc70y

Post by Roctoy »

:bad-words:
Last edited by Roctoy on Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Outers & Arms up stickers coming soon you hungry bitches!

http://www.myultimate4wd.com
GRIMACE wrote:How I miss the days of care free wheelin with the crews!
Posts: 3685
Joined: Sat Sep 27, 2003 8:38 am
Location: Sydney

Re: roc70y

Post by Roctoy »

dunno what just happenned, the computer orgasmed!
Outers & Arms up stickers coming soon you hungry bitches!

http://www.myultimate4wd.com
GRIMACE wrote:How I miss the days of care free wheelin with the crews!
Posts: 644
Joined: Wed Sep 01, 2004 3:11 pm
Location: N.S.W

gq carby

Post by tuf045 »

I just brought carby gq and with 35" tyres it gets 4k's to the litre so i am interested in this electronic ignition and anything else that will improve the economy because at $ 1.39 a litre around here it's getting expensive!
Reptile fabrication.
www.agroautomotive.net
Posts: 8
Joined: Sun Aug 21, 2005 9:41 pm

Post by Nudge »

heh yeah saw that bs about $1.40 p/l and with a 147 odd L tank (possibly upto 217L) feeding that thirsty 4.2 petrol of mine, anything short of not starting it to make it less thirsty - I'm all ears. What do the fuel inj Patrols normally get out of 90L? 500km?
On my old 90L tank I never saw it get over 400km - in bush or on hwy.
89 GQ LWB
Posts: 2254
Joined: Tue Dec 10, 2002 5:09 pm
Location: Sydney

LPG

Post by jessie928 »

fark man,

i pity guys still running around on frigin petrol...

you get 400 k's out of a petrol around town if your lucky out of about 90 litres so the cost is 31.50 per hundred

LPG you will get about 350km's from a tank of 95 litres at 42c a litre

the cost is 11.40 per hundred k's

saving of 20$ per hundred k's

if you drive about 500km's a week you will save 100$ in petrol

now more than ever the advantage to your accessorising wallet of LPG is clear :)

Jes
ATTACH BROKEN TOYOTA HERE--->
DUCATI <-----Worlds best warning label
Posts: 458
Joined: Tue May 24, 2005 12:21 pm
Location: Brisbane

Post by Josh n Kat »

yeah im pretty sick of the old carby and points on my patrol.

thought about putting the electronic ignition on the old girl but i still didnt like that carby, could have had the thing rebuilt but that would have cost me about 4 or 500 bucks to do and a decent electronic igntions a couple of hundred and what are ya left with still! a carby.

so instead im in the middle of fuel injecting the rig using the ford falcon centrepoint setup. looks like its gonna cost me a little more than i was hoping but i'm not counting exactly cause i dont wanna know but if it can save me any sort of fuel and im sure it'll drive smoother then i'll be happy!
Posts: 458
Joined: Tue May 24, 2005 12:21 pm
Location: Brisbane

Post by Josh n Kat »

yeah im pretty sick of the old carby and points on my patrol.

thought about putting the electronic ignition on the old girl but i still didnt like that carby, could have had the thing rebuilt but that would have cost me about 4 or 500 bucks to do and a decent electronic igntions a couple of hundred and what are ya left with still! a carby.

so instead im in the middle of fuel injecting the rig using the ford falcon centrepoint setup. looks like its gonna cost me a little more than i was hoping but i'm not counting exactly cause i dont wanna know but if it can save me any sort of fuel and im sure it'll drive smoother then i'll be happy!
Posts: 3054
Joined: Mon Nov 03, 2003 4:30 pm
Location: Melbourne

Post by hottiemonster »

RoadNazi wrote:I have pertonix and it is very good. Hardly any moving parts and it is all contained with in the distributor cap.
can it be contained in an aftermarket dizzy cap for a GQ, as i replaced mine with aftermarket becasue of the sheer price. the only difference i have noticed is the breather is a little smaller on the aftermarket.
Gq ute new built
Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 29 guests