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Just a little more grunt

Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 11:29 pm
by MUZZ
Hi everyone I'm new to the forum just got myself a 90 hilux with 2.8d thats really solid but still a standard hilux slug so i was wondering if any of you had any tips on doing some cheap mods to the motor or gears to get some extra speed and/or economy, cant afford a turbo or another motor so any cost effective suggestions would be welcome.
thanx.

already bought a safari snorkel, installing soon

GO! the hilux ;)

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 7:10 am
by 80diesel4play
Extractors - free flowing exhaust - @$1000.00

Dyno tune and open pump - advance timing....simple stuff - u should have bought something with power really... 2.8 4 cyl isn't exactly a beast waiting to be unleashed you know... :D

Careful if you ever turbo the 2.8 as well - the heads like to stttttrrrreeeettttccchhh a bit - seen 3 do it so far in 2 years.

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 8:50 am
by MUZZ
Thanks for the tip i was thinking of extractors too but i heard that putting extractors on some motors can actually cause the engine to lose power because it loses the backpressure it requires, i dont know if this is the case for the 2.8 D , probably not but in any case if there is anyone out there that has done it to a 2.8 please let me know what the results were and was it worth it? also any tips on changing diff ratio/gears on a lux would be welcome. thanx

Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 3:05 pm
by 4sum4
Snorkel combind with extractors and free flow exhaust will get better results,and with the ratios you only need to change them if you fit bigger tyres.

Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2004 12:30 am
by MUZZ
thanx for the help people :)