98 GU questions

[Struth]

I am researching this vehicle for a mate,

It is a 98 GU 4.5 petrol on gas.

Being an early GU do they have any teething troubles to look out for?
Also what might be some good starting points as far as checking the vehicle prioir to buying?

We know how to basically mechanically check a vehicle so are looking for issues that might be relevant to this particular Patrol model.

thanks.

[benhl]

98 - pffttt... there's only 2!




Just FYI - my cousin bought a TI GU 4500 and about 12 months later he just bought a GenIII V8 and twin turbos for it. Food for thought.

[Struth]

98 - pffttt... there's only 2!




Just FYI - my cousin bought a TI GU 4500 and about 12 months later he just bought a GenIII V8 and twin turbos for it. Food for thought.

I don't understand what you are trying to say,

[daz4b]

hi there i have 2000 gu 4.5 on lpg no dramas goes very well with extractors no cat 1 muffler straight through 2.5 inch exhaust beats v8 gqs

[bogged]

hi there i have 2000 gu 4.5 on lpg no dramas goes very well with extractors no cat 1 muffler straight through 2.5 inch exhaust beats v8 gqs

What V8 engine? a 253 with 5 sparkplugs?
I know 4.5s can go well, like Raptor's turbo one, but yea, not that well. like the bloke saying his 4.8GU blows off every commodore hes been against n shit.

[daz4b]

5.0 injected manual,brother had 4.8 easily beat commodores

[jessie928]

5.0 injected manual,brother had 4.8 easily beat commodores

considering the 4.8 has 185kw and then injected commodore motor started with 165, that is reasonable that the 4.8 with gobs more torque and hp can blow the doors off a pissy 5l.

[benhl]

hi there i have 2000 gu 4.5 on lpg no dramas goes very well with extractors no cat 1 muffler straight through 2.5 inch exhaust beats v8 gqs

What V8 engine? a 253 with 5 sparkplugs?
I know 4.5s can go well, like Raptor's turbo one, but yea, not that well. like the bloke saying his 4.8GU blows off every commodore hes been against n shit.

That's what i'm getting at... it goes OK, but for the amount of fuel you chew you can get a lot more from other engines... hence the GenIII

[bogged]

5.0 injected manual,brother had 4.8 easily beat commodores

considering the 4.8 has 185kw and then injected commodore motor started with 165, that is reasonable that the 4.8 with gobs more torque and hp can blow the doors off a pissy 5l.

then go against the pissy 215kw clubsport... or the more KW taxi... this bloke I spoke to blew them all to the weeds.

[Struth]

But I don't want to know if they can drag off v8s

I want to know if they have any issues or is there any real reason why he shouldn't buy one.

cheers

[raptorthumper]

They are pretty slow and underpowered standard, especially with the tall gearing of the auto's (3.9 diff ratio's). The manuals have better gearing standard as top gear is 0.85:1 compared to the very tall 0.694 in the auto which makes it drop in and out of overdrive all the time when towing.

I turboed mine and it completely transformed it. It's now a pleasure to drive and you barely touch the throttle and it pulls pretty well.

Personally i reckon 4.625:1 or 4.875:1 gears are required if you have an auto GU patrol.

[bushy555]

1998 GU's look good. Here's the very rare dual cab factory edition

[Struth]

They are pretty slow and underpowered standard, especially with the tall gearing of the auto's (3.9 diff ratio's). The manuals have better gearing standard as top gear is 0.85:1 compared to the very tall 0.694 in the auto which makes it drop in and out of overdrive all the time when towing.

I turboed mine and it completely transformed it. It's now a pleasure to drive and you barely touch the throttle and it pulls pretty well.

Personally i reckon 4.625:1 or 4.875:1 gears are required if you have an auto GU patrol.

Thanks, is it difficult to turbo one?

Cheers

[bogged]

Thanks, is it difficult to turbo one?

Cheers

drool.
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[Struth]

Thanks, is it difficult to turbo one?

Cheers

drool.
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/phpBB2/vi ... hp?t=86831

Bugger