Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Looking at buying a gu patrol wagon for a dayley driver and to to my other 4by around with. was after a diesel 4.2 but was wondering are the 4.5 ltr duel fuel 1s any good. is there anything you have to look out for much with them or they a good giga.Cheers

Hay mate

a TB45 powered GU is not a bad option, its the same block as the old TB42 however its had a few changes done (head and injection system) that make it a bit more powerful then the old girl, and with the new head they don't crack heads

on Dual Fuel your laughing as the TB45 is a thristy beast, but LPG your going to be going longer for less.

They are the most gutless 4wd I've been in. I wouldnt go anywhere near one with a 4.5...could walk faster. And they were on petrol...

eighty80 wrote:They are the most gutless 4wd I've been in. I wouldnt go anywhere near one with a 4.5...could walk faster. And they were on petrol...

Like 1000's of others I have driven a GU 4.5 on petrol all over this vast brown land .. never really found it wanting for power ..
It would happliy sit at above legal hiway speeds, even with a car and trailer combined weight of over 6 tonnes.
Tonnes of potentail for mods to make a very comfy (if somewhat thirsty) daily driver and very acceptable tourer.

Very durable, I am looking to by another right now. (would love the 4.8 though .. more power is always welcome)

eighty80 wrote:They are the most gutless 4wd I've been in. I wouldnt go anywhere near one with a 4.5...could walk faster. And they were on petrol...

Toyota drivers

No mate...actually a GU 4.2TD driver at the moment!

Had many 80 series, GU 4.5 and a 100 series between the old man and i...and we BOTH agree that the GU 4.5 is a bag of sh1t...we couldnt have sold it quick enough. 80 series 4.5 is a much much better car!

I have had the following vehciles;

99 GU 4.2TD Wagon stock, 3 years 140K+ kms
02 GU 4.2TD Wagon (Boost/3"dump exhaust/pump timing etc) 1 year 40k kms
05 GU 4.2TD intercooled Ute (stock) 25k kms &
01 Gu 4.5 LPG (2.5" exhaust / extractors / snorkle) (current)

I bought the 4.5 GU becasue it was cheap, and cheap to run. Has more power than my old stock 4.2TD but not as much as the 02 with work.

For evey day driving and local stuff (Vic High Country etc) it is great, 85lt LPG rtank gets on average 400kms, also have 70lt petrol tank that gives around 300kms.

The engine in mine has only done 10k kms (new replacement from Nissan after keyway gave out). Acceleration is better than 4.2 diesels but diesels certainly have more torgue.

The main advantage of the 4.5 over 4.2 is running costs and purchase price.

Jason

One thing I forgot to mention was...we tow heavy loads...something the 4.5 just couldnt do...well...well and truely did it the worst...worse than a EF falcon!

yeah yeah it can sit on a 100 km/h...but anything other than a flat road and they struggle big time.

thanks for all your input i think im going to go with the 4.2 diesel if i can get 1 at the right price or il have to settle with the 4.5 petrol.

hi there go the 4.5 petrol ,extractors ,2.5 straight through exhaust,snorkel and you will leave those deisels behind you daz

maybe a 2.8 diesel

a mate of mine did waste his $$ doing all those mods u mentioned and its still only pushbike fast

check out the patrol forum for proof

daz4b wrote:hi there go the 4.5 petrol ,extractors ,2.5 straight through exhaust,snorkel and you will leave those deisels behind you daz

One of my mates has the 4.5 running 35's with diff gears, but it has an auto, we have swapped vehicles and I'll admit mine was running 33's but with standard gearing though but I think he will agree that he would rather the 4.2 Turbo Diesel anyday. Call Louie (gqroo) come in Louie.......

the TD42T is definately the pcik of the bunch.
But you can find decent 4.5 GU's now in the 15K range and lower if your prepared to wait.
Wth some minor work they can tow just fine. A decent exhaust helps alot (the factory unit necks down to less than 45mm at some points .. not alot of breathing space for a 4.5 liter motor) Mine was fine pulling a sail of a trailer (7x8 with a 5 foot tall sheet metal box on it) after I fitted a decent set of extractors and proper non drinking straw exhaust. (2 and 3/4 inch system)
On gas they are not to bad to run (on petrol they can get pretty expensive .. I used to drive mine 800+ kms a week).

I have driven my borthers Td42t GU uste and I still am not 100% coninced I like it in the bush .. I love the petrols larger rev range and the ability to down shift and make instant wheel speed without that slight lag diesals have.

That endless torque of the diesal is pretty nice though.