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looking at upgrading to a more ecenomical rig what sort of economy does the new TD6 get my paj 3.0v6 gets 16 to 17lt\100 around town

what ever i get i will put atleast 285s on it

djspajero wrote:looking at upgrading to a more ecenomical rig what sort of economy does the new TD6 get my paj 3.0v6 gets 16 to 17lt\100 around town

what ever i get i will put atleast 285s on it

depends on how you drive it really, some will say 12/100 others more realistic 15/100ish

there are some on patrol4wd forum that say they get 12/100 out of 4.8 petrol GU's..

My TD6 wagon gets 13.5/14 around town

my gu coil cab seems to average around 15 with a bit of gear on board

official sticker on the windscreen of mine said 14.9L per 100km


at 140kmh mine was using around 20-25l per 100 km

on my last run from mel tp syd at 110 - 120 i got 14.5 ish

I just fitted 4.6 ratios to my GU TD6 and running 35's and i have to admit it i'am getting better fuel econmy am doing another test but i reckon it improved another 7-10% and i was driving it harder than normal and air con on high as well...

will wait and see...

also if your thinking because of the ratio changes that i stuffed because of the different tyre size and kms would be out. i did take this into consideration and am surprised about economy.

is there much of a differance in economy between the zd30 and the td6

djspajero wrote:is there much of a differance in economy between the zd30 and the td6

yea about $15000 for an engine rebuild.. LMAO

i believe the 3L does use less fuel however it is a new motor the 4.2 has been around since 88 or so it has been revined however its not new technology.

Either way as bogged said if you worked out fuel v's parts for a 3L compared to that of a 4.2 i'm sure the 4.2 would work to be more economical

The TD6 is fairly good if you don't push it......then you chew the juice

i thought they have solved the problems in the 3.0lt and the GU III are supposed to be OK

morkz wrote:I just fitted 4.6 ratios to my GU TD6 and running 35's and i have to admit it i'am getting better fuel econmy am doing another test but i reckon it improved another 7-10% and i was driving it harder than normal and air con on high as well...

will wait and see...

also if your thinking because of the ratio changes that i stuffed because of the different tyre size and kms would be out. i did take this into consideration and am surprised about economy.

Morkz. Did you go genuine 4.6 or aftermarket, i was keen to do the same but at the time i was told that nissan didnot make a 4.6 rear for the 4.5 petrol which has the large diff , so i went for Rockhoppers instead which dosenot help in high range on 35s.

Cheers Grant

GUEEY wrote:[Morkz. Did you go genuine 4.6 or aftermarket, i was keen to do the same but at the time i was told that nissan didnot make a 4.6 rear for the 4.5 petrol which has the large diff , so i went for Rockhoppers instead which dosenot help in high range on 35s.

Cheers Grant

I went genuine because i picked up some out of a 2.8 Turbo Diesel GU which i believe all had the smaller rear diff.

I didnt realize that the 4.5 had the larger rear diff if thats the case u do relize u can pick up some 4.3 ratios real cheap from a GQ or Gu leaf sprung ute i saw someone trying to sell disc to disco for about $700 for the lot.

but i'am much happy now how it drive's.

the 3.9 were ok with my mods but i hated it when i changed gears i had to rev it out a bit more and now i dont.

cheers
James

Anyone lookin for 4.3's try Hypolux... He has a set forsale at a very good price..


PM him.

bogged wrote:Anyone lookin for 4.3's try Hypolux... He has a set forsale at a very good price..


PM him.

but which diff do they suit

morkz wrote:but which diff do they suit

mine, but I got another set bit earlier

well thats good

are u going to get lockers now when u change C&P

morkz wrote:well thats good

are u going to get lockers now when u change C&P

if I can get some $ together, I'd like to... save $ on installation. :(

bogged wrote:

morkz wrote:well thats good

are u going to get lockers now when u change C&P

if I can get some $ together, I'd like to... save $ on installation. :(

so true

i got a good price done on mine pm me if you want to find out more

I own both a 3.0 t/d manual wagon and a 4.2 t/d ute. Wagon consistently returns 12.5 l/100km with 285 /75s and the ute 15 to 16 l/100km with standard 265/75s. Auto 3.0 t/ds are evne better. Performance wise the 3.0 would leave the "old boat anchor for dead". Reliability wise I recently replaced a 2000 series II GU 3.0 t/d which had 224,000 kms on it. Beyond this sort of mileage I can't comment. Never laid a spanner on it and it still wasn't using oil. Keep the $10K and buy the 3.0. Rego costs are also lower. Nissan bring on a 3.0 ute, adjust pricing accordingly and watch the sales skyrocket.

I own both a 3.0 t/d manual wagon and a 4.2 t/d ute. Wagon consistently returns 12.5 l/100km with 285 /75s and the ute 15 to 16 l/100km with standard 265/75s. Auto 3.0 t/ds are evne better. Performance wise the 3.0 would leave the "old boat anchor for dead". Reliability wise I recently replaced a 2000 series II GU 3.0 t/d which had 224,000 kms on it. Beyond this sort of mileage I can't comment. Never laid a spanner on it and it still wasn't using oil. Keep the $10K and buy the 3.0. Rego costs are also lower. Nissan bring on a 3.0 ute, adjust pricing accordingly and watch the sales skyrocket. If you keep your vehicles for 300,000km plus then maybe the 4.2 is the go.