fourplayfull posted:

Well I fitted 35's last year & did notice poor acceleration from 80 km hr. however after having a full pump & injectors job done by MTQ , the perfomance is better than original which was also varified by before & after dyno readings . The motor is an 1HDFT @ 200,000 - also the Speed Shop at Castlemaine does speedo corrector boxes .

Tuff60 posted:

Jaycar do a kit for Speedo correction as well, far cheaper than Castle or Marks.

BenSpoon posted:

As much as Id love to get a turbo, it means a turbo timer, and that would mean working on the handbake again to get it working... that just spells trouble. see I've got this disorder where when theres a working handbrake next to me I just have to use it every chance I get which of course makes it useless again a few weeks later.
So as you can see, a turbo is more work than its worth.

That and as soon as I save the $3k for it im taking off out of the spinafex here and into the rainforest for a few weeks.

I heard stories about how good the HDFTs are- thats pretty impressive.
Hows the fuel consumption on it?

stitch posted:

Dunno about the HDFT consumption, but I regularly get 12.4 l/100km out of my 1hd-t (2 valve T/D).

Member - DOZER posted:

Hi
If turbo timers are so important, why dont they come with them from the factory....they are a good idea if you are letting everyone drive your pride and joy, but un needed if you idle the motor for 30 seconds...as the factory turbo is water cooled, it stays cooler...if your at the top of big red, then 2 minutes, other than that, 30 seconds....now on www.pickles.com.au under quick search for a cruiser, there is a 98 40th annaversary 80 series that has been rolled....if you get that for 5k, and you can selll your donk for 3, that leaves a shoretfall of 2k and alot of spare parts like ABS, interior, wheels, etc etc etc.
The front lawn wont look that good though!
Andrew