4.8 patrol

Hi Trevor
Trade it in on a 3 litre Prado will increase your towing and fuel economy however if you don't like that idea you will have to put up with the thirsty economy and average performance. Had the same problem with my 80 series cruiser and after changing to a diesel found that fuel economy and performance was much better but service costs went up considerably and reliability with injector problems and electronics leaves a lot to be desired.
The 4.8 Nissan is one of the most reliable vehicles on the market and you can tweak around the edges (and spend a lot of money) trying to improve economy and power but my view is to drive steady, keep speed down and enjoy the journey.

Have a good Xmas

Rod

What sort Trevor manual/auto year?

You can go from wild to mild.

One of ours generates 400kw and can take out our recently departed HSV Maloo mainly due to a 4" turbo system.

However my daily driver 2010 auto 4800 has had its towing performance improved simply by having the transmission reworked.

The manuals have an aftermarket computer option , Haltech , and this can be remapped with milder exhaust/breathing mods.

Unichips etc make little difference.

An aftermarket exhaust will make some difference but only at the cost of noise increase which is a compromize I am not prepared to do.

Nothing can make a real difference to fuel use though except keeping the standard tyres on as much as possible , i.e. not making the car worse with extra rotating mass and bullbars etc.

I can get down to 14lt/100km with careful driving and with petrol so cheap I don't worry to much but times will change I guess.

Lift um right foot !