GU 4.2tdi or 3L

I dont understand his question!!!!!!

I dont understand his question!!!!!!

Gerk is quite right. I was reading something yesterday about the difference a D-Tronic can make to the amount of torque a lecky-controlled donk can produce. My 2000 model produces 330nm, the standard 3Lt produces 354nm. The newer 4.2 TDi has a figure of 360nm. The D-Tronic is supposed to produce around 400+ nm....No wonder Gerk was cruising in 5th into a strong head wind while I was struggling in 4th.
I must admit, I am envious of being able to plug in a large power increase. I've done a few things to mine to help it achieve better figures (like a 3" free-flow exhaust and full injector service etc etc). The only other ways I can increase power on this donk would be to add an intercooler and maybe a bigger turbo....but then reliability could be a problem.
As I said, I'm starting to warm to the possible idea of electronic-controlled donks......ON THE PROVISO THEY ARE BULLET PROOF..... I'd also like to see the 3 litre type, but with 2 extra pots on it (4.5 litre)....and a cast iron guarantee that Nissan have definitely solved the blown motor sysdrome. Whack a D-Tronic on that little sucker and you'd have about 550nm of torque and I'd be a happy camper!!!!

Gerk,

Can you tell me what size lift you have in your rocket ship and whether the castor correction bushes were necessary for your lift?

Cheers

Chris.

Hi Roachie

Just managed to get back on my seat - you are warming to the fully electronic fangled dangled diesels??? Don't tell me the dinasour has come of age ;-)

While I think the series 3 GU 3.0TD is the ducks nuts, I fully respect the proven reliability of the 4.2 over a number of years. Unfortunately I reckon its only a matter of time before the old 4.2 becomes the new 4.5TD (3.0TD with 2 more cylinders). And even with my one eyed view on these new motors, I cannot but wonder will the "4.5TD" obtain the legendary reliability of the old 4.2.

Cheers mate

Captain

PS. I'm still smiling after beating the 4.5P 80 series. Who would have thought a 4 cylinder 3 litre diesel would ever take the mighty 80 series 6 cylinder 4.5 litre petrol. Just think what a 4.5 diesel could do.

Chris, from memory Gerk has a 50mm lift & the caster kit is for wheel alingment as original have no adjustment

Captain,

That's what I mean....if the 3 litre jobbie can blow away the 4.5 petrol, I can only try to imagine what a 6 cylinder/4.5litre one with the same technology would be able to do........But it'd have to have PROVEN reliability for me to swap over....PLUS it'd have to still have solid beam axles and not be a Pajero look-alike!! Too much bloody plastic already!!! LOL

Cheers mate.

I have worked in many open pits around the goldfields and I can garantee that the vehicles I have driven are very 2nd hand at only 100k and totally stuffed before 200k If the vehicle is used for transport to sites that may enable it to rack up more ks but the bottom line is that on small sites there are little to no car washing facilitys and vehicles are either left with mud crated from hypersaline water clinging underneath them 24/7 ( a vehicle we took in for service was weighed before and after they cleaned it and it had 60kg mud atached) or they are washed directly with hypersaline water. I stand byn my comment that a vehicle used daily in an open pit will usualy be totally stuffed well before 400k.

Truckster, you counted wrong, it's 20020020202292929u2098347298347923880 times before!

Still good to get an opinion from those who continue to rely on the 3L donk as it becomes more aged!