Turbo for 62 series

May interfere with the LPG setup.

P.S this is the curse of everyone who tows, we just put up with it, or get a V8.

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Clive

We have the same set up as you. FJ62 with a 3F on petrol / gas.

I bought the car secondhand in 1993 and have put 260k on it since. We towed an old 22' Vicount van around Aussie with it and in the last couple of years an off-road camper trailer on various trips.

Regarding towing power:
In 93/94 when the car had under 100k on it we still had to change to petrol on the hilly sections when towing the van to get acceptable performance and then we would still vary between 60 and 80 kph.

Overtaking was never an option!!

With the camper trailer the performance is about the same but now the car has 340k on the clock so it is getting a bit tired. We usually sit on around 90 kph and can do so in most of the areas around Central Qld. Again, overtaking is a luxury for other road users.

I don't think turbo charging is a realistic option on a petrol engine like the 3F. As mentioned in the other reply a V8 is probably the only way forward if you want the performance to overtake when towing.

Guess Toyota came to same conclusioin with the new V8 cruisers.

Regards

Mick Jorgensen