Landcruiser Gas/Chip/supercharge

Like Robin said. We need more info. What type of travel. Towing (trailer/van), mountainous, desert and so on.

However a word on gas. One of our sons had gas in his Paj. He got rid of it because he couldn't guarantee that he could get gas where we all wanted to go. We will drive the CSR one day. He wouldn't have been able to join us. He now has a diesel GU Patrol.

Phil

thanks so much do you know what system you had fitted?

if you had your time again would you fit the two tank option under the sidesteps and keep your other petrol tank if you were travelling?

Thanks CJ.

Hi Bruce,

Thanks so much for your information I think we r going to keep our girl and put gas on her but the 2 tank option so we still have our 2 tanks of petrol. We r just trying to find out more info about a piggy back modual for more power. Do you think it would help?

Thanks
CJ.

Hi Chris,
I have not heard of people modifying the electronic injection on petrol landcruisers but that does not mean that it is not done, it only means I don't get let out very often, LOL

I read that in America they did not have that many diesel Landcruisers as petrol was cheap and the petrol cruisers were therefore more popular so supercharging the petrol units was also more popular. I know nothing more than that and cannot say if it was good or bad.

When you tow a heavy vehicle behind you, as you are intending, then you will have major performance loss but then you have to drive the cruiser like a truck. Just drop back a gear or 2 and let the engine do its work, meaning , keep the engine in its torque band without pushing it and let it grind its way up that steep hill. This may mean pulling it back to first gear in the auto box and keeping it there till the top of the climb is reached. These are very good vehicles and can do a very good job of what you are intending. A diesel might do a better job but at what cost.
From my investigations the auto box is stronger than the manual gearbox so there is little or no benefit in going that way as the loses through the auto are minimal. In fact I have read somewhere that the auto was more economical but only just.

If you do not overtax the engine it will last a great deal longer. On the flat road your cruiser will do a very good job with your intended load.

A good friend of mine has a petrol 80 series, same motor as yours, and a V8 100 series and she said that on the highway she got better economy out of the V8 but around town the six was better. Mind you they were not towing miles as all she ever carried was six kids and all the gear required for that. But that was here experience.

I may not have shad much more light on the problem but that is as much as I know.
Cheers, Bruce

Hi Bob,

Thank you so much for your info. Would you have considered a piggy back modual on gas would give you the same results as your supercharge?

Thanks
CJ.