Thread: td5 130 towing advice.....

Thanks George. What mods do you have? Also what would one of those bitsamissing highlines weigh roughly?

I am thinking of doing more mods to mine but not sure what, Bigger intercooler, different map or turbo.

Cheers Jim

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Estimate of the towed load was 3 ton.
perormance Mods are
BD intercooler
BD monster mod chip
3 inch exhaust system
Auto conversion (Heavily modded auto)
modded transfer case
egr kit
was running 285/75 muds

I tow a camper/trailer with Peril (a Tombie2 chipped 110). Peril's got a bit of extra weight over a standard X-treme - maybe another 250Kg and the camper/trailer when loaded is probably around 900 Kg.

The camper/trailer definitely slows Peril down. Nevertheless, If I want to I can hold 110kmh on an open road and maintain a good pace up hills BUT what I find is that my exhaust gas temperature rises quickly on long hills with any more than a moderate gradient.

If you haven't fitted an EGT gauge then my strong advice is to do so and watch it like a hawk. It's surprsing how quickly EGT can rise when you start to work the engine hard.

From extensive reading on this forum I've come to the conclusion that I should never exceed 680 degrees Fahrenheit, so once I hit 650 degrees I start to back off. What this means is slowing down; simply changing down a gear and maintaining my speed usually does not see the EGT fall.

Yeah thanks, i do have an egt, one of the best investments i have made. just good for peace of mind.

Thanks George. That is a few mods. The EGR kit is next for me. Where did you get yours from?

Cheers Jim