Thread: Some Perentie questions, thinking of buying one..

Originally Posted by cafe latte

Ok lots of probably stupid questions..

No such thing here

Originally Posted by cafe latte

I have my new Puma Defender, my F100 needs work and my thought is to get rid of it and add a few extra dollars and get a 130 ute, first question can you get a Perentie in a 130?

No, The 4x4 is a 110 and the 6x6 is a 120/155.
There are some ex-mil 130's Defenders about but they are very rare.

Originally Posted by cafe latte

Next question are all the Perentie engines the Isuzu 3.9 Diesel? Also were they all naturally aspirated or did some come with turbos?

4x4 generally n/a
6x6 were turbo'd

Originally Posted by cafe latte

What are the non turbo ones like for power, and is it safe to turbo the non turbo ones and what cost?

I don't know

Originally Posted by cafe latte

How old and what cost are the most recent ones?

The 1996 6x6's were fetching between $20k and $35k.

Originally Posted by cafe latte

I probably will think of more questions, but that is enough for starters.

Surely you can think of more such as "Do they come with cup holders". I bet you regret that username.

Originally Posted by cafe latte

Ooo actually one more how do you wax mat paint?

Use lanolin, not wax.

Originally Posted by cafe latte

Cheers guys
Chris

Yeah, cheers.
Mick

they turbo quite nicely even in NA form....

easy enough to mod the NA block to turbo spec as well and then you can give it a real lecturing...

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

No such thing here

No, The 4x4 is a 110 and the 6x6 is a 120/155.
There are some ex-mil 130's Defenders about but they are very rare.

4x4 generally n/a
6x6 were turbo'd

I don't know

The 1996 6x6's were fetching between $20k and $35k.

Surely you can think of more such as "Do they come with cup holders". I bet you regret that username.

Use lanolin, not wax.

Yeah, cheers.
Mick

Thanks Mick,
Cafe Latte as a user name is nothing to do with coffee actually my coffee is much stronger than cafe latte and I have been using Cafe latte for years, cant imagine anything else.
Next question, how big are the trays in them?
Thanks again
Chris

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

they turbo quite nicely even in NA form....

easy enough to mod the NA block to turbo spec as well and then you can give it a real lecturing...

How do they perform standard though?
Cheers
Chris

Try ankor wax on the matt finish. A lot of rodders and the vw crowd swear by it.

Are you chasing the 4x4 or 6x6

I drove the 6x6 for many years......tried to avoid driving the 110's

Re: 6b, mine weighed in at a constant 5.5T, performed very well off road and on the beach.....we flogged it up and down the hi-way, pedal flat to the floor and would sit on 110/115km/h. Ear plugs or headphones fitted for the whole trip, motor screams and inside the cab is loader than 80db.

Ours were running some mods until MAS ordered them to be returned to standard. Fuel screw was adjusted, 3" exhaust, no mufflers, inner air cleaner removed and the end of air cleaner box removed........this actually made them very drivable.....just forget having a chat to your passenger if you want to sit on 110km/hr all day.

I believe some are fitting aftermarket turbo, inter coolers and taller diff ratios .......

Originally Posted by cafe latte

How do they perform standard though?
Cheers
Chris

depends on what you want to compare it to and who spoke to the pump last.

The 110 with the NA feels like a small pantec truck. Loaded up and wearing radials at 350kpa it goes okay in the 110 zones where there are long un-interrupted run ups to get over hills but in suburbia I hate a red light or a slow truck at the bottom of a hill because it spoils the run up and you have to go back to 3rd to maintain 70-80kmph.

Land Rover Perentie - REMLR Wiki

I have a friend here with the KLR turbo fitted and it just eats hills -- so a turbo is on the To Do list.

cheers