Thread: My county is better than your puma

CHIEF

Get your 300TDI, stick some 35's on it. Hitch up your loaded camper and we'll see which pulls up the hills. Judging by the way our set up gives the V8's etc a hurry up I know where my money lies. HP gets you so far and TORQUES do the real hard work.


Better still as long as its not a top speed race I'll stick some 29's on ours


Justin

That is a reeeeeeeely tough rangie mate!!!! Love it! The 4bd1t would make it go like the wind!

Originally Posted by DRanged

CHIEF

Get your 300TDI, stick some 35's on it. Hitch up your loaded camper and we'll see which pulls up the hills. Judging by the way our set up gives the V8's etc a hurry up I know where my money lies. HP gets you so far and TORQUES do the real hard work.<snip>

Dunno, talk has gotten us onto page 16 without any horses being let out of the paddock.

thanks dougal forgot about that post well looks like i will bite the bullet and do a turbo/intercooler instal on the isuzu put a different box behind it and then i can join the official dark side hopefully by the end of the year
which brings me onto i remember seeing somewere (i think it was u dougal)that a engine rebuild kit cost around $1200 (rings, pistons etc etc) is this a genuine kit? if not what is it? also what things should i be looking for when doing a rebuild? should i get a new crank for a 4bd1T or just check the existing one?
what is the part number for the head gasket?

may as well start getting things on a roll

oh and deranged that is one very nice rangie i would love to see that thing do u hav any video's of it?

Originally Posted by c.h.i.e.f

thanks dougal forgot about that post well looks like i will bite the bullet and do a turbo/intercooler instal on the isuzu put a different box behind it and then i can join the official dark side hopefully by the end of the year
which brings me onto i remember seeing somewere (i think it was u dougal)that a engine rebuild kit cost around $1200 (rings, pistons etc etc) is this a genuine kit? if not what is it? also what things should i be looking for when doing a rebuild? should i get a new crank for a 4bd1T or just check the existing one?
what is the part number for the head gasket?

may as well start getting things on a roll

oh and deranged that is one very nice rangie i would love to see that thing do u hav any video's of it?

Why rebuild? I only know two which have needed a rebuild - Dougal's, and one that DaveS bought which had been cooked when a red hose blew.

Also - why change the box?

Just bolt on a turbo (and intercooler if you wish), fit EGT, turn up the fuel, and bother about any of the other bits if they break or fall off

Originally Posted by rovercare

You must have a super special N/A 4BD1, to be worth $3500 grand as opposed to 2kish like most others......and for it to easily sit on 140km/hr!.....you sure it doesn't have a hidden turbo?




Or Hiclones

Oh yeh, its super special.... super gutless. His secret is long steep down hills and tail winds, and trust me it wasnt doing it easy i was in fear of my life!!!
Do the sums on the gearing lt95 4th gear 3.54 diffs standard size tyres at 140kph = unhappy Isuzu.

Cheif, dont upset the Isuzu lovers, there very passionate about there rattely smoke machines. It makes me wonder what they get up to in there locked garages with them.... im sure i saw dobbo dry humping his county once

but even I, as a v8 lover, would love to start a 2nd project truck for touring, 130 with an Isuzu with plenty of boost... yep that Isuzu with 60psi or what ever it was on youtube sounds good, and i normally dont like the sound of diesels.... its either that or a puma 130.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Why rebuild? I only know two which have needed a rebuild - Dougal's, and one that DaveS bought which had been cooked when a red hose blew.

Also - why change the box?

Just bolt on a turbo (and intercooler if you wish), fit EGT, turn up the fuel, and bother about any of the other bits if they break or fall off

Exactly, don't rebuild them if they don't need it.
Mine was rebuilt several times for all the wrong reasons.

First time it was stripped, balanced and rebuilt just to be nice. -> rebuild 1
Then the valve seals lifted and went through the oil pump -> rebuild 2
This is where I got the truck.
Then it was dusted due to a bad aircleaner (not donaldson) -> rebuild 3
On rebuild 3 I used the wrong rings, 27,000km later -> rebuild 4.

Now it's good, hasn't even leaked any oil in the last 6 months. Not that it's been far in the last 6 months.

Originally Posted by cal415

Oh yeh, its super special.... super gutless. His secret is long steep down hills and tail winds, and trust me it wasnt doing it easy i was in fear of my life!!!
Do the sums on the gearing lt95 4th gear 3.54 diffs standard size tyres at 140kph = unhappy Isuzu.

Cheif, dont upset the Isuzu lovers, there very passionate about there rattely smoke machines. It makes me wonder what they get up to in there locked garages with them.... im sure i saw dobbo dry humping his county once

but even I, as a v8 lover, would love to start a 2nd project truck for touring, 130 with an Isuzu with plenty of boost... yep that Isuzu with 60psi or what ever it was on youtube sounds good, and i normally dont like the sound of diesels.... its either that or a puma 130.

I've got 3, the only one that will do 140km/hr, easily......at all.....is my turboed RR, that's on the engine governor!

N/A, they are absolutely gutless, pretty simple, such low compression...........which makes them perfect for huge boost