Portugal tour

[terranosaurusdoug]

How did the truck hold up overall then mate?

 

[Wheelie]

How did the truck hold up overall then mate?

In general I was very pleased with the truck, no major issues, the tracks were brutal constant vibrations and although I thought I’d covered all the basis on the service I had prior to going there were things I never even thought of that could have been done prior to going. Any rubber mount needs to be checked, if any are slightly pershished get them changed, that caused 2 issues, trans cooler rubber and radiator mount rubber failure. Exhaust, well shit happens, I had always planned a SS exhaust. Driveshaft oil seal maybe unlucky!, oil light issue was just water ingress but dried out. On the whole it was awesome, it done everything the other trucks did and more. It is definitely under powered for the size of it but I knew that when I bought it so very pleased. The bill for the repairs is going to be expensive in excess of a grand without the exhaust but with motors you have to expect the unexpected.

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Thats quite a bill

I bet you're chuffed that nothing you made or fitted broke though, I would be :thumb2

 

[Wheelie]

Thats quite a bill

I bet you're chuffed that nothing you made or fitted broke though, I would be :thumb2

Yeah well chuffed. But I'm going to remake it all again as I have found a few floors in my design. The fridge is to high needs to be low level for the missus to reach in and my big drawer is to big I need more smaller ones to keep stuff together otherwise it all gets mixed up, keep your eyes open for mk2

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[Wheelie]

Oh, I'm also going to put an on-board air tank for tyres save dragging the pump from wheel to wheel and might try a water tank too and a hot water shower but we will see

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[terranosaurusdoug]

Oh, I'm also going to put an on-board air tank for tyres save dragging the pump from wheel to wheel and might try a water tank too and a hot water shower but we will see

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Ah so you adjusted the tyre pressures to suit the terrain, did you just guess them?

 

[Wheelie]

Ah so you adjusted the tyre pressures to suit the terrain, did you just guess them?

No, we left them at road pressure so not to damage the wall of the tyre but the air tank will be for future use, I saw it on the tour guides cruiser. I shall be using an old fire extinguisher for the tank, I picked one up yesterday from a site I was on.

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[terranosaurusdoug]

No, we left them at road pressure so not to damage the wall of the tyre but the air tank will be for future use, I saw it on the tour guides cruiser. I shall be using an old fire extinguisher for the tank, I picked one up yesterday from a site I was on.

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I was thinking of getting a viair compressor, haven't really got space for a seperate tank In a Terrano and I think daveyboy recommends viair ones

 

[Jay666d]

On Board Air is the future... Not that I know.

I have my compressor ready, just no tank and it's not fitted yet! :doh

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

On Board Air is the future... Not that I know.

I have my compressor ready, just no tank and it's not fitted yet! :doh

Oh yeh that beauty you got from the show, I've got a small Ring Ring being the brand of the compressor

 

[Jay666d]

Aye, this beauty!

We don't wanna know about your 'Ring'

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

It'll be a shame to get it dirty

 

[Mr K]

Doug you got a dirty ring :lol:lol:lol

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Doug you got a dirty ring :lol:lol:lol

....and mind :naughty

 

[Davey Boy]

Wheelie, thanks for posting your trip review.:thumb2
Knowing this stuff after a trip is where you can really start to personalise you're vehicle. More importantly what stuff you need to carry and the stuff you can do without!

I'm surprised you say she's underpowered.
Have you Dawes & needle valved her yet?

If you're considering a new performance exhaust, the Patrol's can be chipped easily.
That'll give you a bit more oomph.
Exhaust is my last mod on the to do list. Everyone I know says do it and allow you're truck to really breathe for the first time. I can't wait, but alas, pennies...

Keep you're thoughts and ideas coming though mate. :thumb2

 

[Wheelie]

Wheelie, thanks for posting your trip review.:thumb2
Knowing this stuff after a trip is where you can really start to personalise you're vehicle. More importantly what stuff you need to carry and the stuff you can do without!

I'm surprised you say she's underpowered.
Have you Dawes & needle valved her yet?

If you're considering a new performance exhaust, the Patrol's can be chipped easily.
That'll give you a bit more oomph.
Exhaust is my last mod on the to do list. Everyone I know says do it and allow you're truck to really breathe for the first time. I can't wait, but alas, pennies...

Keep you're thoughts and ideas coming though mate. :thumb2

HI Dave
No I haven't done the dawes valve, due to my past experience with messing around with things something always tends to go wrong so I thought I'd leave her standard other than a exhaust but I have considered having it remapped

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[Mr K]

What's the difference between doing a remap or dawes valve and needle valve?

Is it just price. Do you need to buy a different ecu for it and then map it on a rolling road?

Can you take it to a tuners and map the standard ecu for the same result as the dawes and needle valve. I don't quite understand it all, the pros and cons and what to do.

 

[Wheelie]

What's the difference between doing a remap or dawes valve and needle valve?

Is it just price. Do you need to buy a different ecu for it and then map it on a rolling road?

Can you take it to a tuners and map the standard ecu for the same result as the dawes and needle valve. I don't quite understand it all, the pros and cons and what to do.

I think you can do a remap without any other alterations, I chipped my navara with a box. Dawes needle jet etc is fitted and there’s fettling to do which puts me off but if someone wants to volunteer to do it raise your hands :clap

 

[Mr K]

Yeah I'm just not sure on the overall pictures with these.

Putting a 'chip' effectively just ups the fuelling, unless you get a stand alone ecu to map all parameters, whereas the manual dawes and needle valve adjusts the max boost and spool up but what about the air, or is that sorted by the MAF, in which case that would be the way forward.

 

[Barrbeast]

Dawes and needle valve on the 3.0 are all about taking boost control away from the ecu which then allows you to do things like blank the egr and fit larger exhaust etc without causing the 3.0 overboosting issues. Better performance is just an added bonus. You fit the valves and a boost gauge then take her for a drive and tweak the valve screws, rinse and repeat, until boost levels fit the parameters you're looking for (lots of guidance on the Aussie forums).

Chip/remap is a totally different kettle of fish to dawes and needle as it's solely about performance rather than engine protection.

I wouldn't even think about changing the exhaust system from standard on the back of a remap.

Have to agree with Davey though, I never found my 3.0 underpowered, even before I tweaked the turbo vnt stop (more basic alternative to dawes and needle valves) and fitted a straight through exhaust... but, like Davey's, my Y61 was a manual so it might be a 3.0 auto thing. Certainly, I always found you had to work the gearbox to get the best from the ZD30, which isn't as easy to do with an auto.

Might be worth looking at fitting a transgo shift kit to your autobox Wheelie, transformed my Y60s autobox (same type) :nenau

Also, what tyres are you running Wheelie, and what pressures? Airing down is definitely something to try and do next time. I've always done it and it makes a huge difference to smooth out shocks/vibration over rough terrain, my muds usually sit about 26psi for laning.