2013 D4D turbo upgrade
Posted: Sun, 08 Sep 2013 6:29 +0000
Well it was time to replace my 08 hilux for a new truck, I could not think of any truck that I would rather own so I placed an order on a brand new 2013 TD SR5 4x4 dual cab.
The last truck was a lot of fun and I was happy with the off-road capabilities, the lockers, lift and 33” KM2’s it held it’s own on the tracks. When it came to the road it was not so inspiring, exhaust, chip and a dyno tune achieved 125kw at the wheels, a 30% increase and a very noticeable improvement in acceleration. Still not exactly inspiring.
When it came to this truck I started looking into performance upgrades past the “chip and exhaust” packages, information was hard to come by. There is a heap on the US trucks, look at Diesel Power Magazine and you will find no end of tuned diesel trucks, daily drivers through to sled pulling monsters. Then there is the guys from Thailand, such as forum member adityasali who have no fear in bolting up a massive turbo to a shiny new hilux or Dmax and whaling it down the drag strip.
After some searching I did have decided on the full replacement turbo from AXT as a starting point, with a purpose made dump pipe from Taipan and King Brown 3” exhaust. The programing will be handled by a combination of the CPU supplied by AXT and the a Xede Processor from ChipTorque (reclaimed from my last truck). The standard injectors and intercooler will remain in use for the time being, see what happens if I get bored later.
The transmission is a auto, had a manual in the last truck but I was thinking the auto would be a bit more suitable off road with the slight increase in turbo lag, also the auto should be a bit nicer on the rest of the drive line with the smoother shifts and no side stepping the clutch at 2500 RPM. I am a little concerned about the extra power and there is a few reports of excess heat killing the toyota autos, after toying with the idea of fitting a upgraded cooler I settled on a valve body upgrade instead. With any luck the increased oil pressure and reduced slipping in the clutch packs should help keep the temp down, something I am sure will need to monitored.
There is the normal array of bar work, suspension and lockers to go on also, nothing that has not be done a thousand times. I will be sharing more on the performance upgrades as there it is hard to find detailed information on the hilux turbo upgrade options. I hope to end up with a truck that is perfectly suitable as a daily driver, can tow over 2 ton when required, capable off-road, reliable, and has somewhere over 170kw at the rear wheels. Not sure exactly what we will achieve but at least it will be online for others to learn from.
Toyota has completed the 1000km logbook service so the with 1200kms on the clock we have started the stipdown ready for the new parts, the valvebody has already been sent to Wholesale automatic transmissions and hopefully the rest of the parts arrive for assembly later this week. The guys at Autotech here in Canberra will be doing all the install and tuning as they have done on my last 3 cars.
Wish me luck!
Where the turbo was.
Where the turbo is now.
The last truck was a lot of fun and I was happy with the off-road capabilities, the lockers, lift and 33” KM2’s it held it’s own on the tracks. When it came to the road it was not so inspiring, exhaust, chip and a dyno tune achieved 125kw at the wheels, a 30% increase and a very noticeable improvement in acceleration. Still not exactly inspiring.
When it came to this truck I started looking into performance upgrades past the “chip and exhaust” packages, information was hard to come by. There is a heap on the US trucks, look at Diesel Power Magazine and you will find no end of tuned diesel trucks, daily drivers through to sled pulling monsters. Then there is the guys from Thailand, such as forum member adityasali who have no fear in bolting up a massive turbo to a shiny new hilux or Dmax and whaling it down the drag strip.
After some searching I did have decided on the full replacement turbo from AXT as a starting point, with a purpose made dump pipe from Taipan and King Brown 3” exhaust. The programing will be handled by a combination of the CPU supplied by AXT and the a Xede Processor from ChipTorque (reclaimed from my last truck). The standard injectors and intercooler will remain in use for the time being, see what happens if I get bored later.
The transmission is a auto, had a manual in the last truck but I was thinking the auto would be a bit more suitable off road with the slight increase in turbo lag, also the auto should be a bit nicer on the rest of the drive line with the smoother shifts and no side stepping the clutch at 2500 RPM. I am a little concerned about the extra power and there is a few reports of excess heat killing the toyota autos, after toying with the idea of fitting a upgraded cooler I settled on a valve body upgrade instead. With any luck the increased oil pressure and reduced slipping in the clutch packs should help keep the temp down, something I am sure will need to monitored.
There is the normal array of bar work, suspension and lockers to go on also, nothing that has not be done a thousand times. I will be sharing more on the performance upgrades as there it is hard to find detailed information on the hilux turbo upgrade options. I hope to end up with a truck that is perfectly suitable as a daily driver, can tow over 2 ton when required, capable off-road, reliable, and has somewhere over 170kw at the rear wheels. Not sure exactly what we will achieve but at least it will be online for others to learn from.
Toyota has completed the 1000km logbook service so the with 1200kms on the clock we have started the stipdown ready for the new parts, the valvebody has already been sent to Wholesale automatic transmissions and hopefully the rest of the parts arrive for assembly later this week. The guys at Autotech here in Canberra will be doing all the install and tuning as they have done on my last 3 cars.
Wish me luck!
Where the turbo was.
Where the turbo is now.