The Landcruiser thread...

[07luxyTD]

And on top of that you have twice as many injectors if you get a bad batch of fuel.. For the money Toyota charge for a vehicle and their advertising campaign (Unbreakable & Landcruiser tough) you would think they would get these issues sorted before we the paying customer find them the hard way. Ok back to my box..

Makes you wonder how toyota actually test these vechiles and what goes into the test aye?

[D4D luxy]

You wouldnt happen to be able to get a video of the heavenly sound would you?

Haha he's away next weekend so hopefully some footage of it appears and ill share. There was a video on Facebook but I dunno where it's gone!

[kyle300exc]

Is this what your after? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp0VlGHbLuc

[RonBacardi8]

Is this what your after? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp0VlGHbLuc

that sounds awesome

[Hellbound]

Wicked

[RonBacardi8]

Anyone know if you can get aftermarket wind shields? not too keen on the massive factory ones

[Alby]

Ron I don't have them but a few buy them on eBay

[TDog]

Was talking to a guy last night about his 2012 GXL Cruiser. V8 Turbo Diesel, 2" Suspension lift, wider tyres, 3" Beauy Exhaust. Dual cab with steel canopy all set up for camping, all in the silver. Bar and winch etc etc etc. All the fruit, nice rig. Just came back from The Cape, said it went awesome. The GXL comes standard with electronic front and rear lockers.

He did have a few complaints though! He said back home around town it is a pain to drive. Being dual cab, the wheel base is soooo long it turns like the Queen Mary.
Also when he installed the 3" Exhaust and then fatter tyres, under compression the rear would hit on the exhaust badly. Tried many different things before he decided to bite the bullet and run wheel spacers. Illegal yes, but fixed the rubbing issue and also brought the rear wheel track in line with the fronts which made it much nicer to drive on road and on the beach. Went all the way to the cape and back with no issues with the wheel spacers.
When he installed the rear HD Suspension lift he found the large eyes for the shocks actually hung down BELOW the axle so the first trip off road, pushing it, actually grabbed both shock eyes and peeled them off over the bush and retainer and popped of completely! Not fun!
He also found the standard rear drive-shaft a little light on as he had it off-road, belly out on a rock and bent it! Now upgraded to a HD rear driveshaft.

Nice rig though. They look great all decked out and set up. Super capable Tourer.

[Alby]

The turning circle is the same on the single and dual cabs, yes it is bigger than the Hilux and teh Hilux is a more domesticated city driver but I don't find it a dealbreaker, getting in to shopping centre carspaces it where you really notice it

[kyle300exc]

Alby I see you have an alarm set up on the fuel system. I was looking at adding water seperator does that come with an alarm or is there more to it?
EDIT Just found it FM100 fuel alarm system

[Alby]

FM100 with an alarm, the factory filter has an alarm as well

[kyle300exc]

There seems to be some issues with flow rates through the filter. Id imagine if its a factory filter it would be the right micron

[Alby]

There were some guys who ran 10mm instead of 12mm hose plus 5 micron filters and were getting fuel starvation under load

I went with the recommended 30 micron pre filter, the extra filtration is a bonus IMO the main thing I wanted is an alarm that tells me I have crook fuel before it gets to my injectors

[kyle300exc]

why did you opt for the fm100 over factory?

[Alby]

I have both

[pisso01]

The fm100 probably has a higher flow rate than the factory filter. Its around 300l/hour I think. I've got one in my hilux with the 30 micron filter and have no probs.

Cheers,

Chris.

[07luxyTD]

If you talk to diesel care in tamworth they actually reccomend you run a fm100 with a 5 micron filter after the factory filter. This is what they have been installing on the vdjs. I just opted for the 30micron before the factory. Hopefully here next week before i head away. Was $138 just for the unit with a 30micron filter and the glass bowl. I can get the fittings and 1/2" hose from work. I would have thought toyota installed a filter that was sufficeint engough for their injectors (factory is 10-8micron)

[kyle300exc]

For anyone reading through this Topic and would like to know more you can follow this link below over to another "New Forum" New landcruiser.net http://www.newlandcruiser.net/phpbb/sea ... ive_topics

[Gawry]

Here are some pics:
None are mine but
Would love one!!!

[RonBacardi8]

THATS PORN