by ilikefairlanes on Wed, 05 Apr 2017 5:48 +0000
here's some info for you guys
i have the Richards kit installed in the new Hilux and what a difference it makes
The pulling power up hills is awesome and my fuel has gone down to 8.1 l per 100km compared to 9.1 l per 100km
You notice it lock up around 70 km and it flies up to a 100 km before you know it and the best thing is unlike others brands of lockup kits which you must manually disengage it otherwise you will stall when you stop this kit will automatically disengages when you go below 60km
6th gear is still hard to get into with the lockup kit unless you are on a completely flat road so i decided to do a test driving to work the exact way and holding it in 5th and the following day making it going into 6th by taking my foot of the accelerator and then gently accelerating again i found no difference in fuel economy so my conclusion is not to worry about 6th
all in all the lockup kit so far is great and will pay for itself within 1 year of driving due to the lower fuel usage
Hope this helps you to decide