Hi all, i have a 1993 hilux 2.8 liter diesel 4cylinder, and it is very slow, it will do 100kmh but it will take a very long time to get there (a few minutes), and i know that theyre not meant for speed but my truck aslo has very little power, give it a hill and its screwed.

are there any cheap! mods i can do to my engine/intake for a bit more grunt ? no turbo's or exhausts or hundered of dollers, just some tips on lil things to help.
thanks guys

 

it's a 4cyl low reving diesel in a pickup truck... it's not a twin tubro'ed V8 Pike's Peak hill climber

you can throw thousands of dollars at it and still be short of 150hp...

I'm amazed it hits 100mph to be honest


I haven't personally seen any modified Toyota diesel 4cyl's myself, but I'm sure they're out there

 

mm yeah makes me thing i bought the wrong engine and no its 100kmh not mph haha :-/

 

OH, lol, well that's like 60mph that is very possible, lol

are you on stock tires or oversized?


the diesels are a GREAT engine, they're just not a "fast" engine, lol. if a "fast" engine is what you were looking for, then yeah I'd say you have the wrong engine I wouldn't count on any 4cyl (gas or diesel, old or new) to be considered as "fast"

 

turbo.... its your only option for decent power...

 

And do a larger exhaust with some pump work..

 

i dont know much about toyota diesels, but cant you chip, turbo and bigger exhaust? should be some very nice gains there.

 

1kz-Te...

 

well im not running massive mud tires but they are pretty big, and im not really after speed, after all its a 4wd, i just need an engine that can go up hills without slowing to a crawl or using low range