Acceleration on 2004 Diesel 5 speed

[zutta Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close zutta]

Hey Guys,

Picked up the rig last weds, Very Happy with my buy.

This is my first diesel so unsure what to expect,

but when i accelerate through gears i find anything past half pedal has no more acceleration, Is This just how the diesel engine rolls? '

Sorry for the noob question

zutta

[barkern Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close barkern]

KZTE? Yep..you should get a squirt from the turbo and then after about 3k revs nothing ha ha

[Madkore Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Madkore]

Don't let the laughing get to you zutta. The 1KZ will be still running long after those D4D boys have popped an injector.

[samo Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close samo]

ive got 200000km on mine now and going like clock work, one of the best things you can do to let them breath is to put an aftermarket dump pipe and free flowing exhaust on, just make sure if you do go down this path that the installer puts a flex join in after the dump pipe flange or you will find you get cracked welds around the flange of the dump pipe where it bolts on to the turbo, this will help get rid of the dead spot up near 3000 rpm and also will spool the boost up earlier ie full boost buy about 1800 rpm. cheers samo

[Madkore Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Madkore]

Funny you mention about the exhaust samo. Seems Manta don't put a flex joint in their exhaust for the diesel - wonder if anyone has had any issues. Not that I want to turn this into another exhaust thread.

[barkern Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close barkern]

Don't let the laughing get to you zutta. The 1KZ will be still running long after those D4D boys have popped an injector.

Not laughing at him! i have a KZ too! Talking from experience

[Madkore Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Madkore]

Sorry barkern - I misunderstood.

Me 1KZ too - we can all laugh together :-)

[mackayvx Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close mackayvx]

I like my kz... its done 240kms and i jusy removed the safari dtronic to hopefully get further life out of the beast... i did however fit an electronic boost controller and tweaked it op to 12 and half PSI. It drives much better now, better acceleration and better towing....

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Hahahehehaha......

As long as you dont have my 5 speed manual yep they just keep going......

Did removing your dtronic make much difference?
Are you saying boosting it is better than the chip?

[uk_vette Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close uk_vette]

My 2005 D4-d doesn't have any flexi.
But it does have some "get up and go",
Some thing you 1KZ tractor drivers wouldn't know about.

Gra.

[samo Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close samo]

ha ha ha the tractor goes well down hills and has more talk then prince harry in Las Vages. cheers samo

[boomer Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close boomer]

ha ha ha the tractor goes well down hills and has more talk then prince harry in Las Vages. cheers samo

It's one thing to be able to go well down hills in the tractor but for every down there's an equal up hill and I was sick of being passed uphill by trucks when I was towing. D4D in 150 series has fixed that. It has far more torque (or as you quaintly put it "talk" lol) Must say your naming of them as the tractor is appropriate - compared to the 150 series they sure do sound and perform like a tractor. Didn't notice till I moved up. Mind you for their time, particularly when they first came out they were a jolly fine vehicle, but like everything, time stands still for no vehicle.

[zutta Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close zutta]

LOL. All good I'm used to it,

Coming from a V6 commy and it really isn't that bad now i have found the sweet spot for gear changes and getting max power.

Nothing wrong with old school, sometimes new doesn't necessarily mean better :P

The old beast had its first recovery the other day, had to pull a new v8 prado off the beach

[Richoson Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Richoson]

Diesel = acceleration are you kidding? Get 200 killerwasps

See ya on the tracks, Richo.

[craigm Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close craigm]

The old beast had its first recovery the other day, had to pull a new v8 prado off the beach

V8 Prado? I'd like to get me some of that!!!