modified '05 V6 GXL ... Butane ...

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[color=#0000FF]just a Querrie , do you do your own mods, maintenance, or do you out source most of the time?

Do some mods and basic maintenance but servicing is done by the dealer. We don't have the tools or skills to do the major stuff at home.

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Do some mods and basic maintenance but servicing is done by the dealer. We don't have the tools or skills to do the major stuff at home.

cheers my exhaust should be ok!, thanks for the tip

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I think she was sharing a story.. Butane..

Hutch- Prado 150 with some TJM Kit.

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oh edited accordingly...

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I think she was sharing a story.. Butane..

Yes, just telling you what happened to a vehicle I owned when the exhaust got too close to an unshielded part of the body. It was an unlucky accident but it can happen.

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for the record

It is just a modified '05 V6 GXL ...
with 100, 000 views Cheers Butane ...

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set the go pro up to hear the new system

don't know if you can "over come" the sound of the right rear and the diff but , i can hear the goods
very happy note for around town , performance is very good, still need a good road trip to report
back on fuel eco. . have a look anyway as the footage from under the rig was worth a look...

http://s985.photobucket.com/user/but...26be3.mp4.html

Cheers butane

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mud flaps resprayed

the silver was staring to appear on the mudflaps , so they got removed and prepped, fresh coat of satin black
just a easy tidy up for a lazy sunday.. all good here ... Cheers Butane

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running a rich pipe

750 kays after the new headers/system pipe indicates the rig is running rich



so,K&N got some attention







, and cleaned the MAF sensor ..






wiped as far as i could down the tailpipe and see how it burns now all good here ...
Cheers Butane

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Love ya work butane!

Do you reckon the K&N makes much diff?

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does the K&N make a diFF

Love ya work butane!

Do you reckon the K&N makes much diff?

I felt like it did back when it was in stalled, but haven't cleaned it once since install till now

have rotated the new stock filter a few times , to get a sense of what diff its makes in mileage?

but towing loads vary each time , fuel costs vary each time, so
" its just a opinion , but i believe you get a performance increase with a clean K&N for the first 1000kays
but added performance means you might enjoy the power a bit more and use a bit more fuel

= no gain = heaps of fun .. and makes a difference when clean, downside is a new K&N is well over oiled
this time the cleaned K&N lightly oiled should allow more air flow. M.A.F cleaned and re-clean ( after next road trip to remove sucked thro oil )

its not what you should do , but I would like to remove the fine mesh on the air filter body and that will allow heaps more air but risk contaminating the inlet tubing of the throttle body with dust... that's the hold point as that mesh does a good job... so I haven't done that (yet)

I knew I'd need some cold / fresh air soon, that time is here.. when i cleaned and replaced the K&N and M.A.F , kicked it in the gutz it splutters at first but within a few idling min. its back to a lumpier note than prior to the clean.. If you have a snorkel , the force of air thro a standard filter would do fine in my opinion,, but if you are sensitive to the power curve of you rig under a steady foot you do notice the benefits.. and it is visable on the tacho when it hits that sweet spot and the revs increse quicker. with out applying more gas.. then change gear..

if your driving style is to feed the pedal down for rev increase then change at you mark, you might notice the diff , but i doubt you'd feel it

dont know if my opinion helps , but its just how I feel .. I run the K&N normally but have a new, Stock to switch,, It's A K&N till i evan find out whats better, but i will clean mine more regularly more... Cheers mate , time for a coldie. xxxx Butane

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Interesting you should post this mate, I did the same on the weekend. Mines a diesel, but I'm convinced that regular maf cleaning and KN cleaning helps.

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Clean K&N and MAF Result

just put over 400 highway kays on the rig . the fuel economy seemed much better ..

had plenty of torque and the main indicator was the pipe difference .. so results are in

that cleaning the two = good fuel burn .. Happy here .. Cheers

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economy since clean

put another 150 kays on the rig , light towing up over the escarpment/pass went to mittagong and back

so far 578 kays on first tank, light tow loads . maybe half a ton...... no around town runs
, will be interesting to see when it switches over,, the gauge is sitting on top of the bowser on the guage,,,

cheers butane

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partner running around town in rig, 608 kays still on first tank. needle at half on the gauge bowser
best numbers ive had yet,

it switched over today @ 622 kays 3/4/14, cheers butane