Hilux 4x4 Forum

Just fuel inject it already... then you will really know what that 4Y engine is capable of! :wink: B EFI is good but i really prefer to keep this an olde school carby job. I havnt had a carby car for decades and its bringing back all the fun i used to have. My daily driver is a 4WD lifted Surf 2.4 ...

well i took the ute into work today for the rego checks passed no problem im amazed how much grunt the little 4Y puts out with the weber/exhaust mods. no engine fan has helped slightly as well..less drag. 120km/h down the freeway was effortless and it still had a lot more left in it as well. These e...

tyres are cheap here but not as cheap as in the US.

and the funny thing was the flash was on... :roll:

cheers...youve made me laugh..even while ive got the possible swine flu

bloody mexicans !!!!

And when you finished fixing the hilux mate... it's time for a decent digital camera... :twisted: image002.jpg Or do you have your monitor set on max contrast and brightness... :think: that pic was taken with my phone,ill send you it poster size for your wall if you wish :clap: us Aussies like sarc...

Exhaust is finally on



2" from the "branches" to a freeflow muffler and dumped just near the rear axle under the tray.

sounds unreal with the weber and a hell of a lot easier to tune!

Also the twin electric fans seem to work well. The Davies Craig adjustable temp switch goes into the top radiator hose. Ive got it set so when it gets half on the temp guage the fans kick in. They spin for about a minute then cutout. They will come back on again in about another 3 minutes or so and ...

sure does ive left a little bit there to satisfy a quick look by the roads authority but if you really look closely the few vacuum hoses left dont really do anything. The EGR blocked :silent: No messy vaccuum piping over the top of the engine. Engine fan is gone. Pretty much an engine,carb and exhau...

The carb is set up Primary Size 26 choke ported out to about a 27-28. 155 main fuel jet 180 Air corrector F13 emulsion tube Secondary Size 28 choke 165 main fuel jet 210 air corrector F13 emulsion tube Float is set at 6mm and im using a 70 idle jet. This combo seems to work well with this motor and ...

Its taken some research but i found some good info regarding weber jetting This i hope may help someone fitting up a weber http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://www.misab.se/bestyckn.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3DB20%2BWeber%2B36/36%2BDCD%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1B3GGGL_enUS219US...

My surf has auto drivers window only because its a Jap import it also has no pinch function to stop the window if your arm is in it,which i found out the hard way bloody hurts. The main master switch on the drivers door has a few functions on mine controls all windows auto up (driver only) window lo...

a lot of people dont know the two functions of a bash plate. yes two functions 1. Protect your underbelly from rock damage etc 2. To buckle under a big impact and absorb some of the force. This is the thing a lot of people forget and end up bending chassis rails because ther is no give in the plate....

BJ lift requires engineering dont forget.
and no insurance company will insure a car with a BJ lift
but i would like to see your end result but

to get 35" tyres under a surf you need a minimum of a 2" body lift + 2" suspension lift AND modify your front mudflaps with a special tool (hammer). you will get them under without any mods but as soon as you get any compression of your suspension your scrubbing. You will also need th...

i purchased a Davies Craig adjustable thermo switch today and in the instructions it states in bold to put the sensor in the top hose. The reason being that the guage readings are taken from coolant leaving the engine at temperature.This is how you get a reading of how hot your motor is. By placing ...

Hi, You should consider adding a red LED to the dash, so when you switch the elec fans off manually the LED flashes on the dashboard, else if you don't have a 'reminder' you might forget to switch the elec fans back on after turning it off, with potentially disasterous results, like at a water cros...

well i got home from work today and decided to get stuck into it. First on the cards was to get the air filter connection to the weber sorted. In Aust. you cannot have an open filter (eg pod filter) as its illegal..the filter must be totally incased in some sort of housing. This is why i must utilis...

i would like to thank you Sth Africians I finally got my 36 DCD fitted correctly and somewhat tuned. It was this site that i got the info from and from all the posts i got the job done. My YN57 SR5 (4YC) is in the last stages of being finished off for roadworthness certificates (i purchased it run d...

my biggest concern would be no service history if you were to buy it you will have to do a full major service (including cambelt) to get a starting point. So make sure you factor that into the price. It is VERY rare to find a Surf with a recorded service history from Japan. These vehicles are kept a...

ive got a surf here in Australia.Its a turbo diesel but. petrol models are rare over here. you will find that model is a half surf/half prado. its a vzn185 by the looks of it it should have the one piece lift up tailgate if it is,the earlier vzn130,s have the folddown tailgate. very nice cars drivel...

On my very first 4WD outing i got stuck. Got stuck in mud,got stuck trying to get up rock ledges..just generally couldnt go where the big boys went. But it taught me a lot. Tyres make a HUGE difference to any 4WD Tyre pressures make a HUGHER difference in traction (lower tyre pressures bigger footpr...

petrol fluctuates up and down here as much as +/- 20c per litre weekly yet diesel is a constant,rarely changing more than +/- 3 cents per litre homemade biodiesel is gaining momentum fast here..a few of my mates are making it with great success at less than 20 cents per litre made. it looks like the...

in Australia diesel engines are just as common as petrol. looking around this site i notice there is more petrol motors over your way..or so it seems. Is this an availability thing in SA or is petrol cheaper than diesel? I work for a Toyota dealership (parts interpreter) here in Sydney and we have H...

Hi, i have a YN57 SR5 hilux extracab with a 4YC engine in it. I had lots of problems with the standard carby and after much reading on the internet have come to the conclusion that you guys in Sth Africa are the 3Y/4Y experts of the world! After reading as many posts as i could i came to the conclus...

My name is Darren (Hiluxsurf). Great site you got here...lots of info. This is my daily driver: 1990 Hilux Surf SSR 2LTE Auto with a lot of mods. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p235/parrasurfa/DSC05613-1.jpg http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p235/parrasurfa/IMG_2543.jpg I also have a YN57 SR5 E...