4Y EFI Who can do it?

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4Y EFI Who can do it?

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Who in the Pretoria area would be able to do a good job? What would be the going rate?
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Speak to Louis (4x4 Mega World -I think)

I've read that he seems to be the Guru in your area!
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Louis is your man!


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Jis Hugo.Louis is jou man.Wat wil jy bereik met die conversion as ek mag vra.Ek het destyds my 4y ook gedoen en hy het beslis beter getrek en was so effens ligter op sous,MAAR ek het nooit gevoel ek kon hom 100% vertrou in die bos nie.Omdat ek nie die elektronika verstaan nie.My gevoel is as jy ver in die bos in gaan hou liewer by die Carb.Dit was dalk net 'n gevoel en hy het my nooit in die steek gelaat nie.Hier is 'n hele paar ouens wat dit gedoen het en is baie tevrede en sal hulle waens tot in Kairo vat.
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Hi George

Lekker om van jou te hoor - sien jy het toe jou lorrie verkoop.

Ek het my bakkie by Louis gehad laas jaar - hy het vir my 'n nuwe vergasser "kit" opgesit en als gestel - ek het hom ook by die vergasser ouens gehad wat met hulle masjiene gestel het - die enjin het egter partykeer 'n slukkie (hy gee so 'n rukkie asof hy vir 'n sekonde vuur weggooi). Louis het destyds gese as hy so maak en ek is nie gelukkig nie moet hy maar miskien vir my EFI opsit. Nou wonder ek maar net of dit nie sulke tyd is aangesien die krag uit die aard van die saak ook nie wonderlik is nie.

Ek hoor jou standpunt oor betroubaarheid - pla my ook bietjie.
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Ja my wa is weg :cry:

Ek was seker net "paranoid" oor die betroubaarheid.Die EFI het beslis meer krag.
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Goeie dag Hugo,

ek moet eerlik se ek het op die 4000km nog net twee keer teenstand gehad met die EFI. Een keer het 'n relay geblaas (swak konneksie aan my kant) en die tweede keer het die pressure regulator op die fuel rail gegroet. Ek het bloot 'n dud gekoop.

Het meer teespoed gehad met die twee carbs wat ek op die bakkie gehad het. Swak gehalte petrol van "dodgy" areas het vuilheid deur die 20micron filter laat gaan en dit het gereeld die jets verstop. Na 'n donaldson 2micron filter het dit nie weer met die carb gebeur nie. Selfde filter stelsel gehou vir die hoe druk systeem op die EFI.

Behalwe vir die ECU is al die parte op die bakkie tans Toyota parte wat oor die rak gekoop kan word en kom ook met die Toyota betroubaarheid.

Ek moet by se, selfs met die vorige teespoed het ek altyd by die huis gekom met die bakkie. Meer as 1300km gery met 'n geblaasde headgasket en met die pressure regulator se kwale het ek uit die rivier trip gery tot by teer en toe 500km terug huis toe. Die motors is werklik kani dood motors.

Selfs al het jy 'n nuwe EFI sisteem op kan jy 'n distributor cap koop vir 'n R100 by elke taxi parte shop en as jy nie die ECU versuip nie kan jy hom nie breek nie.. Teen R500 kan jy maklik een saam ry in die geval dat jy wil diep swem!
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Re: 4Y EFI Who can do it?

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Dankie Willie

Ek sal met Louis gaan praat oor kostes. Mens wonder net partykeer oor "oorkapitaliseer" op die ou SFA's.
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43 000km on my Efi and still going. That is on the GWM head block and sump, it just now became evident that the rear crank started to leak.

Some Efi's still run exept for 2 I had to swop out a dizzy and the other a Idle control valve that gave problems.

One thing I have to say the Intake Manifolds these days are less available. Some Efi's also showed me for some reason that the std outlet manifold gives a bit more HP for a reason.
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Hi Louis

I will come and have a chat to you to get some facts - if you can in the mean time give it some thought. There is may be some other reason for the "jerk" which we may be able to sort out?
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Ek sal met Louis gaan praat oor kostes. Mens wonder net partykeer oor "oorkapitaliseer" op die ou SFA's


Volgens die versekering makelaars en M&M verkoops waardes dink ek almal van ons se ou SFA's is oorgekapitaliseer. Maar die mark dink ek op die oomblik neem dit in
ag as ek sien waarvoor die bakkies verkoop word as hulle in goeie kondisie is.
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Louis, I still have some bits off my second set that I doubt I will be needing.. If I can contribute to a future build I would be glad too..
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Willie ek sal daai aanbod gebruik, laat weet my wat jy wil he vir dit.
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