via email: ideas for 84 toyota land cruiser diesel?

[MetroMPG]

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I drive a 84 toyota land cruiser diesel "canadain version". New It would gt 28 mpg. They are now a classic and going up in value.

I wonder what would happen if the underside was covered in panels to streamline the air flow? What about the front with it flat grill ?

Lots of pics of the fj60 online take a look see if improvments can be made to reduce drag.

Found a pic, for reference:



I would say "yes" to all the things you mentioned, with the caveat that if you're going to do grille blocking, you'll need a way to monitor coolant temperature (beyond just an idiot light)

Wheel covers and an air dam might be worth investigating too. Have you got a roof rack? I'd also look into a block/coolant heater (3 seasons use is probably justified).

[TimV]

Instrumentation.
Driving speed limits only highway drive slower.
Anticipate far befor your ride on trafic: drive like you have no brakes.
Partial grill block.
Mudflap delite.
Low air dam and/or tire spats. Front and rear.
Tires with low rolling resistance so you can use the weight of the truck in your advantage maybe smaller tires.
Small camback spoiler.
Bigger intercooler if its a turbodiesel.
Ecochip for more torque (Nm) ( probably not pocible cause its a mechanical pump?)
Oil pan heater.
Coolant heater.

I did everything what i wrote above, only need to install the coola t heater. And i raised my milage of my diesel from 8,5l/100km (29mpg) to 6l/100km (39mpg) thats a nice profit!