first road trip - Park city to Jackson WY
the first road trip test run on the FJ 62, and the isuzu 4BD1T.
Its about 200 miles one way, with an assortment of long valleys, and passes with 10% grades. a little bit of everything.
The landcruiser made it there and back, with no issues. got 22- 23 mpg. So I would call it a success, but I am still not happy with the performance.
In order to cruise 65 - 75 mph i am at 1000 deg (post turbo), 4psi, and approx 1700-1800 rpm.
on the 10% grades, I had to go into 2nd gear. this just seems undiesel like. It lacks that torque and power to reliably handle the hills. my passat 1.9tdi would haul ass up that in 5th, maybe 4th. dodge cummins 5.9 would bark up it in OD. the 3FE old engine would likely have gotten up the hill at a higher speed. i had an old VW van that would make it up that hill and have to be in 2nd.
It feels like the engine is under turboed, and it is over geared. 700r4, with overdrive, and overdrive lockup, lugs the engine at a low RPM. the low rpms then make low boost. if I can get it up to a higher speed, it starts to respond to throttle with power, but at 75-80. at that point however the egts are too high.
Timing? adjust IP pump timing? I may need to play with this a little.
regear it? swap out the 4.11s with lower gearing?
turbo - I need more turbo. can the 4bd2t wastegated turbos fit on the 4bd1t?