Australian 4WD Action – August 2019

Stuck in the slow lane? Old girl not as reliable as

she once was? Here’s the solutions, direct from

the industry’s leading experts

Most of us drive diesels

because of a couple of reasons.

First of all, they produce way

better fuel economy than petrol

motors, something that is

especially important when

you’re dealing with moving a

three tonne vehicle around

• and is doubly important once
  you modify that vehicle, jam
  bigger tyres on it or strap a
  couple of tonnes of camper
  trailer, boat or work trailer to
  the back. We also drive diesels
  because they’re reliable and
  bushproof – capable of
  500,000km with little more than
  regular servicing, and able to
  cross the deepest rivers
  without so much as a cough,
  right? Right?
  Well, that’s definitely the
  case most of the time – when
  your rig is running right, that
  is. But the thing is, diesels
  don’t always run right – you’ve

gotta keep up on the servicing

and the mods to make sure

they run sweet. Watery diesel,

clogged EGRS – they can all

contribute to a diesel that runs

rough as the kays click over

and over.

So you do your regular

maintenance, but you realise

one day that you’re lacking

power. You try and take off up a

hill you used to sail over in

fourth and instead you’re doing

the double clutch shuffle to

keep the revs up. All those

heavy, power-draining

accessories like big tyres,

barwork, lift kits, water and

fuel tanks, extra batteries and a

roofrack have had a serious

effect on your vehicle’s

performance, so you’re left

wondering what the best course

of action is to get some

much-needed grunt happening.

And then there’s the fuel

economy – remember those

incredible single-digit

numbers you got when you

first bought your truck? Yeah,

we do too – and we also know

all-too-well what it’s like to

see the dollars tick by on the

fuel bowser now all the heavy,

un-aerodynamic accessories

have taken their toll.

Fear not – because if your rig

is a good thing, there’s always a

way to make a good thing

better! Simple aftermarket

modifications can substantially

improve all aspects of your

vehicle’s performance, and

we’ve got the info you need on

the following pages so you too

can have the truck of your

dreams. Genuine, expert advice

you can trust from the

industry’s leading diesel

experts, all boiled down simply

to help you get the

performance, reliability and

fuel economy you’ve been

dreaming of. All verified info,

no sales guff. Welcome to 4WD

Action’s 2019 Diesel Tuning

Performance Guide!

Old rig or new, all of us could do

with a bit of extra grunt!

BETTER THAN EVER

GET YOUR RIG RUNNING

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