additions. On the roof a Rhino Pioneer Platform rack provides a
lightweight storage solution, but the Airtec snorkel from TJM is
where things get really interesting.
Following the snorkel down the roof and through the front
’guard leads to a trick sheet-metal airbox and custom intake
piping put there by the guys at Fingers Fabrication & Machining.
The new airbox works hand-in-hand with the twin three-inch
stainless exhaust that Cale had custom-built to help the 4.5-litre
V8 turbo-diesel breathe easier.
The engine package has come a long way since it first rolled
off the manufacturing line. Cale had the guys at Just Autos
Mechanical Repairs in Nambour, Queensland, put together an
engine package with their HKS F-CON iD diesel fuel computers.
In a world-first, the team replaced the stock LC200 computer with
twin HKS units (one for each cylinder bank). The ECU package,
along with larger injectors and tuning, has netted Cale’s Cruiser
a monstrous 315rwhp (235kW) and 900Nm – a 20 per cent and 40
per cent gain respectively.
Cale added a 70-litre auxiliary diesel tank from Long Ranger to
keep the 200 going longer between stops. Despite the huge power
gains, the only negative effect Cale notices is the relays from the
torque converter lock-up being too slow to engage, causing the
There’s no crazy engine set-up.
Instead, this is a well-thought-out
and meticulously planned build
A Nasa BM-1 Compact
battery monitor keeps an
eye on remaining charge.Fabricated airbox and
intake pipe help the V8
breathe out 900Nm.76 http://www.4X4australia.com.auCUSTOM LC200 LAND CRUISER