Capo
Happy Camper
What a nice engine room, sweet installation!
A six cylinder diesel is a great configuration for overlanding, easy access around the engine and good power.
Yep, mine is a 400, a four litre twin turbo V8 diesel with an engine chip for a wider and stronger torque curve. It also has a chip for the gearbox providing three different gear changing programs depending on the circumstances. On complicated terrain I change gears manually though, particularly on sand dunes and on snow. With manual gear shifting you easily keep the engine on boost for smooth constant torque. Falling off boost and coming back on again gives a too hefty torque delivery which is bad for traction on delicate ground. The power delivery lag is for me the great draw back with turbo charging for off-roading but it's a fuel efficient way of getting loads of power. Turbos are great uphill and for pulling trailers as the massive exhaust flow spools up the turbos for maximum torque on virtually all rev ranges. When it's time to overhaul the turbos I'll look for variable geometry turbo chargers. That paired with a good mapping should almost eliminate the lag I hope.
A six cylinder diesel is a great configuration for overlanding, easy access around the engine and good power.
Yep, mine is a 400, a four litre twin turbo V8 diesel with an engine chip for a wider and stronger torque curve. It also has a chip for the gearbox providing three different gear changing programs depending on the circumstances. On complicated terrain I change gears manually though, particularly on sand dunes and on snow. With manual gear shifting you easily keep the engine on boost for smooth constant torque. Falling off boost and coming back on again gives a too hefty torque delivery which is bad for traction on delicate ground. The power delivery lag is for me the great draw back with turbo charging for off-roading but it's a fuel efficient way of getting loads of power. Turbos are great uphill and for pulling trailers as the massive exhaust flow spools up the turbos for maximum torque on virtually all rev ranges. When it's time to overhaul the turbos I'll look for variable geometry turbo chargers. That paired with a good mapping should almost eliminate the lag I hope.
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