Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Oil is generally fine to at least 130 degrees.

But your engine temps really need to be considerably over 60 degrees. I think the thermostat probably opens at either 73 or 78 degrees. And engine oil should ideally be at least the same or a bit higher.

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I suspect in the long term the weight and vibration will br3ak the door trim panels in the long term.

However you can get steel clips at decent bolt and nut shops.

Very very interesting, thanks for all the graphs. I noticed most runs were pretty close to each other, but I had a difference of about 35Nm round 2250rpm where the second run peaked. I wonder if the engine wasn't fully up to temp yet on the first run and the electrickery held back a bit? I would be...

Something interesting. I was looking at the results of last weekend's dyno day, and accidentally found dyno graphs from a previous forun dyno day (6 November 2010), when my car still had it's original engine. Now I realize that the runs were done on different dynos in different weather and with diff...