Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Hi Everyone

Been very busy and quiet lately as I am preparing the Patrol for a 4 week Kgalagadi and Botswana tour during June / July.
Suspension was upgraded in Dec to OME shocks and medium duty coils plus steering damper. Still considering air bags to assist rear suspension with trailer towing & 100 litres of fuel on the roof.
Then the Safari snorkel followed and today fitted a 63mm free flow stainless steel exhaust from the downpipe flange to the rear.
Car is more responsive with a nice sound to boot, yet still quiet when travelling high speed .
Hilux drawer system fitted with 15 mm to spare - Great! 50 litre Watertank fitted as well as Waeco fridge and second battery inside drawer system.
New 160 l/min compressor works really well.

Just need to finish the electrics and we are set for a lekka holiday!

Slowly but surely we are getting there!

11 June is D-day to get out of RSA!

Herbie

Sounds like you are having fun

Saltman wrote:... fitted a 63mm free flow stainless steel exhaust

Did you go the Powerflow route? I am planning to do that and maybe a chip but not sure if it is really worth the effort & money.

Saltman wrote:... 11 June is D-day to get out of RSA!

Going to Namibia myself but there might be more SA people there than at home!

Hi David

Yes indeed, I have had a motoring relationship with Roddy Newsham from Powerflow in Parow for more than 12 years.

His workmanship and his product knowledge is superb. He asked what I was looking for as there were a couple of choices. 1. Nice beat. 2 Loud etc
The cheap option is to remove the big silencer and the one behind it as well. They are then replaced with a st/st free flow version. The pipework remains 57mm except around the silencers and the rear nissan silencer is retained. Vaatjie has this option on his 4.8.
The expensive option (which I followed) was to replace the entire system from the downpipe flange with 63 mm pipe all the way and to fit a biggish silencer (a lot smaller than the Nissan one) and then the rear silencer is also replaced by a freeflow. The result is a nice beat with a bark at the high end that is reminiscent of the Skyline 2.8 GTX! When the car pulls from low revs it has a nice dark sound which you can hear from within.

The problem of course now is that I only want to drive the Patrol, but at its prodigous rate of consuming unleaded that is not on for everyday driving!

I will post my towing and touring experience once I have some miles under my belt with the mods.

Enjoy a crowded Namibia!
Herbie

Very nice - I also know Rod from the days when he was still at the Saltriver branch with Dick.

Saltman wrote:The problem of course now is that I only want to drive the Patrol

You end up with a well tanned right arm as the 4.8's exhaust burble sounds so much better with the window open

Waar is die fotos!!!!!

Gee kans, ek is nog besig om die treiler ook voor te berei.

Sal binnekort fotos plaas!

Ai dis lekker speelgoed ...

Herbie