NovaPath

Thanks for the ideas fleurys, I think I will do something very similar. As far as the hot air vs cold air debate, that really only matters up until about 15-20mph, after that it is all the same or at least very similar. At any rate, i'm not worried about dealing with hot air off idle in this thing, it's not a rocket 0-60 regardless and never will be, I'd rather have the level of comfort that I will be able to drive home under my own power(even if it is slightly reduced!)

In looking at my air filter tonight, I saw a good bit of dried mud down in the bottom of the filter box. This tells me I've been playing on the edge a bit too much. It seems like I can simply plug the hole at the bottom, and drill a large circular hole into the air box top prior to the filter which would basically prevent hydro lock unless I decided to submerge up past my headlights. That being said, this seems to easy, and someone would have already had a DIY for this. What am I missing? Thanks,

01 Pathfinder, the center muffler is all sorts of dented from being treated as as rock slider, and then after my last wheeling trip the rear section finally fell off(rear bumper is not far behind....) Anyone else destroy their exhaust off roading? What did you do to fix it? This is not a high class vehicle any longer, and is more a daily driver/trail mule. I am just tired of the "tick tick tick" exhaust noise. Thanks,

That is better than what I get. 16l per 100 kilometers is roughtly equal to 14.9mpg for us state side folks. I average about 12.5 mpg/18.5 l per 100 k. I have manual hubs, but do have a 2" lift and 31" tires.

No timing belt on this one. My long term plan is to join the dark side with a jku Willys, but if I can keep this thing tickin for the next year or so it would help considerably. I said crystal balls welcome! Lol.

Thanks for the replies. To be perfectly honest I don't see myself fixing it, mainly just wondering how long before it becomes a debilitating issue. I'll try some high mileage oil next change. So far I only notice it when I start it after it has been sitting a few hours. Odd thing is I haven't seen it after it sits all night, but it could just be because it is early am and dark out.

01 pathfinder-160k miles, of which the past 40k have been very hard miles. Noticed the other day when it starts after sitting for a few hours it is blowing blue smoke out the exhaust. I know this means internal engine problems/excessive wear, I'm just wondering how long you guys think I have before this thing is on its last leg? Crystal balls welcome.... Thanks

When in 4wd it will not turn as sharp, and if on pavement it will seem like it is binding and the front is skipping during turns. This doesn't indicate a locking front diff, it just indicates that it is in 4wd. It is a very rare modification on these, and only done by those who *really* wheel them. I'd put $$ on it yours doesn't have one.

Nice looking Q! Fair warning when you wheel it a bit if those fogs are anything like the ones on the pathfinder they will end up very cracked. If you care about the way it looks I'd recommend you remove them before doing any mudding or serious wheeling. Also, I didn't realize that there was ever an option for a factory from locker, can you elaborate? Good luck with the build

is it possible the Smoke you are seeing is electrical? Odd that the starter makes a weird noise before you see it. Engine issues, unless really major, will normally cause smoke out the tailpipe not externally from the engine under the hood. Check your starter wiring and look for any burnt marks.

Mine does it too, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it. The oil pump needs RPM to spin the oil pump to create sufficient flow. That light is basically a flow meter/dummy light, if the car is on and there is not enough flow it will illuminate(just like before you start it). Unless it does it while idling regularly I wouldn't sweat it.

Yup! Trip report to come shortly

Rolling out in a couple hours to head toward the meet up spot. Making a couple of stops first. See you guys soon

if you bought warn, you don't even need to lift the truck or take off the wheel. Super easy 15 minutes install...

I am meeting up with demonpath at 12:00 in brooksville and we are rolling out together. we are meeting at 31038 Cortez Blvd brooksville fl. Not sure where you are coming from, so that may or may not be ideal for you. Shoot demonpath a PM as he is most familiar. I'll shoot you a message with my cell # as well for the day of. Stoked you are coming!

Novapath is in! Two words cool drew : come on.......

Sounds good. Let me know if you have to work Sunday and I will try to make Saturday work. I'll post back up once I figure out what's going on with the truck as well.

I can make one work! I have the truck going in the shop tomorrow, and need to see what the prognosis is first before I can 100% commit. I'm thinking Sunday the 24th would be best bet. What exit off of 75 is citrus county? Or is it off I4?

Let me know if this materializes. My itch to get off the pavement is growing to the point where I may need to simply make time to hit the dirt.

Congrats man!! The end of this month has gotten swamped for me unfortunately, I have the design studio appointment all day on the 29th for the house we are building in Bradenton, then my wife and I are taking off to the JW Marriott grande lakes for our birthday weekend together. Beginning of May seems empty, but I know with a newborn it may not be doable for you. Let's reconvene towards the end of the month. Congrats on Dad-hood again

Right you are. That and the D44 really isn't an upgrade in strength over the H233b. I haven't heard or seen of a single instance of someone snapping a rear driveshaft on one of these rigs, even locked on 35's.

That looks fun! Can't do next weekend for obvious reasons, but let me know what weekend you'd be free after.

Just finished a 14 hour drive from Virginia to Florida. As a whole the truck performed great, but I did notice something that I had not before. After pumping gas, or running into a store, when I would start the truck it would misfire a bit. Revving it up solved the problem immediately and it ran smooth from then out. In running around town, it did not do it, until I drove for another couple hours to really heat everything up. It behaves very similar to a 4.0 XJ that has the fuel vapor issue, except less severe. I don't think it is running hot although I do only have the stupid on/off temperature Guage from the factory, so I have no idea what Temps it is actually running.... No CEL except for the passenger side 02 heater circuit that came on approximately one week after I fixed the drivers side. I swear this truck is a tank but I need to pull out the damn CEL bulb, fix once thing and then something else triggers it.... Thanks in Advance! Now FLpath.

Alright let's put a date on this thing. How does April 16th look? Alternatively, I could also run the Inverness wildlife area, my concern is that many times on forest type roads I don't even need 4x4 and just end up bumping around in 2wd. I feel the need to get almost stuck coming on....lol.

is this the gauge you are using? https://ultra-gauge.com/ultragauge/ultragauge_wired.htm?gclid=CN_Vyt_Et8sCFRY8gQod5icDuQ