[Diesel Or Petrol?]

I'm thinking about selling my auto diesel 1990 d21 for a manual. Would I be better of with a diesel or petrol for mainly sand driving? what is the best model terrano upto 1995? Is V6 better?

[Td27T Diesel To Vg30 Or Similar. Help]

Yep, what he said.

Get yourself an air compressor and air down your tyres before crossing the soft sand to about 20PSI. I used to regularly run my tyres at 27PSI both on and off road. They are Savero AT's and have done well in all conditions. More power is not the answer on soft sand at all, you need steady revs and pace. Blasting the sand away just digs it in deeper, believe me, been there done that.

What tyres are you running?

Air compressors are cheap at Supercheap, or shop around. Don't know if you have Supercheap in Aucks.

 

Thanks man i will checkout Supercheap for a compressor, looks like for the time being that is what i'll be doing.

[Td27T Diesel To Vg30 Or Similar. Help]

Howdy Nesh, and welcome!!

 

I'm not familiar whth the TD27s as there were no diesels imported to the US. There is a section in the Garage forum that is specifically for them though... I took a quick look and before you swap motors, check this out. http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=7180

 

Also, what sized tires are you running? Are you airing way down to increase your contact patch? Running a locker would also probably help also.

 

B

 

 

cheers, im running 30x10.5x15. What is a locker?

[Td27T Diesel To Vg30 Or Similar. Help]

Hi everybody I'm so glad to have found and joined this site. I have a 1990 R3m with a TD27t diesel auto and mainly use it to go fishing which involves a lot of sand driving, including some very soft sand like on dunes. This is where my problem lies. To use certain access roads to the beach means driving on some very soft dry sand. The track is no problem, but the last bit just before going onto the beach is a killer! I just dig in and can barely move.

After talking to my tyre guy who also has a similar terrano to mine he explained to me that no matter how good the tyres are I probably won't get far with that diesel motor. He reckons you need to be able to rev up quickly and hold it there so the tyres can kick out the sand. This is better done with a petrol engine like the VG30.

I don't have a lot of money so would like to know of solutions to a straight engine transplant without modifications to make the engine fit. will a VG30 go straight in? (mine being a diesel). Will the standard gearbox fit to it and what about the fuel tank etc?

 

I would appreciate any suggestions at all regarding my situation keeping in mind a low budget.