Re:Re:Lacking power

Hi,

Money isn't an issue but it's finding people with the experience. There's no commercially available tried and tested turbos yet. There's a supercharger going through trials in the Netherlands at the moment but they've not concluded it's safe for the factory engine.

I'd estimate it weighs around 1.5T at the moment. About 300KG more than factory with no engine mods so far.

I know sweet nothing about complex engine mechanics unfortunately haha. Thanks for your reply and let me know your thoughts!

Regards

Sorry my curiosity got the better of me and i don't know the regulations in old blithe
The unladen weight of a jimny is 1075kg and gross vehicle mass is 1435kg (also isn't the people in the vehicle part of the calculations)how does this vehicle pass yearly check, and insurance if they can weasel out of something they will

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That's a very good question. Also with all the additional weight has it had a brake upgrade?

A little while ago I looked into doing what the Australian contingent know as a GVM upgrade, essentially to increase carrying and towing capacity on my gen3. I stopped almost as soon as I started. Disregarding the physical modifications needed forum a minute as they are simple, the legal requirements are an absolute mine field, I'd sooner cut my leg off with a rusty spoon. Then there's also the costs of getting the appropriate approval. And then you would have it to insure. The problem is though that if you don't do it properly then get found out the whole world will become full of pain and stress. What I'm getting at is its not possible to just keep bolting more and more stuff to your vehicle, there are all sorts of consequences.

So many of the problems in threads on here could be avoided if people remembered the old lady who swallowed a fly.....
The standard Jimny, with maybe a 2" lift and standard sized mud terrains is pretty well unstoppable, I only use mine for trialling and that's more than capable. I drive mine into water easily over the wheels with no snorkel and can't imagine anyone driving a £25k motor deep enough to require a snorkel.

Not sure weight is to much of an issue here. Most of the upgrades are replacements so some weight has come off with the removal of the original part before the new part is added. The winch bumper and winch is probably the biggest add on. Tyres will be a few kgs heavier than original.

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