Hi All. I am brand new to the forum - bought myself a 2014 PS A/T 4x4 on Friday. I loved my 2006 Fortuner D4D 4x4. It took me to some wonderful places with >360000km on the clock. If it wasn’t for my little girl strapped in at the back and the thought of being hijacked, I would never have stumbled on my new found love. I always liked the look of the PS and on paper it compared better than the competition. I also had a 2007 Triton (2.5 4x4) and thought the ride to be smoother than say that if the Hilux.
Is there anyone that fitted a long range fuel tank on the PS seeing that I probably won’t get the same fuel consumption on the PS as in the fortuner (the Tuna was manual vs the auto of the PS - understandable).
I would also like to know where in the vehicle do you fit a duel battery system seeing that there are not a lot of space in the front?
Thanks.
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I believe you will be pleasantly surprised at the fuel consumption of your vehicle. Old technology autos were prone to be heavier on fuel. These days they are fantastic. I believe the battery fitment will be the same as with the Pajero's. ie fit a bigger battery where the std battery fits and fit the biggest you can fit into the area next to the std battery. Most of the 4x4 places stock battery brackets. I cannot recall seeing a Triton or PS being marketed. Otherwise they are pretty simple to make up. I have a Pajero so lets see what the other PS owners come up with..................
Thanks Peterpot. It make sense. I should have thought of thatpeterpot wrote:I believe you will be pleasantly surprised at the fuel consumption of your vehicle. Old technology autos were prone to be heavier on fuel. These days they are fantastic. I believe the battery fitment will be the same as with the Pajero's. ie fit a bigger battery where the std battery fits and fit the biggest you can fit into the area next to the std battery. Most of the 4x4 places stock battery brackets. I cannot recall seeing a Triton or PS being marketed. Otherwise they are pretty simple to make up. I have a Pajero so lets see what the other PS owners come up with..................
. I can already see the fuel consumption is coming down. I got 10l/100km today, cruising at 120km/h on the highway. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yes and I meant to add, that the longer you drive it the more you get used to it.
The biggest problem I find, is resisting the urge to squeeze the juice pedal on the uphills. The fuel consumption indicated I find is a bit pessimistic and averages about 0.5 km/L worse / more than the actual once calculated. Watching the fuel consumption meter however gives you a very good idea of where the "sweet spot is". On my vehicle it is between 90 and 100 km/h while driving "with an egg between your foot and the gas pedal"! I also find what helps when I see a big hill coming, is I push it a bit to get more momentum downhill and on very big hills I then resist the urge and it sometimes drops below my average speed, which I make up on the next downhill again. It works well if the roads are quiet and only drive like that then, as it is a pain for other (decent) drivers.
The biggest problem I find, is resisting the urge to squeeze the juice pedal on the uphills. The fuel consumption indicated I find is a bit pessimistic and averages about 0.5 km/L worse / more than the actual once calculated. Watching the fuel consumption meter however gives you a very good idea of where the "sweet spot is". On my vehicle it is between 90 and 100 km/h while driving "with an egg between your foot and the gas pedal"! I also find what helps when I see a big hill coming, is I push it a bit to get more momentum downhill and on very big hills I then resist the urge and it sometimes drops below my average speed, which I make up on the next downhill again. It works well if the roads are quiet and only drive like that then, as it is a pain for other (decent) drivers.
You can fit a 70amp in the top right hand corner - did mine at front runner
Hi,
As I could get 102Ah batteries from the place I worked at for good prices, I opted to fit 2 of these into 2 x simple plastic battery boxes ex Makro. I fitted Brad Harrison plugs and Hella plugs with fuses to the battery boxes so they could become portable at any time.
I then removed the third row of seats as at most there were never more than three of us in the car, and toughies if more than 5 had to go with.
I made up aluminium brackets using 25 mm aluminium strips and used the mounting bolts of the third row of seats as anchors at the rear. The front of the bracket was anchored with eyebolts fitted by drilling holes through the floor plate just behind the second row of seats and tensioned/released with a turnbuckle. The position of the hole in the floor plate was done where there is already a recess in the floor plate. Perfect position.
Cables were run under the chassis and entered the cabin at the left rear through a large rubber grommet already there. A tap off was made using NL fuse holders to enable the cable to feed the Off Road Trailer for its battery charging system. Just make sure the cable is sufficiently covered with rubber or plastic tubing to prevent chaffing.
Good luck and enjoy!
As I could get 102Ah batteries from the place I worked at for good prices, I opted to fit 2 of these into 2 x simple plastic battery boxes ex Makro. I fitted Brad Harrison plugs and Hella plugs with fuses to the battery boxes so they could become portable at any time.
I then removed the third row of seats as at most there were never more than three of us in the car, and toughies if more than 5 had to go with.
I made up aluminium brackets using 25 mm aluminium strips and used the mounting bolts of the third row of seats as anchors at the rear. The front of the bracket was anchored with eyebolts fitted by drilling holes through the floor plate just behind the second row of seats and tensioned/released with a turnbuckle. The position of the hole in the floor plate was done where there is already a recess in the floor plate. Perfect position.
Cables were run under the chassis and entered the cabin at the left rear through a large rubber grommet already there. A tap off was made using NL fuse holders to enable the cable to feed the Off Road Trailer for its battery charging system. Just make sure the cable is sufficiently covered with rubber or plastic tubing to prevent chaffing.
Good luck and enjoy!
I know Front Runner has a battery bracket for the Pajero. Im sure they can also do the installation of the secondary battery.