Hi, I recently bought a 2011 NT GLX with 70000km on the clock. Its a manual and is not modified in any way except for a smartbar. I have had a SWB 3.5 NJ for 11 years and still have it.
I am in NZ and it is a fresh Australia import, I waited some time to get a manual one as they were not sold here new and still ummed and ahhed for months before buying!
On my test drive and driving it home (1500km) i enjoyed it and it was very economical (over 1000km from the tank).
However getting it home to my own roads is making me disappointed in its turbo lag and also off boost response. Once boosting, performance is great, however having come from a 3.0 Ford Ranger I thought a bigger engine would be at least as good, not a chance! I loose a couple of seconds between gears at least when changing up through the gears especially on the hills near home.
I realise I could have gone auto and not had this issue but I like the manual, what are my options other than get an auto? Anyone with a manual done any mods in this respect?
Does the EGR mod help?
Doing away with the Cat & larger exhaust?
I imagine getting a chip wouldn't help off boost and would make the on/off boost effect even more pronounced?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
I am in NZ and it is a fresh Australia import, I waited some time to get a manual one as they were not sold here new and still ummed and ahhed for months before buying!
On my test drive and driving it home (1500km) i enjoyed it and it was very economical (over 1000km from the tank).
However getting it home to my own roads is making me disappointed in its turbo lag and also off boost response. Once boosting, performance is great, however having come from a 3.0 Ford Ranger I thought a bigger engine would be at least as good, not a chance! I loose a couple of seconds between gears at least when changing up through the gears especially on the hills near home.
I realise I could have gone auto and not had this issue but I like the manual, what are my options other than get an auto? Anyone with a manual done any mods in this respect?
Does the EGR mod help?
Doing away with the Cat & larger exhaust?
I imagine getting a chip wouldn't help off boost and would make the on/off boost effect even more pronounced?
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
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