when you mod those engines you're modding them for reliability to get better longevity out of the weak cylinder heads, they go reasonably well in a standard form with a free flowing exhaust but they aren't a performance engine they're only a little 4 banger diesel so if you want significantly ...

@BlakeNZ - hope all is well, i read through your posts and found them very educational for me being a total newbie heehee. i was sayin in my previous post OK here we go - CAI installed, now going for - Dump pipe/Exhaust. - oil catch can. - DPCHIP if they make one for my model or a Throttle ...

Hey dude. The 1KZ was regarded as having very good performance relative to it's displacement when it was first released and when the electronically controlled version came out it gained a few more horsepower. In later model years the inter-cooled version liberated even more ponies and boasted ...

thanks @Smurf @oldblue - good advise appreciate the info. cheers

pyro and EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperature)gauge are the same thing. Boost is the pressure that the turbo forces into the motor. When you ut your foot down, the diesel motor produces boost.(probably around 10 psi on a stock 1kz) Boost is why a turbo motor makes more power than a similar, but non ...

Do i need a turbo timer for my kjz78 with a 1KZ motor i was gonna install a Pyro gauge, but was wondering about the need for a turbo timer aswell?

Hi i just got a kjz78 and love it, wanted to do performance upgrades to the motor - started with CAI. wanna do Dump pipe to Bigger Exhaust pipe. maybe straight pipe with a muffler i find the straight pipe a bit loud. also wanted to get a pyro gauge, but also discovered a EGT gauge what the hell is ...