2 Litre Petrol surf?

[benos1116]

Giday, was just wondering if anybody knew anything about these 2 litre petrol surfs? just in terms of the engine and what sort of power.I'm upgrading and trying to steer away from the 2.4 diesel problems.Cheers

[tallsam66]

Dont even bother....would be soooooo gutless

[Swamped]

Biggest piece of crap I've ever driven. Sucked gas like crazy too. I thought maybe it was just the one I drove but maybe not

[rokhound]

Nope, they love fuel. And they are gutless as all hell. The injected ones are slightly better, but not much. The 2lt has a bad rap because people cook them and they shit them selves. As long as they don't get hot, they are fine, and the factory gauge is not the thing to trust for temp.

[chrome]

i had one ,they use so much gas cos your standing so hard on the go pedal all the time... mine was reliable but truly gutless

[vvilly]

so no different to the mrs 2-lte

[benos1116]

Yea okay thanks for that. any recomendations for a smaller engine 4wd? suzuki goes alryt just had to spend quite alot on engine stuff e.g radiator/fuel injection which is disapointin

[Swamped]

What sorta suzuki??

[benos1116]

um just the 1.6 1994, the injected model. It's done just over 200 thousand k's though so maybe i'm just whinging

[Swamped]

They are fine offroad. Are you wanting more space, power??

[benos1116]

Yea just wanting a bigger truck if i can find da right one. yea and space cause these lil suzukis are pretty cramped if you want sleep in it like i do often

[J_Dub]

the 2 ltr petrol are gutless as hell but bulletproof as hell too, you wont break them.
Maybe if you found a tidy solid axle surf with the petrols it might be worth a look, as it will still kick ass offroad and is a good base to do mods from if you choose

[benos1116]

Yea a toyota looks like the go. you wouldnt know anything about the 3 litre petrol surfs/reliability.because i am on a pretty tight budget and i know it will guzzle fuel but yea they got heapz of power aparently.

[SamLogan]

hey,
they are a v6 and drink like a fish as well. i wouldn't over look the 3L diesel. They have the 1kz which is an amazing engine. Still basically make it after 17 years although it is now know as the 1kd as it has grown a common rail injection system and an intercooler. I did a highflow muffler upgrade and a 2.5" exhaust from the flexible joint back. and was getting about 420km out of a tank around town and i am not a light footed driver. They ave tonnes of power as well which really helps when you are 4x4ing. The other guys are right about the solid front axle as you can run much bigger tyres. I love my truck and would keep it that way but it really needs some new injectors and a injector pump recon and for what mechanics charge for all that i can put a 1uz V8 in.

Hope this helps

Sam

[benos1116]

Yip cheers for that.Im pretty much a beginner so this is all good info for me