are the 2.8 GU diesel patrols any good??

Joined: 10 Feb 2003 Location: Traralgon

im looking at getting a GU and ive noticed the 2.8s seem to be fairly cheap? are they any good? anything i should watch out for? we are going to be doing central australia next year so I want to make sure whatever we get can cut it....

Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Location: Mornington/ Victoria

They are great as donor bodies for other engines and gearboxes.

Joined: 27 Nov 2002 Location: Lost in Melbourne.

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Joined: 04 May 2006 Location: albury

ive just bought a 98 model st with 310 thousand ks with injector pump done and rebuilt motor 50thoudsand ago and it goes very well and awesome on fuel i got 880ks out of a main tank on highway so im rapped

Joined: 24 May 2005 Location: Brisbane

did a head gasket on one at work a while back, but thats not the problem, once i finished it i road tested it and nearly killed myself pulling out of a side street cause it was so gutless! it was soo laggy it just wasn't funny! I think the computer emissions controls may have a bit to do with that thou unfortunately.

Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Location: on some track to some place

yeh they are a bit gutless but just means u gotta give it a bit more boot. i got one running 33's and it runs great. great off road a fair bit of grunt if u get the revs up past the turbo lag first. they run 13 pound boost as stadard so thats good. i love mine and it goes just as hard off road as my mates 4.2's