Before commenting about the tuning actually watch the tuning section of the video or the comment might look a bit out of place 😂 Also consider the fact the 79 has been tuned ‘higher/harder’ for 10 years which has been bulletproof all that time. 😊 Troopy is ‘not tuned for Rhonda’ It’s tuned to be safe and reliable for proper traveling not the drag strip 😂

The handshake 😂 Russell Coights anyone?

The smile on your face on the straight pipe run says it all! 👍

Thanks for all your content Ronnie

Great to see all the upgrades done properly. Ive done most of these on my 1HD-T 80s and currently the old girl is getting her pump rebuilt n upgraded with new stock injectors then it will be tunned. I was lucky my mechanic has a good old school diesel mechanic/tuner he uses all the time. And spent time asking me what i use it for beforehand. Not sure about the straight through P plater kiddie exhaust....but rest of build was good. Mine has a resonator just leaves my er drums intact.

Great job on the back to back exhaust comparison. Thumbs up for that 👍

Those 4.5's sound awesome with a good exhaust. Music to my ears

Not bad for a V8 Ronny, but still second best to the 1HD-FTE :) Next time you drive down through Geraldton area I'll let you drive my old man Troopy converted from 1HZ to the FTE and I get 172 RWKW's and 600NM's from a relatively standard, and very safe AFR's, Dynomotive plug in tune. I have been running it for 5 or 6 years. I did have to beef up the driveline a fair bit with truck sized drive shafts and 12 stud rear hubs (old 95 series normally has 6) plus a 105 series stronger rear diff and old Ted goes everywhere. Currently on my 9th trip around and through almost all of Oz over the last 10 years. I wish my upgrades would have been sponsored ones haha.

Nice sensible upgrades, just makes it way easier to drive and reliable. Looking forward to the next upgrades

Troopie sounds awesome Ronny👍

Have similar engine mods on my 78, really wakes that vdj up. Have a touring exhaust fitted and that more than sporty enough.

Love the straight pipe sound! Smile on your face says it all 🤙🏽

I love your plates on your vehicles. Until Valhalla!!!

I go for valvetronic exhaust system...i can go quiet mood when cruising,and i can go loud mode when i want to have some fun

Sure wouldn't want you living next door at 5am.

Awesome video

Wow the troopy has changed, looks rad! Production quality has gone up, I assume your outsourced a team.

Niiiice. Thanks for the content

Yeah sounds crispy the red back do a good exhaust iv got a 3" on my old 1HZ stock as a rock and it hes help a lot with fuel economy and because I am looking at doing a turbo latter on . would like to see your fit out as you show some pre shots at the end done by Shawn is it ..

I suppose I'm not in my 20's anymore where i don't need a loud vehicle to get attention. I'd much prefer a quiet 4wd on a long trip than listerning to the drone of a loud vehicle.

Hello there! Happy Troopy birthday! I wondering have same completion vehicle my own. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

The 79 was (is?) great but the Troopy style has always been my favourite. I willl never own one myself because it is just too high for me to get a dinghy on top but oh boy do I love those vehicles.

This fellas been watching to much Russel Coight. Love it

THANK YOU OTHER GREAT VIDEO AS WISH BEST FAMILY TRIP IN TROOPY

Hi Ronny hay just off topic I see under your driver's seat is a fire extinguisher how have you mounted it to that spot.

Nice episode Ronny. Good to see stuff that works as expected. But can you please include what these items cost, when doing this sort of video.

Did a recent clutch upgrade for a few grand when it turned out to be a broken bracket from pedal to master on my 79….. duoh

As I have said, A safe tune and extra power mods is the best money you can spend. You will feel the benefits every time you drive and the fuel bill will reduce. It is a very expensive mod when you do 'the works' but well worth it. I could never go back to factory power settings. Marty from Perth

Those A pillar instruments, instant fine in SA last time I checked.

Hey, can i ask where that handy door armrest you're using is from

Well.. if rings gap was enought for ten years with that power in the 79… shuld be in the troopy too. More compresed air… more power… more dilatation… most tuned engines die because of abusing of all that power for too long periods of time. Sounds and performs incredible. Enjoi it!!! 👍🚜💨💨💨

Excellent mate! When is the suspension upgrade coming?

If you’re happy, you’re happy and that’s all that matters with remaps.

Come and do a Africa trip! Will be great content!

I can do all that in my landcruiser in it’s standard form no problem

Something I would like you to try Ronnie is the difference in torque from a normal driving standard start (like taking off from a set of traffic lights) between the muffler, resonator and straight pipe. The difference is quite noticeable on my 4.2 GU. My driveway is a slight uphill and the straight through muffler allows me to just let the clutch out at idle and crawl up it. The straight through pipe means it stalls every time. I have to give it more accelerator and ride the clutch a tad just to get it to move. Made a big difference in slow technical 4wding to the point that I always use the muffler. I’m wondering if it can be measured on a dyno. This is something that would only really effect manual vehicles as the torque converter in an auto would get the torque going earlier anyway.

Hi guys can someone please let me know which insurers to get my modified pop top 1999 Troopie insured with all the caravan interior please. Currently with RAC and they won’t insure the xtras

I have a Toyota, which has stock 1GD engine, but the nearest PDP shop is 8000 kms away 😢. Can't get it tuned

Great into 😂

Don't know how reliable until a few thousand km.

Lot´s of torque down low is pretty much the opposite of "reliable". Because: It is physics. 1 .Higher RPM means a higher oilpressure = less stress on the bearings. 2. The slower the engine turns (low rpm) the more time the rod needs to hold in its weakest point. So if you want a diesel engine to be reliable move the torque to higher rpm! With a good engine mngt software you can limit torque in the lower rpm and let it grow from 3k rpm or so. Edit: after I saw the video: A "reliable" power curve is exactly what Toyota did as standard. Of course does the new make more fun but the saver one is the standard. @least you keep heat under control, which is obviously key for every engine.

So whats the legalities with an aftermarket piggyback ecu and modified tune?

This tuned has the same torque at the rear wheels as a 200 series does at all wheels standard according to my dyno results.

How much will this cost for the average person?

Hi Rinny - Can you do a 79 - how its holding up ?

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Another infomercial by Ronny

instead of a 17 minute commercial to get free stuff can you talk about the pros and cons? costs? extra fuel consumption? horror story's of blown engines? chips vs flash? ya know... useful info

Fuel consumption/range, price. Thanks

Are the clutch parts compatible with OEM? For when it breaks in the middle of nowhere.

R/D. Probably 150kW/201Hp is all one needs with the resonator exhaust sir ! ! When or what is going to replace the hand brake optionwise in da future ? V.

Nice ad for PDP. One for the yobbos with too much money I think.

Ronny has never owned a 253 and it shows. Sorry but the 1vd isn't a great sounding motor I'd have tried to make it quieter not louder

What's that, 40hp gain from custom tuning on a dyno?

Troopy is a Troopy and not a big block Mustang .... struth... sounds great though 👌

Ronny do you have a video of what you'd imagine the best truck for overlanding would be if money was no object

What’s all that cost to get done for the average joe?

1:12 lmao

Well, ever heard of tread lightly? How about tread quietly? Always good to have more reliable power, but If my vehicle sounded like that, I’d head to the exhaust shop to get some silencers fitted, cos I’m not seventeen.

Where do i find a decent used rig...id like to come tour down under for 3 or 4 months at a time...thx tomk fdny usa🤠🤓😎✌

Forgive me if I skipped past this but I'm guessing your EGT sensor is post turbo?

EGT probe should be pre turbo peoples, Pre Turbo!

Hi Ronny did it increase fuel use?

Why is the bonnet off on the Dyno run, this makes it unrealistic. You don’t drive around the bush or highway with the bonnet off🤦🏼‍♂️

That’s terrific but how much has she reduced the lifespan of the donk?!?

Next weakest part = drive shaft.

That is plain bloody stupid. You will break it.

I wonder why Toyota don’t tune it like you did? (Do they know something we dont!) capable of so much, yet we are given so little. Must be reliability related 🤔

that sound is adictive.....

How much more fuel will it use? More power equals using more fuel doesn’t it?

Unnnnncccclllleeeee ronnnnnnnnnnyyyy

if you're gonna use the word "reliability" I'd only go a tune you can flick back to standard if your temps go hot in the bush for one of 20 reasons having 60% power gains won't help if you're doing 20kph on a track and you're exhaust gas temps are trying to melt your piston we have all heard tunes that have fucked stuff up will these tuners put in writing they guarantee it won't turn to shit?, didn't think so

If it’s a “reliable & safe” tune. Why don’t Toyota tune them like that?

528nm you need a new tuner

Attention to detail. The correct spelling is Clutch NOT Cluch.

Not enough torque in the world to get Ronny to camp in daylight.

Aussies, stay chooned.

Please do a survey to see how many people in Australia actually drive on sand?

😂 did you say it's a V8 with only 528Nm after a full tune 😂 i have seen 4 cylinders with more power😂 my Tdv8 straight out of factory is 700Nm like a V8 should be, its aĺ about Nm when in the soft sand😮

Sounds like wet ass. Not sure whether because in post processing you over amplified the crap out of it or because it’s a vdj v8.

Obviously 😂

Well done! I enjoyed the video. Some negative Suzuki drivers in the comments.

tuning a vehicle like this = unreliability. the vehicle wasn't designed to be run like this

Is there a Catalytic Converter I that exhaust? You wouldnt have removed it would you...

Goddamn these engines really sound horrible.

To all the basement dwelling keyboard warriors: Ronny I know, Travis I know, ASPW I know... but who are you?

This week on rd channel: how to lose all credibility with one video Well done

How very unnecessary. Wishful thinking. You going against your own advice.

Isnt that thing a toyota. I hate toyotas. Working on them anyways.

Wish I could add a turbo to my 78 series, but doubt my budget can do it😢 lol