So I have had this thing running as an IDI since Oct. Haven't ever gone more than 50 miles in it at a sitting. Hell, I have never had more than 10-11 gallons of dismal in the tank.
Little brother in law moved back to Nampa from Cambridge, and needed two dead rides hauled. he farmed out the RX-7, and then had a need for the Pathfinder.
Why not? Father in laws IDI consumes oil at a rate of 12 mpq (miles per quart), so Clyde won the Nomination.
Alignment is screwed, front Nitto's are bald as hell.... borrowed a trailer, and gave it all we had.
220 miles later... I have learned:
Oh, I think I averaged 13. with plenty of idle time, 4 low spinning wheel time, etc. etc. etc. betcha that number would have been 15 (ad maybe it is now, started with 1/4 tank, put 20 gallons in, it flirted with "F", and is on the high side of 3/8 now) w/o all the 4 low bs, and excessive idle time. Half ass glanced at the odo on the iPhone, after fueling, and it read 113, now reads 338.
A: I passionately hate BW1356 t-cases, lost the one in Hidalgo miles away from home, loaded, kids blah blah blah; lost the one in Clyde, 100 miles from home, loaded borried trailer, blah blah...
B: My ulitmate gearing theorems will work with more hp/tq. I think a turbo on the ol 6.9 and it wuld do the job I want done, but still going to the I-6 Brazillian. IF I could hit 65 (2k rpm or so) I could hold 65, loaded.. if I hit the hill below 60, I didn't have a snowballs chance in hell
C: DO NOT RUN THE TIMING ADVANCE (electrical connector) 24/7 as a timing adavance for more power. Bad idear. Specially with no e-fan, and cardboard in front of the raditor.... 6.9's don't like 250 degree's... seems to run fine though after the fact though....
D: t-cases suck to change in 20 degree weather at night with 10-30 mph winds, don't recommend trying it
E: I do an alright job with motor swapping, axle swapping, blah blah blah. He handled his first work trip with aplomb, minus the driver induced overheating incident, and the t-case lunching it.
