Isuzu Dmax Owners [continued]

[vanleano]

wow active pa rin pala karamihan dito..sana maging active ulit ako..pag di na busy..question..lsd na ba ang dmax 2005 4x2 lx?i agree..tibay ng 4jh1..matullin na din and sobrang reliable..250k na takbo ng dmax 4jh1 ko..pero gusto ko pa pabilisin..any tips guys?intercooler and egr ba dapat pinapalinis?and yung throttle body going to intake manifold?ok ba sa central diesel?malabon diesel ttry ko pa lang service nila..mas mura daw dun..

[d_mac]

Guys,

Anyone here knows where I can by this kind of mesh grille? It's color black. I have inquired in Goldcars and Goldrich in Banawe, but they said they didn't have.





And how much?

Thanks!

Napakaganda talaga ng dating D-max VGS Turbo "hood-scoop".... Tsk tsk tsk, ang hina talaga ng Isuzu Phils. for not bringing that in Philippines, maiinis ka sa ginagawa sa ating Pinoy ng kumpanyang ito.... Pinalitan pa ng hilaw na all-new D-max kuno at itong hilaw na ito ang ibinigay pa sa atin ahahay....

Mas mabuti pa mga products ng Isuzu noong imported pa ang D-max at Alterra from Thailand at hindi gawa dito, dahil noon mas updated mga products.... OK naman ang objective ng Isuzu na provide employment sa Pinas by putting up a manufacturing plant locally, but it should have maintained the same trend of offers and line-up of present models consistent with the Thai-variants, just like what it used to be in the past.

[d_mac]

*nabig8: Yes sir, 100k kms and 5 yrs nadin ang service sa amin ng Dmax namin. Sulit na sulit nga. Kung gusto ko ng speed, kaya niyang umabot ng 175 kph, kung may bubuhatin na mabigat, itapon ko lang sa bed regardless kung ano un, kung may mga steep climbs, kayang kayang akyatin regardless if it's loaded or unloaded. Yan ang gusto ko, walang arte.hehe

As to the sounds, annoying talaga yang mga unusual and weird sounds. Pag may weird sound kasi, ibig sabihin gagaan nanaman ang wallet mo dahil gastos nanaman.hehe



Malakas talaga ang Hilux, sir, lalo yung 4x4. Sa paper pa lang, talo na ang Dmax sa specs in both hp and torque kaya kahit loaded siya, matulin padin yan. Tulad din siya ng Dmax na maganda ang distribution ng torque so swabeng swabe din siyang patakbuhin sa akyatan. Pero per my experience, kung hindi lalagpas ng 185 kph ang takbo ng sinusundan mo, bubuntutan ka lang ng Dmax. Makiki alam na kasi ang speed limiter and ibababa niya ang speed kaya kahit anong gawin mo din, di mo siya mauunahan. Kung winding or rough road pa at reckless ung driver, baka maunahan ka pa ng Dmax. More than 185 kph, diyan lang mag uumpisang lalayo ung sinusundan mo. 200 kph+, tutuldok ka na sa rear view mirror niya.hehe

Meron din akong naka sabay ni Hilux 4x4 sa NLEX noon. After the Bocaue exit, walang cars masyado so I decided to punch the gas pedal. Nung 160+ kph na ako, meron vehicle na naka yellow light na palapit ng palapit na nakikita ko sa driver side mirror ko. 175 kph, my truck maxed out and tinabihan na ako and that's where I saw that it was a Hilux. Nauna siya pero siguro nag interfere nadin ung speed limiter niya kasi di na siya lumalayo. Mga 5 buses siguro ang gap namin. Feel ko din ang high speed nung time na un so I stayed in the 160 to 170 kph and siya din siguro, gusto niyang mag mabilis, so naka buntot lang ako sa kanya until we reached Cloverleaf in EDSA.

Chief, other than mas mabilis ito (see transmission gearing specs on both), mas malakas talaga ang Hilux 3.0 D-4D with VNT since 2001 compared sa Philippine-version non-VNT D-max 3.0 Ddi-ITEQ, pero hindi lalakas itong Hilux na ito kung ang binigay sa atin noon pa ay iyong hood-scoop D-max 3.0 iTEQ VGS Turbo. I've driven both the 4x4 Hilux 3.0 D-4D, 4x4 Navara 2.5 LE "hi-power", and 4x4 D-max 3.0 iTEQ VGS Turbo (dubbed as 3.0 TD Intercooler in Europe) when i was assigned in Spain.... Handling as aspect pati other than power delivery and torque, mas precise ang D-max "hood-scoop" kaysa Hilux....
....Besides, never has the Hilux 3.0 D-4D won in any European 4x4 comparison in the past.... Among the humble distinctions of the old D-max "hood-scoop" was Germany's Auto-Bild and Austria's Allrad Champions 4x4 pickup of the year in 2008, 2009, and 2010, aside from those won in the Australasian region ;)


....But we were NOT fortunate enough as Pinoys in having this "hood-scoop" model in Pinas.... What a pity for a 3rd world society such the Philippines is hikbi!

[d_mac]

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Ang ganda talaga ng Tornade Red D-max sir Humanhorde! ;) ....late 2007 model din yan siguro i take it....

Sana yan nalang pinili ko noon pa sir hehe ;)


Ala match ang Impulse Blue ko kay red mo sir NAKS!

[nabig8]

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....But we were NOT fortunate enough as Pinoys in having this "hood-scoop" model in Pinas.... What a pity for a 3rd world society such the Philippines is hikbi!


^^^
malamang nagkamali lang talaga ng strategy ang isuzu sir,akala nila pwede nila gawin yung ginawa nila sa hilander pinalitan ng kaha naging crosswind pero same engine tapos mas lumaki sales nila..sa case ng dmax ngayon ilan palang nakita ko sa daan sa all new nila pero mag almost mag 2 months na mula nung ni launch nila,.natalo talaga sila ng hilux at ranger..malay natin pag mag start na production nila sa planta yung vgs na isalpak nila para makasabay man lang sa sales...opinyon ko lang nman po yan.

[d_mac]

....But we were NOT fortunate enough as Pinoys in having this "hood-scoop" model in Pinas.... What a pity for a 3rd world society such the Philippines is hikbi!

^^^
malamang nagkamali lang talaga ng strategy ang isuzu....

Mismo sir ....Tapos nagtataka bakit hindi na malaks ang benta ng D-max gaya dati to absorb ang cost of local assembly hay.... No. 6 nalang Isuzu ngaun sa overall car sales sa Pinas. Natalo na sila ng Ford Philippines ;)

Dati ang lakas ng sales ng D-max, noong all Thai imports like the old 4JH1-TC (136 hp, 280 Nm at 2000 rpm).... At this pont in time say 2004 and earlier, at par tayo with the Thai model D-max (and MU-7 was to the Alterra)[.... But after that period, wala na dahil puros Isuzu-Laguna plant na ang assembly line for Pinas at dahil hindi kayang maki-compete sa cost of plant assembly (operating cost ng Isuzu factory sa Pinas which is high in Pinas compared sa Thailand) such that the VGS Turbo option can be made locally, kahit nga sa Australia, directly imported ang D-max "hood-scoop" from Thailand. There must be something (i don't know of though) why they don't wanna make the "hood-scoop" model here - does it entail a section revision of the plant and delivery of engine components for the VGS Turbo, other than it runs only in Euro 3 to 5 fuel, or does it have to entail an engine modification so that the VGS D-max can run in our Euro 2 and dirty fuel (contaminants) supplies in the country?

akala nila pwede nila gawin yung ginawa nila sa hilander pinalitan ng kaha naging crosswind pero same engine tapos mas lumaki sales nila..sa case ng dmax ngayon ilan palang nakita ko sa daan sa all new nila pero mag almost mag 2 months na mula nung ni launch nila,.natalo talaga sila ng hilux at ranger..malay natin pag mag start na production nila sa planta yung vgs na isalpak nila para makasabay man lang sa sales...opinyon ko lang nman po yan.

Harinawa sir, sana this time nga yung updated VGS Turbo na engine, it's an updated/slightly tweaked out 2006 base platform engine of the old 4JJ1-TC standard turbo like our D-max that was designed in 2004. Na-update itong old base engine 4JJ1-TC standard with a VNT or VGT (or VGS Turbo, pare-pareho lang mga yan), hence in 2006 the 4JJ1-TCX came out (previously at 163 hp, 360 Nm torque from 1800-2800 rpm for the manual-tranny, 333 Nm naman sa auto). Sa Europe, Africa, and Australasian region dubbed ito as 3.0 TD Intercooler, whilst sa Thailand 3.0 iTEQ VGS Turbo.

Hanep kapag yang makinang yan ang binigay pa sana sa atin noon pa and that we perhaps won't mind (that we would even love it hehe ) to have that 3.0 iTEQ VGS Turbo emblem sa ating mga local D-max at Alterra if everything came straight latest model from Thailand way back in 2006, still as import.... Tapos hood-scoop pati ang porma hehe ;)

....Though we're also in favour of local job generation here the reason why the Isuzu-Laguna plant was set up.... Cheers sir Nabig. Regards.

[HUMANHORDE]

Ang ganda talaga ng Tornade Red D-max sir Humanhorde! ;) ....late 2007 model din yan siguro i take it....

Sana yan nalang pinili ko noon pa sir hehe ;)


Ala match ang Impulse Blue ko kay red mo sir NAKS!

Hehe..yes sir gandang ganda tlaga ako s color na ito. Kahit nga ung bagong dmax ngaun walang color na ganyan. Di na nila nilabas ulit ang ganyang kulay kahit ung sa 2010 pataas ata. Actually sir madaming nakakapansin din s color na yan bakit daw walang ganyan n kulay sa mga labas ngaun.hehe..
Also sir dmac, 115000kms na ito since 2008 pero ang hatak ramdam na ramdam pa din kahit nga usok sir negative..hehe ung fortuner ni erpat na 2.5L halos same age pero bumubuga ng sobrang usok. Kaya natutukso tuloy ibenta at hintayin ang MU X hehehe. Most probably ilabas dto s atin kahit daw ung 4jj1 tc lng isalpak ipagpapalit nya eh. Hahaha

Pwede ba sir ipakita nyo ang gearing at speed tables nyo for our dmax vs hilux 3.0 at strada 2.5L?
Gusto ko lang pag aralan kung sino mas angat sa bilis pag rektahan, gang ubusan ng rpm.hwhehe..

Pansin ko kasi medyo leaning sa high speed gear ratio ang strada lalo na s final drive nya. Pero duda ako na sa akyatan at may kargang 15cavans of rice sa baguio city, who will drive more like a boss?hahahja

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Hehe..yes sir gandang ganda tlaga ako s color na ito. Kahit nga ung bagong dmax ngaun walang color na ganyan. Di na nila nilabas ulit ang ganyang kulay kahit ung sa 2010 pataas ata. Actually sir madaming nakakapansin din s color na yan bakit daw walang ganyan n kulay sa mga labas ngaun.hehe..
Also sir dmac, 115000kms na ito since 2008 pero ang hatak ramdam na ramdam pa din kahit nga usok sir negative..hehe ung fortuner ni erpat na 2.5L halos same age pero bumubuga ng sobrang usok. Kaya natutukso tuloy ibenta at hintayin ang MU X hehehe. Most probably ilabas dto s atin kahit daw ung 4jj1 tc lng isalpak ipagpapalit nya eh. Hahaha

Pwede ba sir ipakita nyo ang gearing at speed tables nyo for our dmax vs hilux 3.0 at strada 2.5L?
Gusto ko lang pag aralan kung sino mas angat sa bilis pag rektahan, gang ubusan ng rpm.hwhehe..

Pansin ko kasi medyo leaning sa high speed gear ratio ang strada lalo na s final drive nya. Pero duda ako na sa akyatan at may kargang 15cavans of rice sa baguio city, who will drive more like a boss?hahahja

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Tsaka sir dmac, nakita nyo na ba ang mu x na? Tlagang may laban na sya ngaun sa porma compared s fort at montero! Also the rwar 5 link suspension and 4 wheel disc brake steps it up a notch to other 7 seater suv.. Hopefulle nga lang, gaya ng wish natin dati pa, sana isalpak ung tcx na 177hp hehe.. Its the one that conquered the dakar rally last 2009..hehe
Halimaw mga kalaban nila garland noon hahahhaa

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[HUMANHORDE]

Ang ganda talaga ng Tornade Red D-max sir Humanhorde! ;) ....late 2007 model din yan siguro i take it....

Sana yan nalang pinili ko noon pa sir hehe ;)


Ala match ang Impulse Blue ko kay red mo sir NAKS!

Also sir, iba nagawa ng nitto 265,70,16 na terra grappler tire sa porma ng aking dmax.hahaha

Tumangkad sya at lalong gumanda handling..hehe kita ko din ung impulse blue nyo sir . Pag upod na aat palitin n tires myo sir, i suggest u replace 265,70,16..just my opinion.hehe pero stock size pewede pa din naman tlaga.hehe mas mura pa.

Next plan ko palitan s kanya ay ironman nitrogas shock absorber kasi leaking na ung reae.pero kaya p naman. May time pa pag ipunan.hehe..

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[d_mac]

Tsaka sir dmac, nakita nyo na ba ang MU-X na? Tlagang may laban na sya ngaun sa porma compared s fort at montero! Also the rwar 5 link suspension and 4 wheel disc brake steps it up a notch to other 7 seater suv..

In my case (lang naman), not impressed with those looks - the very reason why i don't like the Chevy Trailblazer as it has almost the same striking semblance as the all-new MU-X, or vice versa..... i know they share the body and chassis except the front some of of rear lobes of the body design..... The 8-cross member ladder frame chassis came from Isuzu Motors as original since the beginning that they shared the same engine (old D-max or Holden Colorado, old Trooper and Jackaroo, and old and present Duramax 6.6-litre diesel that they used for their American Chevy's and GMC ---- to include also at some point in time or perhaps at present on selected few Hummers, the engine on the other variants of Hummer). It is only now that for its 3.0 litre and below diesels, mga VM Motori Italia na ang mga engines ng GMC-Chevy. The rest, Isuzu pa rin ang mga engines although the rights of production is exclusively held by GMC hehe (mautak! )

Hopefully nga lang, gaya ng wish natin dati pa, sana isalpak ung tcx na 177hp hehe.
Its the one that conquered the dakar rally last 2009..hehe....Halimaw mga kalaban nila garland noon hahahhaa

Yes, nanalo yung dating "hood-scoop" D-max with the previous 4-cylinder 4JJ1-TCX engine bumped to 200 hp with 500 Nm of torque, where the latter is distributed throughout the entire length of the powerband, kaya ubod ng haba kahit hindi ganyan kalakasan compared sa mga kalaban nitong modified V6. Sabi ni Garland, ang daming untapped power and torque ng D-max from stock power that they only needed very minor engine mod to tap outright 500 Nm of torque.... Halos stock lang din mga undercarriage ng D-max na ito ng i-compete nila Garland ito in its maiden Dakar Rally voyage in 2009..... The last mod nitong "hood-scoop" D-max sa Paris-Dakar Rally in 2011 ay 252 hp yata with a whopping 630 Nm torque, where the latest figures was also passed on to the all-new D-max Garland for 2013 yata.... Na-aksidente sila Garland at Suzuki sa sand dunes noong 2011 kaya wala sila ng 2012 sa event....

Yes, noong 2009 1st -placer Diesel UTE (UTE for utility) ang D-max "hood-scoop" sa very competitive T1/T2 category kung saan hari ang mga highly modded VW Touareg. Makikita mo na kahit 500 Nm lang ang torque nito noon compared sa mga V6 modified, it chugged the hills at thinnest air and hottest desert climate that it even pulled-out Hummer in sand dunes hehe ;)

Hay, reality check - mahinang tunay ang Isuzu Philippines natin at sayang hindi binigay itong D-max na ito noon pa tsk tsk tsk....

Cheers sir!