TL75
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HI all,
I wanted share my experience travelling in one of the highest roads in the world on my LC 79. It’s awesome, I travelled through the Hindukush mountain range then the Himalayas and the Karakoram. Visited the Khunjraab Pass one of the highest paved roads , at 4600 meters respectively, then travelled through Deosai world’s second highest plateau , mostly off-roading in the meadows in the , Deosai is at an altitude of 4100 meters . Drove through Babusar Pass again a high mountain pass at 4170 Meters with steep gradients and long stretches. That really tested the LC. Finally drove through one of the world’s highest deserts, which is the cold desert in Skardu. All of this was in Pakistan.
All in all it was a brilliant experience, I mostly camped and went off road to a lot of remote locations since I do photography. Anyway Relevant to this forum I must say I was very happy with the LC. However here are some observations I thought would be help full for you all who plan to take long trips on the LC at high altitudes. So following are some tips and observations. Which I am sure you all know but never hurts to share some info.
Turbos generally don’t like High altitude above 3000 meters, they are air (oxygen) hungry which is less than normal at that altitude. I noticed my EGT’s were running high at long steep gradients and holding a constant RPM does not help (even if it’s only 1800 in D2), so one needs to push it and let it go so the turbo sucks in enough air so what happens is that the EGT’s spike but will go down quickly as well. It’s something you learn quickly if you have the egt and boost gauge installed. I saw a lot of other vehicles heating up because they were pushing too hard and their radiators boiled over.
Every kilo you add to your luggage matters, pack wisely, we feel we have a lot of power which we do but the weight has its toll.
Aerodynamics matter. When you pack stuff on the roof rack. Try packing it keeping in mind the air flow. The 79 is a box, lol, as it isn’t the most aero dynamic. : p
When you add all of this up you will observe a difference in the performance and fuel economy. By ignoring these factors you will at some point heat up the engine by pushing it too far.
All in all faithful 79 didn’t let me down, but then again I took it easy on her since I was loaded to the maximum. Will try and post some pics here as well.
Hope this info helps, if anyone has questions regarding the above I would be glad to answer.
My 79 is an auto with a 1Kz-Te. I drove almost a total of 3000 km’s .
I am also going to attach the panoramic view , that I shot at Babusar top just for kicks
Regards
TL
I wanted share my experience travelling in one of the highest roads in the world on my LC 79. It’s awesome, I travelled through the Hindukush mountain range then the Himalayas and the Karakoram. Visited the Khunjraab Pass one of the highest paved roads , at 4600 meters respectively, then travelled through Deosai world’s second highest plateau , mostly off-roading in the meadows in the , Deosai is at an altitude of 4100 meters . Drove through Babusar Pass again a high mountain pass at 4170 Meters with steep gradients and long stretches. That really tested the LC. Finally drove through one of the world’s highest deserts, which is the cold desert in Skardu. All of this was in Pakistan.
All in all it was a brilliant experience, I mostly camped and went off road to a lot of remote locations since I do photography. Anyway Relevant to this forum I must say I was very happy with the LC. However here are some observations I thought would be help full for you all who plan to take long trips on the LC at high altitudes. So following are some tips and observations. Which I am sure you all know but never hurts to share some info.
Turbos generally don’t like High altitude above 3000 meters, they are air (oxygen) hungry which is less than normal at that altitude. I noticed my EGT’s were running high at long steep gradients and holding a constant RPM does not help (even if it’s only 1800 in D2), so one needs to push it and let it go so the turbo sucks in enough air so what happens is that the EGT’s spike but will go down quickly as well. It’s something you learn quickly if you have the egt and boost gauge installed. I saw a lot of other vehicles heating up because they were pushing too hard and their radiators boiled over.
Every kilo you add to your luggage matters, pack wisely, we feel we have a lot of power which we do but the weight has its toll.
Aerodynamics matter. When you pack stuff on the roof rack. Try packing it keeping in mind the air flow. The 79 is a box, lol, as it isn’t the most aero dynamic. : p
When you add all of this up you will observe a difference in the performance and fuel economy. By ignoring these factors you will at some point heat up the engine by pushing it too far.
All in all faithful 79 didn’t let me down, but then again I took it easy on her since I was loaded to the maximum. Will try and post some pics here as well.
Hope this info helps, if anyone has questions regarding the above I would be glad to answer.
My 79 is an auto with a 1Kz-Te. I drove almost a total of 3000 km’s .
I am also going to attach the panoramic view , that I shot at Babusar top just for kicks
Regards
TL
On all the above, very informative!
Thanks for posting.
