r/1KZTE_Owners

Hi again everyone, on a previous post, a kind user showed me the resistor mod done using potentiometers in the cabin that are used as variable resistors to control timing and fuel on the fly from inside the cabin. The idea of being able to switch from fuel efficiency to more power and everything in between on the go really appealed to me because I would be able to tune the car however I like while driving. Until I realised that I have the newer model pump without the grey and beige resistor plugs on the side of the fuel pump. Is there a way to achieve a similar effect of being able to adjust power on the fly without having to spend $2k on a unichip or having to swap the pump?

For context, I drive a 2002 hilux with manual 1kz-te turbo diesel. I already have a complete egr delete and some sort of 2.8 to 3 inch turboback exhaust with cat and a safari snorkel. I plan on adding a water to air intercooler and an in-cabin Boost tee (or electronic boost controller) to increase boost while driving as well as adding a jrp boost and egt guage. I wanted to have the in cabin Boost tee and the potentiometers so I can completely control the engine for power or fuel efficiency at any time is there a way to still achieve this? Thanks for reading :)

I have the dxf file for this flange if anyone needs laser/ water cutting.

Hi everyone, I have a 2002 hilux with manual 1kz-te turbo diesel. I want to add an in cabin Boost tee and do the potentiometer mod (link to reddit post) but before I do this I need to get an intercooler, I was looking at some ebay front mounts but I have decided to get a water to air intercooler. I am trying to decide between getting a $600 ebay kit (image 1) or a $2000+ propper branded kit like the PWR kit (image 2). Now I know the PWR kit will obviously perform better, but by how much, And is the increase in price going to be worth the increase in performance? These high end intercoolers like PWR are made for performance race cars, not specifically 4x4's so im not sure it will be necessary. I have seen a video of someone who put an ebay 4" × 8" barrel kit on their 1kz hilux and they said they did not notice am increase in power but did notice a slight increase in fuel efficiency (link to video). Will a longer barrel be better? I am looking at a 4" x 10" barrel eBay kit but I don't know what length is best for these engines. If you have any advice, knowledge or have done this in the past please share! Thanks

Wanting to get a custom airbox to replace the old one as the factory air filter is rare as rocking horse shit, as well as, it’s a shit design that sucks heaps of dirt/mud/water and hot air from the engine bay.

i’ve got a snorkel already and plan on doing both together to resolve all issues. Looking for advice or tips and tricks as well as where to look and how to make sure I pick a box and filter set up that works well.