ShereenMK

@Frederic confirming my attendance

Even though both have V6 1GR-FE engine, they have different power output. Fortuner have 235 HP while Prado have 271 HP. But the weight difference may do the difference.

One more doubt, is there a place where my friend can park his car while we are in desert?

@Fredericmyself and my family will be joining this ride, my friend will also accompany with me. We will not be camping there. 

@Mehmet Volga and @imranaasghar81

They just bring their mobile camera while us sitting in our car, it may take literally 2 seconds. That mobile they holding is the scanner. If they find anything on that scanner they will ask us to do a test. EDE scanning is done on all malls in abu dabhi. They do not check even alhosn.

1 hour ago, imranaasghar81 said:

Hi do you need a negative PCR as this is in Abu Dhabi?

They will just scan you, no need PCR test. Till today as I just crossed the border from Dubai to abudabhi

Does any one knows about the bank working days for 2022? Did they decide on closing day? Mostly that day will be the closing day for private sector.

9 hours ago, JeromeFJ said:

For the trenches crossing the dunes, and the cables and sensors, you can have a look at this previous post.

it does not make them better, but at least we understand the purpose !

 

What will happen if they find oil or gas there?

3 hours ago, Hasan Wahlan said:

Congratulations @ShereenMK

Thanks @Hasan Wahlan. Insha Allah will meet tomorrow

On 12/13/2021 at 11:56 AM, Mehmet Volga said:

AD team all lined up to the plus! Well done @ShereenMK! Keep it up 💪

Thank you @Mehmet Volga, insha allah will meet you tomorrow.

On 12/13/2021 at 9:40 AM, Rizwanm2 said:

 congrats @ShereenMK. Enjoy your new level. 👍 

Thank you @Rizwanm2

On 12/13/2021 at 9:53 AM, Chaitanya D said:

@ShereenMK congratulations

Thank you @Chaitanya D yet to drive with you. hopefully will get a chance soon.

On 12/13/2021 at 10:42 AM, Alain Canivet-Abikhalil said:

congrats @ShereenMK !

Thank you @Alain Canivet-Abikhalil

On 12/12/2021 at 5:52 PM, Josh T. said:

Congratulations @ShereenMK!

Thanks my friend, will meet you tomorrow

On 12/12/2021 at 6:17 PM, Chinthaka Ruwan said:

@ShereenMK Congratulations 

Thank you @Chinthaka Ruwan, some day will drive with you too

On 12/13/2021 at 11:29 PM, Danish Mohammad said:

Congratulations @ShereenMK

Thank you @Danish Mohammad

On 12/13/2021 at 11:25 PM, munkybizness said:

Congratulations @ShereenMK!

Thank you @munkybizness, will meet you tomorrow.

On 12/13/2021 at 10:51 PM, Ranjan Das said:

Well done and congratulations @ShereenMK

Thank you @Ranjan Das

On 12/12/2021 at 6:43 PM, Russ said:

Well done @ShereenMK 👏🏼

Thank you @Russ

On 12/13/2021 at 6:49 AM, Hisham Masaad said:

Congratulations @ShereenMK well done

Thank you @Hisham Masaad, some day will drive under you. Come to abu dabhi also some time.

On 12/13/2021 at 6:54 AM, Thomas Varghese said:

well done @ShereenMK

THank you @Thomas Varghese

Great, I am in

@M.Seidam @Srikumar @sertac thank you all for the confidence. I have one doubt as my vehicle is more than 3 tonn, doesn't that increase the chance of pop out at lower pressure and my LC has a huge tendency for fishtail. How can we relate 3tonn + lower tire pressure against pop outs. Too much of physics is always a problem. @Zed on what tire pressure you ride?

21 hours ago, Zed said:

hi @ShereenMK I haven't met RedFox but I assume this is a garage, or an offroad team affiliated with a garage? Any advice, even from me, should be taken with a grain of salt and think abut it for a while before you decide on something 🙂

With that in mind, I don't see how a lift, with any brand (from ProFender to Kings) can affect power, as the main purpose is for better suspension during offroad and an extra 1"-2" higher ground clearance. Let's instead use Physics and see how we can tackle our original problem: losing power (assuming this is during a climb)

1. Newton's third law of motion: Buy new tires & deflate

Basically the road is pushing the tires to move forward. So the tires need to have a good grip (high friction) in order to move the car forward. Sometimes when you buy old car, the tires are also old, so it's better to replace them. Once you get new rubber for the car, read the sand and deflate between 10-12 psi. Sweihan and Liwa are 10 psi sand. Yes you may get pop-outs, but that's for another lesson 😃 You want to get friction on the sand as this will help your car accelerate, otherwise even a powerful 300hp engine will just dig itself into the sand 😁

2. Power = Torque  X  angular motion : Drive in 4H 1st Gear (for LC)

The Power of a car remains constant. According to LC Wikipedia, your Inline-6 has a higher horsepower of 241hp compared to my V8 that only has 228hp. Torque is needed to move the car from parking position, once you get momentum, torque is reduced and you shift into higher gears. So, during a climb, to get maximum power, you need to be in 4H 1st Gear (lower angular motion) in order to produce the maximum torque to get the maximum power. Do not shift into 2 or even drive in D automatic (LC100 has a lazy automatic tuned for fuel saving and not power).

3. Newton's second law of motion: Throw away Junk and reduce weight

The good thing with big SUV is that they come with engine with enough power to move the total weight of car + 7 passengers + some cargo. So imagine if you make the car lighter: remove the 3rd row seats and put them in your living room as extra chairs. Remove the side-steps to save 30kg each left & right. Drive with just 1 passenger in the car next to you. You will help the engine a lot to move the car forward by reducing some weight...

4. Reduce inefficiencies between engine and wheels: Fluids Maintenance

That 241hp rated engine is only at the FlyWheel (when the factory does the dyno with just the engine). So imagine your LC100 produces 241hp, then it goes to the Torque Converter, then to 4-speed Transmission/Gear Box, then to Transfer Case, then to Propeller Shafts, then to Differentials, then finally to Wheels. Along the way, it will never stay true to 241hp... you will lose some power along the way.... So to make it smoother from engine to wheels, you need to ensure all the fluids are lubricating the parts properly: Automatic Transmission Fluids, Transfer Case Gear Oil, Drive Shaft Grease, Diff Oil, and check no play in Axle Flange holding the axle to the wheel.

Once you have done the above 4 points, let's test your LC100 again in Sweihan 😁

 

@Zed man thank you for taking ur time for me. Ok lets go point by point.

1. already have 275/70/R16 2021 Geolanders. well after installing that i did see the difference. Now the issue is I wanted to reduce till 10-12 psi but always ends up 14psi. My hand is holding me from reducing more. Maybe too much worried about pop outs. Next time will definitely try with 12 psi.

2. I always drive in gear 2. While climbing i will start with 2 then on the middle when i feel like loosing momentum shift to 1, so that will get a booster effect and will push little more. Anyway will try to start with 1 from bottom itself.

3. I have my 3rd row seat removed. Now only left is me with 100+ KG. I need to shed some weight 🤔. As mentioned will remove side steps, i am installing my bash plate 10mm aluminium, so definitely need to compensate with side step.

4. Always check engine oil, will check with my garage friends with all other oils and stuffs.

9 hours ago, Wade Pat2 said:

All of this is true except for spare money. I use all the extra money on upgrading and replacing things on my LC. 😂

There is a small difference actually, you spend your spare money upgrading  the performance of your LC, if it was jeep i will be spending my spare money on fixing the issues that is stopping me from driving it.

2 minutes ago, Zed said:

Bro @ShereenMK if you don't have other drives on this day, you can be my co-pilot... @Hasan Wahlan and I will be happy to show you how powerful the LC can be 😁

I am perfectly ok with it.

2 mintues full already.. 😳 Add me also in waiting list first drive.

9 minutes ago, Zed said:

Actually i've kinda accepted it, I'm looking for a broken LC200 V8 5.7L that I can get cheap & fix to use as my next offroad carriage 😅 Once I get that, the LC100 will be kept in parking and Dubizzle until someone who appreciates classics will come for it 😁🙏🏻

V8 2002 models are always in requirement. It will fetch atleast 20-22K for sure. I hope you didnt spend a fortune on buying it.

Congrats @Zed. Waiting for that ride with you. Some day..

3 hours ago, Srikumar said:

If it's just about a steering rack then I would say continue with the LC. But if you are looking to change your off-road vehicle, then 5k -6k seems a good price.

When you say housing do you mean the engine and gear mounts?

I have seen this vehicle on the lift with all engine and gear removed for almost one month in my friends garage. He informed me will have to spent another 4-5k on rebuild plua another 4 set of new tires to get it passed. 

Any way as @Gaurav mentioned, i am moving away from it. Hopefully will come across a manual xterra.

Once again Thank you for saying myself from a lot of trouble.

On 4/20/2021 at 9:56 AM, Gaurav said:

You will be the real winner my friend, to learn off-road skills on stock LC100.

1. First it will make you a better off-roader.
2. You will be rich with spare money.
3. Surely drive every week.
4. Surely drive back in the same car.
5. Drive with complete peace of mind.

The main five reasons that i backed off from selling cruiser for a jeep. Thanks @Gaurav😉

@Srikumar Thank you for perfect advice. Well I went to the workshop (the mechanic is my friend) asked him regarding the history, so he said I will get the car for max 5k or 6k, he said we need to change the housing as the previous owner bashed it heavily some where in desert, more over it is an automatic. Well when you said you spent approx 30k, i prefer to keep my LC as all i need to do as of now is to replace its steering rack, coz of small leakage. 

@sertac thanks brother for your kindly advice, as you mentioned shifting from toyota to jeep is kind of decision that we need to take after consulting PRO's.

@Zed you are always welcome to give a try, any recommendation on power increase is welcome. Well just for your info i raised my shocks using profender, when i met REDFOX team during our full day trip to yellow truck, they mentioned that I just did a "what they call as sharjah lift" thats the issue of loosing power. I didnt get time to discuss with them what to do next, well what i felt is i will have to change the top front arms of both side as it is not changed yet. Other than that i am in the dark.

Dear Marshals,

I am looking for an expert opinion on changing from my 2002 V6 land cruiser to 1998/1999 Jeep XJ. I feel little powerless with my land cruiser at certain places. But as the opponent is Jeep, i have personal doubts on its reliability.  As we say Jeep can take us anywhere but toyotas can bring us back safe and sound. 

I would like to know the pros and cons of jeep in terms of reliabilitY. Mainly from @Srikumar. It was used as offroader by an american later for some time by an Indian, so would like experts opinion on what to be looked prior making final decision.

One fine evening to remember

Thanks @Ale Vallecchi it was the most nerve cracking ride I ever had. Thank you for providing me  such a wonderful experience