Best Engine for RKR

[4x4newbie]

You know, considering the amount of money required to revive a "RKR" one can buy a mint 3 Door Pajero.

Sorry buddy not a fan of Pajeros !

[HamzahF]

In total I saw 3, 1 fibre top in karachi 1hz auto, 2 in lahore white color 2011 reg is at showroom after jinnah hospital signal on left side dont recall its name. Other blue color lz reg with waqas who deals in 4x4s showroom is located near toyota ravi motors thokar niaz baig

The fiber top(excellent example) and the blue JMR(mostly hot air) at Waqas's both I know of. Tell me about this third one, is it a converted/hacked/mutilated example or still all factory? How long ago was this? Does it by any chance belong to Ameer Hamza Kirmani?

[qwertypoiu]

The fiber top(excellent example) and the blue JMR(mostly hot air) at Waqas's both I know of. Tell me about this third one, is it a converted/hacked/mutilated example or still all factory? How long ago was this? Does it by any chance belong to Ameer Hamza Kirmani?

No idea about that

[Demonoid]

i wil recommend 1PZ or 1HZ

[HamzahF]

i wil recommend 1PZ or 1HZ

Any ideas as to where one can be bought? Original and not the shoehorned ones?

[taimoorkhan]

Restored a RKR 2 years back and utilized it for extreme offroading with IJC and touring to places like gilgit, chitral and neelum. My advise would be to stick with the original 3F engine. Ive experimented a lot with the carb, first rebuilt the original carb, then the brand new Chinese one and tan the 1fz one. The best performance i got was with the 1fz carb with the mileage of arnd 5kmpl.

I'll advise to go for an electronic dizzy and the front disc brakes as well

[HamzahF]

Restored a RKR 2 years back and utilized it for extreme offroading with IJC and touring to places like gilgit, chitral and neelum. My advise would be to stick with the original 3F engine. Ive experimented a lot with the carb, first rebuilt the original carb, then the brand new Chinese one and tan the 1fz one. The best performance i got was with the 1fz carb with the mileage of arnd 5kmpl.

I'll advise to go for an electronic dizzy and the front disc brakes as well

I get 5.5km/l around town and 6.5km/l highway at 90km/h with my 3F, running new OEM points dizzy and OEM carb, jetting to factory standard (H). Figures I see here like 3km/l just go to show how rarely these engines are properly set up.

[4x4newbie]

Now we are talking. Thanks a lot for sharing real life experiences. Let me explore the carb option. Checked the prices of engines, they are absolutely crazy, so this does seem a more economical solution but need to check the technical skills of my mechanic. Keep it rolling

[AdilFJ40]

Nice discussion. As a first choice, I would definitely suggest to go for a 3F general overhauling and use all OEM parts and setup. You will love it to bits and nothing like using a stock setup. At a later stage, you can get rid of the carb and convert it in to 3F-E setup as well. By doing that, you will eliminate the "Good Mechanic" factor to a large extent. Yes! complete EFI setup is scarce but could be available in Karachi or Quetta. 3F-E was the engine which was also used in early 80 series LCs.

As a second option, I would suggest less noisier and more powerful 1HZ over B series engines. 70 series is big and have plenty of space in the front and this can be done pretty nicely. Though, I can not say any thing about the "nose heavy" issue after diesel conversion. I would definitely not recommend 13B or 13BT for 70.

To tell you my part of the story, I am using completely overhauled 2F in FJ40. What Hamzah said above in Post # 27 is very true. Mine even touches 7 Km/lit if you drive at 80 km/h on highways

[4x4newbie]

@adilfj40

Thanks a lot for this detailed response. Looking at the price vs operational day to day cost the choice is really between the 1HZ and 13BT for me. Someone I met personally was all praise for the 13BT. Any particular reason why you don't recommend that ?

[4x4newbie]

@adilfj40

Thanks a lot for this detailed response. Looking at the price vs operational day to day cost the choice is really between the 1HZ and 13BT for me. Someone I met personally was all praise for the 13BT. Any particular reason why you don't recommend that ?

[Demonoid]

Any ideas as to where one can be bought? Original and not the shoehorned ones?

have one 1PZ lying around in mint condition.... call for details 0344-5512155

[sarmadqureshi]

Looking into what your running is going to be like & with the availability shown above, go for the 1PZ. That way you wont have to do any alterations.

[4x4newbie]

My concern with the PZ is the availability of parts and their price. Also, once you go off road the power might not be enough.

[hsumbal1]

My concern with the PZ is the availability of parts and their price. Also, once you go off road the power might not be enough.

Power should not be an issue......availability of parts must be....

[luckybilal1989]

13-BT is best, parts easily available in market. very powerful and deeth engine (H)

[gallian007]

1 hz !!

[salmanrasheedpsh]

1hz or 3f rebuilt forget the rest !

[4x4newbie]

13-BT is best, parts easily available in market. very powerful and deeth engine (H)

[MENTION=49521]luckybilal1989 ziyada vote 1HZ kay hain

[hsumbal1]

luckybilal1989 ziyada vote 1HZ kay hain

hmmmmmmmmm

1HZ is a good choice....it is built like a tank...I am using 1HZ in my FJ40 for more than a year now, and trust me it returns figures that a 3F can not even come close, no matter what fuel injection setup you use...

Here is a pic for reference and inspiration...