Isuzu Dmax 3.0AT for Indonesia Market

When bought this car, I am not sure how it will be with this car.

Below is the specification :
Isuzu DMAX
Engine 3.0L Double overhead cam, Intercooled Turbo Charger
Transmission Automatic 5 speed Triptonic
4WD shift on the fly

Wheel 17" aluminium alloy
ABS with EBD
Limited Slip Differential (LSD)

It is more than enough for my toy car.
Here in Indonesia my 3.0AT Dmax is rare species. Only few launch last year and now I heard it is not sell in the market anymore, only for special order.

Now here is my testimony about this Isuzu DMax
After 1 year using this car, so far I am impress and satisfy with the performance. Either On Road performance and Off Road performance.

However there are several thing to note such as, considerably high vibration on low RPM.

Other than this issue, I also note that top speed of this 3.0L engine is considerably hard to achieve, to accelarate 120 kmh to 140 kmh will take some effort and time. Even compare with other commonrail machine with smaller size engine 2.2L or 2.5L.

However for me it is not so crusial as I prefer high torque compare with Top speed.
For fun off road I have motto as other offroader "AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE AND AS FAST AS NECESSARY"

There are many engine piggy back available to boost engine performace in the after market for the one that want to increase top speed and engine effiency. And this 4JJ1 engine is well known easy to apply piggy back. However as I am not install one yet I can't write further on this field.

As mine is top of the line interior is equip with leather seat and electric recline for driver seat.

I know that for Indonesian market the head unit already spec down. In Thailand and Australia the top of the line spec already equip with Digital Auto Climate AC also Double Din head unit with GPS.

Modification that I already use for this car are as follow :
1. Front Bullbar MCC FALCON BAR MCC 707- 02 Steel A-Frame style
2. Rear Bar MCC  with tire hanger and jerrycan hanger. 

3. MCC side Step with Rail
4. Suspension Lift OME full set Shock abs, Front Coil Spring, Rear leaf spring, plus front lift adapter. 

Components in this kit include:

• Coil Springs (Front) (3058 x 1 pair)
• Leaf Springs (EL072R x 2)
• Nitrocharger Sport Strut (90023 x 2)
• Nitrocharger Sport Shock (Rear) (60116 x 2)
• Greasable Shackle Kit (OMEGS14 x 1)
• Spring Bush Kit (OMESB98 x 2)
• U Bolts (OMEU53A x 4)

With OME suspension lift above, my offroad capability improve quite a lot in term of handling and also clearance.

4. BF Goodrich tire Size 285/70/R17 Mud Terrain 

at this moment this tire size is the biggest that I can put into my car as at the front tire behind the tire there is steel horizontal bar that prevent to put bigger tire. I will update when I find a way to put bigger tire.

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7. ICom 2000 for Radio Com.

Interior

Radio com position

rear suspension

front suspension

tire with BF Goodrich

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