Thanks for that. We've got a crd patrol and actually live about 20km from Brunswick I really should get out there and take one for a squirt. I dream of a duramax but I just don't know if I can justify the price, hassle and general lack of knowledge about the conversion (compared to a chev). I'm generally happy with the crd performance wise (chip, exhaust and intercooler) but the constant looking at EGT and boost gauges and general worry while towing our 3t van is starting to do my head in.
Last year I had 3 months off to do the Cape and across the top end. I was towing a Tvan with my ZD30. My biggest regret was that I was driving by my gauges and missed a lot of what I should have seen.
My ZD was running consistently hot, my EGT's were running ridiculously high and when driving up inclines, I had to drop back the speed to make sure the gauges all were within spec. I hated it.
Ultimately an EGT and heating issue think damaged my engine and this year a cracked head made me rethink what I was going to do.
I also dreamt of a Duramax but to be honest, the info and advice I was getting back was crap. People were taking out law suites against Duramax installers, engines were only partially being rebuilt ... What more can I say. I could not justify that much money on something I could not qualify.
When I was researching the Brunswick, I spoke to a chap that had actually put down $20K deposit on a Duramax and still had not got an engine before his ZD died.
I investigated performance upgrades for the ZD but turbo upgrades would only put a dressed engine into more stress. Hence the reason why I opted for the Brunswick upgrade. What I got was a brand new crated engine from the states with a crew that could support it.
Ultimately comes down to dollars and cents, what you can afford and risk.
One more thing, from an engineering and compliance perspective, the Brunswick could not have been easier. And relatively cheap.
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Kindest regards
Rainsey
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