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Hey all,

almost every fj that I've seen featured anywhere has a high mount setup (and lots of other stuff to for that matter). So I'm wondering if theres a reason behind it or it just looks good and keeps the bonnet from getting cold :P

Thanks, sorry if this has been asked before, I havn't seen it

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Definalty keeps my bonnet from going cold...

I've got a high mount setup, not my first port of call, its just the manifold was a high mount one (old school HKS) so i kinda didn't have much of a choice!!

I think alot of the time when they go high mounts its for room reasons, or lack there of, in our skylines there's a fair bit of room down there if you remove the aircon/cruise control etc etc free's up quite a bit

Hi mounts are simple to work on,  with teh fj of that era they mount the gate down low for easy atmo venting

I have a HKs cast iron manifold with teh hks gate flange on it etc for sale $200

Yeah im running the same manifold/wastegate setup on my car, except i've got the KKK turbo that originally came with that manifold as well!! Just made 162rwkw on 8psi @6k on a hub pack dyno with it!! Work really well, its made the car so much more driveable then the standard turbo stuff

Yeah im running the same manifold/wastegate setup on my car, except i've got the KKK turbo that originally came with that manifold as well!!  Just made 162rwkw on 8psi @6k on a hub pack dyno with it!!  Work really well, its made the car so much more driveable then the standard turbo stuff

how much did that set you back?

damn i miss my FJ :huh: the way you could drive those off boost was unbelieveable. Only now since ive built my rb30det can i say it compares with it. Nothing else ive driven comes close to the FJ20 or RB30det.

damn i miss my FJ :)  the way you could drive those off boost was unbelieveable.  Only now since ive built my rb30det can i say it compares with it.  Nothing else ive driven comes close to the FJ20 or RB30det.

whats this off boost business? haha mines an absolute light switch.. off boost is for going down hills :)

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