Idle up?

[cgalpha08]

So i was reading an article for Expedition 7's upcoming around the world trip. For this trip they are using a 70 series land cruiser that was manufactured now, and has lots of cool goodies. One of the cool features they had were an idle up button that increased the idle for when winching or other demands of that nature were being put on the electrical system.

So my question is, is there an aftermarket add-on that can be installed onto the H3 that will do this? I realize that you could just step on the gas some, but this feature could be very beneficial for when stress is put on the engine.

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[06 H3]

So i was reading an article for Expedition 7's upcoming around the world trip. For this trip they are using a 70 series land cruiser that was manufactured now, and has lots of cool goodies. One of the cool features they had were an idle up button that increased the idle for when winching or other demands of that nature were being put on the electrical system.

So my question is, is there an aftermarket add-on that can be installed onto the H3 that will do this? I realize that you could just step on the gas some, but this feature could be very beneficial for when stress is put on the engine.

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Good topic!!! Did he rig it up himself or buy a computer controlled unit? For us I think we need to rig up our own...another option is a hand throttle that can be held into the position you put it. A buddy of mine did that on his YJ and it turned out great. I've been pondering the idea of getting a hand throttle for a while but haven't figured out how to do it yet

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[alrock]

I'm certainly no authority on hand throttle setups but I suspect that the YJ has a typical cable assembly on the accelerator whereas the H3 is drive by wire, meaning there's no physical cable to tie into to do a hand throttle. Not sure what would be needed.

 

[06 H3]

The yj probably uses a cable seeing its a bit older

On truckU they did an episode on outfitting a truck for commercial hauling...it was a 2006? Chevy dmax it was definitely newer and they had wired up a system where with the touch of a button it was kept a steady 2k rpm increase for when he's on the side of the road sleeping...I guess idling the truck is worse then keeping a load on the truck with the ac on?

A safety feature added was that it would only work when the parking brake was on

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[alrock]

BTW, I have used a stick in this situation to keep the accelerator depressed for winching, jump starts on another vehicle, etc.

 

[cgalpha08]

The land cruisers had a button that was installed from the factory that increased the idle.

I like the YJ's method though!

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[Reloader]

I have a throttle pusher at work that I got off a tool truck. Its basically a cauking gun with a long rod to push the skinny pedal and a hook to grab the steering wheel or the bottom of the dash. I use it for A/C work and other jobs requiring fast idle on fly by wire throttle bodies.

 

[cgalpha08]

Here is the pic of the button in the land cruiser, im assuming its somehow connected to the cars computer to increase idle
http://expeditionportal.com/mscott/Users/expeditions7/LandCruiser78Intro/expedition7-12.jpg

 

[cbetts]

Obviously, this is a metric brick since it is on the wrong side. Make sure you purchase an American SAE brick for US models. :wink: