Geelong Performance Diesel

Geelong Performance Diesel Geelong's experts in all things performance. Tuning, servicing, maintenance & everything in between!

Geelong's Diesel Performance, Tuning and Service Centre ph. 5277 2503
4 Tarkin Court, Bell Park 3215

Pre-DPF 200 Series - Engine and transmission remapped together 👌From factory, a 200 Series won't hold 6th at 100km/h wit...
24/09/2026

Pre-DPF 200 Series - Engine and transmission remapped together 👌

From factory, a 200 Series won't hold 6th at 100km/h with the torque converter locked. Loaded or empty, it doesn't matter. That's the calibration it left the showroom with, and it's why a lot of 200s feel busier on the highway than they should.

So we don't just do the engine.

140rwkw → 190rwkw
575Nm → 777Nm

✅ 6th gear at 100km/h with the converter locked
✅ 5th gear at 80km/h with lock-up
✅ Earlier shift points
✅ Higher gears available in low range
✅ Shift logic that suits how these cars actually get used

Locked means directly connected. No slip, no heat where you don't want it. Sitting in top gear, locked, at highway speed is the difference between a car that's working and one that's just travelling.

What you end up with is a 200 with the power to keep up and a gearbox that finally matches it.

These early ones go extremely well, give the team a call for more information.

📞 03 5277 2503
💻 www.geelongperformancediesel.com.au
📧 [email protected]

We're closed this Friday the 25th of September for the Grand Final eve public holiday. May the best team win!
24/09/2026

We're closed this Friday the 25th of September for the Grand Final eve public holiday. May the best team win!

GTurbo Diesel Performance sent this N80 Hilux our way.When the people who build the turbo choose where the work gets don...
22/09/2026

GTurbo Diesel Performance sent this N80 Hilux our way.
When the people who build the turbo choose where the work gets done, that means something to us.

GTurbo Warrior package fitted and set up in our workshop:

✅ GTurbo Diesel Performance GTurbo GD-G300 turbo
✅ GTurbo Diesel Performance Pro35 injectors
✅ GTurbo Diesel Performance high-flow airbox and power pipe
✅ PDI front-mount intercooler
✅ GTurbo Diesel Performance calibration matched to the hardware

Baseline: 84kW / 380Nm at the wheels
Finished: 177kW / 681Nm at the wheels

= 110% / 93kw MORE power
= 79% / 301nm MORE torque

Those aren't numbers for the faint hearted. Every part in the Warrior package is chosen specifically to work with the others.
And the results speak for themselves.

Chasing more out of your N80? Give the team a call.

📞 03 5277 2503
💻 www.geelongperformancediesel.com.au
📧 [email protected]

The RC Colorado doesn't get talked about much these days, but there's a fair bit left sitting in that 3.0 once you go lo...
15/09/2026

The RC Colorado doesn't get talked about much these days, but there's a fair bit left sitting in that 3.0 once you go looking for it.

This one came in for a custom tune on the dyno, and it left with a very different engine underneath it.

Power: 79rwkw → 116rwkw
Torque: 279Nm → 440Nm

That's the sort of difference you feel everywhere — off the line, up a hill, and with a load on the back.

If you've got an older Colorado and you've been wondering what's in it, give the team a call.

📞 03 5277 2503
💻 www.geelongperformancediesel.com.au
📧 [email protected]

Next Gen Ranger with a bullbar? Have a look at what's sitting directly behind it.The factory intercooler on the Next Gen...
10/09/2026

Next Gen Ranger with a bullbar? Have a look at what's sitting directly behind it.

The factory intercooler on the Next Gen Ranger V6 sits low and forward in the front end. Fit a bullbar and a winch and you've put a steel plate right where that core is trying to breathe.

Take a look at the factory unit next to the HPD kit. The size difference is the obvious part. The part that matters more is where the HPD core ends up — repositioned higher in the front end, out of the direct line of stone damage and water, and clear of the winch.

✅ Bar-and-plate core with cast alloy tanks
✅ Repositioned higher — better protected off-road
✅ Designed around winch and bullbar fitment
✅ Mandrel-bent alloy piping and silicone joiners throughout
✅ Lower intake temps under sustained load and towing

If you're running a bar and a winch on a V6 Ranger, or you're about to, this is a must - whether you tune your vehicle or not.

📞 03 5277 2503
💻 www.geelongperformancediesel.com.au
📧 [email protected]

300 Series in for cooling and capacity work — the stuff that matters when it's loaded, hot and a long way from home.This...
08/09/2026

300 Series in for cooling and capacity work — the stuff that matters when it's loaded, hot and a long way from home.

This customer chose:

✅ High Performance Diesel High Performance Diesel heat exchanger
✅ High Performance Diesel Transmission cooler
✅ LC300 XL Larger sump for increased oil capacity

Heat is what catches a 300 out on a hard day. A loaded climb, 40 degrees, a van on the back — that's when cooling capacity and oil volume earn their keep.

Fitted, filled, bled and road tested before it went home.

Planning your touring and towing setup? Give the team a call.

📞 03 5277 2503
💻 www.geelongperformancediesel.com.au
📧 [email protected]

If you've towed anything with a 2.8lt Prado, you'll know the feeling. Sitting on 100, and the gearbox just won't settle....
03/09/2026

If you've towed anything with a 2.8lt Prado, you'll know the feeling. Sitting on 100, and the gearbox just won't settle.

It hunts. It drops a gear on the smallest rise. It holds on far longer than it needs to. Owners put up with it because that's just what the car does — but it isn't what the car has to do.

We've spent a lot of time on this platform. The thing we keep coming back to is that the engine and the transmission are one job, not two. Tune one without the other and you've only fixed half of it.

This one came in for the full engine and transmission tune.
Here's the results:

✅ 96kW → 123kW at the wheels
✅ 371Nm → 491Nm at the wheels
✅ Top gear held at highway speed
✅ Cleaner shift logic under load and towing
✅ A car that drives better in all conditions

It's the same story across the 2.8lt range — Hilux, Fortuner and Prado.

The numbers are good, but the part that matters is how it drives at the end of a long day towing.

If your 2.8lt has been frustrating you, give the team a call, we've got it sorted.

📞 03 5277 2503
💻 www.geelongperformancediesel.com.au
📧 [email protected]

Another PX3 Ranger tuned, and the numbers do the talking.108kw ➡️ 128kw448nm ➡️ 614nmWe also fitted a cold side pipe whi...
01/09/2026

Another PX3 Ranger tuned, and the numbers do the talking.

108kw ➡️ 128kw
448nm ➡️ 614nm

We also fitted a cold side pipe while it was in — a known weak point on these engines, worth sorting before it fails on the side of the road.

The Ranger is one of the most popular utes getting around, and a proper tune is what actually wakes it up. Gone is the sluggish take-off, the gutless overtaking, the strain when towing or loaded. What's left is a ute that finally drives the way it should have from the factory.

If you've got a PX3 and haven't had it tuned, get in touch!

📞 03 5277 2503
💻 www.geelongperformancediesel.com.au
📧 [email protected]

Some carbon in a diesel intake is normal — every diesel has it. This is well past that.A 200 Series Landcruiser doesn't ...
27/08/2026

Some carbon in a diesel intake is normal — every diesel has it.
This is well past that.

A 200 Series Landcruiser doesn't usually get to this point.
The EGR only flows at light load, so a cruiser that tows and tours spends most of its time with the EGR shut. The ones that build up like this, are usually short-trip around town vehicles that never get warm and never see any load.

How we clean them:
✅ No on-car chemicals, no spray-can shortcuts
✅ Everything off the engine and pulled apart
✅ Cleaned back to bare metal by hand
✅ New gaskets and seals, then tested

If something doesn't feel right with your 200, get it looked at properly.

📞 03 5277 2503
💻 www.geelongperformancediesel.com.au
📧 [email protected]

Your 79 Series brakes weren't built for what you're actually carrying 💼Canopy, bullbar, fridge, water, gear — most 79 Se...
25/08/2026

Your 79 Series brakes weren't built for what you're actually carrying 💼

Canopy, bullbar, fridge, water, gear — most 79 Series on the road today are carrying way more than Toyota ever accounted for. The factory brake booster runs on engine vacuum, and diesels are stingy with it. Load the vehicle up and that margin between "stopping" and "not stopping in time" gets thinner.

We swapped one out for a customer recently — factory vacuum booster replaced with a Marks 4WD hydraulic one that draws pressure from the power steering pump instead. Line pressure roughly doubles, the pedal firms up, and the brakes finally feel proportional to the vehicle.

The proof: a 3.78 tonne dual-cab 79 pulled up from 100 km/h in 98 metres on the standard booster. With the hydraulic unit fitted, 58 metres. That's a genuine 40 metre difference.

If your 79 Series is working hard and the brakes aren't inspiring confidence, come see us.

📞 03 5277 2503
💻 www.geelongperformancediesel.com.au
📧 [email protected]

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Geelong, VIC
3215

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