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EGR Blocker Solutions: Restoring Airflow and Reliability in Australian Turbo-Diesels

26-06-2026

Most factory diesels were never built for Australian conditions. Add a loaded canopy, forty-degree heat and dirt roads, and the intake loses ground fast.
The EGR system is usually where trouble starts. It bleeds exhaust gas back into the intake to cool combustion and cut emissions. That works on a test bench. Out on the Birdsville Track, that gas carries fine soot into the manifold, where it mixes with crankcase oil vapour and builds into sludge that chokes airflow.

Update for Landcruiser 300 Series Heat Exchanger Coming Soon

25-06-2026

We’re updating our highly popular 300 Series Landcruiser Heat Exchanger kit to suit models mid 2025 onwards.

MV Triton & D27 Navara Products are in Research & Development

05-06-2026

Thanks to Alexander, who lent us his MV Triton, we’re developing what we refer to as the holy trinity of products;
– Our famous HPD Catch Can
– Efficient and durable Bar & Plate Intercooler
– Highly popular Transcooler kit

Matt’s Story

29-04-2026

Matt’s Colorado Woes

HPD feel extremely happy and proud to end the nine-month ordeal of a country Far North Queenslander who lost his livelihood due to a work vehicle becoming so unreliable, he couldn’t work.

Michael’s 400K NAVARA D40 V6

29-04-2026

“Nobody touches my cars, but me!” says Michael who’s fastidious about his cars. Purchased brand new, he wouldn’t even let the dealership touch it. Straight off the new car lot, he fitted a HPD catch can and intercooler to his hard-working D40 V6 Navara to protect the V9X powerhouse from soot build up as well as a quality intercooler to replace the restrictive OEM unit that’s known to be prone to splitting.

New DMG MORI CNC Machine

29-04-2026

HPD invest heavily in the future of the company. We’re here for the long haul, with programs well underway to achieve HPD’s long term goals for growth and security. The latest investment is the company’s fourth state-of-the-art, five axis CNC machine to further expand HPD’s production capacity.