armyofhind
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Not getting the EFI system tuned for high altitudes at the service centre before commencing the trip could be one of the reasons.most vehicles available to civilians today will make it. I'm not saying the safari will not make it.That is not the point. It's not the same as me driving up to Khardung la. In combat situations where it has to pull a lot of weight very quickly across rough terrain. That is the issue. I could actually feel the drop in performance when I was driving my friends Scorpio which was not even heavily loaded up harshil and that's only about 12000 feet. Imagine carrying 800kgs of men in full combat gear and possibly towing something else as fast as possible under enemy fire at 15000 feet where every second matters..
That is one problem with an EFI. One cannot tune it by oneself.
Carburettors are ahead in this respect. Thats why bikers going to ladakh on carburetted machines face less of a problem there. Any biker worth his salt or even a local mechanic can tune the fuel/air mix for higher altitude with lesser oxygen content.