Outer Limits 4x4 Board

know F1 cars don't have major dramas with dust, but 9 out 10 teams use K&N oiled air filters. These guys spend millions so they can and do investigate all the options, so if they find K&N the best blend of filtration & flow, its good enough for me, regardless of what that graph shows....

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Great weekend good to meet lots of people

I am surprised that external or internal cages are not compulsary (sp??)

I think that a cage, window nets, helmets and most proberly harnesses should all be standard. If you have the money to compete you have the money to put in the saftey items.

Mine is a 305 chev and have been told it is a ford cable what model I dont know

I will be doing something about mine soon. It would be great if anybody else has photos of there snorkle LPG carby setup

Cheers

Yeah I would like to see those specs that is some good figures you are getting.

That is some alright fuel figures. I get about 250 km - 300km for about 80 litres of gas

Thats alright I read your thread and now have ideas if I ever have to do the barke in the future.

I got a price on a replacement clutch master cylinder it was about $132 and the secondary cylinder was $28.

What would be the benifit of stainless lines? No corrosion?

Thanks guys I had a look at it at work and when I got home. The fluid was quiet a bit low and it looks like I have developed a leak around the master cylinder on the firewall. Might have got a bit of air in it cause when I pump the pedel it primes it and there is enough there to change gears

Will ...

Hi all,
In the morning my car has trouble getting in to gear. 90 SWB Mav. I put my foot to the floor and it is very hard to get into gear. It has been getting a little bit worse everyday. But once the car has warmed up it seems fine. Execept today when coming of the freeway it was stiff again.

Is ...

Who do you know around the Sydney area who makes Tube bars. It is for a mate of mine with a hilux. He also has a high mount to go into it.

Could you also list prices you paid and what you thought of it.

Thanks all. Sorry if this is in the wrong section.

At my company we employ a Consultant to work on 2 software packages at $150/hour plus.

I know $1800 for what you got done seems like a lot. What I normally do is add up the cost of what it would take me to do it.

I know a lot of people say if you do it your self you pay $0/hour. But stuffing ...

Removing weight is all good, BUT, placement of weight is just as important. As a couple of examples:
V8 supercars spend thousands of dollars to make their cars as light as possible. Why do they do this when they have a minimum weight? Its so they can put the weight back on the vehicle where it ...

These are all great ideas guys keep them coming.

I didnt just make this thread for myself but as a general idea for everybody

If anyone has any good links or photos add them as well. If we get enough information maybe we can make it a sticky

Thanks for moving it tiny. Good idea. If people could also estimate on how much they are saving would be great

Did a bit of searching and found some information.

There is always heaps of questions and comments about getting more power out of a 4x4. I was going to bring up weight reduction. As sometimes this can be cheaper and easier to do.

The purpose of this thread is to gather different ideas on reducing ...

Also, one thing to remember is front spring rates, when you put the SBC she will be lighter in the front end, ( moreso with a th700r4 conversion) so you may have to anchor her down with a bar/winch or get new springs....

JEs

Heuy jessie is the SBC lighter than the 4.2 petrol. I thought it would ...

Yep Straight LPG all the way for your setup it will serve you well. I get about 300 km out of about 80 litres of LPG in my 305 V8.

It is great to have and cheap. I will mention though LPG gas does run a bit hotter than petrol.

Got a question. How do I get a price for my mods.

I have a swb patrol with a 305 V8 in it. I did not put it in and dont have the means to put one in. How if my patrol was valued at say 10 - 11 g would I be able to get insurance to cover the mod. EG cost of motor and also labour to put it in? Do I ...

What about a 305 chev? Are they newer than the 307?

can i throw a spanner in the works? i wouldnt go past a 340 chrysler..unless i was going for a 360 chrysler..

my old quad webbered 360 powered 66 model dodge phoenix was good for over 450 bullet proof hp and would pull 12 second passes in full bodied yank tank all day long..i still wonder why i ...

I assume you only have the 16 inch? Can I have the dimensions for the 16 inch fan thanks champ

Hey GUjohnno,
What is the size of your lift? Also what are the specs of your patrol? Just want to know so I can get an idea of springs in the front of my GQ with a V8 in the front of it. Cheers

I have a chev in mine too and it also runs hot while working down low. Even with a 3 core it still is way to hot. I am going to try twin 12's or 14's with custom shrow around it when I have enough cash.

I will give $510 if you dont want them. Just try them you will get use to it.

... but the bashplate, I had the std one on my GQ that bent up when I hit a rock, bent it, and crushed the auto lines..

Good point did not really think off that. I have never had a bash plate on mine so I suppose anything is better than nothin.

I cant make up my mind if I like it or not. But it looks well done. I think the bar at top is why I might not like it. However the bash plate and the mesh make it good. I am 50/50

Mine is a LWB TD42 Diesel....

It means I wont have to pay any of the extra parking fees etc they were talking about for vehicles over 2 tonnes

Ok I was under the impression the LWB would be about 2500. I must be wrong than and so must my rego papers? I might do a bit of searching for this

djr320kw wrote:
Hey guys you are talking about different types of liquid. Water is different to brake fluid. That is why they dont use water in brake lines.


Not a very conclusive arguement there - kind of like saying Prado's are different to Landcruisers. Thats why they dont use Prado's ...

I wont call BS on the water compression in the guns on the fighter plane they could have used another fluid. They could have used this but I know the most common method is as Shadow pointed out. Anyway the point is water does not compress as much as air.