Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Call Danid Girling

He is in Esk Qld but he will post.

0438 179 424

He would have 30 odd scouts and dose some crazy mods

Tell him Eric sent ya

My customers get the best MPG if they keep the RPM below 2500rpm. The harder you drive they the more they use.

400 to 450 k's per tank can be streched to 650-700 by keeping the rev's down.

Eric

Mazda... 4WD... Really?....Since when? Can't say I've EVER seen one in the bush...... No. You must be having a lend of us. :finger: There isn't even a Mazda section on Outers! lol, well this is why its in 'other makes'.. Lada make 4wds, they dont have a section :P Mazda MPV V6 3.0 Mazda Tribute V6 ...

KiwiBacon wrote:

Gwagensteve wrote:My (limited) experience with more modern, electronically controlled diesels tells me it will be worse.

There are good autos and bad autos.
Bad autos suck at everything.

well i have the torqueflite 727 auto.
Super strong but 3 speed and 2.45 to 1 1st gear.
what defines a goog/bad auto??

eric

autos and diesels make very good friends. Mostly, it is due to to flat torque curve and limited revs that seems to make them work nicely. Also, with turbo diesels, the stall speed of the converter covers the doughy off boost reponse- Small engined cars like Disco's are better in auto than manual ...

I recently bought a 3.0l auto surf and after a few trips offroad i was impressed enough to get an auto for my 40 series project. Very well matched to the vehicle, very tractable and even on very steep downhills I just lock it in low-low and it idles its way down comfortably. Not 100% sure but i ...

Lux_89 wrote:holy crap, thanks for the pointer bigmick

Most good break shops will be able to make them

Eric

how do people come to the conclusion that ford 9" diffs are weaker than or equal to toyota 9" diffs? :? Because a stock 9" really isn't that strong. Sure, when you upgrade to a nodular iron case and 31+ spline axles they are VERY strong, but you are talking big $$$. Stock for stock they are ...

Auto have lower crawl ratio And biggest problem for me, DONT STALL AN AUTO ON A HILL as you lose you power booster for your breaks:? I have had the stalling problem, but that's not really the auto's fault. It gets it pretty exciting. (car drops about 5 feet before I can pull it up) The torque ...

I prefer an Auto and loss of powers not an issue with 6.5 liters of grunt But the down side as I see it Auto suck going down steep hills Auto can over heat. Auto can’t be roll started Auto have lower crawl ratio And biggest problem for me, DONT STALL AN AUTO ON A HILL as you lose you power booster ...

LPG is way better off road thjan a carb. If you have a huge power differance there might be a problem with the LPG system. ERic Exactly right i have lost count of how many people have asked me why i run mine on lpg all have said to use petrol while 4x4ing, but in my case gas is more reliable than ...

offroader-rama wrote:there is a set on the sunshine coast $400 lsd rear 3.9's but or i'd buy them

Is it the H260 or h230, disk or drum brakes??

Eric

I was told when I put the 392ci in (345ci stock) they only allow a 20% power increase.??

Eric

LPG is way better off road thjan a carb.
If you have a huge power differance there might be a problem with the LPG system.

ERic

Agree Cater carb.

Eric

I tried the falcon fans in my scout 392CI and it over heated, went back to the steel fan runs waaaay cooler now and yes i fitted it properly no gaps around the edges. I agree the 550 rwhp sound wrong that’s 750hp at the crank. I would like to know the specks on the motor and gear box t/case and dif ...

sell you my d44 if you like.

Eric

CRUSHU wrote:

scout392 wrote:I searched the rancho web site then orderd the shocks to suit the 4x4 with the correct length

got mine from the US

http://www.my4by.com/shocks-c-22.html

Eric

Shouldn't correct valving be taken into account too? Not just length?

Ahh yes,
as poinitd out pick a 4x4 of approx size to your own

Mazda Bravo
B4000 d/c 4x4
$30000 ish new

Big 4l v6 dana rear end.

Eric

I searched the rancho web site then orderd the shocks to suit the 4x4 with the correct length

got mine from the US

http://www.my4by.com/shocks-c-22.html

Eric

392 ci V8 petrol 3spd Auto

25l per 100ks

11.5to100 i can only dream

Eric

Dont know about an oiler but i love the pump on my scout give it a few sec's to prime the carb the crank the engine. Real handy to fill the mower and motor bikes too.

Eric

http://www.4secondsflat.com/Carb_CFM_Calculator.html

used "cfm carb size" in google

Eric

Dana 20 ???

What sort of $$$

Eric

Well the inter petrol V8's are all Big block motors, 266,304,345 and my 392.

266/304's were all 2bbl carbs, the 345/392 came with both 2 and 4bbl carbs.
V8's Have Forged Rods, Crank and Pistons, As Well As Timing Gears Instead Of A Chain


Eric

My vote procomp ajustibles

Work on my scout anyway

Eric

Ditto what Ruggers said. But I was told it was the previous owners of Impco who sold up their share and started again not employees. Stiff. OHG is a copy of Impco for that reason. There are many other copies of Impco stuff and all are fine to use. Many parts are interchangable so you can't go wrong ...

In my experience the best LPG system is Gasrearch, but it is straight LPG on non-efi engines. The OHG is a similar copy to the 425, when tuning it though it tends to run lean under load at low rpm, the 425 is better although both systems if you dyno a data log of Air Fuel verses RPM at wide open ...

mattsluxtruck wrote:From what i have been led to believe you cannot run an Impco 425 on duel fuel. I would like to know if this isnt the case so i can find out why they put the 300 on my truck!

Well you can run The IMPCO on a carb thus making it duel fuel.

Eric

I have just put a deposit down and ordered a LPG tank and I’m a bit mixed up on which mixer to use? Well the LPG shop’s (3 in all) all want me to use a NEWGEN mixer they say it will feed my 392ci motor . The guy who helped me build my scout and the motor swears black and blue that the IMPCO 425 m ...