snowcrest white standard ek wagon_cruzin

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8) 8) Noice
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ok... new donk dropped in... with all the trimmings ... thanks to mark at aussie speed for the bling... a real nice note with his headers and 1 3/4 system..

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can you tell i'm happy... some noise...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V54GHQHvs9Q
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veeery 8) - you should be happy. The grey is ticking over with a nice tone. I link the linkage setup too. 8)

Taking it to the Nats???
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Love it! :D Its got a really nice note. :D 8)
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Awesome 8) 8) 8) Gotta be happy with that.
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sounds pretty tuff... nice
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The new donk tops off a pretty sweet ride 8) 8) 8)
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What size cam are you running Mud? Sounds 8)
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trying to get to the nats... and camshaft reprofile to wade 240 (34/74)
nice and lumpy.... 8)
certainly different to drive...
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Post by Thommo »

Gday Muddy

The motor looks great and sounds good too 8)
And its fitted to such a beautiful wagon.
Very nice package, you should be proud.

Enjoy cruising the wheels off it :D

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thanks jeff...
and marks stuff has fitted up really well.. just need to reseal the breather pipe.... and touch wood ... no leaks !
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Re: snowcrest white standard ek wagon_new donk!

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welll in prep for nationals trip... looking at replacing dif / dif centre in wagon... has always been noisey since i've had it... running stock dif at the moment.. any suggestions on which way to go re centre replacement or swap of dif ? stu
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I would go for a 3.36 center replacement :D
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Post by Stygian »

Trev wrote:I would go for a 3.36 center replacement :D
I think Muddy is running a 35/75 cam Trev, so a 3.36 might be a bit tall for a grey that has had its low end torque clobbered. Perhaps try a 3.55? Guess it also depends on what profile tyre you are running.
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