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16th June 2011, 10:18 PM
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very nice pictures there i can see now how you have modified the standard intake, i would not mind seeing this in the flesh and taking note of how its al come about ect... as this is somthing i will be doing before the end of this year
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22nd June 2011, 01:30 PM
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i have been thinking of doing the same to mine. i have the same 32v abz motor. but the gearbox has been a big worry for me. have you done anything to the gearbox. what are the limits on the gearbox?
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22nd June 2011, 06:25 PM
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the gear box will take the power no problem you just need to get a remap by a good tuner so they can map it so it dose not give max torque until higher in the rev range and gears its the torque that will kill the box so if you can tame it then its fine :-)
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13th June 2013, 07:02 AM
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By OP, do you mean Botany?
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13th June 2013, 08:28 AM
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13th June 2013, 08:47 AM
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