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Trail Tough
« on: November 22, 2004, 05:37:35 AM »
I talked to Brent Bradshaw over at Trail Tough and I will go with his suggestion and do a 2.0 16V Zuki motor, with Yota axles, & go to a manual tranny & Dual T-Cases. This won't happen until February 2005 as he is busy building a buggy that will be finished around Feb. So until then my truck will be spending this winter in Panama City, Florida as I will be moving there shortly. -CZ

PS: Heather - Thanks for the tip on Trail Tough

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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2004, 07:41:07 AM »
2.0 seams kinda small for how you like things,  you sure you don't want a 2.7(or 2.6 can't remember)?  mabey a turbo 2.0? ;D

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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2004, 10:24:46 AM »
Trail Tough does some sweet work.. You wont be disappointed.. I had them do some work on my Kick after I nose dove off of a sand dune this summer and shifted the entire body 3" forward and ripped it off the body mounts :( But they put it back on straight and it is nearly back to the way it was with is amazing :D. Keep us up dated on the 2.0 dual case conversion.. It is something I maybe interested in. What did he sugest for the dual case setup?


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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2004, 11:38:43 AM »
how hard would it be to fit like a 4.3 litre or a 350 in a tracker?

my lug nuts require more torque then my engine makes ;)

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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2004, 11:53:01 AM »
Eric's 2.7 is a really sweet swap. Gobs of power,clean install + you get to stay with zook parts!


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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2004, 12:14:39 PM »
i want a bigger engine ;D

my lug nuts require more torque then my engine makes ;)

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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2004, 03:54:53 PM »
show me more of that 2.7!!!   :o :o :o

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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2004, 03:57:44 AM »
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Eric's 2.7 is a really sweet swap. Gobs of power,clean install + you get to stay with zook parts!



Sweet looking engine bay...........As for me Brent suggested the 2.0 and said he could make it put out more power than the Suzuki V-6 and with less engine weight.  Then I suggested maybe doing a 383 Stroker, he said it was possible but the more I think about it I prefer a Zuki powered rig. -CZ

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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2004, 06:49:52 AM »
sorry guys those were the only 2 pics I got before Eric came over and slammed his hood down, tried to take my camera and threatend to ban me.























not really...lol just the only 2 I got.

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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2004, 07:03:09 AM »
I bet he would ban us if we posted the 'road side' pics from the last day ;D
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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2004, 10:14:46 AM »
lol! ;)

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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2004, 12:20:54 PM »
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Sweet looking engine bay...........As for me Brent suggested the 2.0 and said he could make it put out more power than the Suzuki V-6 and with less engine weight.  



Really? Without a turbo or a blower I don't really see how that's going to happen... Just look at the numbers.

2.0 liter  
Horsepower (SAE net) 127 |removethispart|@ 6,000 rpm
Torque (SAE net) 134 lbs.-ft. |removethispart|@ 3,000 rpm

2.7 liter
Horsepower (SAE net) 183 hp |removethispart|@ 6,000 rpm
Torque (SAE net) 180 lb.-ft. |removethispart|@ 4,000 rpm


Lets say you put a fancy schmancy air cleaner on the 2.0 and a free flow exhaust that is good for 15% HP improvement that would put you at 146 hp.  

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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2004, 01:10:51 PM »
Okay, he ducked the roadside pic thing with his "fancy schmancy" statement.  We want details!  ;D

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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2004, 02:33:07 PM »
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Okay, he ducked the roadside pic thing with his "fancy schmancy" statement.  We want details!  ;D

Cwkick


I ran out of gas.... again...


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Re: Trail Tough
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2004, 09:15:08 PM »
I would run out of gas everytime I went out if I could put a motor like that in my ride, that motor was awesome. Dad took an awesome pic of the V-6 powering up the Sand Dunes, I'll try ans scan it this weekend and post it.

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