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just put a set of su on the old girl and she loves it made a big change here what she looks like
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8) 8) 8) 8) sweet as Gaz!
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pitty u r back up north might have given your v8 a run 138 against v8 would of gave u a head start too :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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gazrat wrote:pitty u r back up north might have given your v8 a run 138 against v8 would of gave u a head start too :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: ya crackin' me up Gaz! We'll have to line 'em up in Narrandera 2010.........
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V8EK4us wrote:
gazrat wrote:pitty u r back up north might have given your v8 a run 138 against v8 would of gave u a head start too :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: ya crackin' me up Gaz! We'll have to line 'em up in Narrandera 2010.........
As they say " A victory over an unworthy apponent is a shallow victory" :D

looks 8) as

what air filter housings are they
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Hi Gaz

now that looks 8) I dont recall seeing any greys running SUs at the Nats...plenty of twins and triple strommies...

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Sorry Stewart, I couldn't make it to the nats, SU's Rock!!!
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Looks Kool Gazrat, Is that a Thomas manifold?
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yer it is runs a bit rich on idle but :roll:
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i so want su's right now
any idea of a price to do sucha conversion would be good :D
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Matchew,
My SU's cost close to $300 bucks each to rebuild and the manifold was a swap meet bargain. With all linkages and tune cost almost $1000 bucks! :shock: and that was six years ago!!! :shock:
Wouldn't change them though :P :P :lol: :lol:
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yer they r not a cheep item mine owe me about 700 but i love them and as i have said they do make a difference bit hard to get the manifolds as they r not that common as the normal twin carbs
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thropzed wrote:Matchew,
My SU's cost close to $300 bucks each to rebuild and the manifold was a swap meet bargain. With all linkages and tune cost almost $1000 bucks! :shock: and that was six years ago!!! :shock:
Wouldn't change them though :P :P :lol: :lol:
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:shock: :shock: Crazy
some bloke recently sold me a set of rebuilt tripple SUs and manifold for $300 I sometimes wonder about EK owners hey Theo
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Post by TAYZ 58 »

I sold a set 12 months ago on a Thomas manifold all linkages for $150- but i got em for nothing.
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nice one Theo.

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matchew wrote:i so want su's right now
any idea of a price to do sucha conversion would be good :D
i would say plan on a $1,000 what ever you have left between that and $500 is a bonus
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