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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:40 am
by EvanH
Ugo,
Do you really mean 120 miles per hour and not 120 kilometers per hour?
120 MPH would probably require close to a ground-up redesign!
-Evan
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:51 am
by dokatd
Hes making a joke. But 120 KPH would be easy
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:27 am
by EvanH
A joke does make more sense. One time someone misspelled "winch" as "wench." That was the end of any technical discussion on that thread...
-Evan
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:45 am
by dokatd
Yeah, that thappens fast doesent it.
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:42 pm
by Ugo
dokatd wrote:Hes making a joke. But 120 KPH would be easy
Just kidding ....
Ugo
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:11 pm
by EvanH
dokatd wrote:Yeah, that thappens fast doesent it.
Yeth, it doeth.
-Evan
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:43 pm
by psychoman
David Dunn wrote:Jon
In the defense of the Maloyas, they are a democratic tire on a 712... whenever driving on a wet road, and there is a bend in the road... the tires will have a vote, usually 4 to 2 in favor of going straight
I learned that on a freeway overpass at 55mph... needless to say, there was a dictorial overthrow the following day, where the Maloyas were replaced with BFGs that see things my way.
Everyone seems to slag off the Maloyas but I've been driving my 712M on them for the last 6 months in rain, snow, ice, etc, and I don't really find them a whole lot worse than BFGs or similar that I've ran on my other 4x4s... The tyres do seem to be very new, so maybe they just age badly? But I'm not planning on changing them unless they give me problems. FYI, I don't hang about on the road - in fact was driving it hard this evening on a wet road, no issues...
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:37 am
by EvanH
No doubt, someone who goes by "psychoman" is obsessed with safety...
-Evan
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:44 pm
by pinzwheeling
dokatd wrote:Hes making a joke. But 120 KPH would be easy
75 can be done, but running a Pinz at over 20MPH faster than the manufacturers recommended top speed is just silly.
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:12 pm
by pinzwheeling
Also, if you really want to improve the top speed /acceleration of your truck, give Jim LaGuardia a call.
I spent yesterday with Jim and we did a complete tune up +++ including:
Carb synch/tune, valve adjustment, timing adjustment, alignment, brake adjustment.
My 712 is like a new (ok, maybe a little exagerated) truck. I run at 55MPH and it's smooth as silk now. I gained about 7 MPH up a hill I drive every day!
Thanks Jim, you are such a benefit to Pinzgauer owners, we're lucky to have you around!
Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:34 pm
by dr4yrk9
"Thanks Jim, you are such a benefit to Pinzgauer owners, we're lucky to have you around!"
ditto that, jim takes great care of my trucks...
ed
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:38 pm
by Jim LaGuardia
Thanks for the kind words
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:41 pm
by chacaocop1
I encountered this add on ebay about a transmission with OD for the Pinzgauer.
I think it might be useful to you guys:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Steyr-Pu ... leQ5fParts
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:43 pm
by Erik712m
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:44 pm
by Jim LaGuardia
It's not worth it, he wants your good stock trans in exchange also
The TD trans unit should not exceed $2500 outright unless it is in the factory crate still sealed in nitrogen.