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Originally Posted by Vengence
well i needed the standard trans for storm chasing for more control of the car in muddy situations but i had to sacrifice MPG to do so but its cool. has a 15 gal tank instead of 13 so total the standard trans pt get about 225 miles but thats good for a 4cyl weighing 9000lbs of storm chasing equipment lol.
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That is a lot of weight to stormchase with and it wouldn't work here because of the ground clearance..I have a 85 Bronco that we use..Transplanted 460,posi both ends,lift kit,radar and nav equipment removed from my cessna 310 when I had the panel upgraded,Basic commercial camcorder system with light amplification for night shots,basic weather inst.NWS Link , Ham and commercial radio equipment.dual GPS with tracking,satellite telephone,Onan Microlite 4000 generator,500 watt quartz flood lights,water tank and 12V Ice chest and all this added less than 1200 Lbs.extra..Also used as a Disaster communications vehicle..Pull a trailer with a crank up radio tower , ham radio equipment and antennas,larger diesel generator fuel tanks ,shelter, food,water,etc. Been to Katrina ,Rita ,Ike and many more since it was built...
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