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 Post subject: 250X flow or 250 pre Xflow
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:58 am 
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hey guys
me and a mate are buliding a buggy and have the choice of a x flow or pre x flow to power it with

and are wondering what will respond to lil cheaps mods better like roller rockers? bigger carby? and exhaust or any other mods you think is worth while to get this thing moving better


cheers
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 Post subject: Re: 250X flow or 250 pre Xflow
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:13 am 
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Xflow. - More options available.


Unless you can find a 2V head.

 

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 Post subject: Re: 250X flow or 250 pre Xflow
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:14 am 
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cool thanks

um how do you tell if its a 2v head? with out opening it?

 

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 Post subject: Re: 250X flow or 250 pre Xflow
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:41 pm 
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standard pre X-flows don't have a bolt on inlet manifold.

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:53 pm 
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so its all one complete manifold on standard pre x flows?

 

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 Post subject: Re: 250X flow or 250 pre Xflow
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:04 pm 
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head and manifold is one cast.
Limited to carby types.

2V heads are sought after as you can have a variety of manifolds on them.

 

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 Post subject: Re: 250X flow or 250 pre Xflow
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:07 pm 
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ohk awesome
what would you recommend doing to a x flow to get it to go better vs money?

 

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 Post subject: Re: 250X flow or 250 pre Xflow
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 3:10 pm 
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it looks as tho the 2 manifolds would come apart but the exhaust blost up to the intake?

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:01 pm 
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i had a 250-2V in my xp falcon. it made 160kw@ the wheels @ 6800rpm. great motor but the heads are gettin hard to get. but there is heaps of go fast bits available...
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:21 pm 
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cheers mate

what would you do to get them going quickish for just a bushbasher type thing?

 

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 Post subject: Re: 250X flow or 250 pre Xflow
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:47 pm 
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um well standard they are 170hp you can just do a good exhaust, a nice cam, maybe somehead work and a good carby and you will push 200hp..........
with mine it had a ACL race series flat top piston (10.8.1 compression) balanced rods and crank
crane cam and pushrods, yella terra roller rockers, full ported, polished and flowed head, 302 windsor stailess valves, crane double valve springs, romac balancer, electronic dizzy, MSD 6A ignition, holley 500 carby, k&n air filter, pacemaker extractors, 2.5" system, c4 auto with shift kit and 2200stall, borg warner 3.5 lsd diff

 

 

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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:44 pm 
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sweet what kinda power did yours have?

 

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 Post subject: Re: 250X flow or 250 pre Xflow
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:56 pm 
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160kw@the wheels @6800rpm........
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:17 pm 
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i have a 2v in my XP falcon making 330hp on 7psi. uses a Holset turbo blow through into a 600dp.
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 Post subject: Re: 250X flow or 250 pre Xflow
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:13 am 
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sweet what kinda power did yours have?

 

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