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Old 12-11-2009, 02:20 PM   #96
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Originally Posted by phly View Post
If you switch to a BPT or BPD, what do you guys do about aircon? Do you need to get the aircon unit from a GTX as well?

Also if you had a choice between a 15,000km BPT or a 100,000km BPD, which would you get?

i kept the standard a/c in the BA when we did the transplant, worked like charm, aslong as you retain the standard dump everything fits nicely, its only if you go for a custom dump pipe then you can run into some clearance issues depending on the size and angle of it obviously.

as for the engine, tough call. If they both were being rebuilt i'd definately go the BPD. But if you were putting them in as they are its a tough call. I am still kicking myself for not going with the BPD when i did my conversion, mainly because of the forged bottom end that the BPT does not have.

Another factor that would make my mind up would be the price diff between the two.

the BPD may put a fair bit of extra stress on the gearbox if its a stock gseries, 3 gear probably wont last too long.

tough call mate
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