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Just thought i would let you all know how the NS went on it's 1st decent 4x4 adventure.
On the weekend i went with 8 other cars on a 4x4/campng trip around the Blue Mountains.
Was a mixture of cars from GQ Patrols with 4l Diesel & aftermarket Turbos and 4" lift with Mud tires etc etc, to a SWB NS DID Auto Pajero with no modifications at all and standard HT tires.
My NS (LWB Petrol with a 50mm lift and new AT Tires) sat at the bottom end of modifications to the cars on the trip.
All I can say is my NS and the SWB NS kept up with all the other 4x4 and had no dramas getting anywhere the rest did. It was very dry and there were some decent hill climbs etc however both managed them with ease.
Being a long time between 4x4 drinks i relied more on MATT than the SWB NS driver however the MATT Smarts worked everytime and got me up some very steep hills. (Some much steeper than i was comfortable with)
Overall the NS performed fantastic and I think suprised a few on the trip. I copped all sorts of s**t before the trip about being saved on river crossings and being winched out etc.
My only worry on the whole trip was when i was cleaning the car last night and noticed the air filter had obviously let through some very fine dust.
I took the air filter out to clean and on the intake side there was dust and crap galore but i noticed in a few spots of very fine dust on the clean side of the filter. I have a finer filter on my dirt bike and understand how they work, is there the same sort of filter available for the NS??
It was 3 days of dusty driving and may not happen for a while again but i would prefer to be over cautious. Am i being overly worried or should i spend a few $100's and get a decent filter?
Cheers
Jason.
On the weekend i went with 8 other cars on a 4x4/campng trip around the Blue Mountains.
Was a mixture of cars from GQ Patrols with 4l Diesel & aftermarket Turbos and 4" lift with Mud tires etc etc, to a SWB NS DID Auto Pajero with no modifications at all and standard HT tires.
My NS (LWB Petrol with a 50mm lift and new AT Tires) sat at the bottom end of modifications to the cars on the trip.
All I can say is my NS and the SWB NS kept up with all the other 4x4 and had no dramas getting anywhere the rest did. It was very dry and there were some decent hill climbs etc however both managed them with ease.
Being a long time between 4x4 drinks i relied more on MATT than the SWB NS driver however the MATT Smarts worked everytime and got me up some very steep hills. (Some much steeper than i was comfortable with)
Overall the NS performed fantastic and I think suprised a few on the trip. I copped all sorts of s**t before the trip about being saved on river crossings and being winched out etc.
My only worry on the whole trip was when i was cleaning the car last night and noticed the air filter had obviously let through some very fine dust.
I took the air filter out to clean and on the intake side there was dust and crap galore but i noticed in a few spots of very fine dust on the clean side of the filter. I have a finer filter on my dirt bike and understand how they work, is there the same sort of filter available for the NS??
It was 3 days of dusty driving and may not happen for a while again but i would prefer to be over cautious. Am i being overly worried or should i spend a few $100's and get a decent filter?
Cheers
Jason.
) NOW REPLACED WITH OME and much happier 
IPFs with HID upgrade - Bushman fridge with Extension, Rhino Cross Bars - No DPF probs 
- Duel Battery set on the way.
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