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Chefpatrol I,ve just returned from the Finke Desert race and we dragged a closed in bike trailer with 3 race bikes and race gear plus camp gear and 3x 200 lt drums of diesel on its back and could not...

The 3 litre will tow fairly well, especially with a chip and exhaust, but without knowing your intended tow weight it is hard to comment.

Stretch has been pulling his 2t caravan for years without any mods, but has recently added the chip and also upgraded the intercooler as the stock one sh*t itself, but not done exhaust yet. ...

Mate I have a 3 lt and tow nearly every day , weather it be a tool trailer or camper . I have put a bigger exhaust but no chip at this stage you could never have to much power . I find it a little...

Depending on the age of your Patrol a pre trip inspection would be high on my list of things to do,
How old are your batteries, will be getting freezing temps in the desert

Do you have good suspension (2in lift) and tyres?
Make sure all your hoses and belts are good and carry spares.
Carry oils and other fluids.
2 spare tyres and puncture repair kit.

I thought I saw a post from you the other day about this but forgot to mention it.

As above we have approximately 10 vehicles meeting at dalehousie springs on July 1st for a west to east crossing....

Yeah try not to run into the forum meet up or you will end up having a few too many beers !!!!

Yeah mate I should have said 3dBi. Antennas should always be listed with the gain in dBi otherwise it doesn't make any sense
Excuse my laziness

Wont need the rod holders they might/will frown on them interstate

That is a unity gain antenna on there.
There is a lot of confusion when referring to antenna gain as some will quote dBi figures which make the antenna sound like it has more gain.

Ideally you would require a high CCA start battery
and a deep cycle battery of 100AH or better
My start is an AC Delco sealed and my AUX is a 115AH deep cycle Trojan
,As I now run led lighting...