A thread for general conversation for SA members as suggested at the last cruise
Our car went in today for Xede chip pick it up tomorrow badxr6 suggests that I should expect 220-230 rwkw,can,t wait!Bruce tunes Boosties ute so he,ll get the most out of chip only I,m sure.
So Lee hows the clutch coping,recovered and doing the job I hope?
Haven,t caught up on your thread Shifty,hope youv,e sorted the complete shutdown problem,ours has done it too and its scary in a passing manouvere
Voy are you going to power up?
Vik loved the sound of that exhaust,will follow your lead I reckon.
I spose we,ll see rusty,s ute in the classifieds soon,got another year to go on my work ute lease-pity.
AND the big question will John breakout the mighty GTR for the next cruise,God I hope so!

Hi the car is still at ford no spark cant find the problem

Where have you got the chip done Mr X?

Ouch,how long have they had it? These cars today are getting so complex.I imagine the dealer is sifting through a nationwide Ford Dealer data bank of similar incidents in an effort to find a solution to your problem anyway I hope you get IT back ASAP!

Bruce Heinrich.I'll pm you his number.BTW haven,t see you around,hello and welcome to the best forum on the net!

Thanks for the welcome, I've been reading stuff for a while, but havent really said much though, still waiting for my T and it arrives next week.

But it feels good to chat to the locals in SA, and find out about what's going here. Oh and shiftyxr, I hope that they sort out your T's problem ASAP.

Clutch is ok ..but went out today and going to try a
Aluminium flywheel with steel insert
ceramic cushion clutch plate
pressure plate
balanced
will be going in on sat or sun

has it got anything to do with xede?

dont think so

Sounds suss to me???What else could it be if ford cant find it??

vik

Ps good idea Mr X a local thread,
Mad max got his LS tinted yesti,jeezze it looks siht hot now,same tint as mine but looks soooo moch darker cause of the car colour

Oh and I like my zorst now too,not as in your face as it was

vik

Yep this is a great idea having our own little section to discuss secret SA business in an open forum

eeexcelent.....i have nothing to offer or contribute....i just like saying eeeeeexcelent

Yeah, very happy with the tint makes the car look different from all the other XR6's out there. Looks the goods too, Mr. X I can't remember if you said you had tint or not, but it definatley looks good on a LS car.

Yeah Maxx got tint as dark as dog guts,sets off LS really nicely doesn,t it?Got the the car back with the xcede but haven,t driven it yet too dirty in work clothes picking it up so mummy drove it home(she says its very fast ) me following in the ute and too buggered to drive it now.I,ll go for a spin tomorrow.Wasn,t too dirty to sit in the back of Bruces phantom XR6T 325 kw at the rear wheels for a quick spin around the block.Holy fcuken mother of god: that thing goes like teflon coated sh*t off a chrome shovel!Easily the fastest car I,ve ever been in.This power thing could be adictive

ur all just rev heads not that theres anything wrong with that.

what did you end up with MR X

Lee; dyno sheet says 220 rwkw which translates I,m told into mid to high 13,s.Might check that ET thread to see what others are getting.Guess I can wait till tomorrow to see how it goes.Not as much grunt as yours but might be enough to keep me happy for a little while.I was wondering how everyones tyres were after the last cruise.These Dunlop SP 9000,s on the 18' wheels have got chronic saw tooth on the edges.Do the 17,s do the same?

all fixed http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=12482

from what i gather 17 wear even and the 18 wear uneven..my wheel aligner has a certain dealership give them the 18 to wheel align..talk about passing the buck ..220 is nothing to sneeze at ,,you will enjoy.. just ask cain :lol:

at least they found the problem...did they say it was a common problem or a one off

one off

G'day fellow SA "T" drivers.....

This is a very good idea, top work... our own little chat area. :jabber:

Hey Vik... what exhaust did you put on this time?

all I can say is lucky it didn't happen on the night of the cruise..but in the same breath it shouldn't have happened at all

Hi Tom the phase change must be nearer

October 11th........ ;)

Thats interesting Ed coz I,m looking at aftermarket rims down the track so maybe going to 17,s might not be as silly as it sounds.the higher sidewalls would also be a bonus with some of the roads/potholes we,ve got around here.

All good shifty: MT,s deliver again!

Actually added two muffs to it...

The story is ,removed centre muff ;replaced flanged to flange with pipe only.

Was good at first but got louder,then started to drone whith a car load of people

Put two hot dogs in,,,beewweedifull sound now,better than an M5,sorta sounds euro if you know what I mean.

The muff bloke reckons they get louder cause they(muffs) carbon up,go for a hot spin,blow the cobbwebs out,and thats why your bomb always sounds louder after a goog burn.

Cheers to the SA files

vik

should be picking up my clutch and flywheel today...i'll take some picture before I bolt the thing together

yup...totally addicted.....totally

Just had a look at my tyres and they seem to be coping pretty well after almost 10,000kms. Only worry was hitting that pothole on the cruise at speed. Came off from that ok luckily. Some of the bloody roads around town are disgraceful especially after heavy rain, the potholes seem to double their width!

MR X have you had a drive yet or was it more like

Dad's actually visiting your wonderful state right now!

Family was from Gawler in the long ago (owned the ham shop :P ) and he's over there with my brother doing a little sightseeing now.

In fact he's at Angaston tonight and they're going on a Barossa Wine Tour tomorrow....Lucky Bastards...

just to many to visit ....at least they are having good weather this week..

I hope it bloody pisses down cats and dogs on the bastards

Lumpy

Now now,the fore cast is for showers,but up there who knows,some good tasting to be had there but.

vik

:lol: the weekends coming up ...dont jinx it for us yet

Drove it today Ed and the difference is remarkable.I thought it was pretty quick before,but the chip has really woken it up!It really feels like a good solid mid 13,s car just like the old days, but you've really got to watch the tacho because that last few hundred revs come up pretty quick.I'll have to short shift it a bit to stay on the safe side of the rev limiter I think.

And the bloody limiter nearly puts you through the windscreen. :lol:

vik

picked up my clutch today ...just have to fit it now

if anyone is going for a drive sat night to the bay,city,whatever we should catch up for a coffee.when the warmer weather comes i might have a BBQ,no turbo no BBQ

I think thats an invite to all ricers...that mob act like theyall have turbos

NO FORD TURBO NO BBQ

:lol: :lol:

I know a guy with a supercharged XR8. Can he come? :lol:

I will definitely be out and about on the streets Saturday night. I've been working in the city this week and using public transport, so I've got to make up for all the XR6T driving that I've been missing out on.

heard a story about a supercharged GT that lunched itself on a dyno...the guy wanted 350rwkw and it went bang at 330...4 pistons left the building....

Ouch.Expensive exercise that one.Quickly rip the supercharger off and call Ford assist (13 Ford is it?)

meet this guy today who bought a turbo ute which started life as a n/a....has custom exhaust manifold to turbo.quad exhaust outlets, larger turbs than a normal T ,intercooler the size of the radiator, custom intake piping ,xede and larger injectors, uprated fuel pump....runs 13 psi boost ....

What sort of money would I expect to pay for that exhaust mod Vik?Can you feel any sort of power gain at all?Sounded sweet when you took off from the Hackney Hotel

You can get turbo bbqs you know!!!

vik