FG-XR6T

Hey Guys, I havnt been on here in months but am looking at getting another T and I miss this place. Great discussions everywhere. My 2 Cents: A valuable insider at ford tells me the new 5.0l will be alot lighter as we all know but apparently the XR8 guise will not be good for bragging rights against Holden. Telling me the XR8 power will not increase and possibly decrease by a small amount. We all know that if the motor loses 10kw but is also 100kg's lighter the car will still be alot quicker and more controlable but unfortunatly everyone loves power bragging rights. I highly doubt a power loss, ford would be silly to do so I would say these are my power predictions: XR8 : 290KW - 300KW GT & GTP: 325 - 335KW If and when the GTHO is built I would suggest a S/C: 375kw + As for the XR6T and F6 I doubt a power increase yet. If they do increase power they need better rubber. Ben

Get a process west CAI. Im getting one very soon and aparently you wont need a tune if your car is standard. Very loud!!

Thanks ZAP for a quick reply!

Hi boys and girls, Can Ford tell if you have had your car on a dyno to check peak power and AFR'S? Or can they only tell if your car has been tuned? Thanks

thanks guys.... ill just change a muffler for a hotdogg for now to get more sound ($140) and ill save up for exhaust, injectors and tune. Thanks

Hey guys, Went to a exhaust shop today asking about dump pipes and high flow cats. They told me if I get a 4 inch dump into a 3.5 inch cat I will need to get it retuned as the car may not be happy but he said a 3.5 inch dump into a 3.5 inch cat will not need to be retuned and the cars should run well. My questions is I am only after a max power output of 320rwkw eventually but at the moment I do not want to get my car tuned. So if I was to get the 3.5 inch dump pipe and cat, would that size be able to support that power (320rwkw) when I eventually get it tuned or is the 4 inch the way to go. should I save up until I can get a tune at the same time or will the 3.5 inch dump and cat be sufficient? Thanks guys really appreciate it. Ben

Thanks benny for the back up mate Enrico before you spend more money on your car get it dynod mate at another place and compare. Good luck

Thanks everyone for all your help. I iwll see what I can get out of the standard turbo safely and if I dont get what I am hoping for then you all know what I will have to do. My aim is to get Cooler, CAI, injectors, Bigger Dump and High flow cat and tune with standard turbo. Then if I dont get the power I am after ill upgrade turbo? So you all recomend the the T04Z if I dont get enough power out of this standard turbo? Sound like a good plan? Thanks guys, appreciate all help.

Go back to where you go the shocks done and tell them to have a look around the car for you on the hoist.... im guessing somthing lose...... I know this mite be a pain in the arse but you might have to put the standard ones back in and see if the fault occurs still. If it does go straight to ford and get them to fix it.....

Enrico in all honesty your exhaust shouldnt be restriciting to much at the power you have....... get in on another Dyno first and see the reading then get your exhaust done and then go to a different tuner....... but if your thinking of doing a cooler and cai mod do them before going to the next tuner....