Ironman

Question is ...... did his aircon disappoint .......or not? ;-)

Thanks for the response 72 ....pretty much what I have discovered but they also seem to want to upgrade the air intake (CAI ?). Just what I suspected...these babies wanna breathe (who doesn't?). Might just do a CAI and a tune and see how that feels although after 2 years I am still pretty happy with the standard rig .....

Wow....30+ rwkw just from a tune, that's impressive! yep, I'll certainly take you guys advice and go have a chat to a tuner ....I'll check out some of the sponsors in Melbourne as I'm moving there after I retire in a few months.

Even terms like 'Xcal' hold some mystery for this old fart Henz but I'll get there pretty quick now Thanks again for the shopping list...... 2.5 grand sounds pretty damn good actually.

Hey thanks for the shopping list Henz ..... even though I don't understand what all the terms mean I'll go educate myself then proceed. To look stock with a bit more zip is exactly what I was after ! Thanks mate.

Question guys (and please excuse my extreme ignorance in such matters) ... If one wanted to really, really keep their T as stock as possible and perhaps just do a minor mod to the air intake/snorkle and get a better tune ....would it be worth it? What sort of improvement might be had? I'm guessing that an FG has 270 at the fly wheel would have maybe 230ish at the rear wheels right? Thanks to anyone who bothers to answer and just so you know ....even though my current lease is only half way through its 4 year term I've decided to retire and buy the T off the lease mob....a v slight tune will be a bit of a retirement present for the car ;-)

Anyone answer Satz's question? Likewise I have had to run through the occasional tank of 95 Ron in my FG and it doesn't appear to make an appreciable difference imo. I suspect some of the guys have their T's specifically tuned to the octane level and this makes sense. As far as I know a stock FG XR6T runs well on both 95 and 98 but below 95 is not recommended. Must say I also don't notice that much difference in performance in mileage or power either between 95 and 98 but I've favoured 98 as it should be 'cleaner' from an engine life p.o.v ....can someone who actually knows (unlike me) elucidate?

hahahaha ....this thread really delivers... am..pissing...self.... Welcome young jacko!!

wow...unbelievable guys (I mean I do believe you and all ;-)) but after the number of company cars I have had over the years of various brands, including a few falcons, my FG XR6T is by far...far...the best made, most reliable car I have ever owned. The only problem I have had after 30k klm and 20 months is the outside temp sensor going haywire and generally always reading 1 degree C ...that's it ....not one rattle squeak etc let alone a major problem. Agree that dealer attitude (I.e. arrogance and greed) sucks.

Anyone ordering an XR6T 50th Anniversary edition out there ...if so what deal & options did you get ?

Late 08 FG just tipping 27,500 clicks. Hasn't missed a beat and as a daily driver, par excellence! Only ever had one problem and typical, forgot to mention for the 15k service....bloody temp sensor (which I recall reading is in one of the mirrors) has never read accurately ....its always seems to show somewhere between 1 and 6 degrees C. Other strange thing, the Ford mobile service bloke mentioned that I should check the rear wheels occasionally as the wheel-nuts can loosen ....bugger me, he was right ....I do it now every month or so as I'd like to avoid one of the rears spinning off when I'm on a Sunday drive up in the sunny coast hills....

Sometimes I wonder if the folk who don't have any issues bother to speak up? Well, in my case, my Dec 08 build XR6T with 16k on the clock has been absolutely flawless. Let alone no major flaws, no minor flaws, not one squeak, rumble or pop. Nothing. Nada. I've had a number of lease cars over the years and the FG is by far the best I've had. Mixed cycle is now 10.1 L/100, the bark from 2nd to 3rd has become more aggressive under load (hehe)...I keep scraping the front overhang when parking at various shops ....and sometimes my ipod classic goes into a fenzy on 'random play', but I can't really complain to Ford about that can I? Interestingly, a month after delivery, I got a call from one of the engineers at Ford and we discussed my customer survey feedback. He was very happy that I couldn't find fault. Soooooo ......I'm one happy little black duck folks

Hi guys, if any of you see me (L/Strike FG XR6T sedan) doing the Glasshouse to Brisbane (Toowong) run daily, or around the sunny coast....usually Caloundra and up as far as Mooloolabah ..... give us a wave ...plate starts with LKJ..... Yeah, I've seen the two FG XR6T's plying their trade on the Bruce hwy ...also early in the morning, twice now I've seen a dark SS ute pulling speeding tradies over before 6am ....terrible...just terrible.

I guess its all about expectations guys. I've had fords since the early 70's 6's and 8's including my favorite old XY 302 V8 (a panel van that no doubt sired a few offspring along the way). I've had my FG T 10 months now and am totally satisfied. The power delivery is just so smooth and effortless and for a thrill, just bang into performance mode and wind her out through 2nd and 3rd gears manually and the exhilaration is still there...just like on day one. In all honesty, when giving this thing some curry, you've only get a few short seconds before you are doing ridiculous speeds as you fly past 160 kph ....on a public road and you gotta pull back. I've even had a bit of fun stomping a few ricer's off at the lights..... Perhaps its because I'm an older guy but I reckon you just gotta appreciate these things for what they are ...a magnificent (probably the best ever) Australian performance touring car.

To answer your question ice186...my FG XR6T with ZF sitting on 2000 rpm is doing 124/125 kph so I guess at 110 it would be around 1850 - 1900 ...they're an absolutely incredible box and so silky smooth. Running on 98 octane I get very low 9's on the trip from Brisbane to Glasshouse Mountains ...around town 12.3 - 12.4 l/100klm. It's fun driving around with the instantaneous consumption calc on .....it kinda drives you crazy watching how it varies! By my reckoning, optimal fuel consumption is at 105 - 115 kph....still close up to about 130 kph ....from there it seems to climb slowly....It's probably much safer to drive with the avg displayed not the instantaneous so you focus on the main job at hand ....hahaha.