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awesome, thanks guys for the quick reply. much appreciated. I found the "So You've Just Bought An XR6 Turbo?" thread just after I posted this and felt a little red faced. Mine is a T5. So the T56 is the way to go I take it. I have a lot of reading up to do now I guess. that's a shame about the T5's

Hey all, let me start off by saying sorry for a few reasons. one being this is going to be a long rant, two is that I dont know alot and I know there is a search tool on the forum but am a little lazy , and three its going to be painful for most of you because it has probably ben asked a hundred times before. okay, I have a manual BA XR6T. I would like to inhance the performance about another 100rwkw. I have looked around and found a few things. main option being intercooler, valve springs, injectors and tune. I understand that the exhaust doesnt need to be touched for what I am wanting (correct me if I am wrong). I have seen intercooler packages for 1k+ but cant justify spending that on bent welded pipes (am I dreaming or is there a cheaper option). also on this note I am unclear on what type of intercooler upgrade I will need to get me to my rwkw goal. do I need to get rid of the ceramic plate? will just a typhoon intercooler do? and how much will this all cost. I am willing to spend the money but dont want to get taking advantage of. on the other hand a mate of mine has just put a cam into his L67 (supercharged V6 commo) mind you this car has almost every other avenue of performance and is a different kettle of fish all together but it sounds nice. I have also looked into getting a pair of cams put into my car. but not into too much detail, again sorry. with installing a cam do I need to change? rockers, valve springs, retainers, pushrods, timing chain, sprocket etc. (not sure if it is a pushrod engine ) and again expence and performance? I understand that a lot is involved in installing a cam as I watched my mate do it and it looked too involved for my knowledge and even he had help from an experanced friend. I will need a tune after this, I know. I am happy if I could just get a push in the right direction, a few links would be great. any help would be great.

guys, I to want to know what would be the best intercooler for roughly 300rwkw and a little more. I have looked at all the intercoolers that have been listed over the last 3 pages and alot of them are relatively insufficient in design is regards to air flow having the same 180* small bend back to the manifold. the is a lot of talk about 'yes I have it and I think it works great' but not a lot of theory behind these statements. I am not saying they are false by any means but I just want solid info before I make a purchase Ratter rote: this is good info. I am assuming that this 17-18* is up from the standard intercoolers temps. are there any more teats like these or products that have documented results like this? just recently I stumbled across this, and lets use it as an example. HDI INTERCOOLER KIT-FORD FALCON BA/BF XR6 TURBO -HYBRID - eBay Engine Modifications, Performance Parts, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 17-Aug-10 11:16:48 AEST) I like the more efficient flow design but is an intercooler like this sufficient? if I were to up my PIS to 10 or 11 would this cooler be effective enough to bring the temps down to ambient? I understand that for a 100% efficient cooler the it should bring the temps down to ambient and for there to be no pressure drop. I understand that in reality its impossible to obtain. this in mind I do understand that a cooler can be to big despite the inevitable CalaisTurbo claims of "I put a massive cooler on my vl and it runs heaps better and there is no lag". this being said I dont have a massive budget, but am willing to buy what I feel is going to be the best for my car. I don't want to put rubbish on my car (not that the above product is such a product). Any and all advice would be much appreciated