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Had my first go on Barbagello on saturday, and wow its a bit harder than Collie. First thoughts were how hard it is to judge where the apex of the corner is because theyre quite long corners often going over hills, as such I think I hit the apexes way too early and just end up hugging the inside of the track for the rest of it. None the less I had an absolute killer time and at least memorized the track somewhat for next time. Ran a best of 1:14.3 with plenty of room for improvement, and im looking for advice on how to reduce it Car: BA XT -> BA XR6 turbo conversion (5 speed manual) Mods: PBR premium front brakes with PMu HC800 pads, DBA slotted and drilled rotors, Territory rear brakes with Bremtec Evolve pads, Castrol high performance brake fluid, rear sway bar removed. Stock everything else VIdeo: few pics:

Thanks mate, saved me some coin there for sure. Im guessing from your profile pic youve done a fair bit of track work, any personal recommendations?

Theres a full set of R-Spec Typhoon suspension I am able to get for $350 for my BA. From what I've read they are supposed to be better for track duties which is sort of what im going for with this thing. Do you recon itd be quite a noticeable improvement or should I just save up and get some teins or something?

thanks mate, what specific brake fluid would you recommend? and will it be alright to use with a stock brake system?

So I recently did my second track day at collie motorplex (WA) and the brakes are definitely the limiting factor when it comes to lap times imo. My fastest lap of the day was the very first one out which I think goes to show that they deteriorate shortly after heavy use, unless ofcourse I just get worse as the day goes on but I dont think so. After only about 3-4 laps they really start to lose effectiveness and there is a shuddering feel to them, but not through the steering wheel, and once I come in theres usually a fair amount of smoke coming off them. Im running 322mm dba T3 rotors with bendix ultimate pads on the front with PBR calipers and stock rears and ive taken the abs fuse out. After I came home and pulled the brakes apart I realised the right hand side front rotor had been skimming its outer edge on the caliper, and acually made pretty pretty heavy contact: I figure this may be due to the fact that they are std BA calipers on a larger than normal rotor (even through it wasnt making contact when initially installed) so I dug out some some FG calipers I bought ages ago but I couldnt use as they are completely seized and noticed that the pistons have different size recesses in them: (FG ones on the left and BA on the right) Not knowing much about the design of them but it seems like more contact area would be the way to go, I ordered new pistons and a seal kit off ebay all up for about 80$ for the FG calipers I think ill just rebuild them and hopefully they wont rub on the rotor. I guess my question is what can I do to improve the braking longevity without going all out and buying 4 pot bembos or something, as I cant really afford it at the moment, and still love to track it every now and again. Am I able to run larger rotors on the rear with a different caliper mounting bracket like I did in the front? and does anyone know what the largest size front rotor that can be run with the PBR caliper? Ive also seen that some of the FPV brake kits come with PBR rears which I cant tell if they are different from the std ones I have, as info about PBR products is apparently pretty hard to come by. Or maybe I just need better pads? I should also mention im running high temp racing brake fuid. Any suggestions would be muchly appreciated and just if anyones interested heres some front wheel action of the track. I did a best of 58.44 which was a .44 improvement over last time and this is what the car looks like (just wanna show off the pretty picture I took :P)

So I took my BA xt to xr6t converted falcon to Collie motorplex for the first time for some track work. Absolutely killer time, did a best of 58.88 around it and overtook quite a few quick quick cars surprisngly. One major issue I had though was the breaking. Theres a low pitch rumbling noise and feel through the car on hard breaking, which I assume is just the ABS. I have the 322mm dba T3 rotors with bendix ultimate pads on the front and stock as rock rears, near new michelin pilot sport 3's all round and the breaking is definitely lacking compared to everything else. Is there any way to disable the ABS short of taking the wheel speed sensors out and hoping for the best? Ill flush the break fluid and replace it with something high temp before the next track day and maybe get some good pads on the rear. Ive also recently lost my licence for 7 months and am seriously thinking about turning it into a dedicated track car, ive have a had bit of a look around teh web and cant see to many BA falcons as track cars (besides V8 supercars) out there. I know it wouldnt be the quickest thing out there because of the weight, but I cant afford to buy a track car and really cant get the money to let go of the falcon after all the work ive put into it. Ive seen that AGI do off the shelf roll cages for BA's in a few configurations which is a good start for about $1700. Cant seem to find any racing coilovers though without getting custom stuff made which I probably couldnt afford. Could anybody point me in the right direction for racing stuff for BA's? TIA

fire extinguisher yes, not sure on the battery marking I should probably find out

Theres a track day on at Collie on Sunday 14th august, $90 to race $25 for day licence. Anybody keen to come down?

So does anyone here frequent any track days around perth? Was going to go to Collie this sunday but it looks like its gonna be raining pretty heavily. Also heard that the RAC track has been closed down due to noise complaints and between those there really isnt much left? No limits club do days at barbagello but that seems pretty serious competition wise. Its my first time out on a track just want something really easy going with lots of track time if anyone has any ideas?

I was quoted $229 +shipping from project mu, $220 from Tokyo motorsports in perth, and a forum member can do them for $180 when available. Theres no ebay listings for the NS400 for a falcon front, but there is a listing for a HC800 for $287 shipped. Just wondering if the HC800 pads are still useable for street applications and if its worth the upgrade over the NS400? Its going on my daily but its gonna see a fair bit of track driving, but yeah prices seem to be pretty all over the shop and they seem to be a pain to get a hold of. Not really sure what I wanna do at this stage but, whats some other performance brake pad options for a BA? Or are project mu pads really the sh*t and I should just put an order in HC800 listing: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PROJECT-MU-HC800-for-FORD-FALCON-BA-XR6-XR8-PBR-02-9-AVP-104-F-/181982968468?hash=item2a5f07ba94:g:q7AAAOSwaA5WjNEn

Trying to buy a front set of the NS400 pads, but not having any luck finding any on ebay. Project Mu's website lists their options as [XR6/8 PBR ] and [std 2 pot 1 pot] but the PBR option doesnt have a price. Has anybody bought these recently that might be able to help me out? Cheers http://www.project-mu.com.au/en/products/pad_ns.php

No I dont I had to take it all apart as the calipers werent working but it was mounted up fine, no clearence issues. Ill have another go when I get new rotors

hey guys, im looking at where I could buy the plastic trim that goes along the whole length of the car on both sides. Im not entirely sure what theyre called so its a bit hard to find on ebay, but im after the gloss black ones from an xr. Any help would be appreciated, cheers

yeah I think that's right, it did originally have the 298mm and I upgraded to 233mm from the fg. You can just use the caliper brackets from FG it bolts straight on and the Ba calipers bolt straight through that, so that's what I did. Just wondering is its worth upgrading to the FG calipers as well

Hey guys, a while ago I bought some complete fg struts for cheap and tried to put on the brakes onto my ba mk1. Everything fit fine but when I went for a test drive, there was hardly any (if at all) brake force being applied to the front wheels. I bled the lines twice and checked for leaks and still nothing, but then I noticed the pistons in the fg calipers seemed to have more volume inside them than the ba's if that makes any sence. My question is, to run the fg brakes would I have to change the booster or the abs distribution block or both? And is the any benefit in doing so? At the moment I just have the bigger rotors from the fg with the stock ba calipers. Cheers for any help

yes good movement in and out. Bearing was done first, then the cradle. I also did not torque anything to spec and I didnt mark the position of the driveshaft before removing

Hello, I have had my centre bearing and U-joint replaced in my BA xr6 turbo 5 speed and it has failed spectacularly after less than 5000kms. It started off a small shudder on take off and in less than 30 mins was full on hitting the chassis with the drive shaft violently. I took some photos of the tailshaft and to me it doesnt look like a centre bearing failure you usually see. It looks as though the driveshaft just popped out of the bearing completely instead of just wearing down. I should also mention I completely replaced the IRS cradle with one from another BA. I took some photos of the gearbox output shaft and it looks to be barely in there (mind you this is after the bearing failure), and also the diff coupling in case im missing something there. Im thinking its possible the bearing was put the wrong way around? or perhaps bigger problems, im really not sure. Any constructive advice would be appreciated guys, thank you

Hey guys, im getting a P0812 code on my torque app, which is apparently a reverse switch error. There are only 2 terminals on the gearbox and I have cleaned them both and have tried swapping them around with no luck. Any help would be muchly appreciated

spot on mate thanks for that

hey guys, I tried starting the car yesterday and I heard a pop and smoke started coming from under the bonnet and it started idling faster. It turns out the rear pcv hose blew off at both ends and I cant for the life of me find where the other end leads to. Could anyone possibly explain where it goes?

Thanks for the quick reply, will the fg brakes fit onto my hubs?

I can buy some fg hubs complete with brakes for pretty cheap for my ba, just wondering if itll bolt straight up

bit of an update on the car, I went to get the wheels aligned and apparently the rear end is f*cked. He recons the stub axles are bent and/or some other IRS members are bent, as he cant get the camber straight using the full adjustment. probably from the previous owner beating up on curbs no doubt. I have the IRS from the xt falcon still, I was thinking I could put the diff and shocks from the turbo car into that cradle and use that. Or should I just replace the stub axles and see how that goes? Itd save me taking the IRS out again. Any advice would be greatly appreciated

mint thanks

hey fellas hoping someone can help me out, can you bolt FG turbo calipers straight onto BA hubs?