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[boost26]

Hi All,

Thought I should finally post up on this forum.

I finally bought myself an XR6T its a Phantom BA MK1 auto with leather and premium sound including sat nav with 60k.

I have been on here reading through all the various posts for the last few months. Lots of great information.

Mods are pretty limited at the moment. I have lowered it, swaybars and put on a set of 19" rims.

Have also generic edit. I know a custom tune is the way to go but I have checked the AFR's and if anything its too rich. Rarely higher than 14.1 and usually 11-12 and lower under load.

Shortly I will be pulling down the engine to strengthen the internals, then the fun can begin.

Its my first Ford I've ever owned but have built and owned turbo cars of some description for the last 16 years. I look forward to doing mods and letting you all know how it goes.

[Buf-Phoon]

Plenty of info on here for modding, keep us posted with your progress

BTW watch out for the s

[mbjunior99]

Well done and

Sounds like you have some big plans for the car then

[XXRLNT]

[Iconic Bionic]

Wondering a lil why you didnt consider a newer BAMk II or BF? I can see this would have limited your MODS budget but the advantages of these later models are quite up there.

and well done on the car. Phantom a bit of a classic out there.

[PURVIE]

to the forum! I see you made the lovely colour choice of the phantom purple...GO THE PHANTOMS!

Im sure you find everything you need and more on this website!

Cheers,

Matty.

[our06t]

Wondering a lil why you didnt consider a newer BAMk II or BF? I can see this would have limited your MODS budget but the advantages of these later models are quite up there.

and well done on the car. Phantom a bit of a classic out there.

in what way the bf has the 6spd, he is already goin to strip the motor down and build it proper so what other advantages are there

maybe brakes but that's no big hassle to upgrade aftermarket

[boost26]

Wondering a lil why you didnt consider a newer BAMk II or BF? I can see this would have limited your MODS budget but the advantages of these later models are quite up there.

and well done on the car. Phantom a bit of a classic out there.

Thanks for the welcome guys. There is lots of great information here and I look forward to meeting some of you guys on the meets and cruises.

As for why BA MKI....I didnt see any real advantage in a BAMkII, and did consider a BF only because of the 6spd auto.

Regardless of model, I would be pulling the motor down to strengthen it. I know people are running big outputs with standard BF's etc with the LPG rods and theyre holding, but I wouldnt want to take the risk that 1000km's from home a rod decides to say hello to the outside world.

I liked the Phantom which isnt available in BF, the car was in great condition overall with nearly all the options I wanted, low kms, full service history, I knew the previous owner and it was the right price.

Brakes and the 6spd auto are the only advantage although the brake upgrade to BF XR is cheap so its really only the 6spd auto. Is a 6spd auto worth the extra $10-15k to me? No..

But I will keep you all informed of my mods as I go.

[veczar]

Welcome. You may not leave for at least 5 years.