Power Level Reliability

[nut161]

hi,

im only new to xr6 turbo but not to high powered boosted vehicles. my hobby cars are highly boosted turbo geminis I build myself (no laughter needed).

Ive jsut purchased a 327rwkw mk2 ford turbo ba ute and was wondering if this is a safe power level for a long service life on the engine? I dont drive it about like a mad man but it gets the very odd squirt on the highway no clutchdumps etc jsut footdon at speed etc. form what ive tried researching on these cars this is a managable level of power from the engine and isnt gonna spit a rod out the block????

all I am execting to replace for a fair few kms is the clutch if/when it goes?? its my daily so im very sympathetic to the car.

cheers for any help and I look forward to geting to know alot more about these "sleeper" vehicles hehe

[senna_T]

over 300 is getting risky for the ba motors, but if you keep good fuel in it and you are sensible you should be right. get it checked by a good tuner just to be safe

[nut161]

hmm how risky?

im happy to get it tuned "safer" to prolong the life of the motor if above 300 isnt safe for a ba motor? its originally been tuned by c&v performance to its current state and I dont plan on doing anything to it as I have my hobby cars to power up and break etc. so safe power is high on mylist with this car.

[senna_T]

The lads at CV know how to tune these things man, there's no dramas there. Just don't bash it into the limiter on a daily basis and fill it up with 98 octane fuel always and you should be right

[CJ_AK]

Yeah that's right. Con is great at tuning these things to perfection and will always allow for a 'buffer' before it becomes a hand grenade.

reckon you should take it to him and get his opinion...