EaGreentree Member 6 Member For: 17y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: Tweed Heads Posted 30/10/08 10:18 AM Posted 30/10/08 10:18 AM Just wandering if anyones put a xr6t engine in a EA Falcon before or what the work involved would be?
RAP1D Member Legacy Donating Member 3,739 Member For: 20y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 30/10/08 12:17 PM Posted 30/10/08 12:17 PM A hole in the bonnet to start with.Other than that it should be a typical swap in regards to bolting in, BA top mounts with EA lower mounts.Run an aftermarket Ecu, Wolf, MT, autronic ect, ditch the BA TB and use a cable EA MPI one, then all the usual fun stuff... turbo lines, plumbing exhaust ect.Big job but not imposible... have a look on fordmods.com for more turbo Eseries doco's.
Azzman460 Azzman Member 223 Member For: 18y 2m 2d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 31/10/08 07:29 AM Posted 31/10/08 07:29 AM yeah its been done, except I think into an EB. There is a thread and pics at www.fordforums.com.au. Nice car!
XRSics Legacy Donating Member 325 Member For: 17y 11m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 03/11/08 07:13 AM Posted 03/11/08 07:13 AM yeah, know of a el with the ba6t in it.. sweet.. dude said it wasnt too much hassle, but cant validate this.
Guest Guests Posted 03/11/08 07:15 AM Posted 03/11/08 07:15 AM As Rapid has said, you'll need a custom bonnet as the early falcon ones will rub. There's a guy over here whacking a F6 motor in a XG ute who encountered this...
EaGreentree Member 6 Member For: 17y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: Tweed Heads Posted 03/11/08 09:47 PM Author Posted 03/11/08 09:47 PM cheers for the help guys, what about the gearbox what would best suite xr6t
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