Only 40kw? To gain that much power the engine has to be really restricted and the I6 isn't.xr6 ute said:It's only a 40kw increase!?!
20rwkw is what you would expect from bolt on's.
Only 40kw? To gain that much power the engine has to be really restricted and the I6 isn't.xr6 ute said:It's only a 40kw increase!?!
I would also query something. You compare the two boss engines, with and increase from 260 to 290. These are in FWkw. Also the same with the HSVs - the difference between the SS and the GTS is 65 FWkw.... My gain of 20 is in RWkw.... so if you translate that to FWkw as you have done comparing the others, I am estimating that would be somewhere around 25 to 30FWkw.... which is close to the gain made between XR8 and GT as you have stated.xr6 ute said:Why is it, that people cant believe that with a few changes, the BA 6cylinder cant possibly come from 140rwkw(standard) to 180rwkws? The cold air on standard cars is small and restrictive, the air filters are thick cardboard crap which are impossible to get free flowing air through, the zorst are small and have 20 muflers, resonators catylitic converters(only designed for zero emissions), and a computer that detunes the engine for maximum life spand and best fuel economy. It's only a 40kw increase!?! how do you think that FPV makes a boss 260 into a boss 290? a turbo? a supercharger? or extreme internal work? No, a zorst, a filter, a more radical fuel gusling chip for the computer. Same with HSV, what makes a VX SS 235kw different to a VX GTS 300kw? thats 65kw increase with similar mods.
And i'm sure in time, we will all see chip, cam, and exhaust packages for all the ford motors which will considerable increase the power.
Oh yeah XRchic, do you really believe that with all the mods you've done to your car, and all the money you've spent it, it has on increased the engines power by 20 piss weak kilowatts? if it has girl take the shit back!
Oh dear, you have a lot to learn buddy, before you dissrespect people like you have here with XRchic you really should do your homework 1st, like other's have anwsered your above post, you will never gain 40 rwkw's in those mod's your are talking about that is like a gain of 55odd fwkw, yeah right.xr6 ute said:Why is it, that people cant believe that with a few changes, the BA 6cylinder cant possibly come from 140rwkw(standard) to 180rwkws? The cold air on standard cars is small and restrictive, the air filters are thick cardboard crap which are impossible to get free flowing air through, the zorst are small and have 20 muflers, resonators catylitic converters(only designed for zero emissions), and a computer that detunes the engine for maximum life spand and best fuel economy. It's only a 40kw increase!?! how do you think that FPV makes a boss 260 into a boss 290? a turbo? a supercharger? or extreme internal work? No, a zorst, a filter, a more radical fuel gusling chip for the computer. Same with HSV, what makes a VX SS 235kw different to a VX GTS 300kw? thats 65kw increase with similar mods.
And i'm sure in time, we will all see chip, cam, and exhaust packages for all the ford motors which will considerable increase the power.
Oh yeah XRchic, do you really believe that with all the mods you've done to your car, and all the money you've spent it, it has on increased the engines power by 20 piss weak kilowatts? if it has girl take the shit back!
I can only assume 2 things here:xr6 ute said:Oh yeah XRchic, do you really believe that with all the mods you've done to your car, and all the money you've spent it, it has on increased the engines power by 20 piss weak kilowatts? if it has girl take the shit back!
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I value everyones veiws but, i put my faith in autospeed, a company that has revued thousand of cars and also John Mock Motorsport, the real people working on cars in a performance shop everyday. If these people advertise that a BA can get 180 at the wheels, i will believe them.
I wouldn't beleive anyone who's name is John Mock!
I wouldn't beleive anyone who's name is John Mock.xr6 ute said:I value everyones veiws but, i put my faith in autospeed, a company that has revued thousand of cars and also John Mock Motorsport, the real people working on cars in a performance shop everyday. If these people advertise that a BA can get 180 at the wheels, i will believe them.
John, John who?Cobra said:I wouldn't beleive anyone who's name is John Mock.
Id agree with that. I think his work is really good and they guys who looked at it, here, a few days later commented that it was a class job. I have NO issue with the quality of the work that was done, or the price for that matter. And they are really nice blokes. I love the sound of it, and the feel of it - so I repeat, I have no issues with the quality of their work at all and I would recommend them to anyone and I have.p4r4l3l said:i never hear anything bad/see anything bad come from his workshop, only happy customers as casper pointed out. Only that he is pricey, but what do u expect taking your car to a 4L specialist...specialists are not your typical petrol station workshop...
My runs down the 1/4 were not clean that's for sure. My 60ft was just under 2.5 seconds on my best try, for some reason I just can't get out of the hole quick enough, I don't think I'm that bad of a driver and I'm not trying to make excuses but, my gearbox seems to be slipping.....a mechanic mate reckons I was probably stalling it up for too long before the launchs and had excess trany fliud circulating around in the hot auto causing the converter slip excessively.....I dunno, I'm not a mechanic? BTW, the time was managed on my last run, which was my 4th run ever down any dragstrip in my life.Casper said:Considering that mine is not so easy to launch and I've only had about 7 or 8 runs in it since I had the mods done I could also use the same argument that I could get quite a bit better. Maybe even get into the 14.8's as my first 60' is very slow, only 2.3's. So if thats the case, and I know I have around 140rwkw, that actually just reinforces my point more.
There is no way he is a second, or probably even .5 of a second off the cars potential. They are not that hard to drive. The tale is really in the 60 foot time. If he can remember it than that will really help detemine if its off the pace. If its a 2.6 or so then yes, the car has heaps more potential. If its a 2.3 or a 2.2 then the car is probably running what it should.
In the end its impossible to say. We dont really know the car and the conditions. All we can do is make subjective comparisons based on known std's. I am not putting him down at all. I think the time is excellent however I just cant see a 180rwkw BA doing 14.8's@92mph. It doesnt add up.
Mate with a 60 footer like that you've got much quicker times ahead.XR6 N/A Modded said:My runs down the 1/4 were not clean that's for sure. My 60ft was just under 2.5 seconds on my best try, for some reason I just can't get out of the hole quick enough, I don't think I'm that bad of a driver and I'm not trying to make excuses but, my gearbox seems to be slipping.....a mechanic mate reckons I was probably stalling it up for too long before the launchs and had excess trany fliud circulating around in the hot auto causing the converter slip excessively.....I dunno, I'm not a mechanic? BTW, the time was managed on my last run, which was my 4th run ever down any dragstrip in my life.
I still reckon the weight is the biggest factor in the BA XR6 N/A. I think the BA XR6 N/A auto with 1/2 a tank of juice would tip in at near 1800kg. I know the specs say that the BA XT is approx 1700kg, but the BA XR6 N/A is most definately heavier. Add my 120kg frame in it (1800+120=1920) and I reckon you would need more than 160rwkw to get that sucker down the 1/4 in less than 15secs.
Cheers.
I agree John Mock has been in jail for 40 years so far!!!! :AAHHH:hahahahha... :AAHHH: :sperm: :sperm:Cobra said:I wouldn't beleive anyone who's name is John Mock.