I asked Ford NZ if they were sure there was no 220kw XR8 coming out. They said no. Car was delivered first week of May. The very same day, Ford NZ publicly announced the 220kw upgrade. (of course no one told me, and had I not been picking up the car, I would have read the news!!!!
Spoke to Customer Services Manager at Ford NZ, he said tough luck, not interested, put up with 200kw.
Does anyone have a full list of change specs on the 220kw and any idea of feasabilty of retrofitting? I'm thinking of 3 options
1. upgrade to 220kw spec.
2. Stroke it (would need to find kit here and then find someone who can do the job (have met 1,000,000,000's of expert V8 mechanics, until something is forgotten or goes wrong).
3. Put up with a good chassis begging for release of more power (frustrating). The 200kw really should go better than it does!!!
Spoke to Customer Services Manager at Ford NZ, he said tough luck, not interested, put up with 200kw.
Does anyone have a full list of change specs on the 220kw and any idea of feasabilty of retrofitting? I'm thinking of 3 options
1. upgrade to 220kw spec.
2. Stroke it (would need to find kit here and then find someone who can do the job (have met 1,000,000,000's of expert V8 mechanics, until something is forgotten or goes wrong).
3. Put up with a good chassis begging for release of more power (frustrating). The 200kw really should go better than it does!!!