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XR6-T or XR8
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:13 pmby blackie
would u prefer the turbo six or the classic eight?
or a holden
i go for the 8, they just sound so mint, plus effortless torque from like idle.
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:42 pmby Silent Knight
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:48 pmby Pies
holden aint worthy to have an option
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 3:43 pmby the fallen303
gotta go for the turbo, ain't a fan of 8's anyway. i heard someone in aussie redid the wastegate setup on it, can't remember the power figure, but it easily blitzed the v8's, and still had plenty more to give. that, and the turbo i'm putting on my supra is the smaller brother of the turbo they use on the ford as well
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:20 pmby 92GTApex
If i had to have a Ford
It'd have to be the XR6T
There are companies in Oz getting over 350kw out of them so itd have to be the choice of the fords
And i hate to admit it but they do put out more power than than Holdens (At the wheels)
But I would like the exhaust note of an 8 (But thatd have to be a Holden or Lexus
Logan
(Please dont hold this against me I only chose one ford against another
)
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:23 pmby EVLGTZ
pfttt v8s
go the turbo
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:38 pmby Shady_Dan
gimme the 6 anyday...
Anything that can weigh as much as it does, running off about 6psi and still keep up with an 8 ownz ur ass.
In aussie theyve got an auto XR6 - T running 10's already, and thats on the factory internals, so i reckon u could get about 600 horse before u have to start playing with pistons and shit.
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:41 pmby Undertow
Have you driven either of them? The XR6 has ball ripping torque from anywhere on the rev range.
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 6:26 pmby UTERUS
GO THE TURBO!! YAY!
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:10 pmby 4agepwr
being the conservative Ford fan i am
i had to chose the 8
but dont get me wrong id love an xr6 coz they have alot of potential
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:44 pmby Sanxta
Well apparently the V6T had to have the boost wound down for marketing purposes because it shat all over the V8 . . . but I would still rather have the V8
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:31 pmby voltage
xr6-t
22 pounds of boost standard
:D..
yep and i heard they de-tuned it too coz it was better than the xr8
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:26 pmby Twolitre
voltage wrote:22 pounds of boost standard
Where did you hear/read that?
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:31 pmby PumpN
voltage wrote:22 pounds of boost standard
:D..
yep and i heard they de-tuned it too coz it was better than the xr8
more like 6-7psi
and they detuned it to find the best compromise between power and reliability, read: ford were very naughty when they made this car, the gearbox can't handle the power that the turbo engine produces, hense they had to cut the power back from what they had predicted to stop a flood of warrenty claims
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Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:47 pmby Jingle Balls
They are both too heavy for me to consider em performance cars...If it takes em 300kw to beat my ae92 (when its going), wonder wat my ae92 wud do at 300kw
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Tue Feb 24, 2004 12:12 amby voltage
i heard it from some panelbeater
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Tue Feb 24, 2004 12:31 amby Banga69
voltage wrote:i heard it from some panelbeater
hahaa you'l prolly beleive whatever he/she says.
yea arnt they like 5-6psi standard?
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Tue Feb 24, 2004 12:33 amby Banga69
go the turbos!!
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Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:05 amby Twolitre
voltage wrote:i heard it from some panelbeater
heh heh you know paneleaters work around noxious chemicals and inhale the fumes over a period of a few years not too good for the brain cells
no offence to the panelbeaters oout there
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Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:02 pmby voltage
hmm.. maybe he just knew someone that had one with that much boost then.. blah.