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 Post subject: How to tell if the motor is Tickford?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 6:45 pm 
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Hey Guys,

As the topic states.
I know the easiest way is if it has a red rocker cover and the T on the front of the cylinder head.

But what do the number mean next to the T of the head?

i.e. my Tickford Head says 95 DT From an XR6 Sedan, where as another Tickford head says 69DT but this is from a Ute.

Do these numbers really matter?

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 Post subject: Re: How to tell if the motor is Tickford?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:18 pm 
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The number at the start refers to the year the head was made I.e 95DT is a 1995 tickford head, T at the end means tickford.

 

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 Post subject: Re: How to tell if the motor is Tickford?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:59 pm 
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Does that mean the ute head is from a '69 Tickford ?? :shock:
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 Post subject: Re: How to tell if the motor is Tickford?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:04 pm 
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Not sure about the ute one mate, but what I said is correct in regard to sedans/wagons...

 

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 Post subject: Re: How to tell if the motor is Tickford?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:13 pm 
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are you sure it was 69 and not a 96DT head? i assumed it was a typo in your first post

 

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 Post subject: Re: How to tell if the motor is Tickford?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:15 pm 
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96 would sound more correct...

 

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 Post subject: Re: How to tell if the motor is Tickford?
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:37 pm 
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Thanks for the quick replies guys.

I too was a little confused when I saw 69 DT.

I am buying a motor from someone and they must have mistyped 69 instead of 96.
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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:40 pm 
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troyman just said on another post, that the 96DT head is a hybrid head so it'll run the au rocker setup

 

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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:41 pm 
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On S lightly different note:

Does anyone know why the EL Fairmont Ghia and the XR6 Ute had 162 KW, while the XR6 had 164KW?

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Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:52 pm 
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cant say for certain, but could have been in the computer mapping or possibly different exhaust? someone else here may be able to clarify it

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:05 am 
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plper1 wrote:
On S lightly different note:

Does anyone know why the EL Fairmont Ghia and the XR6 Ute had 162 KW, while the XR6 had 164KW?

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Same engine, but with cat back exhaust for 2 kw gain.

 

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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:28 am 
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evxr6 wrote:
plper1 wrote:
On S lightly different note:

Does anyone know why the EL Fairmont Ghia and the XR6 Ute had 162 KW, while the XR6 had 164KW?

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Same engine, but with cat back exhaust for 2 kw gain.


Yeah that sounds about right, and the XR ECU is set to be a little more aggressive.

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:52 pm 
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The numbers, ie: 96DT, ....the numbers are the design year .....and the DT, as in the T, is for Tickford.......if that makes any sense..... :?

 

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