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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:53 pm 
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coz im learning somthing i dont no and.. i actually have some really decent arguments as to why V6 is s**t compared to the Inline lol i basicly want them coz im sick of his remarks about him saying all my au is good for is a taxi and that my inline 6 is slow compared to his ecotech blah blah blah


That can be fixed by a better diff ratio, and a histall convertor.
Then you might be able to stay with them off the line, if not leave them behind.
The Holdens have a way lower 1st in their auto's than a Falc.

 

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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:30 am 
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:55 am 
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well dont be ashamed when people say that the falcon is only good for a taxi because it shows how reliable they really are..

ive seen alot of falcons with well over 300,000 kms and were running fine (probably had a head gasket change lol)..
and some taxi's clock up to 700,000kms.

and most commo v6's ive seen are pretty much on deaths door at about 300,000kms im not saying that they are all like that but this is what ive seen..
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:29 am 
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taxi drivers cant afford to have their cars broken down as they wont make any money. so obviously they need to be reliable. how many holden taxi's do you see now? (QLD there is almost none) and all our silver servise taxi's that i have ever seen are fairlanes.

go figure

 

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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:42 am 
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as far as taxi's go, its nothing to do with which car is better but what manufacturer can give the best deal. s.a. has a large proportion of holden taxi's as they are made here and they are supporting their own. same with cops.

as for engine configuration, its pretty much been covered but at the end of the day you could find examples of each that are good. its a space saving thing and thats about it.

power/torque/refinement etc come from the bore and stroke dimensions and a compromise between pouring money into it and a good sale price.

 

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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:08 pm 
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yeh fked my diff on the weekend currently researching some stuff for a new 1 loosing my licence at the end of the month anyhow so i hav abit of time to kill saving for mods and doing stuff to it
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:08 am 
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This is old now but i'm still gonna write anyway.lol. Engine v engine The Falcons' got more power and loads more torque, but is let down with super tall gearing in the auto tranz. Best thing you could do is go for better diff gearing to overcome this disadvantage. eg. 3.9:1 gears would be good. the commy will no longer be a challenge. The Falcon 6 is aussie designed and built unlike the commo. I've been told by 2 taxi drivers that the buick in the Holden can't take much over 250,000 k's before self destructing. :twisted:
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 1:41 am 
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prydey wrote:
as far as taxi's go, its nothing to do with which car is better but what manufacturer can give the best deal. s.a. has a large proportion of holden taxi's as they are made here and they are supporting their own. same with cops.

as for engine configuration, its pretty much been covered but at the end of the day you could find examples of each that are good. its a space saving thing and thats about it.

power/torque/refinement etc come from the bore and stroke dimensions and a compromise between pouring money into it and a good sale price.


1/20 are VZ commodores, even seen a couple of VX's still going around.

A majority are AU and BA falcons though. I've never seen a Falcon cop sedan in SA. Only wagons.

 

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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:06 pm 
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well well well end of next month i get my licence back finnally and belive it or not i havent driven once altho very tempted. I no I no i was meant to save but i didnt coz i like to drink too much haha :) lol so shoot me im 20 lol..
so plan is after my 21st (october) start saving and actually do it this time lol and yeh thinking of these mods

shift kit
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and yes any thoughts? i really would like to keep my mods under 5$ as its a NA 6 thats not really ever gonna be a machine i jus want somthing with a lil more than the average go that looks good :)
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:09 pm 
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yes id say so as that post has nothing to do with I6 vs V6... and the last post was over 2 months ago...

 

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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:11 pm 
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yeh i went walk about haha will start newie
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:20 pm 
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The sound of a v6 commo reving out is sickening haha,
bit better with an exhaust tho


haha they sounds crap anytime day or night not just when revving out...
I6 much better and of course its in a ford so it wins hands down IMHO...

 

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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:25 am 
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from stockstandard "Biggest problem with the AU engine is they stuck it in the ugliest car ever made"

ROFL!

i think the underlyin problem is that commonwhore drivers think that theres p.o.s 1938 buick 5.0ltr with 2 cylinders chopped off v6 is better than the all aussie designed and made i6 because they know absolutly s**t about cars, hence why they are drivin a holden in the first place :)

 

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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:11 am 
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I don't know if I missed it, but don't falcon I6's also have slightly more displacement than a commo V6? Just a suggestion... :wink:

 

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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:40 pm 
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The V6 is better. produces more torque down low where it counds.

Just go grab a auto VN and a Auto EL 4L

The VN will absolutely punish the EL falcon off the mark and the falcon doesnt have the grunt topeg it back. V6 and lighter weight and better gearing equals heaps better performance.

The VT will slog the AU in a straight line. Those V6s are known to go for 300,000km without an oil change. The i6 gives up the ghost at about 150,000km. (new head gasket required)

Go the VT

 

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