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| fatboyholla |
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hey guys first time post first time car build
just purchased a AU xr6 in mint condition for $2000 but the motor has done 300 000kms, so my questions are 1 is it worth a rebuild with a few mods for some power 2 and how much do you think it would cost 3 or should i search for a new motor to replace it and what sort fits well with little mods to comp and so on 4 how hard is it for a turbo to be fitted to the original motor 5 finaly does anyone no a good place to have any of the above done in PERTH WA thanks guys, sorry for being so vague still researching all of the above but i posted this to get a headstart thanks for your input 
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| 93_eb_fairmont |
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1- Is it broken/shagged? If not, then probably not
2- No idea 3- Might get a low k XR6 engine for $700~. Normal AU engine should run about half that. 4- Every second person has a boosted falcon. Some of them are total wankers, so it cant be that hard. 5- No idea. In my experience, 300,000km's for an AU motor is barely run in. If it aint broke, dont fix it. Depends how much power you want and how much you want to spend on it.
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| Papa Smurf |
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I agree, leave it as is for the time being. Save your $$$ for a rebuild and just keep looking after what you have, regular oil changes with good 10W30-40 oil and a GOOD Oil Filter, spark plugs, air cleaner elements and fuel filters. Flush the Brakes and spend some $$$ on making sure the brakes, steering and suspension are in good condition.
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| fatboyholla |
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Flush the Brakes and spend some $$$ on making sure the brakes, steering and suspension are in good condition.
Too many people work on the GO part but forget the stop and handle dept.[/quote] agree with this and thats why it was the first things i had looked at while purchasing car, safe ride first of all. just thinking of the upgrade aspects as it is completely standard cheers |
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| 93_eb_fairmont |
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Do the cheaper stuff first.
My AU xr6 (non vct) responded extremely well to: 3inch intake piping with a pod filter. pacemaker 4499 extractors ballistic 100cpsi racing cat converter redback 2.5" catback exhaust And a good service. All that will run to less than $1000 and makes the world of difference.
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| fatboyholla |
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93_eb_fairmont wrote: Do the cheaper stuff first. My AU xr6 (non vct) responded extremely well to: 3inch intake piping with a pod filter. pacemaker 4499 extractors ballistic 100cpsi racing cat converter redback 2.5" catback exhaust And a good service. All that will run to less than $1000 and makes the world of difference. thats the good info iam lookin for cheers |
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| fatboyholla |
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even with 300 000 kms clocked up
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| 93_eb_fairmont |
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Well mine had about 160K on it but with the above done it felt like a different car. Of course if you are planning on boost dont do any of that.
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| fatboyholla |
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any PERTH guys out there that got a place they use for there ford MODS
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| skidder |
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It depends on the condition of the individual engine...without knowing compression test results or the car itself you can't say whether you are better off rebuilding it.
I have seen cars with 500xxxkm on them run perfectly, but many with a lot less that should be rebuilt. If you just want more power/quicker car hard to go past exhaust/cam/j3/manual conversion (if auto) for bang for buck. Don't bother turboing unless you want to spend $10,000 or feel lucky.
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| rhys.c |
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I picked up a low km (100xxx) non vct ticky motor recently for only $350
 It was already removed and that included delivery to wherever I wanted it. This was from a respected melbourne wreckers called 'Grant walker' |
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| fatboyholla |
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nice one, what would be best a non VCT motor or one with VCT
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