Home |  Forums |  Search |  My Profile |  Chat  Photo Gallery |  Events Calendar |  Technical Documents  No messages |  New Posts |  Watched Topics |  Register   About the different ford 6's and engine retrofit information Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8  Next          Forum Index -> 6 Cylinder Workshop Latest ratings Highest-ranked posts Highest-ranked topics Highest-ranked posters   Molloy Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:23 Posts: 3636 Joined: 04 Mar 2005 Location: Taree NSW, Australia View User Gallery (23) Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:25 pm    Post subject: So EF and EL have identical heads apart from late 98? Back to top SlickNCGhia Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:23 Posts: 613 Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Location: Melbourne. SE VIC, Australia View User Gallery (6) Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:03 pm    Post subject: cheers guys for replying. it looks like an AU donk in my NC ben Back to top CORTINA77 Fordmods Newbie Posts: 2 Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Location: Sydney NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:24 pm    Post subject: ba into te cortina? hi people! i have a te cortina and i have a 250 x flow in there atm, but i came across a xr6 turbo engine and i wanna know if anyone has attempted this conversoin before?? can i please get some help!!! im stuck and confused! Back to top fastleno Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:30 Posts: 1742 Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Location: CENTRAL VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:32 pm    Post subject: Re: ba into te cortina? CORTINA77 wrote: hi people! i have a te cortina and i have a 250 x flow in there atm, but i came across a xr6 turbo engine and i wanna know if anyone has attempted this conversoin before?? can i please get some help!!! im stuck and confused! sound like a lot of mods mate, there is a guy on here somewhere forgot his user name but he has a cordy with a ef engine in it, i guess the mods would be simalar, if i find him i will send a link Back to top CORTINA77 Fordmods Newbie Posts: 2 Joined: 25 Jun 2006 Location: Sydney NSW, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:35 pm    Post subject: oh! ok thanks heaps, would the el have similar engine mounts?? cause i am willing to modify what i can especially the sump cause the ba is a very tall engine and im just hoping that it woulnt sit to high! apparently theres a mob in melbourne that make of the shelf engine mounts for this sorta conversion!!, can i find the ecu pinouts on this website?? sorry bout da silly questions, still a newbie with the net and Fords,! Back to top AU_Rocket Fordmods Oompa Loompa Posts: 21 Joined: 31 May 2006 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:25 am    Post subject: Hi all, im thinking of dropping a BA engine into my AU I wagon. What sort of things (other than the engine itself) would I have to change ? Cheers. Back to top fastleno Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:30 Posts: 1742 Joined: 06 Feb 2006 Location: CENTRAL VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:11 pm    Post subject: Re: oh! CORTINA77 wrote: ok thanks heaps, would the el have similar engine mounts?? cause i am willing to modify what i can especially the sump cause the ba is a very tall engine and im just hoping that it woulnt sit to high! apparently theres a mob in melbourne that make of the shelf engine mounts for this sorta conversion!!, can i find the ecu pinouts on this website?? sorry bout da silly questions, still a newbie with the net and Fords,! i didnt find the user i was tellin ya about maybe do a seach for cordy posts. i have had a lot of cordys (bout 20 or more) the main things that spring to mind is the heater box will be in your way cos the crossflows had the back corner of the rocker cover on a angle, i think you will have troble with the sump with the cordys having the hump and oil pick up at the rear of the motor and bonnet clearance and the ecu and wiring could be a problem from what i have read aftermarket systems are the go. i think everythink else will go in with just little problems. Back to top SlickNCGhia Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:23 Posts: 613 Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Location: Melbourne. SE VIC, Australia View User Gallery (6) Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:00 pm    Post subject: ok well the EB 3.9 and the au looms were completely different so i would need to get the au loom and the ecu. so instread im probably gonna put an ed xr6 in there. ask 100 people the smae qn theyll all give you different answers Back to top bluecube Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:22 Posts: 497 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Bardon, Brisbane QLD, Australia View User Gallery (11) Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:04 pm    Post subject: 3.9 mpfi or 3.9 cfi? coz if you use your existing engine loom you can fit it to the new au engine (with a bit of stuffing around with longer wires etc). that was you can just plug the loom direct into your normal dash loom etc. however you would still need to run extra wires from the ecu to run bbm or thermos too hard to use au loom and ecu. you'd have to convert to coilpacks also. well its not that hard i suppose but it would cost alot more and a lot of stuffing around to both find a good loom (you'd need ecu, engine and dash loom to be changed) Back to top bluecube Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:22 Posts: 497 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Bardon, Brisbane QLD, Australia View User Gallery (11) Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:06 pm    Post subject: oh by the way - you'd need an el ecu if u wanted thermos and to control the bbm properly. dont use a rpm switcher for the bbm - you loose the benefit as the fuel maps are different with a bbm ecu Back to top SlickNCGhia Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:23 Posts: 613 Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Location: Melbourne. SE VIC, Australia View User Gallery (6) Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:10 pm    Post subject: its mpfi and i dont have time to stuff around with looms im goin to brissy for 3weeks and i dont wanto apy an auto elec to do it $$$$$$ and i was under the impression from looking at the manifold and talking to a few mechanics that the bbm was suction activated, but everyone here says its ecu ben Back to top bluecube Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:22 Posts: 497 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: Bardon, Brisbane QLD, Australia View User Gallery (11) Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:13 pm    Post subject: well it does use vacuum i think to move the butterfly thingy but the ecu tells it at what rpm to use the vacuum Back to top stockstandard Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Posts: 3117 Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Location: Adelaide SA, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:13 pm    Post subject: SlickNCGhia wrote: i was under the impression from looking at the manifold and talking to a few mechanics that the bbm was suction activated, but everyone here says its ecu ben Its both The manifold switches on engine vacuum, but that is controlled by a valve which is opened by the ECU. So when the ecu reads 3800rpm, it opens the valve to the BBM mechansim and the vacuum pulles the butterfly's open. Back to top SlickNCGhia Fordmods - Getting Side Ways Age:23 Posts: 613 Joined: 05 Jul 2005 Location: Melbourne. SE VIC, Australia View User Gallery (6) Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:19 pm    Post subject: meph hopefully ill get the engine stuff sorted and in by the time i get back and im scoring some ph4499s of a mates ED which is getting a twin turbo setup by the same mechanic. Back to top elvondel Fordmods Tyre Shredder Age:20 Posts: 348 Joined: 17 May 2006 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (27) Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:46 am    Post subject: just wondering, is the AU BLOCK the same as an EF block? like, if i was looking at rebuilding an engine, could i replace a 250k+ EF block with a -100k AU block? Back to top balizticbobo Fordmods Tyre Shredder Age:22 Posts: 317 Joined: 15 Apr 2006 Location: Wangaratta VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:22 am    Post subject: Anthony Briggs has fitted a BA turbo motor into his corty, but his motor is far from std. one of the main probs is that the sump is alloy... An EF-El motor would be easier due to the sump being made from tin. But anything is possible with enough $$$ and will... Back to top balizticbobo Fordmods Tyre Shredder Age:22 Posts: 317 Joined: 15 Apr 2006 Location: Wangaratta VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:23 am    Post subject: STD corty Engine mounts should bolt straight on. Back to top EFford Fordmods Parts Gopher Age:22 Posts: 53 Joined: 21 Dec 2005 Location: Rockingham WA, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:15 pm    Post subject: Engine conversions***** Just a question, but why would people want to convert a MPEFI engine to a X-series 'Carby' engine, it will give you less power and torque, why would people do that? Back to top phongus Fordmods Junkie Age:23 Posts: 8839 Joined: 17 May 2005 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (11) Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 2:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Engine conversions***** EFford wrote: Just a question, but why would people want to convert a MPEFI engine to a X-series 'Carby' engine, it will give you less power and torque, why would people do that? I always thought MPFI gives more power then the carby? and its more fuel economic i think phong =P~ Back to top elvondel Fordmods Tyre Shredder Age:20 Posts: 348 Joined: 17 May 2006 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (27) Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:40 pm    Post subject: balizticbobo wrote: An EF-El motor would be easier due to the sump being made from tin. But anything is possible with enough $$$ and will... i was just interested in the block. ie. would the EF heads/sump/crank etc fit onto an AU block? Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First             Forum Index -> 6 Cylinder Workshop Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8  Next Page 3 of 8   (c)2002-2008 Matti Jones and Brad Evans [47 queries :: 0.05695 seconds ]