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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:16 am    Post subject: au into xf Reply with quote

G'day

This has probably been covered before but i am wondering if it is possible to put an au2 motor into an xf.

What are the clearances like in the engine bay.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 7:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

should drop straight in using XG Engine mounts

the bigger drama will be the electrics
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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should drop straight in using XG Engine mounts

the bigger drama will be the electrics

asorry to get off topic, but are the xg engine mounts different to ea/eb?
and yes it is possible to put an au motor in an xf.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nope same up to ED only changed on EF upwards
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

smoke_rubber wrote:
Interceptor wrote:
should drop straight in using XG Engine mounts

the bigger drama will be the electrics

asorry to get off topic, but are the xg engine mounts different to ea/eb?

f**k if i know, all i know is they're the ones u need to drop an EA-AU 4.0l into an XF
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

engine mounts are the same up to ED. the mounting plates on the chassie need to be changed to the XG ones.like you would when you change from a 6 to a 8 in a X series
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Whats the big drama with the electrics?

If you have the computer that goes with the motor wheres the problem.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Whats the big drama with the electrics?

If you have the computer that goes with the motor wheres the problem.

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ECU likes to talk with body control module and dashboard for smartlock/smartshield etc.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

do you have to have that stuff conected or can you by pass it.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you would most likely have to go to an aftermarket ECU, so if you can get the BCM (or is it BEM - i forget) and the rest of the dash wiring i suggest you do, even then your gonna have troubles with the ignition lock, you should be able to run the au motor (with a coupla changes) with an EB (pre smatlock one) computer. (without the broadband manifold)
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you use a series 1 au vct motor and computer with smartlock (ive got one for sale icon_lol.gif icon_lol.gif )
you can buy a module from petroject that disables the smartlock and allows you to obsolete the BEM
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