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Daniel
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| kenny wrote: | | twr7cx wrote: | | Why not just have a run against it and see if your car's really quicker? |
Iv'e gotta agree line it up you will be surprised!, a mate of mine has an EF XR6 and Iv'e got the EL XR8 and when I got her I took him for a spin & he said I think my b**ch will keep up or even go past it, so I offered him a little wager (bottle of JIMMY!,by the way I had already raced an AU VCT XR6 and blew him) any way 0-40 he stayed next to me, 40-80 I gained a car length ,80-180 I made aprox 5 lengths ,then his limiter kicked in and I found that my car never had one fitted (X police, not pesuit just a D car) I found my XR8 to be quicker in econ as it still has that pothetic HO manifold and doesn't like high revs  |
Talking about high revs, if im foot to the floor changing into 3rd from 2nd (In "D" and adaptive shift mode), the revs go off the fkn tacho FFS!
Tha manual staes something like "do not be alarmed if your engine revs into or past the redzone of your tachometer, its made for bla bla bla" still i dont like the idea of 7k cutoff!  |
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4.9 EF Futura
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Talking about high revs, if im foot to the floor changing into 3rd from 2nd (In "D" and adaptive shift mode), the revs go off the fkn tacho FFS!
Tha manual staes something like "do not be alarmed if your engine revs into or past the redzone of your tachometer, its made for bla bla bla" still i dont like the idea of 7k cutoff! |
Windsor can hack it  Of course redlining in 2nd well within the posted speed limit?  |
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XRFan101
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I wish i got to test drive that ELII XR8 i was looking at way back mmm 187kw!!! 
Oh well im happy with my six, so yeah. I wouldnt mind a V8 thou |
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Bassfreak55
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| XRFan101 wrote: | I wish i got to test drive that ELII XR8 i was looking at way back mmm 187kw!!!
Oh well im happy with my six, so yeah. I wouldnt mind a V8 thou |
Mate, trade ur 6 in for the 8!! |
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XRFan101
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Too late now, lol gotta pay the b**ch off first!!!  Depending on how Ford prices go in the next 2 years, after ive payed it off im considering trading her in for a V8!
Not sure what model but yeah ne V8 would be nice |
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Bassfreak55
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| XRFan101 wrote: | Too late now, lol gotta pay the b**ch off first!!! Depending on how Ford prices go in the next 2 years, after ive payed it off im considering trading her in for a V8!
Not sure what model but yeah ne V8 would be nice |
Haha!
Ive upgraded from a 250 XF falcon myself, lol, so yeh im loving the v8 at the moment! 
From memory, you used to own an XF aswell didnt ya? |
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Daniel
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| 4.9 EF Futura wrote: | | Daniel wrote: |
Talking about high revs, if im foot to the floor changing into 3rd from 2nd (In "D" and adaptive shift mode), the revs go off the fkn tacho FFS!
Tha manual staes something like "do not be alarmed if your engine revs into or past the redzone of your tachometer, its made for bla bla bla" still i dont like the idea of 7k cutoff! |
Windsor can hack it Of course redlining in 2nd well within the posted speed limit? |
Um, maybe if i was going upa huge a** hill, lol!
I am honeslty doubting my next car will be a ford, being 18/19 and having a mint FBT there isnt much room for me to go up in, i mean i like them heaps and love my fairlanes, but BA fairlanes dont do it for me..
God knows when i go for my next car i wont be able to afford a brand new (coming model) fairlane if they look good, im honestly thinking a jaguar will be my next car, an x type or something..
I like the big jags but they are still mucho dollaro and doubt they will fall much in the next 5years.
If i dont s/c the fbt i will prolly get a 1997ish lwb jag with the s/c v8 if i cant afford a newer one 
fkn fbt has got me hooked on luxo barges!  |
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XRFan101
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| Quote: | Haha!
Ive upgraded from a 250 XF falcon myself, lol, so yeh im loving the v8 at the moment!
From memory, you used to own an XF aswell didnt ya?
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LOL, yep but i sold that!  Then i got my XR6 BBIIIIGGG improvement
Not sure about what i will get next thou, by the time ive paid the XR off hopefully AUIII XR8's will have dropped in price [/quote] |
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Bassfreak55
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| XRFan101 wrote: | | Quote: | Haha!
Ive upgraded from a 250 XF falcon myself, lol, so yeh im loving the v8 at the moment!
From memory, you used to own an XF aswell didnt ya?
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LOL, yep but i sold that! Then i got my XR6 BBIIIIGGG improvement
Not sure about what i will get next thou, by the time ive paid the XR off hopefully AUIII XR8's will have dropped in price |
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Haha! Yeah exact same for me, i love the AUIII XR8's but yeah was way out of my budget! ..Instead i picked up an el xr8 5 speed in mint cond for 15,300 with only 80ks on the clock! Pretty impressed wiv that! |
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XRFan101
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| Quote: | | Haha! Yeah exact same for me, i love the AUIII XR8's but yeah was way out of my budget! ..Instead i picked up an el xr8 5 speed in mint cond for 15,300 with only 80ks on the clock! Pretty impressed wiv that! |
WHAT!!! Lucky you
Damn the ELII XR8 that i was looking at was $17,999 had 110,000kms and tint ect the usual stuff.
But i paid $13,999 just for my XR6!!!! Grrr i had over 160,000 on the clock too oh well. at least its got good stock power lol.
AUIII XR8's are now in the mid $20K mar around here so hopefully they drop past that. |
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Bassfreak55
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| XRFan101 wrote: | | Quote: | | Haha! Yeah exact same for me, i love the AUIII XR8's but yeah was way out of my budget! ..Instead i picked up an el xr8 5 speed in mint cond for 15,300 with only 80ks on the clock! Pretty impressed wiv that! |
WHAT!!! Lucky you
Damn the ELII XR8 that i was looking at was $17,999 had 110,000kms and tint ect the usual stuff.
But i paid $13,999 just for my XR6!!!! Grrr i had over 160,000 on the clock too oh well. at least its got good stock power lol.
AUIII XR8's are now in the mid $20K mar around here so hopefully they drop past that. |
Yep! The second i spot an immaculate AUIII xr8 under 20grand ill be trading up! lol! ..But i dont think that will be for a while yet.. ..Oh well, cant complain, better than the xf, LOL!
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smoke_
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| Daniel wrote: | | 4.9 EF Futura wrote: | | Daniel wrote: |
Talking about high revs, if im foot to the floor changing into 3rd from 2nd (In "D" and adaptive shift mode), the revs go off the fkn tacho FFS!
Tha manual staes something like "do not be alarmed if your engine revs into or past the redzone of your tachometer, its made for bla bla bla" still i dont like the idea of 7k cutoff! |
Windsor can hack it Of course redlining in 2nd well within the posted speed limit? |
Um, maybe if i was going upa huge a** hill, lol!
I am honeslty doubting my next car will be a ford, being 18/19 and having a mint FBT there isnt much room for me to go up in, i mean i like them heaps and love my fairlanes, but BA fairlanes dont do it for me..
God knows when i go for my next car i wont be able to afford a brand new (coming model) fairlane if they look good, im honestly thinking a jaguar will be my next car, an x type or something..
I like the big jags but they are still mucho dollaro and doubt they will fall much in the next 5years.
If i dont s/c the fbt i will prolly get a 1997ish lwb jag with the s/c v8 if i cant afford a newer one
fkn fbt has got me hooked on luxo barges! |
just get a v8 BA fairmont ghia |
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XRFan101
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| Quote: | | Yep! The second i spot an immaculate AUIII xr8 under 20grand ill be trading up! lol! ..But i dont think that will be for a while yet.. ..Oh well, cant complain, better than the xf, LOL! |
Yeah i will drink to that lol |
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XRFan101
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| Bassfreak55 wrote: | | LOL! |
I spent way too much on my XF. Since ive had my EF i have spent f**k all on repairs. And its still going awesome as we speak. So yeah i was happy to get rid of it. |
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| i reckon xf's are mad, just the old design of things are starting to show. |
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XRFan101
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Yeah i would agree i had no problems with the look of my XF is just the fact that the previous owners of my old XF treate dit like s**t and i had to pick up the pieces so to speak.
Burnt a very large hole in my wallet in the end |
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Bassfreak55
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| XRFan101 wrote: | | Bassfreak55 wrote: | | LOL! |
I spent way too much on my XF. Since ive had my EF i have spent f**k all on repairs. And its still going awesome as we speak. So yeah i was happy to get rid of it. |
Yeah same here mate.. New engine + gearbox + carby + torque converter, installed stage 2 cam + new lifters + rollmaster time chain + gears, kenwood 7x10's in custom parcel tray wiv a pioneer head unit, dropped 3 inches all round + new shocks, nolathane bushes throughout suspension + s**t loads more.. Rust started coming through from everywhere and though F**k it! Wasnt gona feed her any more of my hard earned moolah!
Bummer, the amount of $$$$ i spent on my xf couldv paid for my windsow buildup! Well, almost anyway! lol |
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XRFan101
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Yeah i know how that is belive me, i spent $2000+ on repairs to this car and $2500 doing it up, in the end i had to fix it more often then i could mod it
lol sorry for going off topic |
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Lynchman
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| I have a 96 EF II futura sedan that has over 220,00 ks on the clock and it still has awesome acceleration. Many a time I have had young fellas pull up at the lights and try to go past me on the green and I just leave them behind. I think my car even though its age does a better 0-100 time then the specs say. I think is has something to do with the fact that the trans is computer controlled and that the torque outputs from the motor is controlled by the ECU. Correct me if I am wrong but that is what I have found. |
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