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cadud2000 wrote: i got a 97 el futura classic. bought it seems stock standard. driving up to queensland. got it up to around 210km. i checked the tail shaft. standard. had a look closer at the motor. cam ben worked. full exhaust worked, ecu changed to wolf 3d. and a few other little bits and pieces. the stock standard tail shafts can do 180km+ but if you do value your life then y bother? if u really do want to go 180km+ upgrade your car enough to be able to handle it without s**t it self and smearing your face all over the tarmack. you wouldn't drive a car with only 2 nuts holding your wheel on would you? then why bother risking a car that u have spent money on to be able to do those speeds and by risking your life. if you must exceed 180km+ then make sure you upgrade the right parts. not just the motor. although my car did have the stock tail shaft and it didnt rip it self to bits. 2 weeks later at mikes dyno. just bout to hit 6250rpm tail shaft split and a 300mm long piece of steel shot straight through the floor pan and right through the roof. just lucky no one was in the way.
here you are cadud2000, i bought you a little something. 
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mrnasty wrote: cadud2000 wrote: i got a 97 el futura classic. bought it seems stock standard. driving up to queensland. got it up to around 210km. i checked the tail shaft. standard. had a look closer at the motor. cam ben worked. full exhaust worked, ecu changed to wolf 3d. and a few other little bits and pieces. the stock standard tail shafts can do 180km+ but if you do value your life then y bother? if u really do want to go 180km+ upgrade your car enough to be able to handle it without s**t it self and smearing your face all over the tarmack. you wouldn't drive a car with only 2 nuts holding your wheel on would you? then why bother risking a car that u have spent money on to be able to do those speeds and by risking your life. if you must exceed 180km+ then make sure you upgrade the right parts. not just the motor. although my car did have the stock tail shaft and it didnt rip it self to bits. 2 weeks later at mikes dyno. just bout to hit 6250rpm tail shaft split and a 300mm long piece of steel shot straight through the floor pan and right through the roof. just lucky no one was in the way. here you are cadud2000, i bought you a little something. That is GOLD MrNasty, nice find, its gunna get used around here a fair bit
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The police ecu aperently isnt necacarily unlimmited. my 94 ef is an ex cop car and it cuts out at 180 same as most other falcons do. gear changes are a little firmer and timed different tho.
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XR tailshafts are very light, you can carry them with one hand easily enough. I never got around to fitting mine though, so i can't compare the weight between the two..
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We had a XH xr8 ute, manual, happily went up to 220km/h, with a large shuddering noise though... not doing that again
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Look up my topic on "Speed Limiters are GOOD".
Explained well why they are there.
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I get that shuddering just near the speed limiter , but i run 4.11's and the speed limiter is around the 165 mark now.... its not a nice feeling/slash sound... will the alloy fix this prob, im gonna need 1 running down the 1/4 its gonna be close to 160...
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hmm i think my laine has an aloy shaft
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data_mine wrote: Look up my topic on "Speed Limiters are GOOD".
Explained well why they are there. I was about to say to everyone to check that out because that was bad news. IMO it should be a sticky and the first reply to a thread like this is to that link and the thread locked.
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hey this may be obvious but was exactly is a speed limiter. i got an ef xr6 auto stock, does mine have one? my mate has a eb with a el engine manual would he have one?
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The speed limiter is part of the engine management / computer that limits the car to travelling in excess of 180km/h.
I know the EL Xr6's dont have them but the Gli ect does. Its not really sensible to be going over 180k's anyway. |
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in a manual you can just cut the vss wire from the ecu and no more speed limiter..
auto is a bit different because the auto ecu needs to know the speed so it can change gear.... |
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mltezr wrote: hey this may be obvious but was exactly is a speed limiter. i got an ef xr6 auto stock, does mine have one? my mate has a eb with a el engine manual would he have one?
There ECU looks at the speed you are doing and in a non-tickford, when it gets to 180 it limits the amount of fuel the injectors will use which will slow you down. I think in the Tickfords like the XR's and the Ghia's it it 200 or 220.
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In the log book i have for my XR (purchased in darwin) "has vibration in rear coming in at 200kmph possible uni joint or tailshaft fault. Replaced uni and inspected tailshaft"
Must of had a workout on the Stuart Highway.
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thanks for all the info. i dont think my mate knows, now at least i can tell him.
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