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16-11-2005, 03:07 PM
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Smash the Boost
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Brisbane
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picked up my T5 today. Awesome. Can't wait to install it (just gotta get clutch cable, clutch and pedal pin kit)
Washed car today. Degreased engine bay. Found coolant leak from head running down the block. Shut bonnet, put car away. who wants to buy it lol.
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2023 Hyundai Palisade 1971 Fairmont Sedan 1974 SWB F100 Keyboard Warrior - A Person who, being unable to express his anger through physical violence (owning to their physical weakness, lack of bravery and/or conviction in real life), instead manifests said emotions through the text-based medium of the internet, usually in the form of aggressive writing that the Keyboard Warrior would not (for reasons previously mentioned) be able to give form to in real life.
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16-11-2005, 03:12 PM
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Shoot.
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Bugger mate...... Hey, it just means you can go get it ported and cleaned up nicely
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16-11-2005, 03:16 PM
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Smash the Boost
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Brisbane
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nah
230,000klms means new(er) bottom end. Going to try and find a XR6 motor. Would love a AU version but too much dicking around Or Sell cheap and buy N14 SSS pulsar
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2023 Hyundai Palisade 1971 Fairmont Sedan 1974 SWB F100 Keyboard Warrior - A Person who, being unable to express his anger through physical violence (owning to their physical weakness, lack of bravery and/or conviction in real life), instead manifests said emotions through the text-based medium of the internet, usually in the form of aggressive writing that the Keyboard Warrior would not (for reasons previously mentioned) be able to give form to in real life.
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16-11-2005, 03:41 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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nah stay with the ford, you don't want to support child laborer do you!!!!
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16-11-2005, 03:56 PM
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Rolling on Simmons...
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Horsham / Ballarat
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Your kidding right??? 230k and their barely run in! sheesh!!!  : Just do the head gasket, also oppurtunity to bump up the compression and port the head, wack her back on and shove the t5 in, you wont know yourself!!!  :
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The daily hack... 1994 ED XR6 5Spd, Simmons FR17"s, SupaLow's, Sprint Bodykit, Cam, exhaust and all that jazz... Complete AU XR6 conversion and soon to be turbo! :voldar02: Quote:
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16-11-2005, 04:08 PM
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Windsor Man!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Not under the bonnet!
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Keep the Ford! Just drop an AU VCT motor in!
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16-11-2005, 04:33 PM
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Last warning
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria HeadCount: 3
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take engine out, put newer good cond engine in with 5 speed attached ;)
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16-11-2005, 04:52 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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bah just wack a new gasket on, bolt up the T5 and away you go untill the next problem arises. :P
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16-11-2005, 04:59 PM
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Last warning
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria HeadCount: 3
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true, headgasket change is a sub $200 deal :P
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16-11-2005, 05:04 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 1,382
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This might change your mind about swapping the whole engine. I raced another EA manual the other nite. The specs on his engine were 3.9 with crapped out piston rings and high 200thou kms. Specs on my engine are AU 4.0, 138thou km's doesn't blow any smoke and oil is still clean.
Race was dead even all the way. Since updating to the AU motor from a 3.9, in my opinion there is no real performance gain. |
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16-11-2005, 06:26 PM
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BASS ON BOARD!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Tweed Heads NSW
Posts: 2,194
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a SSS?
do you do alot of miles?..........whats more important, fuel economy or comfort. Im paying a little more in fuel but im not tied of driving, infact ill take the long way home because my car is so comfortable to drive. (i have had expirence in the SSS game) mind you the SR20 has just as much potential as the mighty 4l but cant match the comfort or torque output. I rebuilt my XR head for $350 inc 30 thou being shaved.
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