Just want to know if there are any car nuts here, wat do you prefer......

leave your opinion as i want to tlk to someone about my car......

oh and im a ford fella

Ford man!!! Know a far bit about cars...so whats up boots

white

well i put mild cams (replacements, leads and lifters) in my FPV ba gt, i ran it on the dyno on saturday and still not happy, the results:

torque = 575.5nm @ 148km/h
power = 255rw/kw @186km/h

goal = 350rwkw's

without spending bs amounts of money of a car i most likely going to crash wat can i do to increase performance??? you have any ideas

im not aussie enough to go for one or the other


also i know shit all about cars, but i prefer all the expensive flashy european cars

lol I can get 250rwkw for $10000 that includes the car for another 10000 I could have 400RWKW. Life is grand.

Ok ill tell you want I have been told and know myself for sure.

Matter of interest who told you to put mild cams in ya FPV, if anyone? I looked at putting cams into my ford and D & T as well as others on ford forums advised against it, cams will not improve performance much at all. The standard cams in your car are good enough and no big gains will be made in that department!! So what did the cams cost ya?

Ill be straight as it comes you want power well 350 kws + just save for a supercharger. You could afford the car haha.
The runnning gear of the FPV's are quite strong no problem with this rated kit.

http://www.capa.com.au/kits_ford_ba_xr8.htm

In total you would expect to spend $6500 I worked it out to be fully installed and tuned. Install yaself get the injectors and tuner else where!! But the bad news and don’t quote me on this, is that you might not be able to run a SC with some mild cams.

Otherwise second option since you put mild cams in her doing the following:
1. flash tunning it,
2. full stainless steel exhaust system
3. ram flow K&N filter setup.
4. Change diff ratio

I hope this helps in some kind of way for you. My BF XR8 has k&n filter pod, full d&t stainless steal exhaust and flash tuner and fly’s like a shower of shit!!! Mine you, I have a deal with my misses and supercharging for me wont be to far away!!

haha sweet that helps heeps, the cams where under waranty and had a wear thingy causeing some fuel loss, so i put a bit more cash in to get the next ones up bout 400 bucks installed. the kits i was looking to do first was this:

Cat back Quad Stainless Steel Exhaust: $2,250 fitted
Hi Flow cold air box kit: $795 fitted
Custom tuned SCT Flash Device: $1,500
Oil breather cans: $320 fitted
Headers & hi flow cats: BA & BF: $2,150 fitted.

and down the track a supercharger most likely the way with those prices

and that reverse rotation looks awesome but cheaper, do you know anything about those???

dessi lol 415rwkw on my old piece of shit rx7. v8 power is much much better, cause for some reason i think you are talking about some wog piece of shit rice burner. like my old one

i'll never get one of those again

cheers

Ok that’s why ya got em cool. You’re on the right track. Do all of that shit then SC it and you will have yourself a very fast car!!! One thing if you wanted to save money you could by searching around there is some stuff you can do yaself!! Save money and learn.

The reverse rotation sc are great there a vortech type. They are the best opition for price as it says you don’t need additional pullies to start you off. There a very popular SC for the enthusiast they sell alot but.......

If you go overseas get this one http://www.bluepower.com.au/forcedproducts.html ummm FTW haha.

white

result: With everything expect 0-100kmph in around 3 sec given the right tyres on ya car.that fast!!!

wholy shit dude, thats nuts

haha im getting personal plates says: "HSV H8R"

and rims next week then i will put a pic up and show you

cheers boots

cool, that will be sick.

My plates are FORDPWR

Yeah a nice of rims really set our cars off. Im looking at lowing my car for my birthday.(adjustables) Should look the shit!!

white

Get some light weight rims. Dont go ricey. Keep it mean. with performance.


http://www.cartoys.com.au/pdf/tuning-guides/ford-ba-bg-turbo-v8-gt-tuning-guide-small.pdf

Tunning guide, perhaps give you an idea. These blokes are highly respected for there work in Adelaide.

For a N/A V8, Keep the N/A happening and see if you can work your way to 350kw@rws. A good exhaust system not only to the cat, see if the performance increases much if you switch the headers, manifold etcc also. Don't want to be loosing to much back pressure. Initial acceleration is good, in comparison to top end. Try to balance it.

Perhaps check out the Spit Fire ignitions kits also. Ram Kits are good. Cooler Air, Gives the car more of a gruntier sound too. Little things like an Aluminium radiator for better cooling.

Unless you just go the supercharge alternative. Dont turbo it. Your killing why it was v8 in the first place.

whats the god damn difference if you supercharge or turbo, it's still forced air induction and does the same thing, just in a different way.

Turbo's were made for bloody V8 trucks in the first place it's just that the jap car companies saw them as cheap and viable instead of big heavy engine blocks.

I wasn't talking about no wog box subaru or supra, Im talking about the soarer, not a wog preference vehicle.

Either way, the cheapest and easiest form for more power is forced induction hands down, ask any mechanic, your engine should handle a few PSI no worries.

Save yourself the cash and just charge/turbo. I talked to the guys at KKR Turbos and they sell some turbo's for big Cubic inch vehicles for 700-1000, then you'd just get them to do the manifold and piping, or buy one of those charger kits like devil said. Torque will be through the roof and you'll have a ball tearer.

The ignition kit will be a waste of cash UNLESS he's get 400+ rwhp. Radiators wont make a difference to performance of the vehicle, just keeps the engine block temp down.

Like Devil said, get that thing flash tuned too, will make a difference straight up without any mods, cams weren't important until later in the build too, may change the torque curve but won't yield noticeable differences until more horsies are coming out of her.

no difference between HP or KW either, it's the dyno, rate speed and tune that determines what reading you can get on your dyno sheet. Overall you'll want a streetable tune which is run on a slow ramp speed of the dyno. If they do a fast ramp speed you'll find your numbers will be bigger but the tune is way harsher and not reliable, great for when your dragging and constantly tuning but not an every day thing.

Cars a shit, take my advice