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    The Rb26dett V Barra I6t ?

    in Forced Induction Performance

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    ive had the pleasure of owning r33 gtst, driving alot of Gtrs and owning a xr6turbo.

    they are really 2 different cars, ones a sedan with highperformance motor, one is a all round sports car.

    Aside from the performances of each, the ford is a bigger, more luxiourios and newer car. If you wer to buy a used one, get it from a dealer, and pay the $1000 extra for Ford New car warrantly. My brother recently bought an 04 xr6 turbo ute, within a month, turbo had gone, trans went and diff went. All replaced by Ford Dealerships for brand newies! Hes very happy.

    My Xr was a 6 speed manual. big mistake, biggest pos tranny around, noisy, clunky, and impossible to launch. It had 270rwkw and was fast, however the weight gets to u, and doesnt feel as good as it should. However, it draws no attention at all, was comfortable to drive all the time.

    Back to the weight issue, definately get one with upgraded brake package. I had standard brakes and they used to shudder and basically fade within a min or 2 when driving in the hills. The car was heavy and very slow. Compared to my current car which is an s15, my s15 was 39 secs quicker along a 4min section of road than my xr6turbo with 270rwkw, and my s15, which then had around 130rwkw. So weight is a huge issue as is brakes.

    However in straight lines, the ford was very good, but admitted hard to launch. Get a 4spd auto as they can be edited, however the 6sp cannot. The 6sp is a better tranny though stock for stock.

    So basically, if u think the ford will do what the gtr can, ur very wrong, and will regret your purchase. If u want a cruiser, dont want to create attention, new car, etc etc the ford is the way to go. 260-270rwkw is about normal on a manual xr with ford edit. around 240-250 for an auto. The autos with this much power can do mid to high 12s.

    After that, you need to do Valvesprings, Injectors, Intercooler, and perhaps fuel pump. Then your lookin at 300+ and low 12s at least.

    Hope this info was helpful. Just sharing what my experiences have been.

    Need Some Help

    in South Australia

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    Prolly said it was on driveway due to insurance?

    I know that most companies dont cover with 100m of your house if the car is not on the driveway, or locked away.

    Either way, Scared me to think that could happen to my S15.

    Hope u find the bastards, however doubt it. The VN commy with chromies and altezza lights would probably narrow down to a few 1000, and thats the south area only.

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