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So we have now all heard that the XR6 turbo aint all that bad! however as mentioned below there has been various recalls! and overheating problems! Even when they were testing it for the Wheels car of the year!! Keep in mind this is coming from the magazine that announce back in the eighties as the Holden Camira was the car of the year...NICE ONE FELLAS!!

This paragraph was taken from Sydney morning herald

"The Wheels Car of the Year award for automotive excellence has gone to a vehicle that has had two recalls in its first two months on sale - and overheated during the magazine's test."

HOW CAN YOU GIVE THAT PRIZE TO A CAR THAT OVERHEATED DURING TESTS AND RECALLED TWICE!

Wheels magazine your car of the year doesn't mean much to me any more!!!...actually since youguys chose Camira as car of the year it never has meant anything to me!

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I reckon it's great to see an Aussie product doing so well considering the competition.

And anyway the recalls were VERY minor - an earthing strap being added and a 50c suspension clip so not bad considering it is basically all new from AU.

I reckon congrats are in order to Ford OZ for pulling their collective fingers out and producing a car that quite clearly is a huge leap for the Aussie car industry - and updating the falcon from 60's to late 20th century technology :D

BTW: The JE camira's were quite good cars believe it or not - it was the early models (JB) that had the problems and tarnished the reputation of the later ones.

Jase

I wouldn't say the XR6t is open to modifications, they tried boosting it to 10psi and it kept blowing head gaskets and gear boxes. Apparently Ford are using the Borgwarner T5 and said that the V8 XR would recieve a Tremec box because the T5 isn't strong enough, the V8 only makes 20kw more than the turbo!

I can't imagine the seq/auto would be very strong either, I'm sorry but in my opinion Ford has built a weak engine/trans combo around a GT40 turbo that has the potential to destroy it.

Mate of mine worked on the development of the auto transmission in these things. He says the only problem the with turbo Falcon is the Fly By Wire ECU.

The OE ECU also is secured to the chasis using captive bolts so that it obviuous to a ford dealer when the computer has been removed, and because the throttle body is fly by wire, modifying the big Ford for more hp is going to be very expensve. New Computer, new cable throttle body, buggers traction control , no warranty etc etc

Injectors are almost spent at factory hp as well, but going on what he says, they handle and stop well, and go damn well due to the torque.

He has already shattered my world by stating that the Turbo Ford development car he drove kills my R32, and so does the new GT Ford that is meant to be coming out soon. (He says the turbo 6 is better then the new V8 GT that Ford are building to take on the 300kw GTS)

AHAHAHAH NismoFreak :P

OK I once once a Holden Boy but am impressed with Fords effort to bring a turbo in one of their aussie cars, however with the problems and restrictions it shouldn't have won the car of the year, even though it was 2 small problems, FORD didn't think it was THAT small or they wouldn't have never recalled them....TWICE!

Also 6psi is what the turbo is running at.... TOUCH IT and loose warranty, I have been told that somehow you are able to see whether or not the turbo PSI has been touched via the ecu for Ford techos to see if they can make $$$ out of ya by voiding your warranty.

I have a warranty on my car and was told i can push my turbo to approx 12psi without voiding my warranty...

I do agree it is a nice car, but my statement is.... if a car has been recalled TWICE AND OVERHEATS WHILE TESTING then it shoudln't win!

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