Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Saw one of these on the way to work in peak hour traffic, so couldnt really have a run with it. Looks like a normal xr6 but has turbo underneath the xr6 logo on the back. I think from memory they are supposed to have somewhere between 250-300kw. So be an interesting drag, I dunno how tweakable they are either. Might even see one at the drag wars :P Stock form I think they are a mid 13 second car... I think it was HPI who did a bit of a write-up about 3-4 months ago when it was still developmental.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/11561-falcon-xr6-turbo/
Share on other sites

Originally posted by Boostzor

Id hardly call the volvo a "family" car :P

It is so!

Its got two baby seats in it and a pram in the back at all times.

Its a wagon so its even more of a family car than the XR6.

Only part of the interior that doesn't look family is the B&M megashifter.:)

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/11561-falcon-xr6-turbo/#findComment-197770
Share on other sites

Yup 240 Kilowatts and 1690Kgs...

Oh has anyone mentioned that it actually failed 2 of the wheels magazine tests before it somehow won car of the year *gasp* yep thats right! Pls explain to me how it can win car of the year when it failed 2 tests.... especially when one of the failures was over heating! *please note this is not a rumour i have read this with my own eyes. www.smh.com.au if my memory serves me correct!*

Also Ford has come under fire lately of it being 2 heavy for it's power, therefore they are undertaking some major projects to reduce weight! and a lot of it by the sounds of it.... seems wheels car of they year i s a little bit over rated.

I do agree it is fantastic that ford is doing this however, more testing should have gone into it and perhaps a bit more thinking whats the house of having 240 kilowats when your car weighs as much as a frickin tank:uh-huh:

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/11561-falcon-xr6-turbo/#findComment-197821
Share on other sites

One thing i do remember reading somewhere is that the stock computer remembers how much boost is being run, so if you up the boost, the computer will note this and it will void your warranty... Now i can't remember if i read this in a forum or in mag, but i'm pretty sure it was a mag...

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/11561-falcon-xr6-turbo/#findComment-197975
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Reasonably hard, although I haven't run it with the new Endless setup yet. The old brakes were F50's on 335mm rotors and the car did a 1:40.6 at Phillip Island which is a reasonable time, I'm seeing high 600s on the temperature paint. A guy I know ran the Endless fluid at WTAC without issues and he was doing 1:33's I think (Evo) with a 355/332 setup. I don't get out to the track as much as I'd like but we put the car on the hoist and spanner check every bolt and re-paint mark everything, bleed the brakes, change the fuel, check the coolant system and re-bleed blah blah blah before every event. Motorsport is expensive, RB's are expensive so a couple of hours before an event is time well spent. It's also a net time saving because if you can keep your RB from self destructing it saves you time in the long term!
    • Welcome Alice......hope you have a bit more luck from here on! What was done in the build?  
    • Hello! I'm new here, I have an R33 GTST that is currently being finished up! Last year was pretty rough, blew two stock turbos so I decided to build the car. Has been down since November, but I get it back next weekend!
    • Hello, I believe my car was imported to America in the 2000s by Kaizo Industries. Would anyone be able to help me find more info on them? I've only found all the basic stuff like that paul walker bnr34, them being shutdown by feds, just stuff like that. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!
    • I am using Motec M150.  I am not working on the car myself actually.  My workshop is giving all these info, they are quite reputable in the industry and are very familiar with Motec and RBs and have done a few big setups with VCam and single turbo on RBs.  In fact, they built and tuned my engine from day one.  But they are stumped with my engine at the moment and cannot work out how come the compression is so low with the VCam. They told me that they have now swapped in some Kelford cams (without the VCam) and can achieve around 130psi compression and the low end torque is better, but now the engine is doughy as.  It boosts and peaks at more than 1000rpm slower, with twin HKS GTIII RS, it doesn't get full boost until over 5000rpm. I have always thought the VCam was a bit disappointing at the low rpm. To a point I had to ride the clutch a fair bit to get up a small hill from stand still.  That was when I had a clutch.  Now changing to a 8HP, I don't have that luxury and this problem has become a major issue. I am beginning to think the VCam never work since the day it was installed.  Maybe it was just sitting at the most advanced point, that is why it went good at top end but very ordinary at the bottom.  Therefore, with the help of the Holinger 6 speed and paddle shift, as long as it was moving, it drove pretty good.
×
×
  • Create New...