Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

my brother came to canberra on the the anzac weekend in his new ba xr8 falcon ,because of double demerit points we only accellerated from a standing start to 110kph on the highway.hard to admit but he beat me every time, even if i got the jump on him he would just cruise buy.i know his car has a v8 and 260kw but it weighs nearly 2 tonne.i know i'm being[stuipid] ,well ,i just hate getting beat ,making it worse my brother rubbed it in a bit,considering his car has no mods at all [soon to have exhaust and maybe chipped] i will need to find more kw's soon for the rematch.any suggestions ? i already have 3" exhaust[ cat back] and pod filter and std boost.budget is tight so maybe include prices as well.:D

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/14976-beaten-by-brother-in-a-v8/
Share on other sites

Sorry to say, but what did you expect!

you can not compare a 2003 model car to a 93-98 model.

Yes, the R33 is an awsome package for the price. PRICE being to word!! What did your brother pay for his BA V8? Take this price, then subtract your price, then use the differance to modify your car. Now that's what you will call an even match up! But be careful as with the resulting power, from your mods, it will be hard to get traction and the BA have traction control!

Get a front/down pipe and a hi-flow cat. A cat back is practically useless only looks good. You may also be loosing power due to your pod sucking up hot air from the engine. Only use a pod when it is partitioned with a cold air feed. Use you std air box, with snorkle, and put a good hi-flow filter replacement.

Also increase boost to 12-13psi max, via a bleed valve (preferably switchable between low:7psi and high:12-13psi).

After these mods it start to get a little more expensive.

Just my 2c

Alan

  • 2 weeks later...

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


  • Latest Posts

    • Nope, still smaller rear, put on the 4inch exhaust and picked up power everywhere, ended up just shy of 800rwhp.   Didn't seem to be hitting any walls either, so perhaps could have pushed for more but all maybes and the fish that got away etc etc. 
    • Races cars don't care for VIN either...
    • This could be sold and shipped to the US for many gold pieces. RMS has no say in that. Ask various Western Sydney inhabitants how it works.
    • Ha ha ha, mine loves to spend, all on the dogs (they're our kids, and her spending would likely rival that of some people raising children!) the only benefit is, her spending is tax deductible as she runs a business in the dog industry 😛 The above all means she can spend race car budget quicker than I can. 😛 That and a lot of the things I want are very expensive, and I can be a bit "you want how much for that?!" And at other times overly impulsive. Or I start the w days of research, get to day 1.5 and get really annoyed that no one will advertise actual specifics and it's just marketting BS and I go "well, now I don't want anything to do with that now!" Also I hate paying lots of money for something I can make from $50 in materials. Then I get the shits halfway through making things and wonder why others who just buy parts have more fun... 😛  
    • Their 240Z with the RB26 would be a real nice thing to have in a garage to come out for an occasional weekend cruise It's such a cool thing in so many ways Sadly, we have a blue 240Z shell that I walk past every day, just sitting outside a shed at work, it has been slowly disintegrating and falling apart into the ground for the last few years, the owner cannot be found, and I am unable to "claim it" I've been told by work and the RMS, the rust in the body is excessive though, and it has had most of the salvageable stuff, like panels, trim and switch gear stripped off it over the last year or two, work keeps threatening to put it in one of our metal scrap bins, I wish they did though, as it makes Mark sad walking past it  
×
×
  • Create New...