NEW Ford XR6 TURBO 230KW

[Spiderman]

Just been reading in the papers and the car mags, and the new FORD BA XR6 Turbo is coming out 230 kw stock.

Its a 4.0 turbo six, and at 230kw stock i would say it has alot of potential being a 4.0 with a little mods exhuast and bit more boost probaly close to 300KW, so beleive it or not in about 4 months where going to be driving around and see fords, with FMIC, BOV's and even cop cars with TURBOS!

I guess there good and bad to this,

BAD- Fords are going to beating probaly alot of skylines GTS-T's

GOOD- Cops may not pick on us JAP turbo cars cause theres a aussie car with turbo and it will become normal! (maybe im just hoping 2 much)

Anyways Next year around feb , its going to be a interesting to see how this TURBO 4.0 SIX's to and how many get done up, i think it might be a new cult car since the WRX is not as pretty anymore.

What u guys think? FORD'S eating Skylines (since we mostly worry about commordores SS espicially now I think we going to be worrying about FORDS) ! !! and with FMIC and BOVS

and cop cars with turbo fords!

[skyzerr33]

cops most likely want get the turbo 6's as it will cost them to much to run.

as most states cops aren't allowed to buy premium unleaded fuel cause it raises costs.

[Blitz]

You obviously havent seen the NEW WRX which is due in the not to distant future. Front has been reworked to look muck like a cross between a B4 and an Evo 7, no more BUG eyes.

and yeah Cops in falcon turbos will be to high maintenance and cost to operate. I think they would lean more towards SS commodores in this case.

my 2cents

[dojobi]

Yeah they're looking pretty damn good aren't they? I might have to pick one up when I'm all old.

I wouldn't worry too much about stock ones, though. The base model XT weighs almost 1800kg or something close (not sure of the XR6T weight) and they've only got 240kw in XR6T trim. Boost them up a bit and chuck a few bolt ons on and then we'll have something to worry about.

[Spiderman]

I wonder how much difference there really is in fuel for a 4.0 turbo six and a V8 ???????

[2rismo]

cop cars with TURBOS!

VL's, NSW, pre- VN/V8's

Cheers.

[Tracka]

????? 2 much 2 run ???? i don't think so !! motor magazine stated that there would not be a problem running normal unleaded petrol in them. also did the local NSW police recently have WRX's they are turbo, also some time back they ran VL turbos and Cordia turbos

[Amir]

And wait till they become 4wd. Holden are heading that way.

4wd, large capacity, turbo engines....now that would be scary...........so will the price tag

[dojobi]

Yeah but imagine how much they'll weigh once they go 4WD!!! They'll be pushing 2 tonne unless they do something about it.

[Roy]

My friend has just been testing the new V8 Falcon soon to be released. He says it has good susp for a stock car, good brakes and a bucket load of grunt and grip thanks to traction control. Plus a few new features not released on previous fords.

Hes guessing its got about 280kw, he says its quicker than any other falcon including the turbo, but he only drove an early development of the turbo.

People who have jobs in the automotive industry shit me.

[LaL]

Xr6t's are cheaper to run. they stated all this in some magazine..

[junkie13]

dont worry about cops they all have auto so bored to death for them if cop car was manual i might consider being one and take advantage of the siren

[Whoneedstherapy]

The xr6 turbo's will definately be able to run on normal unleaded, all that happens is the timing is retarded as soon as the knock sensor senses any funny business.

As for them making big power with just a few add ons, unless you deal with the over protective computer, you could actually go backwards. Thats why the aps/capa kits are so popular.

The other thing is they will be an absolute whore to get off the line on the street, with the amount of torque they have and the amount that they weigh, getting them up off the line will be a very tricky balance between disapearing in a cloud of wheelspin and bogging down.

[Blitz]

Yet another thread brought back from the dead.

Welcome to 2002 lads

[croat]

There are already cops with XR6 Turbos on the street... There have been for a while now.

[Nozila]

i dont know if this has been posted before but does the new ford turbo 6 happen to be called the typhoon.

[Whoneedstherapy]

i dont know if this has been posted before but does the new ford turbo 6 happen to be called the typhoon.

yup thats the new FPV version anyways. Gotta love that 550nm of torque

makes LS1's look weak

[b0neR]

Restored my faith in ford.

[wreckedhead]

what are you worried about, cops cant drive anyways how they gonna catch you, i used to get away with a gemmy, how they goona catch me in my gtr?

[benm]

So what are you saying...... my mum isn't teaching them well enuff down at Goulborn ? :wassup:

Lets just see how many times she loops my car at the Wakefield trackday in a few weeks :Oops: