Phils XM

torque is the all important ingredient torque is the turning effot exerted by mechanical components. power is the time rate of doing work. power = (NT)/9.55 (N= RPM, T= torque, 9.55 is the conversion from radians per second) Does this help ?????

The Mustang club are having a track day?? Can you post some details please

How many guys from Canberra are heading up? would be interested in meeting and traveling together. PM me if anyone is interested. I am hoping to leave about 5.30AM

xr6ikness No offence meant to 6six6 but I'm with u on the money thing but I feel more comfortable giving to you if u r willing to collect for ford drivers. I'm a definate starter. I'll pm my mobile number to you & 6six6 My ute is as stock as . . .

sounds like a great day to be had, if SWMBO can get the day off I'll be there have been looking forward to taking the ute for a skid and this is as good a reason as any I will confirm in the next couple of days

Canberra Oct 03 build Phantom (is there any other colour worth having?) no mods yet. mods on the way, moving battery into tray, build air filter box to sit where battery was and replumb intake tract in 3" stainless, bigger intercooler. Will also make new 3" stainless exhaust when time allows.

Sheila, the Aussie housewife got out of the shower and slipped over on the bathroom floor. Instead of slipping over forwards or backwards, she slipped, did the splits and suctioned herself to the floor. She yelled out for her husband Bruce. "Bruce, Bruce ! ! " she yelled. Bruce came running in. "Bruce, I've bloody suctioned meself to the floor ! " she said. "Strewth ! " Bruce said and tried to pull her up. "You're stuck fast girl. I'll go across the road and get Cobba" (his mate). They came back and they both tried to pull her up. ''No way! We can't do it, let's try Plan B." Cobba said "Plan B?" exclaimed Bruce. "What's that"? "I'll go home and get my hammer and chisel and we can break the tiles under her and release the vacuum." replied Cobba "Spot on" Bruce said. "While you're doing that, I'll stay here and play with her *beep*." "Play with her *beep*"? Cobba said, "Not exactly a good time for that mate?" "No" Bruce replied, "But I reckon if I can get her wet enough, we can slide her into the kitchen where the tiles aren't so expensive"

have tried most of the 98RON fuels on the market and for me the mobil synergy 8000 is head and shoulders above the rest. Case in point- I swing spanners on a mates 460ci XT ute, on the mobil it will run sweet through 7000rpm, optimax requires a dose of the Wynns race formula octane boost. My T ute feels crisper on the mobil but the optimax still works just fine for haulinf my tools from job to job. Economy??? If I was worried about economy I would driving some crappy little 4cyl ricer.

Was great to see mainstream media reporting on drag racing in a positive and upbeat manner. Hope the local pollies saw it and pull their collective fingers out and get a drag strip happening here in Canberra.

keep an eye on the DJR boys, if they can get a handle on their suspension they will be hard to beat. Don't think we'll see too much of Skaife this year, he'll be too busy running to the stewards office complaining that the rest of the field won't pull over and let him past.

From first to latest 64 XM sedan, 221 2v 14.6/89mph 78 mini clubman, 1275 twin webbers fun car on the twisty stuff 70 XW GT only had 85000miles sold in 90 12.2/118mph 75? RX4 very quick but sounded crap(like most rotors) 13.4/102mph 63 dodge Pheonix 440/727 (stolen) 74 HJ Wagon 308/t350 14.3/92mph 79 S pac factory 351, 4 speed, lsd. 9.2/74mph (1/8mile)at CID full street trim(see pic to left) 78 XC GXL 302, C4 lsd 72 TC cortina 302w C4 9" 8.2/85mph(1/8mile) 92 EB gli (my very first stock car, but not for long) 92 EB SS(similar to car used by Kent Youlden for the production sries that year) 95 GXL Cruiser as of next tuesday Phanton XR6T Ute Stored in the shed and not regoed, 289w powered Capri, MkI GT Cortina, XM panel van, Xm Ute full chassi drag car, XW sedan Have been lucky no a bad car amongst them

Welder, running my own small(1 man )engineering company. can also supply cut steel, fasteners, tools etc. Specialize in alloy and cast iron repairs.

whilst there were quite a few rice burners inside it sounds like there were more on the outside. It was a disapointment to see the d*ckhead factor is on the rise again, this year it started on Friday afternoon. having ventured to the nats this year in a different type of car (a non jap 4 cyl) was pleasantly suprised with the general acceptance and in some cases the historical understanding of the car. This was my 11 th nats (my 1st not in a v8) I wonder how much longer for Chic Henry & crew to get serious about stamping out the morons (maybe ban the booze).

Be prepeared to travel to find a good car as they are starting to get scarce, spent 5 years finding a good xm van that didn't have heaps of rust. If you go the x flow/turbo you will have bonnet clearance problems as the 250 block is much taller than the std 200. The XR6t sounds good but was quoted over $15000 for eng/box assy from local dealer. they are great cars(have had several) and best of luck.

Phantom XR6T, (pick up on wednesday, fingers crossed). will start playing once new toolboxes are fitted. begining with center muffler and air box

Think I saw a post a few weeks ago about a std ute running 13.95

With my XR6T ute sill a few weeks away the brake shudder problem is a concern. Some guys seem to the right idea by replacing pads and rotors but only do it after the problem starts. the fix is really simple, use a really good quality pad (pagid, EBC, endless). Not sure if all make a BA pad as yet but all make fantastic pads. Stay away from any mettalic pads. The job of the pads is to not only slow the rotor(stop the car) but to help disapate the heat generated. I have found this out the expensive way, having had to skim rotors after every speed event in my current ride. Fitted a set of pagid road pads(they made great race pads also) and did 3 meetings and 15000km road with no probs. No warm up needed, no fade. No mean feat in a car that weighs over 1650 kg. Also cut a set of EBC to suit and worked just as well(did give a slightly harder pedal)