Brendan XR6-T

Jeezuz this fellas gettin stomped on.. Personally I went the bigger cat (tuned) and centre muf gone and I think it sounds gr8 for what I payed. But yeah as others have said the 4" might b ok too but they start to sound a little like a truck IMO.

I had a bent intake blade due to a rubber joiner failure. Took the turbo in and he replaced everything but the shaft and the zorst impeller.. After refitting the turbo and checking all the connections and intercooler pipes were tight (double checked) it's now running 3-4psi lower than before....?? It's more than lost it's edge. What could cause something like this?

thanks for the laugh fellas love ya work

that's some helpful info cheers fellas I'll try'em out tomorrow. Thanks Brendan

I cant think of anything else that could have done it except it could have sucked some other junk in there, they'd be a gr8 vacuum cleaner. I'll never really know until I pull everything apart it's gunna be a bitch to find. Ive attached a pic anyway just to remind us wat happens when we let'em go for a while.

Ive been quoted so far $2750 for a new turbo fitted and $1800 for replacing eveything but the housings. Is this typically the right sort of money or can I do better??

Wishful thinking perhaps.. thanks for the constructive posts as always turbotrana keep up the good work

Hey fellas.. I was driving home this morning when I could here A kind of whizzing sound. When I got home I pulled the intake pipes off to find the rubber joiner that joins the turbo to the standard crossover piping had sh1t itself and split nearly in 2. Im taking punt and saying that apart of the rubber had gone through the blades and slightly bent 1 of the blades. The blade is only slightly bent. Its a shame I didnt think of taking a pic today b4 I went to work but I will upload 1 tomorrow. As I said the blade is only slightly bent about 0.5 - 1mm out but enough to cause the whizzing sound. I believe I could probly starighten the blade with the correct tools but obviously it wouldnt be as true as it was. Has anyone ever tried to straighten a blade and been succesful?? I totally understand that I could be at risk but I'm am weighing up my options dont drive my car for the time it takes me to save up or have a go.. Thanks in advance for any help avail. I will post a piccy tomorrow.

No probs thanks fellas I'll stay well clear of boosting just needed to limp it to the tuners so to speak.

Mine does this to. Get yourself one of these asap FALCON XR6 F6 TURBO OIL SUPPLY BRAIDED LINE KIT FILTER - eBay Turbos, Superchargers, Performance Parts, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 02-Aug-10 15:12:42 AEST) The standard filter for the turbo oil supply line is tiny if or when you get the kit throw it over your shoulder. Here how to get to your oil supply line filter http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=32461&st=0 When I heard this noise I freaked aswell. I ended up timing the turbo wind down for some reason. Anyway I could hear it wind down for about 25sec. After changing the oil supply line and filter with the aftermarket one I timed it again and now I can hear it wind down for almost 1min. If you can, take off the intake pipe to the turbo. There is another pipe you will have to take off aswell as it is just in the way. Presuming its a B series car all you will need is a 7mm socket (unless hose clamp has been changed then its usually an 8mm). Check the turbo impeller once it has cooled down for shaft play. Basically left to right, up and down, in and out there shouldnt be much more play than about 1mm side to side and virtually nothing in and out. Check for scrathes too. I have a very small scratch on the inside of mine but over about 8months hasnt got any worse watsoeva + im running higher boost. Im by far no expert on this stuff just spent plenty of time reading through forums. Good luck

Another idea would be to remove centre muffler and replace with 2 x 2.5inch with resonators. Then later if u need to save coin possibly retain the centre piece if you were to go say custom 4inch dump with 2x 2.5's. That is what I have done exhaust note sounds pretty good.. This was the original plan for myself but I gotta deal with another exhaust that I cant refuse.

Currently have the car (BF MK1) tuned, its running 17psi with basic mods and getting 320rwkw. Plans are to get xforce 2x 2.5sys and stage 3 PW intercooler sys. Is it deadly to do say 1hrs driving keeping revs below 2000rpm on the way to the tuner?

Ok I think I have may have answered my own question after plenty of digging . It appears that the 82degree tstat is ok if u arent planning on tuning coz its within the ecu operating temps.. The 72degree tstat is ok when getting a custom tune because the tuner will tune out the warm up mode and adjust the fan settings, apparently it will gain better mid range power as there wont be as much heat soak so the timing can be played with abit more safely . I dont know how accurate this is but it kinda makes sense.

goods news thanks for that just purchased a pair. Does anyone think that the 160F thermostat is to cold (Works out to be about 72degrees)? I know alot of other ppl are running the 82degree tstat but I spoke to the tuner and he recommended the 160F. I did read up that they are to cold in one thread but I would like to be sure about it.

I was wondering if anyone has bought these injectors any feed back would be appreciated, thanks.. 60LB SIEMENS DEKA INJECTORS. XR6 TURBO FPV F6 FORD - eBay Other, Performance Parts, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 08-Aug-10 19:00:09 AEST)

I just bought that one today fingers crossed.

I have this tapping noise also in roughly the same place you have mentioned. But it only seems to turn up after the car is warmed up after a 15min drive or so. Is your car similar or does do it do it when its cold aswell? Which test is more accurate a leak down test or a compression test?

how loud is the ticking noise? Can it br heard from say the passengers door with the bonnet down

Like you said matty the torque went up but he upped the boost to from 14 to 16psi but I dont think its 16 all the way through he had to back something off up the top end coz he was getting alot of pinging so as you can c from the dyno sheets it makes more power and torque up to about 3500-4000rpm but tapers back down. He reckons its just not getting ennough fuel and theres definetly more in it but he couldnt get enough fuel. I actually printed one dyno sheet on top of the other today and it makes it alot easier to make out I'll post it up later. Looking forward to bigger squiters pump and cv tune ill let you guys know how everything went in my next post when it is all done. Thanks for all the reply guys Brendan

I was going to see c v tomorrow to get it checked out again but I changed it for another day plan is to upsize from 42lb injectors to the 60's and get a walbro I figure might aswell make the visit worthwhile. Hoping to get between 320-350rwkw I know the bottom end will be abit of grenade but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. Hey matty your right with 3rd to 4th when on the rollers provided all the gear ratios have been set in properly so I'm told. I asked him y he dyno'd it in 3rd but he told me he accidentally wrote 3rd in and the numbers on the top left are just a reference. I don't know accidentally this and that I'm lookin forward to seeing cv performance they have a winter special on for there tunes which should save a couple of pennies...

Went back to the rollers today after everything was tight and retuned it pulled 310rwkw. Torque seems abit higher than before but for some annoying reason it was tuned in 3rd this time didnt realise till I got home. I dont know if it akes any difference tuning from 3rd to 4th some ppl say it does some say it doesnt after reading around for the last couple of hrs. All in all I took it back he was more than happy to retune it everyone makes mistakes car seems happy im happy. The two attached dyno runs are not back to back. The 320rwkw was about 4-5months ago in 4th gear. The other today in 3rd 320rwkw1.doc 310rwkw1.doc