adamw

Mine just arrived this week too! I'm stoked with it. BF2 5000k's (demo), zf6spd ego colour, premium sound, 18's, tint, mats $35k. ego looks awesome in sunlight!

I just had my XR6T that I bought from Melbourne freighted up to Darwin. Also a painful $1300. That was on an uncovered truck from Melbourne to Adelaide and then on the train from Adelaide to Darwin. Car was still probably 10k cheaper than the Darwin dealer would have done though Adam

to me, it sounds feasible. there seems to be no technical reason why not. whether a tuner would be happy to do it or not, is another issue. I can imagine I might offend the local dyno operator though - reducing them to monkey status.

why would you need a remote interface? from what I can see the tuning software runs on windows - so its as simple as a remote desktop connection (a feature built-in to windows). tuner can see the desktop and all applications running on it including the tuning software.

That sounds like a bit of an oversimplification of the issues we have living here. For example the tuner up here in Darwin has very little experience with the software, but is a competent dyno operator and has been running cars on the dyno for many years. Why does the local person need to check AFRs, boost, ignition etc? The point of what he's talking about is that the tuner could see exactly what they can see if the car is sitting in front of them - the whole PC screen over a remote connection where they can read logs, and set parameters themselves without the local person touching it. Adam

Thank you!! Fantastic, I was not aware it was possible to tune in that manner. What does he do .. just get a whole bunch of logs, then do the tune based on those logs? Adam

Hi All Just thought I'd introduce myself and also had some questions about mods. I have posted on this forum before on the quest to find myself a good T. I ended up buying a late 2006 BF2 demo from Bayford in Melbourne with 18's and premium sound. I am buying it sight unseen but they assure me it is in "as new" condition and unmarked although I am not flying down to verify it myself. The car should be in Darwin sometime in the next 2 weeks (it is currently on the journey from Melbourne to Adelaide). Anyway, to more important things. As a BF2, would I be correct in thinking valve springs don't need to be changed when modifying? Is the motor generally tougher than the previous models - I did read somewhere that it is now the same short motor as the typhoon? What differences are there other than beefier valve springs? I like a car to be responsive, and I'm not really interested in peaky power delivery anymore (I'm used to 2.0L turbos). I guess when modifying the T it will remain responsive courtesy of a a big motor with a big turbo hanging off the side? with a T do you generally sacrifice any low down power for say.. a 50% gain over stock? I don't know what the standard car will put down on the dyno (and I know it varies widely from dyno to dyno) but I would like around 50% more power than stock. It's a 6sp auto and I understand a healthy one might put down 200rwkw on an average dyno. So I guess I'm aiming for the 300rwkw mark. I've been reading a lot of the technical threads and am thinking the following mods should get me there without sacrificing driveability or increasing noise to annoying levels etc: 1. 4inch cat 2. Monza cooler 3. 2nd CAI 4. Injectors 5. Custom tune I would like a safe tune due to the heat up here - I may end up investing in a better intercooler if I can find some info that shows it performing better than the Monza. I am really going to struggle with #5. From what I understand there is only one tuner up here with the ability to custom tune the CAPA flash tuner. I am not really interested in a generic tune unless it is a really safe tune, and I would then go and verify it on the dyno to ensure the AFRs and boost were reasonable. Is it possible for a tuner to do a tune remotely? I.e. look at logs, send back a new map, look at logs again.. repeat process until satisfied etc? It seems to me that there is no reason why a tune couldn't be done remotely if a local shop with a dyno was willing etc. I assume the tuning is done on a PC (Windows) .. surely the tuner could remote connect (wi-fi internet connection) and do the tune without physically being there. Would be an interesting experiment. Thanks for any input. Adam

$35k onroads + freight are my costs though (have to register it and pay NT stamp duty of 3%).

Finally found myself a T. It's a BF2, 6000kms (demo), premium sound, 18's, 6spd auto in Ego. Late 2006. Pic below.. I'm currently pondering whether to get an NRMA inspection on it just to make sure it's never had any bingles. Bayford in Melbourne have been a pleasure to deal with - now only to confirm that its as immaculate and unmarked as they say it is! Will be put on the train to Darwin on Thursday.

Were these definitely turbos? I've mentioned this to others and they were skeptical that they were not NA XR6s.

Cheers.. that's a great price. Sort of thing I'm looking for.. just struggling to find one at the moment! I can bide my time though. Is there a BF3 coming, or is it straight to the Orion?

Tried denmac, no joy unfortunately. They have only one vehicle - advertised as a 6sp auto but is actually a 6sp man, and is in just about the only colour I couldnt live with, Toxic. Adam

Thanks mate.. I'll give them a call today. Sounds like you got a great deal! Thanks also to those with helpful PMs. Adam

They don't come by often in Darwin

Not quite sure what you mean by 'with what you want'. I'm happy with 2nd hand (doesnt have to be a demo), I don't need any options -- the only thing I'm really mandating is the ZF box. it can even be an 05. I'm not sure why 35k wouldn't be a reasonable budget for that given the prices I've seen them fetch at auction (29k). Granted, you're buying without driving, and it could have issues - but it is still under new car warranty - I thought adding another 6k on top of that would get me one easily - but seemingly not. I can't increase the $35k budget so if I can't find one for that price, I have to find something else unfortunately. Adam

Hi guys I'm a new member - located in Darwin. I'm looking to buy a BF or BF II XR6 turbo with the 6spd auto. I'm finding a few for sale but they seem unrealistically priced - the dealer up here wants 40k for a used 2005 BF with the ZF and no options. Does anyone know of a) anyone selling one privately for a realistic price or b) a dealer who is selling demos for a good price 35k is really the most I would spend. At the pickles auction here, a clean 06 with the ZF (no options) went for 29k with 40k's on the clock. That was about 3 months ago - I wasn't ready to buy at the time unfortunately. Thanks guys. Adam

The reason the XR6 turbo, and many euro cars appear to have good resale is because they provide a huge option list that you can't help but pick a few options from. Resale is calculated only on the base price, but in reality very few people buy the base car with no options. Subaru somehow defy the trend, and have stunning resale (especially the Foresters) while providing no real options. Not quite sure how they achieved this (minimal discounting?), but it is dropping a bit. I paid 40K onroad for my MY05 WRX 9 months ago and would struggle to get 33K for it. It wasn't long ago you could get 33K for a 3 year old one. Adam