BennoG6ETURBO

Had round 2 last week... Old mate in his Bogan special ute now has full exhaust (4 into 1's, high flow cats, Varex mufflers), OTR with a MAF less tune. As well as diff gears (3.4's). Much closer, but still got him by 0.13 of a second and about 5km/h... with the child seat seat in. No mods at all, just 10k more on the ODO, stinking hot day at about 32. Best time was 24.30 @ 215km/h.

This is "Edge". Very subtle. Blue, sometimes Grey, sometimes Black... Always with a strong metallic fleck... Wasn't my choice (couldn't say no to the price). Looks amazing after a coat of good quality wax, like you could dive into the paint...

The rules say tyres must be street legal... Saying that, there were a few with ET Streets and Toyo R888's! It would have been nice if the photographer waited another second or two so you could see some 11's behind me! He took the photo the instant I took off. Not sure why it looks like I'm staring at the shifter!...

1 GTS was a manual not sure about the other, mates tuned Bogan special is auto. Came 5th in my class. Corvette, Zonda, Lambo and 427 HSV got me.

Surface was pretty good, still lit them up a little but nothing excessive. By the time I got off the hot mix I was well in 2nd and the Nittos held fairly well.

Hot as hell and windy (cross wind)! BOM say's it got to 29, car said 31, felt like 34 standing in the pit surrounded by asphalt! Got 5 runs.

Had my run today... Dead stock with full tank of fuel, spare and tools on board I ran back to back 24.3s @ 216kmh! Much quicker than what I hoped for out of the family limo... Smoked my mate in his modified Bogan special ute who ran 24.9, and a VE GTS "325" who ran 25.2! Plus I am still waiting on the time for the final run where I dropped spare etc.and nailed the launch but was down 3-4kmh due to wind (supposed to be emailed to me tonight as we had to leave early). G6ET is currently quickest in the 1E class although tomorrow the Zonda, Lambo and Corvette that are also in 1E might change that! Stoked.

With the fuse pulled and it still running, makes me think you have a "foreign battery" fault (meaning the indicator circuit is getting power from somewhere it shouldn't). Like Wenier said, a good place to start would be trailer plug or other electrical mods... A good auto elec should sort you out in no time.

Ha ha, I didn't realise you were that much down on power... Good to hear it is all sorted now.

Ha, I'd rather be driving a G6ET running on cheap vodka than a Hilux! Do they still make Nulon 104? it used to work a treat in my 13BT... By the way, car looks tops, paint looks great.

I'd say that would be a big contributing factor... They don't like 91 at all... Try some 95 (I assume you can't get 98?) and see if it responds, otherwise there may be another issue. The ECU may take a little time to give you more ignition timing if it has been run on 91 for a while (up to half a tank). Don't take my word as gospel as I am no expert and I am only talking from experience. Edit: It will run smooth on 91 as the ECU retards (winds back) the ignition timing to compensate for the lower octane rating. That's why your turbo is still spooling up but your ignition timing is preventing your engine doing any thing useful with the boost. Keep me posted after you try some decent fuel (have they got octane booster over there?). Bula.

What fuel are you running?

I've got the same problem with mine, what was the fix? Split line/tank or something simple? Thanks.

Thanks Angel... Dare I ask how you found that out?! Do you think I'd be near that after 1000m? Thanks again mate.

Ha ha, a pair of pandas answered that perfectly!

JVK I understand your concern as these limiters are put there for a reason (tailshaft stability etc). I was only worried that the limiter may have been set too low (180 or 200) for it to be worthwhile entering a 1000m sprint. Can I just add that everyone I spoke to were more than happy to remove the speed limit out of the program. I just didn't like the amount of money they were asking and the fact that they couldn't give me a definite answer as to what the factory limit is... Hard to find good service in Canberra... Reckon I'll be doing pretty good if I can crack 230 inside 1km in the family limo.

I'll let you know ANGEL#3. Cheers GSP07R, I had already found that one but it isn't real world figures, thanks anyway. I'm entered in the Snowy Mountains 1000 (Cooma) Willo88, anyone else going? I'll check the manual Tab, didn't even think of that! I was going to get a CAI and tune... But I am entering in the stock class and looking forward to owning him with my wife's dead stock daily drive! Thinking about leaving the child seat in as well!

Thanks for the feedback, if it is 230 I should be pretty safe... Anyone know what time and speed a stock G6ET/XR6T will do a 1000m sprint approximately? The main reason I am entering is a grudge match against a close mate's modified Bogan special and I don't want to lose due to a speed governor!

Can anyone give me a definite answer as to what the factory governor is set at on a MK2 G6E Turbo? I have looked everywhere and have gotten answers ranging from 180, 200 and 230kmh... I have also heard they are set lower than XR6T's? I am competing in a 1000m sprint later this year and don't want to pay to have it removed if I don't need to. Oh yeah, I need my license for work so can't find out for myself! Still stock... for now... (Wife's daily).

I am on my second one now and have had no trouble with either of them, great little car with good power and excellent fuel economy even when you get into them. I have it as my work car and do about 7,000 ks a month.

Is there anyone out there with a MKII whose bluetooth works properly? Let me know if you get yours fixed CLuTZ and how they fixed it. I do not want to take it to Ford until I can tell them what I want done (I am in Canberra and have three choices... John McGrath, John McGrath or John McGrath!). Luckily I bought it for the Boss and it only has 4k on it in as many months so I still have a bit of time before I have to find somewhere to take it. Does anyone know a good Ford dealership near Canberra?

No such thing as a stupid question. It's when your springs cant keep the lifter/follower (whatever they are called in OHC) seated on the cam at higher RPM.