NT TURBO Member 1,128 Member For: 21y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: Darwin NT Posted 16/03/03 11:40 AM Share Posted 16/03/03 11:40 AM Am I the only one who's a bit disappointed by the XR6T auto's standing start?Once its moving its great, don't take me wrong I love the car but I wonder if something can be done just to help it off the mark (without going to 16"s).Does anyone else think this or have I been spoiled by manuals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtang Member 40 Member For: 21y 10m 2d Location: Melbourne Posted 16/03/03 11:47 AM Share Posted 16/03/03 11:47 AM brake and restrain till the auto is loaded and the rpm is 1700-1900.... let the brake go and plant the right foot ... 0-100 in less than 6 every time ... the quarter in about 13.8-14.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NT TURBO Member 1,128 Member For: 21y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: Darwin NT Posted 16/03/03 11:51 AM Author Share Posted 16/03/03 11:51 AM I was so embarassed to see my mates stock VR sitting beside me 'till about the 100m markI've Tried revving it a bit but I worry about the auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdave SLOJAM, Gone but not forgotten Lifetime Members 1,841 Member For: 22y 2m 28d Gender: Male Location: Outer east - Melbourne Posted 16/03/03 12:24 PM Share Posted 16/03/03 12:24 PM relax, what it lacks off the line it makes up for a little later :D then its all smiles and sad GMH owners :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Craig Guests Posted 16/03/03 09:29 PM Share Posted 16/03/03 09:29 PM Looking at the manual - It is quoted as doing the 0-100 in 5.9 seconds - that is only .25 seconds behind the WRX 0-100 and a full 2.2 seconds faster than the Commodore.Having only driven the Demo so far (2 months to go till mine arrives :() I got a 6.2 second 0-100 but that was cause there was a salesman next to me - I wouldn't worry as with familiarity comes the way to drive this car - she's fast enough trust me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 16/03/03 09:41 PM Share Posted 16/03/03 09:41 PM I believe this lag we experience with the auto's off the start will be fixed with an ECU Upgrade ie Unichip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mals BA XR6T Member 381 Member For: 22y 1m 5d Location: Sydney Posted 16/03/03 10:24 PM Share Posted 16/03/03 10:24 PM Coming from an AUXR8, Auto, to this, XR6T Auto... the take off is disappointing, no questions asked. Sure you can rev it up, and yes it does take off much quicker, but I'd rather just plant the foot. And yes this car, once it hits say 30km/h, is quick.... very quick, and leaves many people impressed. However I can understand the poor low down response.Personally I'm on a "half hearted" mission to improve mine... I'm hoping an exhaust change will help??Anyone know how to get more torque down low without pulling out the six and putting in an 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwnaXR6T Member 1,519 Member For: 22y 1m 10d Location: Sydney Australia Posted 16/03/03 11:02 PM Share Posted 16/03/03 11:02 PM I was told that 1st gear doesnt allow full tork down low. I am a little disapointed with the performance off the mark, but im hoping that this low boost git will overcome any of these problems, im sure 252kw at the rear wheels should help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodderz Member 92 Member For: 22y 2m 27d Posted 17/03/03 01:28 AM Share Posted 17/03/03 01:28 AM Probably a mix of tall 1st gear and the nature of how Ford have programmed the ECU. I was talking to an APS bloke last week, and he was saying that the 6psi boost is only on for a bit, not sure of the exact times, rpm's et but starts off 1psi, builds up to just over 4000rpm then tapers off again. So really, the current XR6T is pretty tame. The potential of this car is huge.Apparently APS have a chip that makes the 6psi boost constant throughout the rev range...so u have the grunt all the way throughFord dont have to do much with the next model. Put in the 3650 tremec, change the diff ratio and reprogram the ECU...done....BFYB all day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninka Donating Members 1,850 Member For: 22y 15d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 17/03/03 04:06 AM Share Posted 17/03/03 04:06 AM I believe this lag we experience with the auto's off the start will be fixed with an ECU Upgrade ie Unichip. I have inserted a pressure relief valve between the ECU controlled relief valve and the wastegate and the improvement in torque down low is quite phenomenal!!The problem is that you are walking on a knifes edge when adjusting pressure - too low and no improvement can be felt, just slightly too high and the bottom torque is good, but the ECU retards ignition to the point where the car actually gets slower with increased boost.I agree with CJF077 that upgraded ECU programming should see a lot of improvement in bottom end torque, and also more power in higher rev. ranges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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