Lawsy Wanabe mechanical engineer Donating Members 960 Member For: 20y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: At the computer, obviously..... Posted 29/08/05 10:47 PM Share Posted 29/08/05 10:47 PM DO NOT TOUCH YOUR CAR!!!!Your car looks hot, stop trying to be something you aren't. The bonnet is not only a practical necessity on the V8's but it is there to differentiate between models.I'm a Ford fan since birth, and I hate people trying to be something they aren't. (and I don't give a flying rats arse which car is faster from the factory, its still not meant for your car and makes you look like a wa*ker putting it on the 6. What, do you wanna look like a slower car?). No offense intended to those who have already done it, but I'm not about to go and put a "351GTHO" sticker on the Fairmont Ghia now just because it looks good. It is EXACTLY the same principle. Nor am I not going to put a Ferrari badge on my astina... Again, same principle, trying to be something I'm not, regardless of how good it might look. Period.In any case, right now, your car is one of the meanest looking T's I have EVER seen. Infact, the more I look at it, the more I like it! Your car looks absolutely awesome! You are already on a good thing!So spend your money on more power, you'll get more enjoyment out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi fordxr5turbodotcom Member 892 Member For: 21y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Point Cook, Vic Posted 30/08/05 12:07 AM Share Posted 30/08/05 12:07 AM Go get a shaker off Macka Instead.... makes the car a real head turner (even more so) and is the best CAI you can get for your XR6T... period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 8m 27d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 30/08/05 12:15 AM Share Posted 30/08/05 12:15 AM I like you car as is DRKXR6 but...- bulge bonnet with rear vent (but not the ugly hole in the bulge)- Maybe add a Shaker - usefully feeding the motor- black grilles- maybe shiny intercooler behind the grilles - not too obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 5m 13d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 30/08/05 12:37 AM Share Posted 30/08/05 12:37 AM IMO. XR8s shoud look like XR8s and turbos should look like turbos, but it comes down to its your car do what ever you want to it. you are not going to please everybody with you choice so you might as well just please your self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 8m 27d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 30/08/05 01:43 AM Share Posted 30/08/05 01:43 AM people shouldnt really put different wheels on their car either - are they trying to make them look like different cars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawsy Wanabe mechanical engineer Donating Members 960 Member For: 20y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: At the computer, obviously..... Posted 30/08/05 01:52 AM Share Posted 30/08/05 01:52 AM people shouldnt really put different wheels on their car either - are they trying to make them look like different cars?No, because wheels aren't used to differentiate between models.XR8 wheels are simply the FORD 18 inch wheel style, not unique to the XR8 as they are an option that some dealers will even put on your base XT if you know who to talk to...They should simply be labelled as the "Ford 18 inch wheels".Big difference. A difference you clearly saw before posting, but hoped no one else would see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 8m 27d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 30/08/05 02:11 AM Share Posted 30/08/05 02:11 AM (edited) Well - actually - clearly I was stirring. I do kind of agree - it is good to have some differences between the models, but... I would see the Typhoon Wheels, or GT wing, or maybe trim parts off a Ghia as worse than a v8 bonnet on an otherwise identical externally car.I like the bulge bonnet myself. How would you feel if the XR6T and XR8 both had those bonnets standard, and the XR6 didnt? What if someone had retrofit a XR6 bonnet on a XR6T cause they didnt like the bulge? Edited 30/08/05 02:11 AM by cobrav8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawsy Wanabe mechanical engineer Donating Members 960 Member For: 20y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: At the computer, obviously..... Posted 30/08/05 02:49 AM Share Posted 30/08/05 02:49 AM (I know you were stiring ).Well I guess it only works in 1 direction.If you work up the model scale, it just doesn't seem right. But if you are understating your car, it just doesn't really bother me for the fact that people aren't going to comment about it. If, in your example, the T came with a bulge and you put on a normal bonnet, people would just think you were a wa*ker with fake turbo badges. Untill you annihilate them off at the lights in an 11 second T.But going in the other direction, it just makes me cringe. Again, it makes ME cringe, no one else has to agree with me though (Not directed at yourself mate, but everyone in general).Pashen has one hot looking car, in my opinion the one of the best looking T's around.The only thing I don't like is the wing. If he had a only a double bracket wing, instead of the tri bracket wing like what is found on the FPV's, it would be sweet as because, to the tuned eye, it would clearly be aftermarket and not a rip off from a higher model.I guess we are on a simlar wavelength here cobra, I'm just slightly more picky/passionate about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianL Member 14 Member For: 19y 10m 2d Location: crusin the Sutherland Shire Posted 30/08/05 04:14 AM Share Posted 30/08/05 04:14 AM DRKXR6I have a black xrr Turbo. with factory XR8 bulge and intercooler sprayed (no grille) looks fantastic and have had heaps of positive looks and comments...go for it!BTW where do you get the bonnet turbo stickers from??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawsy Wanabe mechanical engineer Donating Members 960 Member For: 20y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: At the computer, obviously..... Posted 30/08/05 04:25 AM Share Posted 30/08/05 04:25 AM Ignore my previous post, pashen DOES have a double bracket wing, and not the tripple...So, he has the best looking BA sedan, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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