WA Spotted & Chit Chat Thread

[XF Falcon]

Got my XR8 bonnet at the panel beaters finalllllly, so I'm driving around with a fresh out-of-the-box XR6 bonnet for a week or so.

So it looks like im trying to go for that "JDM" look, but I'm failing miserably ahahah

Looks like I'll be driving the XF around till the bonnets back

[dmosconi]

dmosconi - What quote did you get from MCE re the PBR C6's and 4 pot rears?

I got two quotes; both are for the PBR, P and M series callipers and rotors with all stainless fittings and hoses for the BF 05 to 08.

M series - 6 piston front, 4 piston rear kit is $7400 fitted and will only fit 18” or bigger rims PK-18/19 kit.

P series - 4 piston front and 2 piston rear kit is $ 3100 fitted will fit the 17” rims PK-2/4 kit.

Still not sure which way to go 7G is steep, they have guaranteed me that the P-series 4 piston front and 2 rear is going perform much better than what is on there now.

The P series is double the braking pistons and bigger pads on front with 325x32 vented front and 303x16 solid rear rotors which are both slotted.

It’s a hard decision considering most of the FPV’s only have Brembo 6 piston front brakes on standard 328x26 rotors and standard 1 piston callipers and rotors on the rear that is just painted red to suit the Brembo’s.

Still it would be nice to know if anyone else is running either the M or P series PBR’s.

[dmosconi]

You can either take your existing housing into Turbotech or buy a new housing (already modded with stronger actuator) direct from Garrett. If you need any more info on the complete housing from Garrett or want advice on removing turbo/taking to Turbotech just give us a call on 0430 556 380. I've had mine off numerous times trying to get it set right & have finally found the correct combo/settings

Dean.

What's the cost for a new housing over moding the original turbo, somebody quoted $465 moded a few posts back and if you buy a new housing doesn't the turbo need to be basically rebuilt?

[Adrian6T]

What's the cost for a new housing over moding the original turbo, somebody quoted $465 moded a few posts back and if you buy a new housing doesn't the turbo need to be basically rebuilt?

I found out that not only is the new housing have the bigger flapper but also has a higher Nickel content in the casting to help prevent cracking which some of the stock unit are prone too.

Not sure on the cost.

[Guest]

get a new housing and fit a screamer

you know you want to

[arronm]

I got two quotes; both are for the PBR, P and M series callipers and rotors with all stainless fittings and hoses for the BF 05 to 08.

M series - 6 piston front, 4 piston rear kit is $7400 fitted and will only fit 18” or bigger rims PK-18/19 kit.

P series - 4 piston front and 2 piston rear kit is $ 3100 fitted will fit the 17” rims PK-2/4 kit.

Still not sure which way to go 7G is steep, they have guaranteed me that the P-series 4 piston front and 2 rear is going perform much better than what is on there now.

The P series is double the braking pistons and bigger pads on front with 325x32 vented front and 303x16 solid rear rotors which are both slotted.

It’s a hard decision considering most of the FPV’s only have Brembo 6 piston front brakes on standard 328x26 rotors and standard 1 piston callipers and rotors on the rear that is just painted red to suit the Brembo’s.

Still it would be nice to know if anyone else is running either the M or P series PBR’s.

do you intend to do track work, are you buying them for performance or looks. I have two BAs one with 6 and 4 piston brembos and the other with ford premium ( Ba F6 blue)and with the right pads on the street there is little difference.

[dmosconi]

do you intend to do track work, are you buying them for performance or looks. I have two BAs one with 6 and 4 piston brembos and the other with ford premium ( Ba F6 blue)and with the right pads on the street there is little difference.

Just for performance, no track work, I'm shooting for 350wkw and want to be able to stop it, the stock BF XR6T brakes have a hard enough time trying to do this now, once the mods are completed there is no way the brakes will be up to the task.

Brembo would be a great addition but there just to $$$ for an after market conversion, as is the M series PBR 6 & 4 piston kit and as you said it’s not a track car.

You said one BA runs ford premium brakes do you mean like the T and the XR8’s brakes or the basic Brembo FPV package?

[Dirty32]

The BA F6's came with a premium brake package (pbr - blue in colour) that im pretty sure came standard on all XR T's from BF on...

I think he means if you swapped your stock rotors to DBA 4000's and got a good pad / braided lines, you will be hard pressed to tell the difference in performance (to the brembo's) on the street.

For $7400 you could probably get a set of 6/4 pot Brembo's if you shop around (on here or ebay)...

[arronm]

The BA F6's came with a premium brake package (pbr - blue in colour) that im pretty sure came standard on all XR T's from BF on...

I think he means if you swapped your stock rotors to DBA 4000's and got a good pad / braided lines, you will be hard pressed to tell the difference in performance (to the brembo's) on the street.

For $7400 you could probably get a set of 6/4 pot Brembo's if you shop around (on here or ebay)...

the discs and calipers PBR BA Typhoon are totally different to BF brakes. These with braided lines and PBR performance pads will be up to the job, and can be had cheap, dont bother about the rear the BF ones are better. If you want better a set of 6 piston brembo on the front with DBA 5000 discs and keep your rears and paint the calipers red. TRY EBAY THERE IS LOTS OF BREMBO

Edited 28/01/09 02:37 PM by arronm

[LeighD]

I forget the exact price but I think that it was about $5600 - $5800 for a full set of 6 piston/4 piston Brembos. Surely it wouldn't cost too much to get them fitted. I would think that you could get it all done for cheaper than the PBR brakes.