alphamike Member 16 Member For: 18y 8m 16d Location: Shitney once more Posted 02/04/06 07:30 AM Share Posted 02/04/06 07:30 AM G'day guys.I'm new to the world of the XR6T (although have been sniffing around for a little while) and have bought an early '03 BA MK1 - unfortunately, the car's in Bris and I'm well north of that but a few weeks and that will be cured.But I'm not without my questions! The previous owner decided that the No. 6 conrod was better suited to punching holes in the block than being connected to anything much (the dealer, lol, tried to explain to my GF about conrods - apparently, no. conrods = 2x no. cylinders, and push on rocking thingies, and - you get the idea) and a new engine was fitted to the car late last year. All above board, police certificates and all OK. But what engine do I have?Old engine number was JGSW3C3xxxx and new is QE5000xxxx.It's had SS CAI fitted... beyond that some things that the dealer said, but refer my comments about con rods. He said something about Bosch sensors, 30% extra flow and adjustable boost, but... I might just wait until I can look at the car directly some more on this stuff. That all said, and following on from my engine question, what sort of mods are relatively "safe" without smashing the auto up? or popping valve springs? It's ultimately an everday car but, of course, there's no need for it to be boring! I think the old engine had an edit, new one? no idea. Lastly (sorry for the long post) the car has been through "McLean Motors" in Brendale, QLD. Are these guys worth talking to, going back to, etc?Sooo - to recap(1) engine type is??(2) what are useful mods to start with?(3) Mclean Motors - anyone with good gen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphamike Member 16 Member For: 18y 8m 16d Location: Shitney once more Posted 02/04/06 07:53 AM Author Share Posted 02/04/06 07:53 AM Ooops. Dyno I have is from Power Torque Engines, the customer being McLean Motors. So I guess any gen on either would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrdreaming Lifetime Members 1,693 Member For: 21y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/04/06 07:54 AM Share Posted 02/04/06 07:54 AM Welcome to loony bin oops I mean site!It sounds as though your car has bosch fuel injectors fitted probably 968's (that's good) the adjustable boost could be either edit or a piggyback.Not sure on the engine number, my block was replaced however they just stamped it with the same engine number.As for mods, get yourself a trans cooler fitted first up, then an edit (There are heaps of edit dealers around however I know Fist are up in Brisvegas and they do the edits.) With the 968 injectors that should see you up around 260-270 kw with valve springs being your limiting factor.Feel free to use the search button and have a read of some of the topics as all of your questions are bound to have been answered before.Good luck and enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktford FORD FORD FORD Donating Members 9,390 Member For: 21y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Point In Brissy's eastern side Posted 02/04/06 10:01 AM Share Posted 02/04/06 10:01 AM Give some of us Brisbane heads time to get to your thread and we might shine some light on your car, Power Torque are popular tuners in Bris, so their word should be on the money for you.Maybe tell us colour and rego if original numbers, klm's etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonk Iconoclast Donating Members 4,330 Member For: 20y 2m 21d Gender: Male Location: CH Posted 02/04/06 11:21 AM Share Posted 02/04/06 11:21 AM You could call Mark from power torque and describe the car, I am sure he will give you the run down.Maybe let us know what colour and rego and stuff like scotty said and we might know the car.Power Torque are repuatable tuners, but if you take it out to FIST the guys will check over it for you and schedule your mods. I see you only have 3 posts so welcome, enjoy the site and the answers to all your questions are here. And if you think its helpful, dont forget to donate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphamike Member 16 Member For: 18y 8m 16d Location: Shitney once more Posted 03/04/06 01:44 AM Author Share Posted 03/04/06 01:44 AM Cool. I'm chasing up reciepts for the work done and will post that info up when I get it... The car is a Phantom sedan, 699-GZT. Dyno I have shows 284rwkw @ 159kph in 3rd (it's an auto) with 12psi peak boost BUT that was before the engine was replaced... I'm thinking perhaps a case of those conrods needing to be a little stronger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 3m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 03/04/06 01:51 AM Share Posted 03/04/06 01:51 AM You bought the car unseen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 8m 25d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 03/04/06 01:59 AM Share Posted 03/04/06 01:59 AM it appears - unseen, and not even knowing much about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 3m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 03/04/06 02:02 AM Share Posted 03/04/06 02:02 AM Exactly what I was getting at! How much did you pay for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphamike Member 16 Member For: 18y 8m 16d Location: Shitney once more Posted 03/04/06 08:04 AM Author Share Posted 03/04/06 08:04 AM lolNo, not unseen. I went down and bought it but it'll be staying down there for a while to fit in with other plans before driving it up the coast. Sorry if I gave that impression!As for knowing much about it, yeah, that's true enough. Had a bit of a crawl over it, it was from a dealer so has a statutory warranty, and ultimately the aim wasn't to buy a super quick car... so finding out the exact details of work done after the event is OK. If a few things are done and over time I can fill in the gaps - happy days.And as I put on another thread somewhere, $26K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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