cv8z Member 125 Member For: 18y 8m 1d Location: Brisvagas Posted 24/06/06 01:36 PM Share Posted 24/06/06 01:36 PM (edited) Hi Guys/GalsI currently own a 2005 cv8-z Monaro,6 speed manual.I have been a Expensive Daewoo follower since I knew what a car was,My questions are the following. (as I have no idea of models or issues with each model)1/ will the 5 speed manual handle a slightly worked BA M1 XR6T (as the ford salesaman is telling me it wont handle as much power as the 4 speed auto)2/ the car I road tested today sounded like it had a taxi diff/drivelineIs this a normal falcon sound (as it did sound like a taxi)3/ is there any real benifit spending the extra cash and buying the BA M2 XR6T ?CheersDarrenWhoops wrong section Sorry Edited 24/06/06 01:38 PM by cv8z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomchic Just because it is, doesn't mean it should be..... Lifetime Members 14,092 Member For: 20y 5m 9d Gender: Female Location: Noosa QLD Posted 24/06/06 01:42 PM Share Posted 24/06/06 01:42 PM The techo dudes will be along shortly to answer those questions (be prepared for the barrage )As for the "T" its best car I have owned, so much fun.I have an 04 stock 5sp manual currently running 208.3 rwkwGood to see you leaving the dark side to the lightshazzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cv8z Member 125 Member For: 18y 8m 1d Location: Brisvagas Posted 24/06/06 01:47 PM Author Share Posted 24/06/06 01:47 PM Its very nerve racking.Its like turning gay (figar of speach of course)When I have lived and breathed Expensive Daewoo all these years,its hard to take the plungeIm scaredDoes yours have the funny taxi drive line noise ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ET8U Playing with Sports Bikes... Silver Donating Members 1,927 Member For: 19y 3m 23d Gender: Male Location: Whistling, GTX. Posted 24/06/06 01:50 PM Share Posted 24/06/06 01:50 PM Hey mate...Are you looking for a manual or auto?If you are looking for a manual then MK2 is by far and away the way to go... NO a T5 will NOT handle any extra power than stock long term... I have a MK1 XR6T and have swapped to a T56 6 speed in the last few weeks and I got out of it very cheaply, costing me only around $4500.00 including fitment with new clutch and flywheel... but some guys are spending up to $9000.00 to get the same thing in their car...A couple of things to note, the auto XR6T's are quicker in a straight line than the manual's as a rule... I just believe that the manuals are more fun to drive...What has made you wanna switch? Interested as I too swapped from Expensive Daewoo to Ford... only 8 months ago... and there is no way I would look back, this has been the best car I have ever owned. My last car was a HSV Senator...And sadly all Falcons have some level of 'diff whine', but if you modify it the turbo whistle certainly makes up for it... We have a member here as well named f6jet who is a G&D customer who has just swapped out of a 10sec SV8 in to an XR6T...Give us some more info as to what you are looking for and we can help you maybe a little bit more...And how much do you want for your CV8-Z? I have a mate who is looking for one... Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cv8z Member 125 Member For: 18y 8m 1d Location: Brisvagas Posted 24/06/06 02:01 PM Author Share Posted 24/06/06 02:01 PM (edited) Reason for changing is1/ Hopefuly a little cheaper to run (better bang for buck)2/ Always thought the BA was a tough looking car 3/ easy to get easy KWsI love my cv8-z but fuel is going up and up (costing $165/week just getting to work)I would love to get high 50's for the cv8-zIm interested in 2 XR6T1/ Black mk1 BA XR6T 5speed manual (fun to throw around)2/ Blue mk1 BA XR6T 4speed auto I cant narrow it down as I love the manual Monaro but wondering if the auto or manual is better in the TCheers Edited 24/06/06 02:02 PM by cv8z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloosted Cruise Control 1,383 Member For: 19y 2m 15d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 24/06/06 02:05 PM Share Posted 24/06/06 02:05 PM don,t forget the T has tiptronic style auto, iknow it,s no manual but it helps when you want to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ET8U Playing with Sports Bikes... Silver Donating Members 1,927 Member For: 19y 3m 23d Gender: Male Location: Whistling, GTX. Posted 24/06/06 02:20 PM Share Posted 24/06/06 02:20 PM don,t forget the T has tiptronic style auto, iknow it,s no manual but it helps when you want to playRemember that if you go auto you'll only really be steering Do you plan on racing the car down the quarter mile? Very important question, I know it may not seem so, but basically ALL of the auto's are quicker down the quarter than an equivelant manual...If you are looking for a T, having had a T5 manual, with the express intention of not modifying it, but then going against that and going down that path, I can only recommend that you look at the MK2 (T56 six speed)... if you are looking for an auto 4 speed, then make sure you get premium sound, leather and sunroof (same for the manual as well)... these are all things I don't have, and wished that I did...To give you an idea of what I have spent to get over 300rwkw... which if you modify your existing CV8Z is going to cost you around the 10-12K mark (head and cam, OTRCAI, full exhaust and LS1 Edit)... or around the 12-16k if you want to twin turbo charge your LS1... Supercharger will be around the 10K mark...I am 28yo, Rating 1 and my car is just over $1,000 to insure full comp a year, with all of my mods listed on the policy, including my 20" wheels...Nizpro Stage 1 which is bigger injectors, valve springs and Edit ($3495)Bigger Intercooler (around $500 depending on how far you want to go, I got my F6 Tyhpoon intercooler for a slab of beer)3.5" Metal Cat ($290 to buy and then $150 to fit)My car has a 'street' tune of 315rwkw (rear wheel kilowatts) which equates to about 530HP at the flywheel...So for under 5k you will have a 300rwkw weapon of a car, and if you buy an auto it will be capable of something in region of 11sec qtr mile times...How does that sound?Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpen Poison Fish. Poison Fish. TASTY FISH!!! Donating Members 5,181 Member For: 21y 11m 6d Gender: Male Location: The Bogan Shire Posted 24/06/06 03:49 PM Share Posted 24/06/06 03:49 PM My car has a 'street' tune of 315rwkw (rear wheel kilowatts) which equates to about 530HP at the flywheel...Jack ←God that obscene! Worst part about it is that it's not uncommon Lumpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G6ET8U Playing with Sports Bikes... Silver Donating Members 1,927 Member For: 19y 3m 23d Gender: Male Location: Whistling, GTX. Posted 24/06/06 04:07 PM Share Posted 24/06/06 04:07 PM God that obscene! Worst part about it is that it's not uncommon Lumpy Cheers Lumpy...But the stupid thing is... it doesn't seem as fast anymore. I reckon I could easily go faster... Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iTec TEAM BA Donating Members 1,755 Member For: 20y 2m 13d Gender: Male Location: North of The Bridge Posted 24/06/06 04:14 PM Share Posted 24/06/06 04:14 PM out of the 2 cars you are looking at I would get the auto, as it is cheaper to strengthen that then to replace the T5. Try looking around for a early manual MK2 as they should be pretty close to a mk1 in price but are worth the difference because all you need to do to the t56 is change the clutchThe mk2 also have stronger valve springs then a mk1 so again you wont need to change them as early as if you would a mk1 (possibly saving you 1k) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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