devo Member 64 Member For: 16y 7m 26d Posted 25/03/08 01:54 AM Share Posted 25/03/08 01:54 AM So I just got my brand new XR6t 6speed Manual... and I have approximately 3k to spend on it. Now I should say I want to more or less keep warrenty intact so mods will have to be things that can later be removed if I need warranty work done. The 3k is including labour for most things, I could do intake and such but most would be done by the pros. So on that budget what should I be looking at, and what kind of power could I expect? (Im in NT so power will likely be lower due to the rediculas heat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 7d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 25/03/08 01:56 AM Share Posted 25/03/08 01:56 AM If you are in NT, a good intercooler would be a must - check the sites sponsors for that one.An edit with custom tune would be a good idea too, seventytwo should be able to tell you the best place to get the car tuned in NT - in saying this though, most things will void your warranty, so think about what is important to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalts Member 755 Member For: 18y 5m 19d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 25/03/08 02:00 AM Share Posted 25/03/08 02:00 AM valve springs, injectors, flash tuner and a custom tune would be the way to go!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devo Member 64 Member For: 16y 7m 26d Posted 25/03/08 02:01 AM Author Share Posted 25/03/08 02:01 AM I was thinking intercooler... I dont like the look of the off centre stock cooler anyway. I wanted something simular to the cooler used in APS' stage 3 kit, that goes right across the front and has the cool side piping actually come up around the passenger side of the car unlike the stock cooler. But Assume that intercooler is going to be expensive. I also heard that you cant just change the cooler cause it can cause the boost to spike up and damage your motor/turbo? Any truth to this? 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 4m 7d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 25/03/08 02:04 AM Share Posted 25/03/08 02:04 AM Welcome to the site Devo, unfortunately for us there is not a lot of support up here for modding.Dave at Hi-tech can tune but he is usually booked solidAs for warranty and Mods, if you break something and Ford can prove it was due to modding then you are on your own.I would suggest buying a flash tuner with some generic tunes loaded from one of our sponsors and spend the rest on some big rims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 7d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 25/03/08 02:04 AM Share Posted 25/03/08 02:04 AM pfft, don't worry about APS or the overboost, check out PlazmaMan, Rapid Systems, Process West or even AVO, they are all sponsors of the forum and will look after members.Its been seen time and time again that intake mods don't effect the boost level of a car. Its usually the exhaust that causes overboost.You will need a tune to take full advantage of the cooler anyway - so you should be right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFHOON Donating Members 1,932 Member For: 18y 7m 21d Gender: Male Location: nsw Posted 25/03/08 02:08 AM Share Posted 25/03/08 02:08 AM considering your budget I would reccomend a rapid systems cooler kit and a custom tune incorperating a capa flash tuner. 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 4m 7d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 25/03/08 02:12 AM Share Posted 25/03/08 02:12 AM If you are looking at buying an intercooler, I would suggest a stage 1 with a under battery pipe.If you do fit one, you should also get a custom tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Bogan Donating Members 881 Member For: 17y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posted 25/03/08 02:14 AM Share Posted 25/03/08 02:14 AM valve springs are a must!!! 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 4m 7d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 25/03/08 02:18 AM Share Posted 25/03/08 02:18 AM If is brand new, then its a BF mkii so he is good on that account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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