obi Member 150 Member For: 18y 7m 6d Location: Qld Posted 26/05/08 11:26 PM Share Posted 26/05/08 11:26 PM Have heard that there is a problem with the Turbo bearings & the steering rack on the new model. Can anyone in the know verify this & what Fraud are doing about it ? Rumour has it that this is why there is no Turbo demonstrators at the moment at Dealers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 26/05/08 11:44 PM Share Posted 26/05/08 11:44 PM I believe this is another old wives tail, the Press Cars haven't had any issues and they have been absolutely thrashed. The steering racks are the same across the whole range so I can't see an issue there, nothing else is effected. The turbos are only different in the compressor housing and wheel, so there shouldn't be any problems there either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groper Member 611 Member For: 17y 9m 22d Posted 27/05/08 01:38 AM Share Posted 27/05/08 01:38 AM so are you saying the exhaust side turbine wheel and housing are the same as BA-BF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSTLER Member 663 Member For: 21y 3m 3d Location: Broken Hill Posted 27/05/08 01:55 AM Share Posted 27/05/08 01:55 AM No he said the opposite didnt he?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 27/05/08 01:57 AM Share Posted 27/05/08 01:57 AM the only change we know of is that the compressor size is larger, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUSTLER Member 663 Member For: 21y 3m 3d Location: Broken Hill Posted 27/05/08 02:11 AM Share Posted 27/05/08 02:11 AM I know another change!!! THE DAMN RELEASE DATES!!!! Hey I wonder if Ford could be sued for false advertising?? Both their ads are advertising vechiles which don't exist!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obi Member 150 Member For: 18y 7m 6d Location: Qld Posted 27/05/08 04:05 AM Author Share Posted 27/05/08 04:05 AM I believe this is another old wives tail, the Press Cars haven't had any issues and they have been absolutely thrashed. The steering racks are the same across the whole range so I can't see an issue there, nothing else is effected. The turbos are only different in the compressor housing and wheel, so there shouldn't be any problems there either...If there is no problem with the rack, why is it that on just about every Road Test on all models, they are getting rack rattle on bumpy cornering & are saying Fraud are looking for a solution ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 27/05/08 04:13 AM Share Posted 27/05/08 04:13 AM ever driven a BA while loading up the suspension on a rough corner? that will give you the definition of rack rattle! I have done over 500kms in these cars, XT, XR6, XR6T and G series and there is no problem outside trying to find problems. If it was an issue wheels magazine would've said it was an issue rather than that being the only small niggle in the otherwise brilliant steering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrc165 Member 10 Member For: 18y 2m 27d Location: perth sor Posted 27/05/08 10:33 PM Share Posted 27/05/08 10:33 PM I drove a XR6T 6sp man Press car last week and it rocked, steering had more feel, car felt more balanced, the 6 spd was much eaiser to shift and felt alot stronger than my t56, and the clutch was suprisingly light compared to mine. launch control is gold. im interested to see what the real figures are for 0-100 and 0-400m as this car felt fast..I didn't really get to hammer it but from what I did do it was pretty impressive... I'm excited to think what this car would be capable of once the tuners get thier hands on it. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom XR6 Member 1,460 Member For: 21y 6m 28d Location: Geelong Victoria Posted 28/05/08 09:37 AM Share Posted 28/05/08 09:37 AM Have heard that there is a problem with the Turbo bearings & the steering rack on the new model. Can anyone in the know verify this & what Fraud are doing about it ? Rumour has it that this is why there is no Turbo demonstrators at the moment at Dealers.A few early build cars had a misplaced clip on the end of the steering rack, which caused the steering to go a bit hard on tight turns. All cars were fixed before they were delivered so none reached the customer, only the companies demos but they were fixed when the problem was revealed.Turbos are now in production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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