mustangman57 Member 11 Member For: 16y 6m 11d Posted 14/06/08 02:53 AM Share Posted 14/06/08 02:53 AM hey people I live in ocala florida in the united states. I have just recently learned about the amazing 4.0 liter XR6T and I am wondering how much it would cost to get the engine, transmission and wiring here in the us I would love to put one of the amazing motors in a fox body mustang. I also have no clue on where to even begin to find someone or company to got to so I can get this beast imported here. any help would greatly be apperciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanra Into the laaaake Member 1,532 Member For: 17y 6m 9d Gender: Male Location: Nrth Qld Posted 14/06/08 04:07 AM Share Posted 14/06/08 04:07 AM (edited) True, so the word is out in the US about our T's? Best bet would be to try Fern Tree Gully Auto Salvage: http://www.ftgautosalvage.com.au/Default.aspOh, and dont click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb9Q6ErB8cw Edited 14/06/08 04:08 AM by hanra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erko Donating Members 1,079 Member For: 21y 2m 21d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 15/06/08 07:24 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 07:24 AM Gday Mustangman, yep as per Hanra, Ferntree Gully auto salvage would be the go. You could get them to pack the lot on one or two pallets and you would need to arrange for a freight forwarder to collect from them and ship to Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YPURV4 KILL,KILL,KILL,DIE,DIE,DIE, Member 2,813 Member For: 18y 7m 20d Gender: Male Posted 15/06/08 07:28 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 07:28 AM if you get a motor, make sure you get either a F6 motor or a series 2 BF motor, they are stronger than the BA motors and can take more power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 5m 7d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 15/06/08 07:34 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 07:34 AM Plan what power you want from the outset and then ring Nizpro.Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthxr Donating Members 553 Member For: 18y 10m 17d Gender: Male Location: The Shire Sydney AUS Posted 15/06/08 07:49 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 07:49 AM Mate your better off getting the whole car, that will make of lot of people over in the states take notice ... They are an awesome package all round.. you get a lot of bang for your Dollar .. good luck either way, just make sure a typhoon or BF/2 spec motor.peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 4m 5d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 15/06/08 07:53 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 07:53 AM LH drive conversion could be problematic if you bought the whole car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 4m 3d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 15/06/08 07:59 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 07:59 AM Plan what power you want from the outset and then ring Nizpro.ScottyI agree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustangman57 Member 11 Member For: 16y 6m 11d Posted 15/06/08 04:49 PM Author Share Posted 15/06/08 04:49 PM first I would like to thank everyone for all of your help. everyone on this forum seem so nice. a lot of the forums over here in the states people are pretty rude. everyone on this site seems to be about the love of the car. I like that, people gathering together for the good of the sport/car. if I got the entire car I would keep it as a right hand drive. I like RHD it is kinda cool being different my best friend has a RHD skyline. plus it would really throw people off to see a RHD FORD.... not many people over here really know about these cars so I think it would be unique. now really what are the differences between the different versons of this motor? I would like to see 400-500 HP I have no clue on how to convert that to KW. and how much (just a guess) does one of these engines, motors, and wiring run (before shipping). and does anyone know if any US parts would interchange. like transmissions or anything that I could find in the states to save me some cash on shipping. my mustang uses a borg warner T5 does anyone know if, with the right bell housing, would botl to this motor. thanks everyone your help is greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iTec TEAM BA Donating Members 1,755 Member For: 20y 16d Gender: Male Location: North of The Bridge Posted 15/06/08 05:30 PM Share Posted 15/06/08 05:30 PM my mustang uses a borg warner T5 does anyone know if, with the right bell housing, would botl to this motor. thanks everyone your help is greatly appreciated.*Shudder* T5 is a dirty word around here, the BA MK1 came factory fitted with a T5 but they have a tendancy to break at very low power levels (as much as these motors make alot of power they make ALOT of torque.. hence why they break the T5's) If you were after a manual you would be best off with a Tremec T56, they seem to be a pretty bullet proof gearbox and are what ford went to with the BA Mk2 and BF falcons, so that's one thing you could find easily stateside. The differences between the motors are pretty simpleBA Mk1 - Weak Internals (Bottom end) Very weak valve springs BA Mk2 - Weak Internals (Bottom end) at somepoint stronger valve springs were addedBA Mk2 Typhoon - strong Internals, stronger valve springsBF Mk1 - Pre May 06 - Weak Internals, (Independant cam timing was added?)BF MK1 - Post May 06 - Typhoon spec internalsBF Mk2 - Typhoon Spec InternalsThe biggest problem you will have is the ECU, the computer in these cars can not simply be removed as it intergrates with other systems in the car, so essentially you would have to use an aftermarket ecu (ie: motec) and I can only think of one possibly two cars that have had experience with running an aftermarket ECU (one of them no longer runs it) and the other I am not 100% sure about. personaly if the budget would stretch a few thousand (its going to still cost big dollars to get the motor set up and tuned) you should just import the car, shipping a car from the USA to AUS is about $3000 and I would imagine it to be about the same on a return journey. then you have a car that you probably would never see another one of on the road. and the cars themself are pretty cheap second hand ($20-$30,0000).. but then I dont know how hard it would be to register a RHD car in the statesoh and BTW there was a guy a few years back who was working on putting one of these motors in a mustang, here ya go ---> http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=18817might be worth getting intouch to see how he went Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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