MercuryXr6Turbo Member 361 Member For: 16y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 08/02/09 05:50 AM Share Posted 08/02/09 05:50 AM Hey all...Currently own a BA 04 Mk1 XR6T, currently stock but had planned to do all the work to get around 300rwkw. Now being a BA there are a few things to consider like valve springs and the auto 4 spd with that kinda power hence why I now possibly plan to upgrade in say a year to a lower km BF MKII T and then do the mods I originally planned and hold onto the car for a long while. In the meantime thou I wouldnt mind getting a little more than stock power out of the BA but without pouring money into it due to the upgrade later. Have a Flash tuner so plan to get a custom tune, but recently also pickup a set of 42lb injectors second hand and Typhoon cooler. Question is, tune alone will get be between 250 - 255rwkw... add the injectors and could get 270rwkw safely but additional fitting costs etc is it worth it.. will I really notice the power increase of 15 - 20rwkw??? Or would fitting the cooler and then getting custom tune without injectors get me more than 255rwkw?If I were going for more power down the track, injectors pump etc would be a done for sure, but with this car it wont be the case.Any experience or comments here would be great!Cheers! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/54372-opinions-please-tuning-options/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP85 REST IN PEACE V8 Donating Members 469 Member For: 17y 1m 11d Gender: Male Location: Woodridge on the park bench Posted 08/02/09 05:58 AM Share Posted 08/02/09 05:58 AM if you fit the cooler and injectors your self it would be ok. just make sure you keep the stock parts Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/54372-opinions-please-tuning-options/#findComment-819070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 19y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 08/02/09 06:02 AM Share Posted 08/02/09 06:02 AM I picked up over 20rwkw from fitting a catback XForce exhaust and I noticed it straight away because it all of a sudden fried the tyres in the first 3 gears.The torque increase is what you'll feel... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/54372-opinions-please-tuning-options/#findComment-819072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake F6 Donating Members 327 Member For: 21y 10m 18d Location: Melbourne Posted 09/02/09 10:31 AM Share Posted 09/02/09 10:31 AM My car made 252rwkw tuned, and I was surprised that when I put it back to stock tune it made 227rwkw on the second run.Note, that its manual, and had: Centre muffler removed, F6 CAI, K&N. <------------ I beleive that this alone gives you 20rwkw over stock.A VE Clubcport made 225rwkw stock (not run in yet) on the same day !!!! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/54372-opinions-please-tuning-options/#findComment-819815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6turboman Donating Members 588 Member For: 17y 1m 19d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand, Palmerston North Posted 10/02/09 10:02 PM Share Posted 10/02/09 10:02 PM R-SPEC said: I picked up over 20rwkw from fitting a catback XForce exhaust and I noticed it straight away because it all of a sudden fried the tyres in the first 3 gears.The torque increase is what you'll feel... I picked up a lot of grunt just fitting 3 " catback exhaust spins up in 2nd wicked (4 sp auto) never used to like it does now.. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/54372-opinions-please-tuning-options/#findComment-820656 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saski Member 68 Member For: 16y 8m 1d Posted 22/03/09 03:26 AM Share Posted 22/03/09 03:26 AM MercuryXr6Turbo said: Hey all...Currently own a BA 04 Mk1 XR6T, currently stock but had planned to do all the work to get around 300rwkw. Now being a BA there are a few things to consider like valve springs and the auto 4 spd with that kinda power hence why I now possibly plan to upgrade in say a year to a lower km BF MKII T and then do the mods I originally planned and hold onto the car for a long while. In the meantime thou I wouldnt mind getting a little more than stock power out of the BA but without pouring money into it due to the upgrade later. Have a Flash tuner so plan to get a custom tune, but recently also pickup a set of 42lb injectors second hand and Typhoon cooler. Question is, tune alone will get be between 250 - 255rwkw... add the injectors and could get 270rwkw safely but additional fitting costs etc is it worth it.. will I really notice the power increase of 15 - 20rwkw??? Or would fitting the cooler and then getting custom tune without injectors get me more than 255rwkw?If I were going for more power down the track, injectors pump etc would be a done for sure, but with this car it wont be the case.Any experience or comments here would be great!Cheers!I'm in a simmilar boat.I have been advised by a reputable tuner that with just a flash box and custom tune, my car (auto), should net between 230 - 250 rwkw depending on how the stock injectors hold up.Its not difficult to fit the cooler. Injectors can be tricky if you have never done them or work like that before.See how you go with flash box, cooler and custom tune. Should give a noticeable increase from stock rwkw. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/54372-opinions-please-tuning-options/#findComment-846515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 8m 9d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 22/03/09 03:42 AM Share Posted 22/03/09 03:42 AM Forget about the #'s at the top of the dyno sheet. Have a look at the overall curve. You may "only" pick up 20kw's in the top end but the power will come in lower down and make more power through the whole rev range. You will notice the difference Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/54372-opinions-please-tuning-options/#findComment-846530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 8m 9d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 22/03/09 03:42 AM Share Posted 22/03/09 03:42 AM Forget about the #'s at the top of the dyno sheet. Have a look at the overall curve. You may "only" pick up 20kw's in the top end but the power will come in lower down and make more power through the whole rev range. You will notice the difference Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/54372-opinions-please-tuning-options/#findComment-846531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
straughsberry Donating Members 1,846 Member For: 17y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: Broady, Melbourne Posted 22/03/09 09:12 AM Share Posted 22/03/09 09:12 AM R-SPEC said: I picked up over 20rwkw from fitting a catback XForce exhaust and I noticed it straight away because it all of a sudden fried the tyres in the first 3 gears.The torque increase is what you'll feel... Yeah similar here. Bolted on XForce 3.5 inch with split dump and picked up 18rwkw untuned (less restriction, more boost). Tuned I walked out with 35rwkw more on same boost and yep, you could feel the difference. Had the actuator/flapper mod done at same time. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/54372-opinions-please-tuning-options/#findComment-846655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now