Rudiger All round good guy! Lifetime Members 1,122 Member For: 17y 1m 7d Gender: Male Location: Greenvale, Victoria Posted 24/01/10 02:06 PM Share Posted 24/01/10 02:06 PM I've had over 20 years experience driving V8s and other cars at high speeds. I started with my T as stock and was very happy with the car. I then realised that with a little bit of tinkering the enormous potential of these motors could be unleashed.I'm not a tech head or grease monkey and researched what was best bang for buck.There are plenty of tuners and mechs that will give you power. Where you go is up to you.I went to Nizpro and off the bat I got a Stage 1+ kit with their 4" massive exhaust.That was in October last year.I had come to terms with the power of the car, the lag and the massive torque it had as stock.Driving it home from Bayswater it was a different car obviously but I had enormous respect for it as I had gome from 182 rwKw to 325 rwkw and double the torque.I booted it a couple of times but nothing much as I was a little scared to end up facing the other way.So here is it 3 months later and where am I now?When I boot it........IT GOES!!! I cannot tramp it as I will just sit there wheel spinning and in any case turbos like to get some boost first. So I put the foot down gently. I cannot get my foot to the floor because, by the time I do, I'm doin 190. (Bit of an exageration but you get the idea)I have gotten use to the power now and a squirt here or there to overtake or pick a gap in traffic and it unleashes its GO!.So heres the tip.RESPECT THE BL**DY thing!!. Take it easy and feel where the boost comes in and when it doesn't. Don't leave the work shop and floor it or you may wish you didn't.Some guys are used to driving these cars and that's fair. But from me, who, as I said have had lost of experience in so called "Hi powered" cars, these things are a weapon in standard trim. Respect it and you'll enjoy it.As for 300+, I'm booked in for stage 2 in March and hope to get up around 340+. That will do it for me, but I'm not after the power as much as the driveability of the car, plus the stage 2 plenum looks hot.You will love it once your use to it, but that first time you unleash nearly 500 horse power, you wont know what speed your doin....youll be too busy hangin on.Now as a side issue, a mate just forked out $70k for a 317 kw Clubsport. He took me for a drive and yep, nice ride. He booted it and yep, got a bit of grunt. I sat him down in the T and said hang on. After a couple of full boost accelerations he asked me to stop and let him out. He did not beleive how much go it had, and I only have 325. Imagine him in one of these 380+ CARS.So good luck with your mods. Youll love it and yes, you WILL want more. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/65422-whats-300rwkw-like-to-drive/page/2/#findComment-974373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted_XR Member 364 Member For: 16y 11m 2d Posted 24/01/10 02:38 PM Share Posted 24/01/10 02:38 PM (edited) you'll love it until u get use 2 itthan you'll go 4 more but either way you'll have fun Edited 24/01/10 02:45 PM by boosted_XR Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/65422-whats-300rwkw-like-to-drive/page/2/#findComment-974375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWIK F6 Donating Members 526 Member For: 16y 2m 24d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 24/01/10 02:50 PM Share Posted 24/01/10 02:50 PM Its lots of fun at first..But you will get used to it very fast and want more..Hope you have a good income cause it never ends in these cars...Never have to much power... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/65422-whats-300rwkw-like-to-drive/page/2/#findComment-974378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjc Donating Members 2,823 Member For: 21y 9m 13d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 24/01/10 09:41 PM Share Posted 24/01/10 09:41 PM On 23/01/2010 at 10:29 PM, xr6turboman said: anyone got tips on getting the thing moving?? TC or off??Chur BenHave some fun and chew up your original tyres first then get some with decent tyres, that's what I did and the car feels heaps quicker actually being able to full throttle in first without wheelspin!TC off also if your going to have some fun with it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/65422-whats-300rwkw-like-to-drive/page/2/#findComment-974400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seduced Need more power. Now taking donations. Member 753 Member For: 16y 3m 21d Gender: Male Posted 24/01/10 10:31 PM Share Posted 24/01/10 10:31 PM Your stock clutch will last all of 5 minutes. You won't be able to floor it until you upgrade it, it will slip with anything over 230rwkw or so.Grab a Mal Wood Option 3. It will outlast and out-perform the exceedy clutch. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/65422-whats-300rwkw-like-to-drive/page/2/#findComment-974405 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesFlurane Member 351 Member For: 19y 1m 29d Gender: Male Posted 24/01/10 11:17 PM Share Posted 24/01/10 11:17 PM Sounds great :-)Shame you're the other end of the island.Who's going to do the work? Where did you find the bits?Personally around 280 to 310 would be my sweet spot. But as you're putting on a stage 2 you might like to retain the cat to keep the power down, otherwise it's going to go a lot higher than 300.Also a good call on the clutch.Forget the drags, it's a manual, which means you'll break the driveline. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/65422-whats-300rwkw-like-to-drive/page/2/#findComment-974415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBOO57 Member 538 Member For: 16y 4d Posted 24/01/10 11:57 PM Share Posted 24/01/10 11:57 PM On 24/01/2010 at 9:41 PM, bjc said: Have some fun and chew up your original tyres first then get some with decent tyres, that's what I did and the car feels heaps quicker actually being able to full throttle in first without wheelspin!TC off also if your going to have some fun with it.What kind of tyres allow you to give it full throttle in first and not wheelspin?And what power are you talking? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/65422-whats-300rwkw-like-to-drive/page/2/#findComment-974421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6turboman Donating Members 588 Member For: 17y 2m 4d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand, Palmerston North Posted 25/01/10 12:04 AM Author Share Posted 25/01/10 12:04 AM Speedworks in palmy are doing all the work and I got the nizpro bits of trademe for 1100$ lol I couldn't say no. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/65422-whats-300rwkw-like-to-drive/page/2/#findComment-974427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSK Member 340 Member For: 17y 9m 4d Gender: Male Posted 25/01/10 12:55 AM Share Posted 25/01/10 12:55 AM On 24/01/2010 at 11:57 PM, IBOO57 said: What kind of tyres allow you to give it full throttle in first and not wheelspin?And what power are you talking?Dare I say Micky T's Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/65422-whats-300rwkw-like-to-drive/page/2/#findComment-974440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesFlurane Member 351 Member For: 19y 1m 29d Gender: Male Posted 25/01/10 03:47 AM Share Posted 25/01/10 03:47 AM Nice find. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/65422-whats-300rwkw-like-to-drive/page/2/#findComment-974491 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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