Looking At Upgrading To A F6

[etrocket]

hey guys,

currently running around in a ve Bogan special ute which has been a great car so far but now looking for a sedan and love the look of the fg sedans. I will looking closer towards the end of the year once the series 2 comes out which should drop prices abit. looking for either a fg f6 or gs 315. My budget will be 50k on car and 10k for engine mods and unlike previously, im will doing the mods in 1 hit. can anyone give some positive feed back, expected power gains and problems to look for. whagt sort of 1/4 would these things run??

cheers

[winstor]

I would go the GS, massive gains to be had for very little, tune and exhaust will see a big jump.

[f6mark]

GO THE F6 MATE.

[Henz]

Ild go the GS. Spend 55-56 on a run out with all the options, and with the change do A catback and tune. Should see a mid 11 at least.

[Howsee]

Mate I bought a brand spanker GS for 50K, pulled 295rwkw and did a 12.8 stock as a rock. Spend a few grand and you have a 400+rwkw car that'll run low 11's all day every day.

The f6 will always be faster down the 1/4 at the same power, but I was happy to give up a second down the drag strip for the sounds of a blown 8.

Go drive both and decide that way, either way you'll be still kicking holdens and hsv's into the weeds :-)

[timetaker]

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..................Go drive both and decide that way, either way you'll be still kicking holdens and hsv's into the weeds :-)

Yep,no matter if it's a GS or F6,that's what it's all about

I cannot give a definitive answer but I probably would've been just as happy with a GS.

The main reasons why I chose the F6 over the GS are :The F6 is Ford's top of the line turbo.

The special price reduction of nearly $10,000(from the f6's previous price).

I'm not too fond of the V8's raised hood.

The F6 is already intercooled.The SC V8 may not generate as much heat

as a turbo however the ECU may diminish the power of the V8 if it is given

a few "squirts"in a row of the "loud" pedal,especially in hot weather.

The F6 can simply have a better/larger intercooler easily fitted.

Neither cars are track demons but the F6 may have a small advantage in the handling department

because of less front weight.The F6's standard brakes could be said to be slightly better.

The "sound track" of the GS is more enjoyable than that of a F6 but these days a quick aceleration with

the loud noise accompaniment may attract a cop's attention.

One other reason that doesn't quite make sense to me is that I love the way a turbo works on an engine.Seems to me that turbos are being used more and more on top line sports cars such as Porsche,McLaren,even the mighty Bugatti and the upcoming Shelby GT500 Mustang. Turbos seem to be more the way of the future in high performance cars.

[etrocket]

leaning towards the f6 only because you get all the extras that come with it. those of you that have modded f6's can you actually put the power down with the usual 275tyre and suspension work. one thing I like about my ute,it just grips and goes.

[f6mark]

LOVE THE F6.

[Pazzo]

I woulkd go the F6 over a GS if the budget will stretch, or go for the GT. with the F6 better interior,brakes,bodykit,stereo. GS is a XR8 with a great motor. POS interior,stereo,brakes,bodykit. or go the GT if budget can really stretch, pretty much what the F6 has and a bit more.

[FPVPSI]

f6 mate in my opinion Nizpro took their fg f6 to calder a week ago with a zors cooler and e85 tune it went 10.80 @ 132 . Standard internals.