jmcke41 Member 3 Member For: 12y 1m 7d Posted 13/01/13 12:32 AM Share Posted 13/01/13 12:32 AM Gday I just got on my open licence and am looking to buy my first turbocharged car. The ba and bf xr6t are in my price range and Ive heard offa few ppeople that the ba has a needle bearing turbo which are supposably crap but I can't find any info on the net. Any help would be much appreciated, cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Velocity_ Bronze Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 13/01/13 01:09 AM Share Posted 13/01/13 01:09 AM BAs have the same turbo as all BFs and the FG F6s. GT3582r, commonly called a Garret 35/40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginja Ninja Member 2 Member For: 11y 9m 28d Posted 22/04/13 08:52 AM Share Posted 22/04/13 08:52 AM Other than a few extra / thicker joints / bolts on the BF IRS, the other obvious update is the rear hyme bush, measuring 40 mm, 3 on each side of the rear wheels that adjusts the blade control. The BF ones sits noticebly lower than the BA ones too.I believe there could be minor change to the stiffness on the front/rear control arms on the BF?? Maybe someone can elaborate on that one.It's not just about horsepower and size of the turbo, it's the balance of the car, VE Clubsport is a good example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyRo New Member 22 Member For: 10y 6m 29d Posted 04/08/14 01:33 AM Share Posted 04/08/14 01:33 AM If you purchased a MK2 BF, would you need to replace the valve springs, or the stock ones should be good enough? Only seeking 300-350rwkW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 12d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 04/08/14 02:33 AM Share Posted 04/08/14 02:33 AM Regardless of the model, replacing valve springs is a good idea for reliability. Even though the MK2s came with better springs compared to BA they are still factory and not designed for increased boost on a regular basis. Even FGs have been shown to see improvements with uprated valve springs so I'd budget them in at some point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyRo New Member 22 Member For: 10y 6m 29d Posted 04/08/14 03:36 AM Share Posted 04/08/14 03:36 AM (edited) Thanks Senna_T, it was something I was still planning on doing, it just sucks that the valve springs are $300 and the labour twice that =PThanks Edited 04/08/14 03:36 AM by PyRo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 2m 26d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 04/08/14 07:01 AM Share Posted 04/08/14 07:01 AM Plus they get old and soft, regardless of make. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rellim07 Inactive Members 1 Member For: 13y 6m 20d Posted 15/08/14 01:07 PM Share Posted 15/08/14 01:07 PM Hi, anyone know if there a performance difference in a bf xr6 t exhaust and an fpv typhoon exhaust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamve94 Inactive Members 1 Member For: 10y 7m 14d Posted 10/10/14 09:09 AM Share Posted 10/10/14 09:09 AM Hey guys just wondering what some of the differences are between the 2008 to 2012 xr6t utes are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarmin New Member 23 Member For: 9y 8m 19d Posted 11/11/16 01:33 AM Share Posted 11/11/16 01:33 AM Hi as the title says mine is 2007 XR6 Turbo MK2 but how can you tell thanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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