XRLENTFG Member 5 Member For: 11y 2m 11d Gender: Female Location: Darwin Posted 22/09/13 10:41 AM Share Posted 22/09/13 10:41 AM Has anyone done this before? I know people have done plenty of XR6T conversions but I haven't seen an 8 conversion forum yet. Just curious if anything would need to be modified to fit the 8 engine in? Also upgrades to the overall car. Mine is a 2009 manual FG. I would sell and upgrade but as I got it through salary sacrifice it seems I am better off just getting another small loan to convert it to an 8 or T, whatever would be easiest and cheapest. I would prefer to get a wreck and strip everything out, just to be on the safe side. If anyone knows of one as well let me know. I have mates who can help me install most if not everything that I should need. Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsfgxr6turbo Member 388 Member For: 14y 9m 24d Posted 22/09/13 11:22 AM Share Posted 22/09/13 11:22 AM The boat anchor conversion? There is a reason no one has done this one by the time you change the engine tranny and diff ,tailshaft ,brakes ecetera there is no way this would be cheaper than just selling your car and buying a v8 plus getting it legal would be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze_dk I am dissatisfied with my current employment situation Donating Members 8,610 Member For: 18y 2m 1d Gender: Male Posted 22/09/13 12:01 PM Share Posted 22/09/13 12:01 PM Would rather a coyote motor then a boss. If that's not possible then get the turbo motor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 22/09/13 12:23 PM Share Posted 22/09/13 12:23 PM yeah do the 5.4 conversion add a few mods and go scare a lot of T's that think they are boat anchors seriously though the turbo conversion would be easier and if modding, easier to get power out of, but any conversion is going to cost you more than it's worth and possibly leave you in a legal loop hole re insurance and rego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsfgxr6turbo Member 388 Member For: 14y 9m 24d Posted 22/09/13 12:25 PM Share Posted 22/09/13 12:25 PM I hide under my bed when the big 5.4s come out to play they beat everything lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 22/09/13 12:44 PM Share Posted 22/09/13 12:44 PM ^ true story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsfgxr6turbo Member 388 Member For: 14y 9m 24d Posted 22/09/13 01:16 PM Share Posted 22/09/13 01:16 PM Im sure there not all bad but every 5.4 boss 260 I've been in was a piece of puss and that's 3 2 sedans and one ute the ute had a cold air intake and tune a growler I think and it would have been lucky to have been anywhere near my mates vy ss ute with just a tune so there not that good and they cost bulk to modify so whats the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRLENTFG Member 5 Member For: 11y 2m 11d Gender: Female Location: Darwin Posted 22/09/13 01:54 PM Author Share Posted 22/09/13 01:54 PM I am not interested in moding the car once it is done (well I am but I can't really). I own horses and need to tow a horse float so unfortunately I need to keep everything as standard as I can. Surely once the conversion is done I can simply get it re-regoed with the new details??? How else would everyone else do it? Not to mention all those people who turbo their standard rice burners and they have no trouble with rego or insurance?I would sell, but with what my car is worth and the way those assholes work in salary sacrificing, after 2 years I now owe what I originally borrowed! So if I sell I am 11k down, and then need to get another car loan on top. And to top it off I am risking not even passing for another loan.. So, I am in a pickle! I would sit on this car but again need to upgrade for towing reasons and my car is decreasing rapidly in value the longer I have it with the Ks I am clocking as I live over an hour from work one way. So unless you can tell me that I REALLY shouldn't do it and why, help would be appreciated And matsfgxr6turbo, that is what I thought so I planned on finding a whole wreck. Then I don't have to worry about individual parts and surely buying a whole car would be cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsfgxr6turbo Member 388 Member For: 14y 9m 24d Posted 22/09/13 02:09 PM Share Posted 22/09/13 02:09 PM if you want to tow just turbo your engine a nice low boost high compression engine will be perfect for towing get a stock fg turbo and it should be perfect bulk torque from super low rpm more than the boss engine and with half the cost/hassle involved with going v8.Turbos are designed to add torque which is what you want for towing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidxr6t skids Donating Members 2,754 Member For: 11y 11m 1d Gender: Not Telling Posted 22/09/13 03:12 PM Share Posted 22/09/13 03:12 PM (edited) I think a turbo conversion is far better than a v8 conversion. You're on a turbo forum, everybody is going to tell you to convert to turbo Edited 22/09/13 03:13 PM by johnxr6t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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