Expertise Required - Ba Xr6 Turbo Question's

[The_Joker_2013]

G'day all, new to this site, let alone driving a Ford! - I've always been a Expensive Daewoo man, & in fact still own a SS, just recently brought my Bro's 2005 BA MKII XR6 Turbo Ute off him, it's got a full service history (109K), always been run on BP 98 from day one, 6 speed manual, (heavy duty clutch) with a SS Growler intake, his given me a Capa tuner, & said it's tuned on 10 PSI at present.

Just through browsing this forum, I see that you can get massive gains with the Turbo's, compared to V8's, for nowhere near the costs, which is awesome!

Since owning it, I've fiercely been addicted to Google, Googling XR6 Turbo's, & browsing through this site.

I have a few questions to the experienced Turbo owner's

~ I brought a Genuine 2012 FG Intercooler (BARGAIN price), including the two pipes that come out of the intercooler, now I know the BA intercooler is half the size, & set up different, a lot different - Can I make this fit with additional piping, & bracket's? Anyone done it to their BA/BF?

~ I also brought a set of used FG injector's, 42LB, (I’ll changeover the O-ring’s) now will these fit straight on, or will the fuel rail need to be upgraded? Also will the car need to be re-tuned once fitted?

~ The sender unit has had it in the car, now I can buy a Genuine pretty cheap, - I know it's a nightmare to replace, whilst it's being replaced, - I've seen a lot of Turbo owners have jumped on the Walbro Fuel Pump? Might as well kill two birds with one stone. The 341's are going pretty cheap on eBay, are they recommended? If I upgrade the sender, & pump will it need to be re-tuned, or will the ECU pick it up, & re-map accordingly?

~ Can a second snorkel be added to the CAI (SS Growler)? If so will it be value add, or no need?

~ Oil Line Filter, now when do owners usually change this @ how many Km’s? I hear they can clog up, & lead to the Turbo failing. My bro has always ran Penrite Fully Synthetic oil, (However only changed when required ie: 10,000 – 15,000. I dumped the oil straight away, put a fresh filter on. Note I will continue the same @ 5000k intervals. (Not go to 10,000 – 15,000km’s) – My modo has always been - Fresh oil, Fresh engine!

~ Last question, when would upgraded Valve spring’s need to come into the equation, or am I kind of tippy toeing around needing them (Which I am) Haha! (Nightmare of a job)

If anyone can help me out with the above it would be much appreciated, I will help out where I can (lol) & upon building expertise on the Turbo’s.

So far I’m enjoying the car!!

[The_Joker_2013]

Anyone, please share your knowledge & experience! - Be much appreciated, cheers.

[freeze_dk]

Seen a FG cooler fitted to a ba for EPA purposes, it was mounted back to front and cable tied on.

Not sure about the FG injectors.

You can get sender units with Walbro pumps already in them ,saves the hassle if you CBF pulling the sender apart.

Don't bother with growler, just get a f6 2nd intake snorkel.

Oil line filter, get it now. Pitlane are currently doing a group buy for them.

Valve springs are a hit and miss, you will notice there giving in after you punch it and the revs fluctuate when you come to a stop.

Final and most important, DO NOT use the flash tune as its a generic tune. Search 'generic tune' on here and you'll see what I mean

[The_Joker_2013]

Seen a FG cooler fitted to a ba for EPA purposes, it was mounted back to front and cable tied on.

Not sure about the FG injectors.

You can get sender units with Walbro pumps already in them ,saves the hassle if you CBF pulling the sender apart.

Don't bother with growler, just get a f6 2nd intake snorkel.

Oil line filter, get it now. Pitlane are currently doing a group buy for them.

Valve springs are a hit and miss, you will notice there giving in after you punch it and the revs fluctuate when you come to a stop.

Final and most important, DO NOT use the flash tune as its a generic tune. Search 'generic tune' on here and you'll see what I mean

Great, thanks for your help, & advice mate.

[Wenier]

Another point to make note is that CAPA box is probably unable to be retuned now as its most likely an xcal1 that are no longer supported.

Changing injectors to a different size will require a retune and if the cooler is much better than the current one it would also need a retune for that if not done at the same time.

Pretty sure the fg injectors are different size wise to the b series and I believe its easy to convert them only one way BA/F -> FG or FG->BA/F but can't remember which way.

[The_Joker_2013]

Another point to make note is that CAPA box is probably unable to be retuned now as its most likely an xcal1 that are no longer supported.

Changing injectors to a different size will require a retune and if the cooler is much better than the current one it would also need a retune for that if not done at the same time.

Pretty sure the fg injectors are different size wise to the b series and I believe its easy to convert them only one way BA/F -> FG or FG->BA/F but can't remember which way.

Thanks for the advice mate, if I upgrade to a Walbro Fuel Pump, will I need a retune? Sounds like the Turbo's need retuning for all Mods.

[JETURBO]

Correct, u sneeze on the dash

Re tune

[The_Joker_2013]

Correct, u sneeze on the dash

Re tune

Haha! Lol. - Mate is there any Mods you can do without the need of a retune?

[freeze_dk]

Floor mats

[Ralph Wiggum]

First mod, stop quoting the post directly before yours.

Kthanksby