sct911 Member 848 Member For: 12y 5m 12d Gender: Male Posted 29/06/15 11:18 AM Share Posted 29/06/15 11:18 AM Pep take us for a spin one day, pretty sure you live close to me , I'm on greenway drive. Must be a blast being able to break traction at will, hopefully one day my car will be there , awesome build bud 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88860-peppys-build-thread/page/46/#findComment-1550890 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppy_t92 Silver Donating Members 748 Member For: 12y 15d Gender: Male Location: Liverpool Posted 29/06/15 10:39 PM Author Share Posted 29/06/15 10:39 PM Inboxes Veva and SCT911I'm toying with the idea of taking her to the drags tomorrow.. I'm in two minds, as I don't want to rush into it and overlook something, but I'm farking keen to get out there!!As for tyres I have a spare set of 17x8's (std BF wheels) and 18x8's (premium BF wheels)... Am I better off with 275/40/17 Et Street Radials265/40/18 Et Street 2I'm aware they ideally should be fitted to a 9-10" rim, but will this combo work, and will they fit under the guards? I have the std xr6 springs that can go in, and koni adjustable shocks, soften them up? Disconnect the front sway bar?Also with a double cycle of the ignition, she starts fine, so I'll definitely be getting a check valve 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88860-peppys-build-thread/page/46/#findComment-1550948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 29/06/15 11:47 PM Share Posted 29/06/15 11:47 PM (edited) 275/40/17's have been to as low as 1.55 60ft from us with a BA XR6 17 inch rim ( 8 inch wide ) so it's totally doable to 60ft really well with this combo Stock springs work well and a bit softer setting will never hurt, don't bother with sway bar links Start at 20psi cold and work down to around 18psi warm Go get em tiger Edited 29/06/15 11:48 PM by Womend Bellbat 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88860-peppys-build-thread/page/46/#findComment-1550958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vevapower Waiting for the 1st N/A 12! Donating Members 2,533 Member For: 17y 2m 7d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 30/06/15 04:50 AM Share Posted 30/06/15 04:50 AM On 29/06/2015 at 10:39 PM, Peppy_t92 said: Inboxes Veva and SCT911I'm toying with the idea of taking her to the drags tomorrow.. I'm in two minds, as I don't want to rush into it and overlook something, but I'm farking keen to get out there!!As for tyres I have a spare set of 17x8's (std BF wheels) and 18x8's (premium BF wheels)... Am I better off with275/40/17 Et Street Radials265/40/18 Et Street 2I'm aware they ideally should be fitted to a 9-10" rim, but will this combo work, and will they fit under the guards? I have the std xr6 springs that can go in, and koni adjustable shocks, soften them up? Disconnect the front sway bar?Also with a double cycle of the ignition, she starts fine, so I'll definitely be getting a check valve Joe I have some 275/40/17 MT ET Streets about 65% left if you want you can come grab them for $300? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88860-peppys-build-thread/page/46/#findComment-1551017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppy_t92 Silver Donating Members 748 Member For: 12y 15d Gender: Male Location: Liverpool Posted 30/06/15 11:15 AM Author Share Posted 30/06/15 11:15 AM Well thanks to Veva, I have a new found love for radials, what a difference, it really loads the car up 100% and you can hear the different tone.. I got 3 of my mates to come with me for some test hits and freeway pulls, wow, I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm talking it up, but I really am over the moon with how the car feels... 1st gear is still a write off, but 2nd is touch and go, if I short shift 1-2 hold it for a second then click 3rd it seems to pull, just have to try and keep the wheels from turning otherwise it was still baking 1-2-3 and leaving very dark marks... The box seemed to like it aswell, crisp firm shifts that held everything in, still some torque reduction during the shiftsI jacked it up checked all the main bolts again... I might re-gap the plugs tomorrow and check a few other things but I'm happy to take her out and see what she can do with a soft tune in her, still 0.79-0.8lambda 18* timing and 22-19psi boostNot going to break any records but I'll be happy just to get down the track 3 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88860-peppys-build-thread/page/46/#findComment-1551127 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppy_t92 Silver Donating Members 748 Member For: 12y 15d Gender: Male Location: Liverpool Posted 30/06/15 11:40 AM Author Share Posted 30/06/15 11:40 AM I also stiffened up the shocks and put the stock springs in the rear.. Dad explained its like your trying to push the wheels towards the ground, not actually trying to achieve a squat as such, your trying to transfer the weight and power to the ground.. Obviously 90/10 shocks are designed for drag racing to work in this way, but we'll see how these koni red classics go I guess 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88860-peppys-build-thread/page/46/#findComment-1551135 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 12y 11m 13d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 30/06/15 12:10 PM Share Posted 30/06/15 12:10 PM Hey pepI need to turn my konis down Was it an easy(ish) job Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88860-peppys-build-thread/page/46/#findComment-1551143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppy_t92 Silver Donating Members 748 Member For: 12y 15d Gender: Male Location: Liverpool Posted 30/06/15 12:16 PM Author Share Posted 30/06/15 12:16 PM Rears are easy as, with the wheels of undo the top shock bolt, push it all the way down and turn it wherever you like... Clockwise is stiff, anticlockwise is softFor the Fronts the whole strut has to come out and the spring seperate from from the shock... Quite time consuming Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88860-peppys-build-thread/page/46/#findComment-1551144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,331 Member For: 19y 6m 25d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 30/06/15 12:18 PM Share Posted 30/06/15 12:18 PM Fronts can be done in situ. Release the top nut and use a long Allen key or 1/4drv inhex socket and extension. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88860-peppys-build-thread/page/46/#findComment-1551145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppy_t92 Silver Donating Members 748 Member For: 12y 15d Gender: Male Location: Liverpool Posted 30/06/15 12:20 PM Author Share Posted 30/06/15 12:20 PM I though The shock has to be fully compressed to lock into the plate at the bottom which changes the rebound?? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/88860-peppys-build-thread/page/46/#findComment-1551146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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