07 Bf Mkii Xr6T Mods?

[hawlass]

Mersin, your on the right track, and there is a heap of info here if you care to search.

Here is the "Just bought a XR6T ?" thread with all the basic info answered for your convienience. Its a good read and will give you a great insight into the direction to take with your car.

http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/68388-just-bought-an-xr6-turbo/

[Mersin]

So need to change the bush's, rear diff mounting bush and rear diff lower arm front bushes, he quoted me 900-1000 including labour and parts, however not sure what type to get.

The genuine ford bushes last 70-80k (quoted by mechanic)

Teflon bushes last much much longer but offer an uncomfortable ride (again quoted)

Both would be the same price according to him.

Should I get the teflon bush's (or any other superior brand) or go genuine? Is the ride really that uncomfortable? And does anyone have a link to buy them online for a cheaper price?

[discostig]

I run the Superpro Comforts in the rear and they aren't bad really...had a solid Superpro in there that transmitted loads of diff whine, sounded like a supercharger! I flog the sh!t out of my car now and then and they have held up OK aside from one of the outer bushes getting a small split as I mentioned above.

Never would I pay to have stock bushes put in, they will just flog out, even if it's not driven hard. Labour is the killer, may as well put in longer lasting parts and put up with a small increase in NVH.

People generally go for the purple Superpro, the red Nolathanes, or sometimes if they are looking for race spec, some bushes designed by a bloke on a the forums (also AFF) called CAT600. His real name is Dan and he's from WA, owns a couple of bullsh!t powerful cars. Twin turbo AU and supercharged FG if I recall correctly, think he has Ford Racing crate engines in them.

Edited 15/09/14 07:04 AM by -Stever-

[Mersin]

I run the Superpro Comforts in the rear and they aren't bad really...had a solid Superpro in there that transmitted loads of diff whine, sounded like a supercharger! I flog the sh!t out of my car now and then and they have held up OK aside from one of the outer bushes getting a small split as I mentioned above.

Never would I pay to have stock bushes put in, they will just flog out, even if it's not driven hard. Labour is the killer, may as well put in longer lasting parts and put up with a small increase in NVH.

People generally go for the purple Superpro, the red Nolathanes, or sometimes if they are looking for race spec, some bushes designed by a bloke on a the forums (also AFF) called CAT600. His real name is Dan and he's from WA, owns a couple of bullsh!t powerful cars. Twin turbo AU and supercharged FG if I recall correctly, think he has Ford Racing crate engines in them.

Yeah I called my mechanic earlier did some quick research and asked to install the Nolathanes, since labour is so much and I don't want to attempt doing it myself, so may as well put the ones that don't break 'easily'. Although he said they were split in half I honestly could not tell at all, ride was comfortable never felt any discomfort, only issue the car has an it doesn't happen all the time is when I'm testing how quick the car, pretty much going full throttle.

The issues arises just before the turbo is ready to unleash and before changing to the next gear it feels like all power is lost and the car jerks and I just slow down immediately as I'm worried I'm wrecking the car. At first I thought it was the fuel I was using and/or spark plugs, changed the plugs and coils and made sure to use 95 (maybe the previous owner was using 91 or something). After a couple of refills when the old fuel had been used up the car seized doing that weird jerk (like someone was hitting me from behind) but the other day I filled 98 and it did it again just earlier. My friend reckons its just a safety mechanism when the car over boosts but I'm not entirely convinced, could it be the bushes or something worse? I'm pretty sure its not injectors as this issue would be present during the entire ride and not when I'm flooring it.

[Mac0892]

I read mixed stories about the aftermarket diff bushes (everyones opinion to their own) so I got a set of the gt ones - think they revised the design in the fg (correct me if wrong, here to learn ). paid about 150 total for all 3 and fitted them after work one day. did that roughly in april / may area.

[discostig]

I get a MASSIVE bang through the car if I let off throttle rapidly when it's on full boost, I've learned over the years to drive around it (it's a factory option made worse I'm sure by my aging driveline couplings/mounts etc) but I still get caught out sometimes.

For example give it WOT, then as I change to the next gear if I let off the throttle (to reduce the wear on the clutch packs), I can get the biggest driveline shunt you ever felt. Is that what you're getting? It's fine if I just hold it flat the whole way though.

[Mersin]

I get a MASSIVE bang through the car if I let off throttle rapidly when it's on full boost, I've learned over the years to drive around it (it's a factory option made worse I'm sure by my aging driveline couplings/mounts etc) but I still get caught out sometimes.

For example give it WOT, then as I change to the next gear if I let off the throttle (to reduce the wear on the clutch packs), I can get the biggest driveline shunt you ever felt. Is that what you're getting? It's fine if I just hold it flat the whole way though.

The jerking/knocking on the back feeling doesn't arise when I let off the throttle, it happens when I'm going full throttle just as I'm about hit max boost and change gears. I only let go of the throttle in fear that I'm going to damage the car lol. It's weird in the sense that it doesn't always happen and was fine for nearly a week until I noticed it last night. If it is over boosting is it common to lose power its almost as if someone is pulling me from behind. I'm gonna try use 98 fuel from now on and see if it happens again.

[discostig]

I've never had overboost to the point of the car cutting power so not sure. I left the hose off the boost control solenoid once (doing solenoid WD40 trick) so it was never opening the wastegate, I could tell as soon as I got up it something was wrong as it came on way faster than normal and fluttered when it normally wouldn't have (1st gear mid throttle).

They do detect overboost though and stop the fun, so I've read.

[Mersin]

im not sure if I should be worried about this problem or not

[Phoon508]

He actually wasn't vague it was just me not completely understanding what he was saying lol due to be excited over my new car. Basically he said exactly what you wrote except he mentioned that a turbo back exhaust would be better then a cat back.

Correct me if I'm wrong in names lol, but is this a good idea?

Relocate the battery on the right side, remove the air filter and crossover

Connect a cold air intake pipe to the turbo and attach a pod filter at then end and place it where the "battery used to be" (for cold air purposes)

Finally connect a pipe to the intercooler (not sure what its called I'm gonna call it 'pipe'

All up 350 max, good idea or not?

Turbo back exhaust is definitely better.

It is not necessary though unless you start chasing bigger figures. I only suggested a high flow cat as you have mentioned that your on a budget. Same goes with the battery relocation and aftermarket piping; good for big figures but not necessary for basic mods.

Unfortunately tight budget and big power do not go hand in hand. Turbo back exhausts and 4inch intakes will bring you well north of 300rwkw (with the right supporting parts). This is also where things start to get expensive.

The stock exhaust and stock crossover will be fine for 300rwkw which I reckon will be perfect for your situation. It's a sweet spot that is relatively 'safe' these days and shouldn't give you any major problems

That's just my opinion anyway.