M_crisp Donating Members 259 Member For: 13y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 14/09/13 09:17 AM Share Posted 14/09/13 09:17 AM When I first went for an xr6t I bought a ba even though everyone said the bf's were better but I thought too much money for bf.ended up costing me more in the long run after selling it after 12 months because it sucked the bag and bought the bf f6.fg xr6 turbos are MUCH quicker and better in every other way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenDoCo I'm getten too old for this s**t Bronze Donating Members 4,509 Member For: 11y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: A big bridge over a river in South Australia Posted 14/09/13 01:16 PM Share Posted 14/09/13 01:16 PM after reading the previous post, me thinks you should go back and read post 2 again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRK Member 361 Member For: 13y 1m 19d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 14/09/13 11:16 PM Share Posted 14/09/13 11:16 PM Save a few more bucks and find a good BF. Budget ..... 4K for simple mods on top of that.Save a few more bucks and find a better FG. Budget.... 3K for simple mods on top of that. No sarcasm here, I do part time work to pay for my "habit" ......... a long standing addiction I am afraid to hi octane fuel and tyre smoke. Its a tragedy really...... (hahahahaha)!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 5m 11d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 15/09/13 12:43 AM Share Posted 15/09/13 12:43 AM Buying one of these things is one thing, maintaining one and modding is another. If you can only afford a BA then get a BA, mines still kicking along nicely at 190,000kms modded since 60,000kms... Do smart mods and dont push them too hard as they are old as sh*t lol... Of course a newer model would be better.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azerium Member 19 Member For: 13y 14d Posted 15/09/13 10:19 AM Share Posted 15/09/13 10:19 AM I got my XR6 turbo ute, BA at 119 000kms. The previous owner had brought it at 70 000kms in near new condition and her partner had done semi dodgy mods to it and basically flogged the sh*t out of it on her. Since I have had it, iv had a fair few problems with it such as a new computer, radiatior, ignition coils burned out while driving one day and general body wear and tear that should not be on a car with only 133000 kms. Also power wise now it is severely lacking power compared to most ba's, it wouldn't even keep up with a gen3 anymore. My point is make sure when you buy one dont buy something flogged out and stupid because it wont have the power or reliability you are after. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,046 Member For: 12y 6m 9d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 15/09/13 01:27 PM Share Posted 15/09/13 01:27 PM ^those problems sound like typical BA/BF problems though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Velocity_ Bronze Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 9m 7d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 16/09/13 12:43 AM Share Posted 16/09/13 12:43 AM It would take a great deal to make a BA quicker than an FG, especially off the line. If you want an idea of how simple mods would compare look at what times a BF F6 Typhoon runs down the quarter compared to an FG XR6T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petefordman Member 4 Member For: 11y 4m 18d Gender: Male Location: South sydney Posted 16/09/13 10:51 AM Share Posted 16/09/13 10:51 AM I cant seem to find anywhere online that compares the two. That's why I asked on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petefordman Member 4 Member For: 11y 4m 18d Gender: Male Location: South sydney Posted 16/09/13 10:57 AM Share Posted 16/09/13 10:57 AM Thanks for all the replies guys. It helped alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z2TT Member 714 Member For: 12y 8m 6d Posted 16/09/13 11:20 AM Author Share Posted 16/09/13 11:20 AM The FG is faster than the BA, it also has a smaller turbo so it can produce power much quicker, but $10,000 will probably get you a damaged FG. Try $15,000 and you can probably get more FG's for sale and you could find an OK one for that.The BA has a larger turbo so can make more power once you begin tuning them, so the BA would be the better option if you intend to make more power with mods without having to change turbo.The flash tune will probably make the BA Faster than the FG but the drivability of both cars will still be different, e.g FG will have better response as it has a smaller turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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