how much work?

[AU2PWR]

yeah .. The Manifold and stuff wont fit .. that was the $350 Manifold that the guys makes with your own Flange Yeah //

Well , me and another Members are Almost Halfway through Sourcing Parts for our own Cars ..

Heres what i ill be Running .. and Doing ..

GT 35/40 Turbo ..
XR6 Intercooler
XR6 Injectors (Later)
Manifold From Either that eBay guy , or Sourcing one on its Own from Snort .. ($600)

Piping and stuff is gunna be Autobarn stuff (Holds its Own ..)

Also , ill Relocate the Battery to the Other Side of the Motor and Enclose a Pod in the Vacant Area .. Ceramic Coat all the Piping and Ring Up Bluepower and say HELP!

Nah , Should be a Very Good Project .. Not rushing into it .. buying Cheap here and there

[MGM]

thats what i want to do, source the parts slowly and build it up. does the engine need compression changes or anything or just bolt on and go?

[AU2PWR]

Baiscally .. a Standard Motor is as it says - Standard .. It will only hold about 6 - 8 Psi Roughly , anything more .. your going to have to build a better bottom end with an ACL Race Kit and Some Better Pistons and acutally Pump $10k minimum to make it worth it ...

OR..

Just spend the time to build a nice and easy 220rwkw weapon that will run easily on 6psi and still be as competitive as a Stock XR6t ..


Here for instance is what im doing ..

• XR6t Intercoolers on ebay - $100 (you dont need a big one , this is Fine for what your going to do to it .. Factory Ford ones are good for AU's)
• You will need either a t-04Z / GT/35 40 Turbo , or Find a T-03 that will be enought to move teh car ! .
• Use the Injectors from a XR6t , Use the Old ones as Changeover from wreckers .. Cheaper
• Get the Manifold from Snort - Premade and Warranted !
• and Finally .. Piping and Stuff can be gotten from Autobarn .. it Works !

Basically .. you can get all this stuff CHEAP .. There are Brand new T-o4 Turbos on Ebay fro $400 ! These are AirResearch Ones .. Good for 600hp .. The Only Expensive Bits are going to be the Installation and Tunes .. !

Cheers
Daniel

[JoesAu]

im going down this path too as im keeping the car now.

[AU2PWR]

T3/T4 T04E Turbocharger .63 A/R Turbo - Perfect for the I6 Falcon .. $250 , thats what ill be running ..

Heres the Cooler !

[blue lightening]

Hey champ about the conversion of a ba engine into ur car can be done but like everyone has said it costs a bit coz i know coz im in nearly at the end of my ba turbo engine conversion in my ea falcon. Its been off the road for nearly 5 months now coz i have been stuffed round by ppl and its cost me more than i thought it would. but i reckon it would look phat as if it went into ur ute...

[StealthAu]

The stock XR6T cooler has a fairly high pressure drop across it, cooling capabilities aren't too bad, but might be worth looking into a water to air cooler. There is a mob on ebay that sell them at a reasonable cost (unlike capa) and with only a 0.5psi drop against IIRC 3.5 psi drop of the xr6t cooler.

[AU2PWR]

Nah .. Its too much Farting around Blue Lightening .. Theres more to Swap when doing an Engine Conversoin , Sure at the end of the day you can stand and Say "yep i did it' but at what cost when you can be one of a Few Still and Turbo the thing ..

Oh and i just won a 600x300x76cm Intercooler on eBay for $1

thats right , One Bloody Dollar !

[StealthAu]

Originally Posted by AU2PWR

Nah .. Its too much Farting around Blue Lightening .. Theres more to Swap when doing an Engine Conversoin , Sure at the end of the day you can stand and Say "yep i did it' but at what cost when you can be one of a Few Still and Turbo the thing ..

Oh and i just won a 600x300x76cm Intercooler on eBay for $1

thats right , One Bloody Dollar !

At that price you can't go wrong :

[MGM]

Originally Posted by AU2PWR

Oh and i just won a 600x300x76cm Intercooler on eBay for $1

thats right , One Bloody Dollar !

thats awesome mate, i want to run what your running but i didnt want the xr6 cooler, was looking at other ones that skylines and other imports run.

does the brand of cooler really matter? buying from ebay. and would running the xr6t injectors be ok for now until i turbo? because im in need of newe injectors soon or mabey just a good clean

[blackers10]

i think the cheaper items just dont like HIGH boost(20+psi) applications
but for most falcon setups they are fine

[AU2PWR]

Cheap = Falcon + Fun = TURBO !!

These Coolers and Turbos are Cheap and Well Suited for our Cars .. $1 INTERCOOLERS FOR EVERYONE .. Next on the list is the Turbo .. Still wondering to go for a T-04 or something smaller ..

[AU2PWR]

Doh .. Won 2 Intercoolers .. so if your looking for a bit of Inspiration to buy more stuff .. buy one of em off me ..

Theres teh Black F6 One for $65 or the No Name Huge One for $65

Cheers
Daniel

[AU2PWR]

Originally Posted by MGM

thats awesome mate, i want to run what your running but i didnt want the xr6 cooler, was looking at other ones that skylines and other imports run.

does the brand of cooler really matter? buying from ebay. and would running the xr6t injectors be ok for now until i turbo? because im in need of newe injectors soon or mabey just a good clean

Mate , Use teh Injectors with the turbo ..

An Au thats as quick as a Stock XR6t is still a F*#*en Quick AU ..

[MGM]

im not in any hurry for the turbo, still on p's, but a bit of a sleeper turbo would be ok, black cooler. yeh i was thinking of hunting for the GT35/40 and the cheap cooler and while i get the parts coming together il buy a flash box and run ther generic tune until i need a custom one

[AU2PWR]

Well . your welcome to the Black Standard FPV one i just won .. $65

[FGII-XR6]

Originally Posted by Hibbz

Talking to joe at cresent motors he has done one au turbo with a stinger and said you can use a flash but you are limted to about .8 to 1 bar because you cant change the map sensor like you can in the ba.

Thanks Jake

a BA turbo 2bar map sensor goes straight onto a series 2/3 AU but not a series 1

[AU2PWR]

Whats that mean , You dont need Engine Management like Wolf or LINK , you can just use the Flash Tuner ? COS THAT WOULD BE SUPER ..

Ok .. Ive hit a Stail Mate .. The Best Price i could find on a Half Decent t-o4e Styled Manifold is -- Wait -- $1200 .. Stainless and everything ..

Might Keep loooking .

Flash Tuner looks Promisiing

[blackers10]

id goto snort or 6boost for the manifold
the OTHER question is internal or external wastegate
internal = less piping and less cost
external = more piping but better quality and potential and more safer boost control (internal wastegates arnt exactly BIG not flow well)

theres always turbo E series for sale complete etc for under 7k on the other forums around so it will come with EVERYTHING

good luck

[AU2PWR]

Well .. just got intouch with a Guy who makes Turbo Manifolds ..

6 into 1 t4 flange is $320 , But it might be a Litlle More , considering thats for a BA motor .. so id need a Old manifold for the Attactement to the motor ..

Still , Sounds better than the $1200 option !

Turbos are Still good .. I got 2 Days before http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA:IT&ih=007 finishes .. Cant Wait

Just waiting on the Info for the manifold !

[AU2PWR]

Sorry to ruin the thread dude .. its becoming more of a Build Thread ! Was just trying to show how cheap some of the stuff really is ..

[JoesAu]

Originally Posted by au3xr6

a BA turbo 2bar map sensor goes straight onto a series 2/3 AU but not a series 1

i have a flash tuner, my car is ser1 anyone know if i can still go turbo application and use the tuner?

[JoesAu]

the cheap turbos have crap waste gates in em. maybe running 6psi you'll be fine but i wouldnt push em anymore.

[AU2PWR]

Front Bar and Surrounds come off Friday to Fit the Intercooler . just to get an Idea of where to mount and how ,..

[MGM]

hey au2pwr, would you be able to let me know how much you cut out of the front bar for the intercooler, what one did you use, the F6 one?

[AU2PWR]

Hey MGM , Both Coolers Fit Perfectly , there is no Reason to Cut Front Bars .. Im Still undecided , will install it all and dyno with both and whatever is more Powerful , leave on it ..

[AU2PWR]

Well , Another Little Box Rocked up on my Doorstep today .. Mr Risiing Rate Fuel Regulator .. Cheap at $23 bucks ! My Bid on my Turbo Ends in 3 Hours ..

Only Problem is the Manifold .. too hard to find one .. Bar Chopping up my Pacemaker 4480's to make a Turbo Manifold !

Another Month or So i reackon ..

[blackers10]

if you can weld just go grab a pile of donuts of the correct diameter..
my brother and his boss used to make exhausts for their kombi WRX engine conversions like this

[AU2PWR]

Well .. So far .. I am on track with what i wanted to get ..

Boost Gauge , Air Fuel and Oil Pressure Gauges - $15 Each , there the cool Back Lit ones that go black too !

Boost Controller - $20

Intercooler - $1 WOOT

Regulator - $23

Currently Bidding on -

Catch can Kit , T-04 Turbo and a Braided Line Kit ..

This is going to be so sweet .. im already weeing myself waiting !

[b2tf]

what catch can are you looking at?