geea
17-05-2004, 12:50 PM
Here goes.
Part 1:
I had the centre muffler removed and had twin pipes made up with flanges that can bolt straight in. $150.00 (this has its own thread)
I installed a 2nd homemade intake to the existing air box. $30ish(this has its own thread)
I also installed a BMC air filter.$170ish (numerous threads on this)
I'm not sure what the dyno read on this would have been. I do know that a stock XR6Turbo is supposed to run 14.6 for the 1/4 mile (i know there are variations but i read that this is the average figure) and i had a best with just these mods of 14.02@99mph.
Total cost of Part 1 = $350.00
Part 2:
I had the Xede piggyback cpu installed. It was installed at Chiptorque's Melbourne distributor Amberley Auto's in Dandenong. They are great and very helpful. They also listen to what you want and tune the car to your requests. This gave me 233.3rwkw's. They tested the car with my Geea stage 1 mods and it gave a reading of 196rwkw's so a gain of 37rwkw's with just the chip was good i thought. Some people claim more rwkw's with different mods, all dynos are different. I ran a 13.322 @ 105.37mph at Calder i have another 13.3 aswell so i'm happy with this. This cost $1095 for the Xede, $355 for tuning and $145 GST for a grand total of $1595. The car is now running 8psi. The only slight problem i have is when the air is cool and the car is cold it can hit the boost cut out until it heats up a bit. I was told that i could turn the boost down a touch or just be aware of it till it heats up. It only happens during the first 10 minutes or so from start up so i left it at 8psi. This happens because the injectors are at their capacity.
Total costs of Part 1&2 is $1945.00 I'm very happy sofar.
Part 2A: Auto upgrade. (this has its own thread)
Kewish Automotive
97932220
Remove Automatic Transmission
Modify Valve Body
Modify Pump Regulator Valve
Reset Clutches - Band Replace (Hi-Torque)
Fit Large Cooler
Assemble and Top up with Oil.
Total inc GST $1690.00
It took 2 1/2 days. During the rebuild they had it back together then tested it and said that it was changing to hard they then did some more work to the valve body to make it a bit less harsh.
The auto is awesome. Its a bit clunky when in auto and under very little throttle. When using 1/4 throttle or more its amazing and maual mode is like a clutchless manual.
Total costs so far:
Parts 1&2 $1945
Part 2A $1690
Now the good stuff.
Part 3:
Tuesday i dropped the car off and picked it up just after lunch today. (1 1/2 Days)
I had 6x Bosch fuel injectors (part no. 0280155968) installed $979.20
I also had a new fuel pump installed $398.00
Labour was $350.00
GST $172.72
Total $1899.92
I wasn't sure about the fuel pump, Ian said the old one is capable but it could deteriorate and cause problems in the future, so i got it as insurance. The injectors are out of a Volvo v70Rawd, i could have gotten the injectors a bit cheaper through friends but it would have taken a few months and i couldn't wait. They have the same housing and connections as the standard Ford injector with a bigger flow.
The car was then retuned on the dyno. Ian said he could have gotten another 5-10rwkw's but that it wopuld have caused heat problems with the standard intercooler. The car now has 255.5rwkw's an improvemant of 22.2rwkw's. This was also on a hot day (32C) so it could be good for an extra 5 or so rwkw's on a cool day.
I have been told that it is roughly 345fwkw's. This isn't exact so dont flame me
Total cost of Geea's mods
Parts 1-2-3 = $3845.00 For 255.5rwkw's
Part 2A (auto mods) = $1690.00 For a very solid and fast changing auto.
The car is amazing to drive it drives like a family 6cylinder in traffic. When you put your foot down it doesn't stop pulling, it keeps you pinned to the seat till you take your foot off the accelerator. Ian said it should be good for around 12.7ish. He told me after the chip it should do 13.5- 13.6 and i got 13.3 so i'll have to see.
Initially after picking the car up i was immediately thinking about a bigger intercooler and 12-13psi of boost. After driving round in it for a few hours i dont think i'm going to change anything, its awesome. Time may change this veiw, we'll have to wait and see.
If anyone has any question ask away and if your in Melbourne let me know and if possible we can catch up.
Part 4 Hi/Lo Switch with Hi boost map
The original tune was 9psi running up to 10psi and achived 255.5 rwkw's. This was altered to be 10psi all the time and is great.
The performance tune is at 12psi and achieves 270.4rwkw's, its awesome.
The switch cost $13.00 and the tune involved a few hours on the dyno.
270.4rwkw's 12.697 @ 111.80mph.
Geea.
Part 1:
I had the centre muffler removed and had twin pipes made up with flanges that can bolt straight in. $150.00 (this has its own thread)
I installed a 2nd homemade intake to the existing air box. $30ish(this has its own thread)
I also installed a BMC air filter.$170ish (numerous threads on this)
I'm not sure what the dyno read on this would have been. I do know that a stock XR6Turbo is supposed to run 14.6 for the 1/4 mile (i know there are variations but i read that this is the average figure) and i had a best with just these mods of 14.02@99mph.
Total cost of Part 1 = $350.00
Part 2:
I had the Xede piggyback cpu installed. It was installed at Chiptorque's Melbourne distributor Amberley Auto's in Dandenong. They are great and very helpful. They also listen to what you want and tune the car to your requests. This gave me 233.3rwkw's. They tested the car with my Geea stage 1 mods and it gave a reading of 196rwkw's so a gain of 37rwkw's with just the chip was good i thought. Some people claim more rwkw's with different mods, all dynos are different. I ran a 13.322 @ 105.37mph at Calder i have another 13.3 aswell so i'm happy with this. This cost $1095 for the Xede, $355 for tuning and $145 GST for a grand total of $1595. The car is now running 8psi. The only slight problem i have is when the air is cool and the car is cold it can hit the boost cut out until it heats up a bit. I was told that i could turn the boost down a touch or just be aware of it till it heats up. It only happens during the first 10 minutes or so from start up so i left it at 8psi. This happens because the injectors are at their capacity.
Total costs of Part 1&2 is $1945.00 I'm very happy sofar.
Part 2A: Auto upgrade. (this has its own thread)
Kewish Automotive
97932220
Remove Automatic Transmission
Modify Valve Body
Modify Pump Regulator Valve
Reset Clutches - Band Replace (Hi-Torque)
Fit Large Cooler
Assemble and Top up with Oil.
Total inc GST $1690.00
It took 2 1/2 days. During the rebuild they had it back together then tested it and said that it was changing to hard they then did some more work to the valve body to make it a bit less harsh.
The auto is awesome. Its a bit clunky when in auto and under very little throttle. When using 1/4 throttle or more its amazing and maual mode is like a clutchless manual.
Total costs so far:
Parts 1&2 $1945
Part 2A $1690
Now the good stuff.
Part 3:
Tuesday i dropped the car off and picked it up just after lunch today. (1 1/2 Days)
I had 6x Bosch fuel injectors (part no. 0280155968) installed $979.20
I also had a new fuel pump installed $398.00
Labour was $350.00
GST $172.72
Total $1899.92
I wasn't sure about the fuel pump, Ian said the old one is capable but it could deteriorate and cause problems in the future, so i got it as insurance. The injectors are out of a Volvo v70Rawd, i could have gotten the injectors a bit cheaper through friends but it would have taken a few months and i couldn't wait. They have the same housing and connections as the standard Ford injector with a bigger flow.
The car was then retuned on the dyno. Ian said he could have gotten another 5-10rwkw's but that it wopuld have caused heat problems with the standard intercooler. The car now has 255.5rwkw's an improvemant of 22.2rwkw's. This was also on a hot day (32C) so it could be good for an extra 5 or so rwkw's on a cool day.
I have been told that it is roughly 345fwkw's. This isn't exact so dont flame me
Total cost of Geea's mods
Parts 1-2-3 = $3845.00 For 255.5rwkw's
Part 2A (auto mods) = $1690.00 For a very solid and fast changing auto.
The car is amazing to drive it drives like a family 6cylinder in traffic. When you put your foot down it doesn't stop pulling, it keeps you pinned to the seat till you take your foot off the accelerator. Ian said it should be good for around 12.7ish. He told me after the chip it should do 13.5- 13.6 and i got 13.3 so i'll have to see.
Initially after picking the car up i was immediately thinking about a bigger intercooler and 12-13psi of boost. After driving round in it for a few hours i dont think i'm going to change anything, its awesome. Time may change this veiw, we'll have to wait and see.
If anyone has any question ask away and if your in Melbourne let me know and if possible we can catch up.
Part 4 Hi/Lo Switch with Hi boost map
The original tune was 9psi running up to 10psi and achived 255.5 rwkw's. This was altered to be 10psi all the time and is great.
The performance tune is at 12psi and achieves 270.4rwkw's, its awesome.
The switch cost $13.00 and the tune involved a few hours on the dyno.
270.4rwkw's 12.697 @ 111.80mph.
Geea.