Out of ideas!

ten[A]cio[U]s · 30-08-2009, 08:51 PM

I am trying to think of some simple modifications I can do to my AU, but getting stuck for ideas to be honest..

I have done,
- Cam
- Full exhaust
- Diff
- Intake

I intend on doing headwork and bigger cam, and a tune shortly.

What are some other mods I can do to improve the i6?

I am 50 / 50 with a manual conversion, but it will be far to expensive, as will a high stall at the moment?

Any ideas?

azza11 · 30-08-2009, 08:55 PM

flash tuner and dyno tune

T3man · 30-08-2009, 08:57 PM

Or you could trade it on a turbo6. Simple and effective. And save you a lot of money; oh wait, you've already spent too much! LOL.

CRAIGAU3220 · 31-08-2009, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by T3man

Or you could trade it on a turbo6. Simple and effective. And save you a lot of money; oh wait, you've already spent too much! LOL.

Your funny, Not !!!!

The Monty · 31-08-2009, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by T3man

Or you could trade it on a turbo6. Simple and effective. And save you a lot of money; oh wait, you've already spent too much! LOL.

Gee whiz, better get rid of the POS T series then and upgrade to a GT, simple and effective. Oh wait, youve already spent too much!!! LOL.

J/K, I love the T-Series, but if he's anything like me, I dont want to upgrade to a Turbo, I dont like anything after the AU really (maybe a g6et), maybe he just wants to have fun with what he's got?

ten[A]cio[U]s · 31-08-2009, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by T3man

Or you could trade it on a turbo6. Simple and effective. And save you a lot of money; oh wait, you've already spent too much! LOL.

??? I have had this car sinse I was 17, I have a history with it. Im not just going to fob it off and try "upgrade".

I want to work with what I have, I dont see anything wrong with that. I would love to own a real T3 oneday, but insurance is far too high!

I will be turboing the car again in a year or so, but until then just wanted to see what I have missed!

51OAU · 30-08-2009, 09:53 PM

Do u mean intake as in just a filter? or do u have a full aluminum system? or steel. If not get a 3in system made up for ya intake. Umm not much else can really be done, maybe 70mm throttle body?

Ride · 30-08-2009, 11:12 PM

V8 Conversion, its the only way to go ;)

private9 · 30-08-2009, 11:37 PM

Sounds like you've done the basics really. From here, if you keep it NA, everything else is fairly exxy with not that great returns.

A higher stall will help it get off the line, makes them much more fun IMO.

Stattic · 30-08-2009, 11:44 PM

how come a stallie is too expensive?
or are you looking for small things for a couple of hundred bucks or something?

The Monty · 31-08-2009, 04:32 AM

Headwork - $1000
Cam - $550
Vernier gear - $230
Valve springs - $220
Valve spring retainers - $110
Extractors - $650
Exhaust - $250 for 2.5, up to $600 for 3 inch
Cat - $260 fitted
Intake - $50-$300
Filter - $50-$150
Ported Throttle body (not really proven) - $250
6 Throttle body set-up - $1400-$3500
9mm leads - $85
Good plugs - $30-$130
Diff gears -
LSD - Both together, around $1000
Flash Tuner - $5-750
Custom tune - $800
Thermal spacers for the bbm
Shift kit - $115
Stall converter - $700-$1500
Tansmission Cooler - $120
Im sure theres more, I just cant think of it.

T3man · 31-08-2009, 11:31 AM

Yeah mate, I was being a bit facetious with my comment - just keep plugging away the way you've been doing. No matter how much we put into our cars it never comes back to us in resale value so just get it how you want it.

Hey if you think insurance for a T3 is expensive then you better not turbo your motor - insurance is totally impossible on an aftermarket (non-factory built) turbo on a petrol engine car. Well, SOME companies will insure you but the premium will be about 25% of the market value of the car.

PS The Monty> ... but why would I want to downgrade? LOL.

TTXF · 31-08-2009, 06:43 PM

[QUOTE=T3man]
Hey if you think insurance for a T3 is expensive then you better not turbo your motor - insurance is totally impossible on an aftermarket (non-factory built) turbo on a petrol engine car. Well, SOME companies will insure you but the premium will be about 25% of the market value of the car.

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Not entirely true, my other car is insured for $9000 agreed value with a $550 a yr premium. Thats with Just Cars, rating 1. custom turbo, ecu, cooler etc.

ten[A]cio[U]s · 31-08-2009, 11:48 AM

Just cars said they will insure me with all mods I will ever want to do for $1700.

Its about how much im paying with NRMA atm, which is awesome I think.

Only insured for a fraction of what it was worth lol

private9 · 31-08-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by crazy-au

Just cars said they will insure me with all mods I will ever want to do for $1700.

Quote:

Originally Posted by T3man

Hey if you think insurance for a T3 is expensive then you better not turbo your motor - insurance is totally impossible on an aftermarket (non-factory built) turbo on a petrol engine car. Well, SOME companies will insure you but the premium will be about 25% of the market value of the car.

I would say T3man was about right in his estimate then!

That's an awful lot of money to insure a 7+ year old 6cyl Falcon for.

ayeyew · 31-08-2009, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by crazy-au

Just cars said they will insure me with all mods I will ever want to do for $1700.

Its about how much im paying with NRMA atm, which is awesome I think.

Only insured for a fraction of what it was worth lol

wtf? you serious?!?!

I am paying $232.52 a month!

Guess i'm going to change come December

private9 · 31-08-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ayeyew

wtf? you serious?!?!

I am paying $232.52 a month!

Guess i'm going to change come December

Sorry to sound harsh mate, but how on earth can you justify over 2.5k a year for insurance on an AU1. This is one instance where to me 3rd party wins out.

ayeyew · 02-09-2009, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by private9

Sorry to sound harsh mate, but how on earth can you justify over 2.5k a year for insurance on an AU1. This is one instance where to me 3rd party wins out.

I agree.

I used to pay around $100/month less, then i basically moved to the ghetto.. :(

It was the cheapest out of all options which i explored!

Gonna check out justcars in December though. If i could get it for less than $1500 i'll be happy

ten[A]cio[U]s · 31-08-2009, 02:04 PM

Yeah, I am under 25 and NRMA is poo.

Just cars is ok

Dauphin · 31-08-2009, 02:13 PM

Maybe get an electronic shift kit for now.

XR6_661 · 31-08-2009, 03:27 PM

Get some throttle in a bottle.

51OAU · 31-08-2009, 06:50 PM

i pay $1200 a year with just cars for a AU3 all mods covered with loss of licence and a crash behind me aswell. im only 22

HLC · 02-09-2009, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 51OAU

i pay $1200 a year with just cars for a AU3 all mods covered with loss of licence and a crash behind me aswell. im only 22

just cars wouldnt touch me for any less than 2k. i only have 1 infraction (neg driving where i wrote off my old car)

im with NRMA paying 1300 a year. however no mods are listed...

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im nearly 22 and shannons wouldnt touch me cause of under 25. even with the good "im in a car club" story thing. at least they'll insure contents for my place when i get it

RG · 02-09-2009, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by HLC

just cars wouldnt touch me for any less than 2k. i only have 1 infraction (neg driving where i wrote off my old car)

im with NRMA paying 1300 a year. however no mods are listed...

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im nearly 22 and shannons wouldnt touch me cause of under 25. even with the good "im in a car club" story thing. at least they'll insure contents for my place when i get it

Shannons insured me when I was under 25. It seems luck has a lot to do with it when you are under 25 and calling them. Some at the call centre will do it, some won't.

b2tf · 02-09-2009, 03:05 PM

You need to know somebody at Shannons to get through the door if you're under 25. I have had 3 cars with them, been with them since I was 19 (I'm 23 now) and have the FG on there with a value of $40k for around $80/month.

brad` · 31-08-2009, 09:50 PM

i only pay $815 a year and NOT a rating one with RACV and im 22

grandpa_spec_F6 · 31-08-2009, 10:51 PM

also with NRMA, they turned around to me and basically said "do whatever you want to it as long as it complies with QLD Transport, apart from that we don't care" and THAT was the end of the conversation.

I pay around 1600 a year but my excess is about 1400 if im at fault so a tad high, justcar only wanted 1200 but you have to pay upfront.

Can't wait to finally get her sitting slower, (insert complaint here)

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Mr Hardware · 02-09-2009, 01:30 PM

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I am paying $232.52 a month!

!!!!!!!!!!
Im under 25 and i pay just a bit more than that for a year of compo.

RG · 02-09-2009, 01:36 PM

Damn some of you guys are getting ripped for insurance. I only pay $750 odd a year for the XR8 with Shannons and they know ALL of my mods. No garage either, although that will change shortly

mik · 02-09-2009, 07:09 PM

raise compression i was going to say but your gonna put a hair dryer on it... better forget that, 6 speed auto

, better lubricants, loose some weight.