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20-06-2007, 11:34 AM
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i have a EFII 1996 Dual Fuel running nicely, i am putting in pacemaker extractors on friday with a 2.5" exhaust.
I have a budget of about $1200 leftover and would like some advice as to the bestway to spend it to maybe do up the engine, i dont want anything crazy or something that might compromise reliability etc too much. Is it worth putting wheels and lowering or spending the money on the engine? any ideas? thanks for all your advice!! |
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20-06-2007, 11:45 AM
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The 'Stihl' Man
 
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Well personally, if a car is duel fuel then I wouldn't bother so much with performance as its always going to be a compromise (sp?); but hey thats just me. So you go straight gas or straight petrol.
But in saying that, doing the cam isn't hardcore, so that would be the best place to start; I assume a 1636 is fine with LPG. Even so the gains are good, but whats the point if you are going to stop there. Just get it running right, and looking nice and clean. Minor cosmetic mods make a big difference too. Got any pics? That will help.
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20-06-2007, 11:57 AM
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Manual conversion and/or diff gears.
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20-06-2007, 11:57 AM
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Starter Motor
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no pics yet, will try and take some on the weekend.
how much roughly to do the cam? it needs a steering wheel, left hand mirror, wheels, I might just do these little things and maybe lower it. |
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20-06-2007, 01:23 PM
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convert it to straight gas.. buy a gas research underbonnet kit and ditch your fuel tank.. mount the spare wheel under there and put another donut tank in your boot.
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20-06-2007, 01:29 PM
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Send the money to me!
 Or if you dont like that idea than get a wade cam; $120 if your with fordmods.com, lower it on SL's, maybe a set of FTR's; $500ish depending who your buying off. That'd be a nice start.
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20-06-2007, 01:33 PM
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Tuned @ Pitlane Frankston
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economy or power.
extractors and exhaust will help economy and power, so they're a good start. i'm in the same boat as you.. I have a LPG system (dual fuel) so i won't be modding the AU engine at all. I'll be leaving it stock, with an exaust/5 speed/3.45 lsd. When the time comes for me to have a daily, I will chuck all the LPG gear onto the daily and turbo the ED/AU engine.
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20-06-2007, 02:24 PM
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Starter Motor
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SL's?? FTR's?? |
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20-06-2007, 02:27 PM
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superlow springs
ftrs are the wheels that came on EF/EL XRs as an option. 16x8s (ford tickford racing) |
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20-06-2007, 05:25 PM
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$1200 put it on QLD to win the third origin then you'll have about $1800 to spend
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20-06-2007, 06:05 PM
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well man u could get a set of SuperLows and get them fitted for about $200-$250 then a manual conversion for about $1000 including the t5 kit itself.. if you are interested i know a guy that does a great job for great prices..
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20-06-2007, 06:12 PM
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20-06-2007, 06:21 PM
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Fix those minor things, mirror etc, get a nice steering wheel for it, and then put it on straight gas, with a cam to suit, and get it all tuned.
Any money left over should go towards 5speed and fixing anything else that might come up. Don't spend all your cash though, as something is sure to stuff up if you do spend it all. Goodluck!
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20-06-2007, 06:28 PM
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get a cam in it 1636 if auto or 1673 if manual or histall installed
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20-06-2007, 06:51 PM
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some of you may not be aware, but prices for a regrind 6cyl cam is now $135.00
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20-06-2007, 09:27 PM
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Slam it, Paint ya Steelies gloss black and 5 speed it... MAD CRUISER
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20-06-2007, 10:32 PM
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21-06-2007, 09:32 AM
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21-06-2007, 09:48 AM
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21-06-2007, 11:37 AM
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capa e-series eliminator switch chip (sports chip) are about $750 i think with your selector cable. then you could have a performance setting for petty or gas. prob another couple of hundred to get it installed and tuned. You can check em out at http://www.capa.com.au/ford_flash_tuner_chip.pdf
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22-06-2007, 11:16 AM
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Starter Motor
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thanks guys, you have given me a lot to think about........not sure what to do though, if i put in a new cam, what other work will i need/should to do to the head if any?
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what to do with $1200
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