AU I6'S Come a long way in recent times. - Page 2

SpoolMan · 10-09-2005, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by useless

Considering that Brendan Mock has run a 13.34 in a na six on the 1/4 mile it inspires me and gives me hope that i6 ea-au cars still have plenty of untapped potential. I believe Brendan is running some 180 rwkws .I have to ask the question though..how can a 180 rwkw six get a 13.34 1/4 when some modded v8s cannot do the same with 220 rwkws?What is going on ?Please shed some light on this someone please!!

good driving, car setup, weight....

EFFalcon · 10-09-2005, 08:56 PM

the JMM car has had countless hours spent on getting the suspension/diff/tyre combination right.
not to mention how gooda driver Brendan is.

10-09-2005, 09:53 PM

dose jmm run slicks or street radials?
what clutch dose he run in his xr6 ?
it all ads up the harder you launch off the line the quicker you'l run

**Stav** · 10-09-2005, 10:23 PM

So a guy with a good setup launch and 180 rwkws can run as good as a guy with 220 rwkws? So power is not eveything then? Thanks for the replies guys!!

10-09-2005, 11:32 PM

the first time i went for a run i got hosed buy a v6 vn commodore,last time i went i hosed a ba xr8 .
good qter times = lots of practice

**Mechan1k** · 11-09-2005, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by loxxr6

I reckon we may see a possible trend to forced induction AU's especially as the AU's drop in value and the turbo/supercharger kits become more affordable. With Snort performance and JMM now releasing stuff its easy power.

I am looking at the Snort kit at the moment for the EGAS work ute ... all low-down torque .. low boost (5-6psi) ... don't need a cooler with it ... and still run it on the factory ECU as well.

Waiting on pricing for the kits now ... will suit me perfectly.
Should bring my power up to around the 150rwkw mark ... but torque will be much fatter in the bottom-end (just what i want)

11-09-2005, 05:35 PM

check this article out was doin a bit of surfin last night
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_2647/article.html

**Falcon Coupe** · 11-09-2005, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Psycho Chicken

What's the point in comparing a stock car to a heavily modded one? Apples and oranges.

Some people like to flog a dead horse mate, the barra 182 is the superior engine hands down, and as for an AU Turbo beating a BA, getting the AU legally registered would make it too much of a pain in the **** to consider IMO, just look at Dansedgli.

EFFalcon · 11-09-2005, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by useless

So a guy with a good setup launch and 180 rwkws can run as good as a guy with 220 rwkws? So power is not eveything then? Thanks for the replies guys!!

why do you think there are cars with over 300rwkw only running 13's?
They're simply not setup for drag racing.

a WELL RESEARCHED drag setup is very important for peak times, why do you think there is only 2 cars that have done 13's so far?
no one (private) has the time or resourses JMM have (within reason) to set up a car to drag so well.

its always been said power is not everything, gearing, weight, power CURVE, torque, suspension, traction, tyres, environment, road surface are just SOME variables.

jonbays · 11-09-2005, 08:05 PM

The BA XR6T is the motor all right the BA's just a tad porky to get the best out of it thats all.

Either way the AU I6 has come a long way.

Its a $10k car now that does low 16 sec qtrs and 9 sec to 100k that with $5k spent will do low 14's and 6 sec to 100k.

No thats cheap and easy and inexpensive to mod.

No they are not going to be the giant killers lie the LS1 and the XR6T on the drag strip. And yes the 13 sec cars are really few and far between and are not easy to replicate.

buickman · 11-09-2005, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jonbays

The BA XR6T is the motor all right the BA's just a tad porky to get the best out of it thats all.

Either way the AU I6 has come a long way.

Its a $10k car now that does low 16 sec qtrs and 9 sec to 100k that with $5k spent will do low 14's and 6 sec to 100k.

No thats cheap and easy and inexpensive to mod.

No they are not going to be the giant killers lie the LS1 and the XR6T on the drag strip. And yes the 13 sec cars are really few and far between and are not easy to replicate.

Well said

buickman

Sleeperau · 13-09-2005, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by useless

Just went back and looked at some of the times the AU sixes were running 1 year ago . It is like we were all really excited to see 15 second 1/4 mile passess.
Now it seems the standards and knowledge are being lifted.BMock running a 14.2 in an au,hamo into14.2-3?
What are the limits going to be?How much farther can we take these cars ? Will we see 13 second na daily driver AU six?

Bang for your buck the Au is a hard package to beat. Aufalcon.com has helped dramatically to boost knowledge & knowhow of how to get the Au up & running. I believe we will see 1/4 times drop further & further!