12 second au xr8

[Stav]

I have heard of this car going to wsid.Does anyone know what is done to that thing? It is a black sedan xr8..

[JC]

Yep, they got rid of the highly modded six and stuck a stock V8 in it. ROFL.

[Firefox7]

Originally Posted by useless

I have heard of this car going to wsid.Does anyone know what is done to that thing? It is a black sedan xr8..

Are you sure it's an AU XR8...there's a guy running around sydney in a black AU sedan Te-50 that runs very low 11's with a Kenne bell 2.2L Blowzilla supercharger on it, & he said he aiming for low 10's ffs. He took me for a run in it a least 12 months ago...a what an awesome machine it is.....stock as a rock apart from SC, injectors and fuel pump....but goes like holy stink..one of the fastest cars I have ever been in. :


Cheers.

[phat_stak_tipa]

Originally Posted by useless

I have heard of this car going to wsid.Does anyone know what is done to that thing? It is a black sedan xr8..

Yes the plates are 4ORD it runs 11s black AU XR8 auto has Weld racing rims on it when he runs also i believe it used to have black AU XR8 rims on it at 1 stage.... ive seen this car heaps it used to be a herrod modded car back in the day as far as i know the same owner still has it and now the work is being done by BK Automotive/or something like that.

as far as i know its N/A probably 347 cube or something like that have look at the WSID site and go to the photo link.......

im sure someone on here knows the car better than i do.

[rodderz]

This one?-

[loxxr6]

That pic isn't showing. Do you mean this one ?

[stiddy]

the one useless is thinking off is a Black AU XR8 with the plates 4ORD..

Autotech built it, its a stroked 347 on Nos.. and it runs into the 10's now, but generally low 11's.. stalled/shift kitted auto..

its got a subtle body kit, leather interior and the australian flag airbrushed onto the sun roof. it really is a mean machine..

[AU2PWR]

now thats a nice looking XR , Black is AUsome

[Stav]

I think that car is s h== hot . If that cars done by our forum sponsor autotech then I think they may want to pull their finger out and talk about some of their past work. This is a very nice car.

[Firefox7]

Yeah she looks like a beast. That is a very nice XR.


Chers.

[Stav]

I wonder if an eight like that could ever be a daily driver with decent fuel economy.I spotted a nice v8 at the wreckers the other day with full running gear. :
As crazy as I am imagine the possibilities with the effort on the six on an eight?

The thing will be used inthe QE2!!

[xr8ute]

From Autospeed...

Windsor Wake-Up!
Think it's impossible to create a fast Windsor-powered AU Falcon without the aid of a supercharger? Don't believe it!


Some people would argue that the ol’ Windsor 5.0-litre in the AU-series Ford Falcon XR8 is, well, hopeless. Why would you bother when you can get the DOHC 5.4-litre BA XR8, they say. Well, these people are right – and wrong...
Tell Ramsin X of Sydney that the injected Windsor is a no-hoper and he’ll probably break up with laughter. The 11.72-second quarter mile performance of his stock-looking AUII XR8 certainly proves otherwise!

Ramsin admits he was always "a bit of a geek when it came to cars" and pedalled nothing more exciting than 4-cylinder commuters. But then he got hooked on speed. "I got into skydiving and I just loved the thrill. But after a few jumps I wanted something faster..."

The car you see here – a 2000 AUII XR8 – was originally bought as a family car, but it was soon transformed into something a little less wholesome. Something to scare the neighbours with. "In standard form the car was slow. I mean it was an enjoyable car to drive but it was never what you’d call fast," says Ramsin.

The first stop to satisfy that need for speed was Herrod Motorsport in Melbourne. Ramsin went straight for the 300kW upgrade ‘package’ comprising a single 2 1/2-inch mandrel exhaust, high-flow air intake, 75mm throttle body, UniChip and a relatively mild camshaft. But the real mumbo-maker was a stroker crank that took cubic capacity up to 347ci (5.7-litre). Three forty-seven is, as Ramsin says, about as big as you can go with the Windsor V8.

"The car went heaps better with that first round of changes," recalls Ramsin "but it didn’t go as well on the strip as I’d hoped." The best time recorded was a flat 14. "I suppose it wasn’t likely to go any faster given the standard automatic trannie and the overall weight," he says. With Ramsin in the driver’s seat, the car is said to tip the scales at around 1920kg...

The next move was nitrous - or chemical supercharging, as Ramsin puts it.

In the first instance, a 80hp dry shot was given the nod. This improved quarter mile performance to a 12.9 – but not without some problems. Despite fitment of some monster studs, the factory cast iron heads kept lifting.

The answer was a fully built motor.


The internals of that 347ci stroked Windsor now boasts quality forged pistons, a ‘Stage 3’ camshaft, TrickFlow alloy heads and a Trickflow intake manifold. The exhaust system was further improved with fitment of Herrod tuned-length extractors and a custom twin 2 ½-inch pipe arrangement. The fuel system was also upgraded with a high-volume pump and the nitrous set-up changed to a 110hp wet system activated only at WOT between 2700 and 5800 rpm. A nitrous bottle warmer ensures the appropriate nitrous pressure at all times. Croydon Motorsport is credited with tuning the nitrous set-up.

Power? An impressive 406 horsepower at back wheels on a Dyno Dynamics chassis dyno.

The long-suffering stock 4-speed auto transmission has recently been introduced to a 3500 rpm stall converter and a shorter 3.91:1 LSD rear. Ramsin tells us the engine really wants to pull hard at anything over about 3200 rpm.

With a set of slicks crammed under the rear guards the car has recently run a best time of 11.72-seconds at 114 mph. Ramsin makes the point that this time was achieved with the car running in 100 percent street trim (aside from the slicks). He also says the brakes aren’t strong enough to let him stall it up to more than 2800 rpm. Ideally, he’d like to launch at just over 3000 rpm.

Inside, this car is anything but a stripped out racer. The standard XR8 trim is nothing too flash, so Ramsin factory optioned his with leather, Momo wheel and gear knob, electric sunroof and REX. REX, in case you didn’t know, is Ford’s Rear Entertainment Xtreme system comprising a LCD screen, DVD and Play Station compatibility. He has also added an AutoMeter monster tacho and shift light to the A-pillar as well as an all-important nitrous pressure gauge.

With the nitrous prep’d engine built by Herrod Motorsport more than a year ago, Ramsin is rapt in his XR8’s performance and reliability. "It hasn’t missed a beat and you can drive it interstate without fear of it misbehaving or overheating," he says. We’re told it’s also very streetable despite the lumpy Stage 3 camshaft.

Ramsin is more into straight-line go than cornering prowess so it makes sense that much of the XR-spec suspension has been left standard. The only change is Koni adjustable shocks front and rear. The ABS-controlled braking arrangement has also been enhanced with aftermarket slotted discs.

So where to from here? Well, as mentioned, Ramsin is pretty happy in the car’s current abilities but he does have a couple of extra ideas in store... There’s a new set of nitrous foggers on their way and it’s likely the existing nitrous arrangement will cop a fiddling. But without any mayor mechanical changes, Ramsin is confident of cracking low 11s.

And – yes – that’s still using the non-supercharged Windsor V8...

Contact/Thanks:

Herrod Motorsport +61 3 9464 5100

Croydon Racing Developments +61 2 9648 4264

Ramsin would like to thank his wife, kids and "Mr Fix It".

[rodderz]

Originally Posted by loxxr6

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[Stav]

Its a shame that it doesn't post non nitrous times with the final engine. Sure hes run an 11 but that is with nitrous. The best na time in that article is a 14 second pass for a 347 ci monster.What a shame. I think my six wagon appears much sexier than I thought.

[Lukeyson]

sounds like a real animal !!!

1920kg with the driver ??? holy crap

[5 FTR 5]

Is this guy huge or has the AU found some more weight I thougth the AU was around 1700 kg :yeees:

[phat_stak_tipa]

i saw the car at some not so legit drags years ago in herrod form and it laid big fishtails i thought about lining him up in my te50 series 1 but thought better of it after his impressive skid. it was really tough sounding back then and appeared to have some go after seeing that car i was unimpressed with the te.

[nugget378]

Ive raced this car at WSID, he ran 11.2 on slicks. It was over a year ago at WSID.

[Bundy]

I spoke to the bloke the other weekend of the snapon topfuelers
nice bloke, yes it does go hard in the street series bracket although on the day "grover" and his xd falcon ute won out of the 31 starters, not bad for a first effort and the 12 hour run from brisy towing it there, we had a ball.
Anyway back to the "4ORD" machine he told me it has run low 10's now and the gearbox was finally replaced with a C4 after the orginal gave up the ghost from 4 years hard floggin'. He also mentioned that if he was to build again he would have gone the superchager route instead. that said I did get some good footage of him in the starting lane doing a strong burnout & sounding super tough.

heres the link for the vid

and one more

[BJMXR]

Sounds awesome!

[HLC]

that bonnet bulge/scoop looking this is horrible.