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Old 18-08-2005, 07:36 PM   #1
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hey guys,
im looking at buying my dads au falcon classic.
its a 6 and its auto so it hasnt exactly got a lot of punch.
so what mods could i do to it for around 3-4 grand?
ive looked at jim mock and for 3 grand i can get around 140rwkw but they dont change the cam.
obviously exhaust and extractors is a must but i dont know to much about the AU i6 so any help would be apreciated.

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Old 18-08-2005, 07:42 PM   #2
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exhaust, headers and diff ratio change, with the change look at a cam and vernier gear.
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Old 18-08-2005, 07:44 PM   #3
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JMM Dev3-HL kit and the 3000rpm stall.. you'll be blowing away cars left, right and centre with that setup!
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Old 18-08-2005, 08:32 PM   #4
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is the 3000rpm stall street friendly though?
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Old 18-08-2005, 08:33 PM   #5
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certainly is.. I'll be getting one next month hopefully
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Old 18-08-2005, 09:53 PM   #6
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hmm interesting, i never thought of doing that, good idea.

also how much would a TS50 (T3) bodykit cost? or an XR8 one?
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Old 18-08-2005, 10:38 PM   #7
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Nice one Casper! I am really eager to see the difference it makes to your 1/4 mile times. Does it negatively affect anything in particular? ie. fuel consumption

Oh, and bodykits can be found from AWC - their link is at the top of the page.
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Old 18-08-2005, 11:53 PM   #8
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Body kit will slow it down, not make it faster.
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Old 19-08-2005, 10:14 AM   #9
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haha im sure it wont slow it down to much.
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Old 19-08-2005, 10:18 AM   #10
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haha im sure it wont slow it down to much.
you would be very suprised. When you add up the weight and drag factors of a large bodykit the difference can be quite noticable.
As a test, simply throw 2 bags of cement into your boot (40kgs) and drive it. I bet you can tell that the extra weight is in the car.
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Old 19-08-2005, 10:20 AM   #11
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i looked at the AWC site and they have some good kits, most of them around 1500 to 1700 bucks, which isnt bad. how much would i expect to pay someone to fit it and paint it?
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Old 19-08-2005, 12:15 PM   #12
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yeh i might be able to tell feel the exatra weight but the car will look rad!
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Old 19-08-2005, 12:48 PM   #13
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i definatly notice when i have more than 1 other person in the car..with 4 people in my car i can really feel its SLOW lol
and my car is bodykit free
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Old 19-08-2005, 05:18 PM   #14
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haha when i took my eb to calder drags i wanted to go down the 1/4 with a full car to see how much difference it made, but they wouldnt let me for safety reasons which is fair enough. haha
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Old 19-08-2005, 07:08 PM   #15
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You could go turbo for 4k
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You could go turbo for 4k
Show him a picture of yours...that should convince him :togo:
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Might.
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