SA Chat Thread

[tx5turbo]

I got a new zorst on the 626 today.

2.5"
High Flow Cat
High Flow Muffler

Got a quote on getting the front pipe done too and its a good price.

Need to look at my turbo (ie. rebuild) as theres a chance im doing a 6000km trip in about 1 month so Id wanna get that done just incase

[Selva]

HELLO.. hello hello hello hello (echo's down the dark passage way)

anyone else in SA still interested in anything these days? i mean, c'mon, it cant just be my cars breaking right?

[fetelstarTX5]

My car is just a weekender. Nothing goes wrong with it, that is I barely use it.

Ive had too much else to do besides work on it in ages. Im turboing an X series falcon, building up a 350cc Kawasaki trail bike, painting a mini and im contemplating building up a track-only 910 Datsun to participate in supersprints at Mallala. Oh and im supposidly studing at uni too, not that I really have much time for it.

[Selva]

Originally Posted by fetelstarTX5

Im turboing an X series falcon

well if you can find one, get a front crossmember off a XG Ute (4L EB/D motor) so you can use the motor out of a EA - AU Falcon, and turbo that instead, the push rods in the X Series are fairly weak and have a tendancy to bend, and OHC is much better anyway... or you could be uber cool and get an XE V8 and replace the boat anchor cleveland and put a nice windsor motor in... say for instance a nice Winsor 351 (stroke 302) with 302 heads to give more compression and a nice holley 440 carb... you can get 500+ out of a 351 winsor... my dad's mate has a Mach1 Mustang Fast back with a winsor 351 putting out 550 atw... 345/15 tyres dont last long at all :P... but sideways at 140kph, that's a bit hairy...

[Redmx_tx5]

Ah! Sorry i havnt been around for a while.
I got a question, you know how you see these TX5/626 93s or what ever with these EUROLIP kits or what ever they are called?
can you get them from Fords or Mazda?

and if so how much?



Like the bottom bit (side skirt and lip on the back + front)

[Selva]

i like the side skirts, but the lips on the front and rear bar??? i reckon it'll look better with a proper kit... and by "get them from ford or mazda" do you mean dealers??? it could have been an optional extra from the dealer, like the Rebel Kit on AU Falcons from, well obviously, Rebel Ford... just a thought... also, i dont believe you have posted pics of your car yet have ya?

[Redmx_tx5]

i meant fords.
i have found out that the kit its self came from the 4ws tx5/626 in AUS or NZ

wounder if you can still get them?

and a photo of my car?


Thought No one would ask =]

And the thing that makes my revision mirror shake XD

[Selva]

ewwwww factory box.... lol, nice car mate it's in really good condition... and what a colour!!! if it is a factory option you might be able to get em from a wrecking yard along with the fog lights from the TX5 aws Ghia's... now they look nice! also, AU on Falcon's have the same stud pattern and offset as GD on, and the fairmont ghia wheel... well, yummy! you should see if ya can find a set off a BA/F Fairmont and put them on... they'll look sweet on her! aswell as a nice set of King Spring super lows!


EDIT: wait a sec... do i see the fog light in the "mouth"???

[Redmx_tx5]

Yeah i love the colour!!
it was taken the day me and my dad had finished the paint job.

I'm trying to restore it to perfect. =]

I got the foggies mine is a AX2 Ghia

i have a few problems.
i know my rocket covers are leaking oil, Anyone got spares?
and when i turn to the right and accelerate i hear a ticking noise, or knocking noise but only when i turn and accelerate, if i roll and turn i get no sound.
any idea?

ask i know of my CVBOOT has a very small ripp in it. ford told me so, could that be the problem?


EDIT: i also cant say the bumper looks like that anymore.
Damn [fizzle]ing reversing Volvo drivers.

[tx5turbo]

clicking would 99% chance be the actual CV Joints. I just did both in the mazda. mine were $260 for both sides.

[Redmx_tx5]

but its only when i turn?
thanks TXturbz.

[tx5turbo]

yeah first they click when turning, then progress to when your going straight.

[fetelstarTX5]

Originally Posted by Selva

well if you can find one, get a front crossmember off a XG Ute (4L EB/D motor) so you can use the motor out of a EA - AU Falcon, and turbo that instead, the push rods in the X Series are fairly weak and have a tendancy to bend, and OHC is much better anyway... or you could be uber cool and get an XE V8 and replace the boat anchor cleveland and put a nice windsor motor in... say for instance a nice Winsor 351 (stroke 302) with 302 heads to give more compression and a nice holley 440 carb... you can get 500+ out of a 351 winsor... my dad's mate has a Mach1 Mustang Fast back with a winsor 351 putting out 550 atw... 345/15 tyres dont last long at all :P... but sideways at 140kph, that's a bit hairy...

Im sticking with the X-Flow 250. Ive read all about the 4.0L conversions and at one stage I was tempted but I really, REALLY HATE THEM. Everyone ive known thats owned one has blown a head gasket (one of which I had to change) and I find them boring to drive.

I really like the X-Flow 250. I grew up learning on that engine, so I guess its always going to be a favorite of mine. Sure its probably the most fault prone engine of all the cars ive got, but it always has got me home. There isnt anything in it that you cant fix with cable ties, a screwdriver, a roll of electrical tape and a 13mm spanner. If anything goes wrong I know where to look. If the engine dies and the tacho reads zero, the coil wire has fallen off. If it idles high and splutters on decelleration then the mixuture adjuster on the LPG has wobbled out of adjustment.

I have so many fond memories of fixing that engine in the field too. At strath one day I got out to refuel and I noticed a pool a water running past me. Radiator hose had cracked. Out with the electrical tape, taped it up, left the radiator cap off and it got me home. Also one night it was pouring with rain, really late, got in the car about 100km from home and drove off. Ignition coil packed up a few seconds later, ran on about 4 cylinders while backfiring on the other 2. Still got me home. Numerous times I have filled it up with LPG in the servo and the car hasnt started up after (and there ALWAYS was a queue behind me) so ive had to push it into a car park. Noone has ever helped me push it either. Ive always got it going again though. That car and that engine are like an adventure to me, I look foward to driving it and waiting for what next will go wrong.

The FE3 is just boring in comparison. Nothing ever goes wrong.

[Selva]

Originally Posted by tx5turbo

yeah first they click when turning, then progress to when your going straight.

or if they get as bad as mine did... they CLACK... anyway, yeah definitely your CV joints, they are under the most load when turning, so that's when they start to click first, and you need to try and keep the boots crack free or replace them as soon as you notice they are cracked, if not you get dirt, water or road grime in them and destroy your cv joint itself, and that's probably why yours have shyte themselves...

and FETelstar, if you make sure that you keep coolant in the car with the 3.9/4L and loosen and re-torque the head bolts one by one every six months, and you should never have a head problem, unless you over heat the car... ;P i've fixed plenty of head gaskets on those engines, and well, yeah they are not fun lol...

[Selva]

Originally Posted by tx5turbo

As for your car, you could try 12PSI but id think it may lean out, as I know if my car (F2T) isnt running up to scratch will ping on 12PSI, and that has 4 injectors, not one!

Try and see, but beware you could crack a piston from too much boost and/or leaning out.

Good Luck

Oh how right you were on the second page ROFLOL... good think im not fussed about how long my engine lasts :P