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Old 20-06-2008, 10:31 PM   #1
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Default boss 290 mods and et comparison ONLY!

Saw this on ls1.com and thought it would be good to juice up something like that over hear,cuz as we know E.Ts and mph talks..... bullsh!t walks

CAR: Pursuit 61000km

MODS: Elite tune ,bluepower intake, pacemaker 4 to 1,X-force cat back

TRANS: 4 speed auto

DIFF: stock ratio

TYRES: Standard 18" road tyres

POWER: 270rwkw's

TIME: 6oft 2.1
400m 13.3/109mph

It was my first time out when i did this,so with the temps droping im heading out again soon.This time im going to stall it up to 2 grand or so as i only did it to 1200rpm as was a little nervous about damage.
I want a 12sec pass in current form before i add one of the new plenums underdrives and diff gears.

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Old 20-06-2008, 10:40 PM   #2
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CAR: Pursuit

MODS: Bluepower tune ,bluepower intake, difillipo 4 to 1, Pitlane modified X-force cat back, ss 80 mm TB, underdrives

TRANS: 4 speed auto 3500 stall

DIFF: 4.1 ratio

TYRES: slicks

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TIME: 6oft 1.66
1/4 m 11.76/116mph
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Old 21-06-2008, 01:56 AM   #3
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Saw this on ls1.com and thought it would be good to juice up something like that over hear,cuz as we know E.Ts and mph talks..... bullsh!t walks

CAR: Pursuit 61000km

MODS: Elite tune ,bluepower intake, pacemaker 4 to 1,X-force cat back

TRANS: 4 speed auto

DIFF: stock ratio

TYRES: Standard 18" road tyres

POWER: 270rwkw's

TIME: 6oft 2.1
400m 13.3/109mph

It was my first time out when i did this,so with the temps droping im heading out again soon.This time im going to stall it up to 2 grand or so as i only did it to 1200rpm as was a little nervous about damage.
I want a 12sec pass in current form before i add one of the new plenums underdrives and diff gears.

be behaved boys bahahaha.
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Do you have a high stall convertor (say 3000rpm), if not it would be worth about 4 tenths.
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Old 24-06-2008, 07:18 PM   #4
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CAR: Pursuit 45000 k's

MODS: G&D tune ,G&D intake, pacemaker 4 to 1, race pipes
Rest of mods in signature below

TRANS: 4 speed auto & 4000 stall

DIFF: 4.11's
TYRES: Slicks and fron runners

POWER: Approx 285rwkw

TIME: 6oft 1.68
400m 11.84 at 118

Weight reduction including light weight drivers seat, slider bars on rear end, tail gate off etc....just like everyone else.lol
And my fat *** driving 110 kg's
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Old 25-06-2008, 01:26 AM   #5
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CAR: GT-P 33000 k's

MODS: Herrod headers and exhaust, X-Force cats, Herrod supplied exhaust cams, Herrod 75mm spacer, intake snorkel and hi flow cold air unit, billet oil pump gears, under drive pulleys, Yella Terra super charger @ 10psi and intercooler kit, 60psi injectors and bigger fuel pump, Z-grip clutch/billet flywheel and upgrade slave cylinder, Rip shifter, Chomemoly billet CV shafts.

TRANS: 6 speed manual

DIFF: factory

TYRES: M/T Streets

POWER: 374rwkw tuned by Autotech

TIME: 6oft 1.983
400m 12.319 at 115.58, all credit to Wade on this run (Wade's been helping me out with his superb driving skills).

4.1 diff gears being fitted tomorrow, next week complete upgrade on blower and intercooler set up.

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Old 25-06-2008, 09:11 AM   #6
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CAR - Black BA ute

MODS FOR NA - Crow GTP camshafts, Billet pump Gears, Difilippo 1 7/8 headers, Bluepower Airbox and custom tune stock heads and bottom end

MODS FOR S/C - as above, BPR Kenne Bell kit @ 9psi

MODS FOR S/C and NOS - universal EFI NOS kit 50 shot

TRANS NA - BPR prepped 4spd 3500 stall

TRANS SC - same but with 2500 converter

DIFF NA - BPR built 4.1

DIFF S/C - BPR built 3.46

TYRES - MT ET Drag slicks, 26x10

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POWER SC -

TIME NA - 11.67@120MPH

TIME SC - 10.40@ 135MPH

TIME SC/NOS - 10.05@136

1800kg inc driver (blown setup)
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Old 25-06-2008, 10:18 AM   #7
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CAR: BA GT-P Mk2

MODS: Di Filippo 1-7/8", Blue Power CAI & Tune, Underdrives, Tex/Craig Clutch

TRANS: 6-speed manual with Rip Shifter

DIFF: 4.10

TYRES: Slicks and front runners

POWER: 280 + rwkw's

TIME: 6oft 1.69
400m 11.96 118.98 mph

WEIGHT: 1736 kgs or there abouts.

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Old 25-06-2008, 10:28 AM   #8
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Oh man you guys can drive.

I cracked 12.999999999 with the same mods as above before SC.
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Old 25-06-2008, 02:13 PM   #9
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CAR: BA GT 101000km

MODS: Elite tune ,Herrod intake, pacemaker 4 to 1,high flow cats & exhaust

TRANS: 5 speed manual
DIFF: stock ratio

TYRES: MT 17" street radials

POWER: 279rwkw's

TIME: 6oft 1.8
400m 12.66/109.25mph

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Old 25-06-2008, 03:01 PM   #10
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CAR: BA GT SEDAN 43,000KM

MODS: TUNE , CAI , CAM , Di fillipo 4in1 , Hi stall , UDP, Valve Springs , Pump Gears.

TRANS: 4 speed auto

DIFF: 4.10

TYRES: 275 19" Hancook Road tyres

POWER: 295rwkw's

TIME: 6oft 1.93
400m 12.41/114.85mph

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Old 25-06-2008, 05:39 PM   #11
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Car - BA GTP, 15,000km

Mods: CAPA generic tune, SS CAI, Herrod power snorkle thingy

Trans: 5 speed manual

Diff stock

Tyres - the original Dunlops

Power: 225rwkw - damn those mods made no difference.

Time: 13.7 @165km/h

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Old 30-06-2008, 04:20 PM   #12
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Mods: CAPA generic tune, SS CAI, Herrod power snorkle thingy


Power: 225rwkw - damn those mods made no difference.
Time for a custom tune, you have built it, rwkws will come :
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Old 01-12-2019, 12:13 PM   #13
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Thought I might revive this thread.

BA GT 6SP manual 1810kg+115kg driver

Stock exhaust with gutted cats and middle muffler swap.
Air filter and cover removed
Mace Engineering plenum spacer
Half shafted and knife edged stock throttle body
Tuned by myself
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60'- 1.90
ET-12.78
Mph 110.34

Temp was 31degrees at willowbank.
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Old 31-07-2020, 12:32 AM   #14
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Edit- Went back with hurricane stepped headers, dropped exhaust and lighter wheels and passenger seat removed
Although with a 125kg driver

60ft 1.91
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MPH 112.5

Unopened, 6sp manual BA GT N/A

I need to sort this 60' out 😅
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Old 31-07-2020, 01:10 AM   #15
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CAR: FG XR8 was around 200000km

MODS: Under-drive pulleys

TRANS: 6-speed manual

DIFF: Stock

TYRES: Continental MC6

POWER: 245rwkw

TIME: 13.3 @ 107mph


Got a fair bit more work done now, keen to see what it can do whenever the tracks open again.
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Old 25-03-2021, 08:01 PM   #16
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Hey guys. Thought id get this going again. Hopefully im not the only one with times to add.

Car: BA XR8 Enforcer

Mods: built bottom end, comp cams, stock 290 heads, di fillipo exhaust, stock plenum t/body, bluepower airbox.

Trans: 6 speed manual

Diff: 4.10

Tyres: et street 275

Power: 320kw

Time: 12.2@116mph, 1.82 60ft

Weight: 1950 with driver

Have since added a yella terra plenum and throttle body. Retuned on e85 making 345kw. On the hunt to get that 11s pass
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Been watching a few vids of a guy on youtube with a ba gt 6 speed manual,runs 11.80 with cams etc,one of the quickest manual n/a ive seen.
Sounds like an almost identical build to the one underneath my post.
He also ran that time in some of the worst air ive seen lol,over 2000 feet i think
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Been watching a few vids of a guy on youtube with a ba gt 6 speed manual,runs 11.80 with cams etc,one of the quickest manual n/a ive seen.
Sounds like an almost identical build to the one underneath my post.
He also ran that time in some of the worst air ive seen lol,over 2000 feet i think
I think you’ll find that his username TE50 from within this thread.
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I was quite impressed with everything hes done with it,that 11.8 was done in really bad air and i believe theres another few tenths in it.
People who do all their own mods are what its really about,makes it really worthwhile.
Hopefully he pipes up and keeps us updated
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I was quite impressed with everything hes done with it,that 11.8 was done in really bad air and i believe theres another few tenths in it.
People who do all their own mods are what its really about,makes it really worthwhile.
Hopefully he pipes up and keeps us updated
G'day mate, that was me. Great to see this thread revived after so many years! Thanks for the kind words, I'm still learning but enjoying sharing it with the 5.4 community.

The DA was actually Around 1550ft with 95% Air density for the 11.8@117.78
60' was 1.806

Air was bad but not as bad as I thought for my final run (previous runs were 2500+) The 12.3 I ran last winter was -550ft so you get an idea there's a little more left in it.

I did that one 11second pass and packed up with the intention of saving the car for cooler weather 🙂

Hopefully I'll see an 11.5x on the current setup with a 1.6x 60' before I build the motor up and shoot for a 10.9x n/a 🙂

Cheers guys, post your runs up ! I love the feel of the older forums, makes me feel young and overexcited again haha.

Oh, and I'll definitely keep everyone update on YouTube too.

Regards,

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G'day mate, that was me. Great to see this thread revived after so many years! Thanks for the kind words, I'm still learning but enjoying sharing it with the 5.4 community.

The DA was actually Around 1550ft with 95% Air density for the 11.8@117.78
60' was 1.806

Air was bad but not as bad as I thought for my final run (previous runs were 2500+) The 12.3 I ran last winter was -550ft so you get an idea there's a little more left in it.

I did that one 11second pass and packed up with the intention of saving the car for cooler weather 🙂

Hopefully I'll see an 11.5x on the current setup with a 1.6x 60' before I build the motor up and shoot for a 10.9x n/a 🙂

Cheers guys, post your runs up ! I love the feel of the older forums, makes me feel young and overexcited again haha.

Oh, and I'll definitely keep everyone update on YouTube too.

Regards,

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getting cold down here now mate road trip
I have the All Ford Day onnthe 18th July, then a test n tune on the 24th which should see some good air. Hopefully the track prep is forgiving, I'd love to crack that 11.6x@118mph before I pull the motor.
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I have the All Ford Day onnthe 18th July, then a test n tune on the 24th which should see some good air. Hopefully the track prep is forgiving, I'd love to crack that 11.6x@118mph before I pull the motor.



will be great if ya do mate.. i was going to heathcote this sunday but the c0ck wombles in power have locked down again
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Hey TE 50 i was at All Ford Day and test and tune and we spoke.
I have the silver BA GT manual with a tune and exhaust .
I got 13.32@107MPH best. I will be back to go again probably at next time the test and tune is on a saturday,hope to see you there.
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Went to Heathcote yesterday and got 10 runs in.



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60' 1.993
ET 12.938
mph 108.48




mods. herrod cams, yellaterra plenum. dual 60mmtb, 25%underdrives. truetrac and 3.23 gears kpm airbox, difillipo headers cat and twin 3 inch exhaust.
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