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My BAby Goes quick but still needs more..Stillw aiting to get her dyno'd just need some money.

Bendix Ultimate Pads, Red Clipers

Full rebuild of transmission including larger torque convertor, strengthened diff and tranny cooler.

2.5 inch System With 4 inch Chrome Tip,Comet Hi-Flow Cat and 3 inch Dump Pipe.

Tinted Windows,Sunroof,7 Colour LED Washers with switch,Phillips Blue Vision H4 Globes and Parkers, Chrome Valve Caps, Resprayed Wipers (Front&Back) Shogun Black, Resprayed Mud Flaps Nissan Silver, Blue Reverse Globes,55W Oval Foglights with H4 globes connected to Missle Switch. Billet Oil,Fuel and RAdiator Caps,Subaru WRX Front Bar and Projector Lights, Zender Side Skirts

HKS Super Sequential BOV, Custom Cold Air Intake with Black Piping&DRIFT Pod Filter (with adaptor)

Red HS Seat Covers, FPV Floor Mats and Dash Mat, Resprayed Rear View Mirror Red, Custom Parcel Shelf for Rear Speakers, Autometer Pro Comp Boost Gauge, Red Interior Globes, Autotechnica Steering Wheel,Speco Volts, water Temp and Oil pressure Gauges. Red Neon In Boot. Digital Dash (soon to be installed), Blueneons Soon to Come Autometer A/F Gauge.

Standard TX5 Turbo Rims (polished) with Goodyear Ducaro's

Cadience 400 watt 2 Channel Amp Audioline 800 Watt 4 channel amp Panasonic Head Unit Fusion 4 Inch Components (300W) Pioneer 350W 4-Ways 6x9's 15inch Pioneer VCCS Sub (ported box) Pioneer 130 Watt 6" 2-ways (back doors in pods)

King Spring Super Lows, Pedders Shocks, MX6 Rear Strut Bar, Front Strut Bar

Complete Overhaul and Hi-Flowing of Stock Turbo (including hoses and pipes), HKS Turbo Timer, Turbosmart Under Bonnet GBCV (running 13psi), FMIC 600x200x60

Ohh GUys by the way I want to do some cheap but effective mods to my TX5 please help me out with any suggestions.

hey hows it going
congrats on ur tx5, looks nice, any more pics??
i would suggest going to a different air filter along with a cold air intake system.....
cheap as chips and works a treat !!!

Yeah the cars in getting the exhaust done at the moment. Ill get some more pics of it tommorrow when I get it back thatnks for the help. By the way urs looks nice as is it turbo??

hi zorb,


That's a great looking car! I drive the telstar sedan in malaysia - we're not so fortunate to get a turbo version or a fuel injected model here.

Mine's a 2.0 12v carbie - carbie's screwing me up now.

Say, i see from the pic that you are running on 15" wheels. What's the current tyre size that you have on your car now?

Appreciate som info on the suspension sys as well.

regards Sudha

I agree cold air intake or airfilter with heatshield as well... Also maybe a boost controller although i wouldn't suggest running much more than 10 pound boost cause i'd presume that your only running the factory 6-8 psi and unless you want piston to meet sky, 10 pound possibly 12 with a fuel cut defender should be ok

Hey guys thanks for all your help mod wise...other than performance mods what do u guys think I could do for apperance other than rims and lowering? Does anyone know of a good fibreglass place or something that makes good body kits

It looks like one that I used to live near. Looks neat. Some mods you can do, would be a decent lowering job, not a spring chop, hi flow cat and front pipe, Some sort of hi flow air filter definantly with cold air. Doing this will give you about 10psi without any form of boost controller. By now, you will have probs with the factory comp causing boost cut. It's boost cut is set between 12-13psi, but it's red from the compressor, not at the manifold. Hi flow blow off valve also would do the trick. If you want to keep it legal, and run properley without changing to an aftermarket engine management system, then go for a plumb back.

Then when cash permits....

BIG front mount
Brake upgrade
Electronic boost controller
TD04 turbo off my01 wrx
Ceramic 5 button clutch
Tweaked suspension
etc....

Oh, you'll have a problem finding someone to build a kit for you for a resonable price. But if you have the money most kit places will do custom stuff no worries!!!

Oh, come check mine out, tell me what you think.

Hi guys I was also wondering if u could help me out Im having mixed opinions on whether to build a cold air intake myself or get one built for me professionally. First up if I want to do it myself could someone proivde me with some simple steps and materials I need? Im pretty handy so yeah just let me know. THaks Hepas

I did mine myself. Fairly easy. Check out my Cardomain page here.

Just follow the steps. Easy As
Check out the rest of the pages for more details on my car.

Hey guys I just found out I have to replace the seatbelt in my tx5 for a RWC does anybody know where I could get one and how much it will approximately cost. also are they easy to install? Mines still at the mechanics so I havent had a chance to look.

Yeah, go and see FordMaz ind Dandenong. Something Adelaide street. They're aren't very helpful, but they are cheap...
Or Ford Wreck in Clayton, Westall road, very helpful, and know their stuff. If it's little stuff, they may be able to do you a good deal.

Hey guys sorry to keep posting stuff on here but you are really helpful. Ok ive just be offered an Turbosmart Stage 1 Boost controller for 80 bucks its second hand. First up is it a good deal and secondly will it still sound ok on my car since its an auto?

Sorry guys I stuffed up before I was thinking somethin and wrote it down...Its a turbo smart stage one BOV *lol*

hmmm not 2 sure about that..... ive seen a tx turb auto with a bov on it, and sounded really nice, but not too sure if it was stage 1 or higher....
id suggest u hold onto the money and save for a betta one, stage 1 bov arnt loud like others on cars these days, yet they still do they job, so its up to u.....
i knw type 3 by turbosmart sound really nice, im going to install 1 on mine soon, as before, im not 100% sure because of the auto, im guessing it will be the same, yet a lil quicker

okay well ive deicded to install at see how it sounds before I buy it. it was my mates old one off his calibra newayz. OKay so were bouts is the best spot to chuck it in damage wise. I mean I dont wanna stuff up all my pipes and all by cutting huge holes in em so what do you guys think? if possible could I see a photo of where uve put yours?

If you look at my pics in my profile, and you open up the engine bay pic, you'll see that I have a T piece just above the turbo outlet. It then have mine mounted off that. There's another pic that shows how it mounts in there also.

hey zorb.. i chuckt a pic on my profile of my bov... i dunno if it will help though..
Its prrty simple, all u gotta do is block the pipe that intialy recirclated the air back to the induction part of the turbo..i just hammerd a bolt in mien.

orite cya

hey nice car,

do still wanna know about your car?

hey zorb.. wats goin on
ey i was intrested how the dumpy exhaust u got looks on ur car... so if u can post some pictures i will rapt.

thanks

Yeah I still wanna know a bit more about my car if possible. And yeah Ill chcuk some pics up this weekend. The exhaust looks pretty mean not loud enough though Im taking it back later next week to remove a resonator and maybe change the the cat. But yeah looks awesome. And goes a bit harder too.

Ok thats it ive cracked the shits with trying to install this BOV in my car apparently it needs to be welded of somethin. MY mecahnics tryin to charge me 100 bucks to do it stuff that he's a good bloke and a great mechanic but im not paying 100bucks for somethin I only brought for 80. Neone wanna help me out im tottally screwed.

Hey guys has anyone ever used the site www.modyourcar.com to buy car stuff? Im ahving a look at it now and looking to but some stuff. I just wanted to know whether anoones tried it and if its reliable or not.

It's good to see that your keen on modding your TX5. I'd advise against removing the resonator, and the cat. Just get high flow items, which come in a larger sizes. Good to hear that the exhaust helped with performance.

OKay well now Ive officially had it first the unfittable bov and now this.. Well today my heater core busted I had water pissing onto the floor on the passanger side. I re-routed the water to skip the heater and stuff (u know the usual trick) but now I have no bloody heater and it the middle of winter. I spoke to my mechanic and he reckons between 3-500 and 500 bucks to replace cause of all the labour envolved (removing dash panels and re-wiring speakers and stuff) so thats totally screwed the rest of mod ideas up cause im fully out of cash. Wat a shit.

HEy I was just talking to a mate about fitting a cold air intake to my car when we poped the hood there seems to be an air flow sensor or something that runs to/from my air filter box. When I install the air intake will this stuff the computer up and change my cars engine management system or will there be no efeect?

The ECU's in these cars, have a memory sort of thing. It will seem like it hasn't done much when you first fit it. You'll notice things like boost come on about 200-300rpm earlier. Reset the ECU by disconnecting the neg terminal on the battery, depressing the brake pedal for 30 sec, connect the neg terminal again and then let it idle (without touching the accelerator) for 1 min.

It won't bugger anything up. Just leave you Air flow sensor connected.

Hey guys 2 things since your all so helful and all:
1. Lately when my car has been idling in reverse or just before I am about to take off in drive Ive been getting a bad vibration through the car at first I thought it could be an exhaust bracket or somethin loose but it could be the transmission as well. Any suggestions? I dont think the transmission has beenm serviced for a while and when its really cold it does slip a bit between gears. Could my gearbox be stuffed?
2. I just got a Monza POd filter for free off a mate who didnt want it in hes car as I am just about to install a cold air intake would this sit best at the front of the intake or back at the filter box?

if you install it down front in your front bar, it will intake a lot of air, increasing your kw more than it would at the air box, because downt there is the point where you intake the most air...

i would highly suggest not working about any cold air intake or things like that if u have just installed a $20 buck monza pod.....
tests have shown that them and other cheaper pod have little to no effect on the car wat so ever...... u would have more increase in power if u fitted a cold air intake to ur original airbox........
i would suggest removing the pod and fitting a apexi or K&N air filter.....monza is a waste of time and money.......
cheers

yeah i know its a shit pod was just gonna try it to see how much more power id get if anythin I mean it cost me jack so yeah but I already have a k7n flat panel in it so I can always just replace it if I get nothin more out of it.


Tahnks for ya help though guys. Any suggestions on the virbartions

Quick question Ive finally been able to install my BOV its a turbo smart type 1 I was just wondering though it doesnt make any noise when my car actually changes gears. why is that? IS it cause its an auto? I know it works though cause if I accelerate quickly then remove my foot off the pedal it'll sound but not actually when chnaging gears. Any suggestions?

hey man the bov on auto a bit soft but it does work if i flattin it and release otherwise it just sorta farts out. does urs make a sort of rattle snake sound when the gears change? anywayz mate should post some more pics of ya beast, looks very tidy. L8r bro

Question?? I am currently running to air filters a flat panel in the box and a pod at the front of my cai system> I was just wondering whether this would make any difference and whether or not i'd be better running just one or the other? which one and why?
Thanks

hey bro,its hks shift kit got cheap for 600 fitted. i done my interior myself also done all my mates tx5s four of us 2xred 1xblue 1xorange.i'm startin to dye the carpets on the doors red if your in brisbane i can help u out with your interior i've got shit all sus'd out now bro.by the way if you wanna polish your rims use autosol metel polish it cost about 10 bucks got it from autobarn but places like kmart,bunnings etc. should have it too.its real good shit i'll put up a picture of my mates standard rims all polished n shiny as.

Thanks mate that'd be sweet as if ya could do that. When ya painted everything did ya pull it all out ya car? or just do it in it and taped up the surounds? Also can ya ask ya mate exactly what he used to polish them?? rag or pad or wat. Thanks heaps mate u so rock. But yeah Im in melb so cant get your help.

hey bro u gotta pull everything out and ligtly sand make sure u get rid of all armor oil n shit like dat use auto touch up spraypaint.my mate he dont got a job so his got all day everyday to polish his rims the crazy bastard used a toothbrush but u just need a cloth.btw trhere are 4 screws on the dash not 3. if ya need more help just post up man

Thanks heaps dude I mite get to it and start on it over the next few days. Ill let ya kno if I need anymore help. I think I mite go with red now since I already have the LED's seat covers and pedals red, but im still tossing up between red or orange how did ya mates orange one turn out any good?? Also ya say ya were dying ya carpets just using a carpet dye for that? How ya gonna go about doin it?? Also last of all do you or anyone else know how to change the backlights in ya dash?? I want mine purple or red.

hey zorb if you tossin up between red n orange check out a colour called blood orange its real nice.dont know how to go about dying the carpets yet but i'll work it out,i wanna change my dash lights too so if you work it out b4 me post me bro.L8r

Hey dude ive spoke to QIK tx5 he reckons that there's like 3 screw in the dash that come out ya then remove all the instrument faces and behind that is just like a bit of laminate or somethin that just makes the colour so ya just rip it out and replace it with whateva coulour you want. Also how did ya paint using a brush spray or what?? and what sorta paint u use??

hey man i gotta admit ur car is pretty good in appearance. nice exterior and very nice interior. i stil think my car can beat urs but hahahah
ciao

Like ive been saying dude if ya wanna come for a drive to vic to have ya ass handed to ya. ya sure as hell welcome.but look im not driving all that way to drag some dude with a big mouth in his vn.

hey zorb havin troubles with the commodore guy ay thanks 4 the info on the lights man and when i did my dash i used a auto touch up spraypaint heaps easy. well anywayz good luck gettin it through to that holden guy he seems a bit upset. later bro

Thats sweet mate glad I could help you after all the help you've given me..

To all those who actually care Ive just gotten these new LED washers and they change colour between 7 different colours mad as Im loving it.

hey, im not really a ford man and i hate turboed cars. dont be thinking you can beat a holden vn commodore.between the vn and vp commodore they are the fastest v6 down the 1/4 mile and the quickest v6 commodore to go from 0-100.next time your in n.s.w if you really wanna race someone just look for a blue holden vn commodore,more then happy to knock you off your eago trip mate.

cheers madsav

hey madsav, bro my ol mans got a vp chiptorque comp im tellin ya man i've raced him and its pretty even i get him on take off then he slowly catchs, im only on 11psi if i went to 14 or 15psi my tx5 can handle up to 17psi he would'nt catch me. so any time ur in qld look me up i'll embarrass u.L8r bro

hey madsav I think you should be doin a lil bit more reading through these forums ya mite see the dude with the ego trip is him not me. Im just sayin running 15psi and a chip and few other things im quite sure Id beat a vn look maybe not yours but ive done it before so yeah.

madsav, my mate has a vn s-pac with two pod filters, cool air intake, 2 1/2 inch exhaust, running on optimax with NOS octane booster. my tx5 is running only 5 psi and i beat him all the time. my car could handle at least 12psi, it would blow the doors off your vn dude.

Hey Andy whats been happening, I c ya cars gones thru some changes hehhe nice man real nice!!!
Well i'm planning on selling my Tx and i'm gonna go after a XR8 heheh sounds crazy eh but i'm game enuff to drive one of those. Well catch ya round bro!

Sweet as dude hey when ya get the chance can ya give me a call man I wanna know if you can get me a few things. I need a boost contoller Turbosmart Under Bonnet Model Type TSBCBT and Number FG-GBCV-BT and an Autometer Boost Guage Its an Ultra Lite Model AM-UL-4304 and Mopdel Number 4304 Let me know how ya go and how much.

dude howz it going i prefer the look of an 86 87 model tx5 witch i have and my mate what is the fastest car u have dragged and beaten.
cause my mate can't beat vs ss manual only yet mine is standard and i can beat them over two car lengths and i am yet to drag another tx5 at all so if u come to melb anytime soon call us 0402 624348

hey dude so far the fastest cars Ive been up against and beaten are a silvia (the guy couldnt drive), a vl turbo, my old mans ba fairlane g220 (v8), and an ef xr6 but im sure there's other tha'd would be quicker and stuff

Hey Andy!!!!

Is your car still around??? There's been a sighting of what was thought to be your car at a panel shop with the front end looking all nasty like.....

Nup my cars all good and proper and pulling a good 150kw's atw Im loving it im putting her in to be dyno'd next week hopefully get a bit more out of it. She's running 13psi at the moment..I need to get a fuel cut defender before I can run more..But yeah she's still around and it fine old condition.. Fitted my new boost gauge and controller today and all's goin good..also waiting on gettin the adpater plate made up for my pod filter but autobarn's takin there sweet assed time...What bout yours hows it goin?? go that t28 in it yet??

Well taht ruined all my plans Ive just been in hospitasl for four days missed my dyno appointment and all damn appendix...ahh hey what can you do...On a lighter note I got my fuel cut defender its one of those ones that conects to the ecu...does anyone even know if it'll work with the tx5??

zorb i was just lookin at your parcel shelf, and i like it. mine's the flimsy stock one and the sound quality isnt very good, and it just bends and stuff. is there any chance of you telling me what yours is made of cos it looks pretty damn sturdy

Yeah mate its just made out of mdf and screwed into the plastic on either side of were the existing shelf used to be. I did it that way cause mdf was easy to work with and I could get it cut for the 6x9's quite easily. Its also good cause it mean I could staple the wires up underneath the shelf to keep em out the way. After I built it I just brought some cheapo carpet just to make it look a lil better and deaden the vibration a lil.

cheers bro

Jus quickly, are any of you TX5 Turbo guys from anywhere around the Dandenong area? because im looking to sell my n/a AT2 TX5 and buy an AT2 TX5 Turbo, and there's one for sale for $4,999 which i saw in Auto Supermarket Magazine. Its in Hammond Rd in Dandenong, and cos i live in Geelong it's a bit of a hike. I was wondering if any of you guys would be able to check it out for me if possible if you're passing by at any stage. The ad reads:

"FORD TX5 2 HATCH 1988. White, turbo, turbo timer, manual, air conditioning, alarm, alloy wheels, central locking, cruise control, electric mirrors and windows, cloth interior, power steering, radio/cassette, like new. $4,999"

It sounds pretty good to me but it doesnt say how many k's or anthing like that. If anyone at all would possibly be able to help me with the above request it would be really appreciated

Hye why dont ya just turbo your one?? it would eb cheaper probably and you'd ended getting a quicker car ut of it cause you could put in abigger turbo.

really? howcome i'd be able to fit a bigger turbo on mine than on the TX Turbo? i thought the n/a and turbo motors were basically the same, jus one had a different manifold and the like...

with that said zorb, i was jus wondering how i'd go about turboing mine. i figure that it'd be expensive to go whereever id need to go and say "here, turbo this!" is that right? would it be cheaper to find all the parts i need at wreckers and stuff and then take it to a specialist and ask them to turbo it for me?

if it's not too much hastle, and if u know what im asking, could you plz gimme a list of what im gonna need (parts wise) in order to turbo mine?

hehe if i turbo mine, then my mate will shut his 'anything that's not at least a 6cyl has no balls, buy a commodore' ass when i kill his VS at the lights

i jus realised that it'll b even quicker again cos of the work my current one has already had done on the head. with the mods ive already dont to it seems like it'd be better jus 2 turbo it, it'd save me some money cos if i sold mine and bought teh turbo version i'd have 2 redo my current mods.

does anyone know the figures of the stock tx5 turbo 89-91 model (kw, nm, 400mtr time etc)

if u do wott zorb is saying the manifold for a new turbo will cost between $800-$1500 depending on who does maybe more, add a turbo another $1-2000, intercooler $400, piping $800 then labour, plus if u want to go anywhere a standard turbo gearbox from a wrecker is around $1500,coz the non turbo ones will blow in no time, then u still have the prob of the engine. the non turbo blocks have weaker pistons rods, and plus the compression ratio's are diff so if u just slap a turbo on u'll prob have be slower that a normal tx5 turbo.

dont quote me on this but i think the N'A TX5 put out around 89kw and do around a 17-18sec Q/M. the TX5 T's put out 110kw and do a 14sec Q/M .but again dont quote me on that

*lol* token I could be exact and say the turbos do 108kws but yeah i was just suggesting goin the conversionc ause he could pick up a full turbo engine probably with the turbo set up off mx6.com for proabably round 1500 that or he could buy one of the ureg tx5,626's or mx6's that their selling on there for around 3 and do the full transplant from that...

oh sorry man i never would of guess'd that when u sed

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" Hye why dont ya just turbo your one?? it would eb cheaper probably and you'd ended getting a quicker car ut of it cause you could put in abigger turbo."

that u really meant

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"but yeah i was just suggesting goin the conversionc ause he could pick up a full turbo engine probably with the turbo set up off mx6.com for proabably round 1500 that or he could buy one of the ureg tx5,626's or mx6's that their selling on there for around 3 and do the full transplant from that..."

because when u say 'why dont ya just turbo your one' means y dont just put a turbo on ur non-turbo and it'll be fine. but thats just me hey.

urrr sorry to be an arsehole zorb but token is correct on the power figures. The Ford Telstar TX5 has 110, and the Mazda MX6 has 108. so u just got ur numbers fucked up.
and id say that the comment of "" " Hye why dont ya just turbo your one?? "" well it sounds like na motor aftermarket turbo. great recipe for making a melted engine, not to mention manifolds and anything attached to it. eg fried gearbox. well u could do zorbas recipe for making a paper weight. or do it properly and get either a full engine and box from a wrecker and REBUILD BOTH. then do the turbo conversion. after you get a new manifold, wastegate, aftermarket air fuel / computer, intercooler (you'll fuck it up if you run high air temps.), maybe radiator (remember don't be a fool stay cool). If any more Q & A's pm messege me. Dont use this forum much.

Regards

_ShadowZ

p.s. if you dont rebuild before u do the conversion you will end up spending double or triple the price of a decent rebuild. And $1500 for an engine (make that turbo engine) well don't say that i didn't warn you but make sure its looked at by a real mechanic and comes with at least a 6 mth warrenty.

p.p.s.

QIK-TX5 can you do me a favor listen to a mechanic or even better a performance specialist rather than zorb , he seems to be blowing more hot air than a turbo running 30psi. At least get some information from that tokn guy or my self, then back it up by asking your local performance mechanic (they have been doing this stuff for a long time, so they "should" know whats going on.).

peace out.

Fiukcin hell what is it a giant bitch session tonight or something christ must be that time of the month..I only suggested to him to keep his car cause he'd spent so much fuckin money on it already and he'd def be selling it at a loss am I right qix?? buying a wreck and doing a full engine transplant and what not would probably work otu the same if not cheaper than him having to sell his old car at a loss (losing money on it) then buying a tx5turbs for more money than he has..

on and shadow ay dick have a read of this link:

http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/&#...urbo#suspension

And let em ask you andther fuckin question shadow you dumb cunt did at any stage I say I was a mechanic did at any stage I say yeah just do this...no I fucking didnt it was a suggestion and thats what he asked for..sure get a mechanics advice sure get all that..i suggested soemthing that was it mate. ANd not yet have a seen a melted engine after and aftermarket turbo..my mate has a lil lancer gli 1.8 liter or whatever the fuck it is..its got a t28 on it has been runnign 17psi for over 2 years he regulalry races it at the drags and its been dyno'd a 174kw's atw and still no problems.. ohh a qik btw just thought I'd let you know if your looking for a heap of power and what not I wouldnt even touch the tx5 (now nowing what I know) unless your looking at an engine swap to the dohc engine anyways cause the current engine can probably only handle up to around 17 psi anyways without doing damage..but anyways for more advice from mechancis and car enthusiats (not dicks that drop by every now and then) just speak to the guys on mx6.com their bound to knwo more than anyone else...any guys in probably 7 out of 10 cases chucking a turbo on a standrad engine is fine..its done all the time...of course ya not gonna be able to run 20psi of boost on it but a small 9-12psi should be fine..especially with the engine mods he'll ahgve already anyways I dont care just a suggestion and trying to help but it looks liek I wont even bother anymore if I just get this crap

shadowz i wasnt asking for a mechanics opinion, i was asking for suggestions from a fellow tx5 owner, thats all!! it's pretty friggin obvious that i would ask a mechanics advice before actually going through with anything! the reason i asked on here is so i can find out my options, and then find out from a professional the pros and cons of each and what each is likely to cost me and what the best one would be to go with! if ur gonna abuse people friggin go somewhere else, cos this isnt the place for it! people like you really piss me off u know that, were jus havin a discussion and u come in and start hurlin abuse at zorb! go somewhere else and do it, cos totalrpm isnt the place!!

zorb, yeah i talked to they guys on MX6.com about the Fe-DOHC swap, so if i did decide to do any sort of swap it would be that, with the intention of sticking a T3/4 on it at some stage down the track. ive done a lot of research on the Fe-DOHC swap by talkin people who have done it in their mx6's, and to this guy who is in the finishing stages of doing it in his AT2, so i know what i'd be up for if i went down that path.

btw, we really should get a TX5 cruise organised for a couple of months from now (when i have my head gasket replaced) cos i havent met any of you guys in person and i'd really like to

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did at any stage I say yeah just do this

well dick head you did say

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Hye why dont ya just turbo your one?? it would eb cheaper probably and you'd ended getting a quicker car ut of it cause you could put in abigger turbo."

so read what u say before you speak.
a 1.8 lancer is built to take the pain of a turbo. most of the parts/methods of construction are used in the creation of the bigger brother evo series so GO LEARN SOME MORE SHIT.
and large horsepower in a tx5 easy, DICKHEAD. get the 3sgte pistons from ACL $400 rated up to 400 hp, shotpeen the rods, shave the block, exhaust manifold, wastgate (if your turbo doesn't come with one), T28 turbo, plus standard shit like exhaust, air filter... And what do you have BIG FUCKING HP. like 250 - 300 thats fucking plenty for a a front wheels drive daily driver, and in that weight of a vechile you WILL keep up or BEAT skylines (depending on their mods).
if your after more power than that i suggest you go for the fe motor as you found out but import the 4WD system as traction will be your biggest worry not power.
Look zorb no offence but dont suggest something if you dont know the consequences of doing so.
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108kW @ 4700rpm AUTOMATIC, MANUAL is more FFS, on a GHIA TURBO (they dont exist u fuck wit. a ghia is non turbo) the AT gets 110 the AV is different. Its carsales.com yeah if thats who you trust with aquiring info then you deserve all the shit you get.

well QIK-TX5 decide how much power you would be happy with then decide how your going to get it. and what bases need to be covered to get power to the tarmac (suspension, camber kit, if your going to drag with huge hp and fwd may want to think bout a trolley setup. etc...)

Well look from no on I wont saying anything from now on ill leave it to the experts (the guy that doesnt even own a tx5) sorry qik but from now on if ya wanna ask any questions just pm me okay cause seems ya get balsted for even making a suggestion....

ohh and shadow there was a tx5 turbo ghia...I have the manual and book to show you (my gf's dad has worked for ford for over 25yrs) the turbo ghia was exactly the same as the standard one but ahd some extra internal features...I have actually seen one...ohh and the 108kw's is the power figure of the tx5 it doesnt matter which modle he asked for the power figures I gave him them didnt I....I wasnt trying to be smart simply correcting what was said..whats the big deal...and carslaes.com was a site I could find with the info on it just to show you..if you liek Ill find another obviously more prudent document that well hopefully convience you otherwise.. als the 4wd system probably isnt the best idea as it still doesnt hook up standard to the DOHC engine as far as I know (only little bit of research done), and it also cost approximately 2,500 to import and buy so by the time you convert that and the drivetrain and whatever else it will seriously not be worth it...ohh and the lancer engine isnt the 1.8 one I found out today its the even smaller one 1.5 or something...ohh ia lso looke dat using the fwd sysetm off the tx3 and Ive been told its not really feasible to fit that either... anyways look your the emchanic (apparently) ill elave the rest off the talking to you...hey qik Ill see ya on mx6.com...shadow sorry about opening my mouth your highness I will endevour to keep it closed form now on..hopefully you can too...and also get the fuck outta my profile...

ohh and dickhead I said why dont you as in why dont you with a question mark on the end you know the thing that means IM asking a question not making a statement..do you understand that???

in that case it would mean you wern't talking of a conversion just putting in a turbo. even if that wasn't the case why post it cos you would only confuse qik tx5. BTW how many vechilces have you delt with in your life?, and how long have you been on your p-plates so far??




QIK-TX5 just tell me how much horse power your after and i'll tell you how to achive it easily and with the least amount of expense. Ignore zorb he's in his own fantasy world.

mate ive had 7 cars actually done 2 up myslef and the toehrs were lil pieces of shit my old man currently also drives a new ba xr6 turbo with a phase 3 kit he also has ba g220 fairlane, and me and my lil bro are currently working on doin up a lil trx...mate your also in afantasy workld please talk about this shit elsewhere neways cause im sick of getting bagged for it...start ay own topic somewhere else if its such a big deal..as qik knows i offered a suggestion and that was it...look i never said to be a mechanic I never said I knew all there was to know about tx5's and I never said how expensive any sort of conversion would be..now your the so called emchanci you tell him but not in my fucking profile.. ohh and qik go for ya life listen to sir.shadowz over here...ive been honest all along and told you to check out mx6.com you said youve been there altely so honestly i dont think you need anymore help than that at all...

been on my p plates for just over 4 years coming up will be the second time ive lsot my license...

actually dude, no offence intended whatsoever (that wasnt sarcastic), but i will ask zorb as when im looking for advice i ask a few different people (not just one) and then decide what im going to do from that. plus zorb is a top bloke

just to let you know i'll end this as my last post, so dont stress too much!
but u started giving him prices on engines and cars, so you where in fact giving him directional pointers. For future referance ask the person how many hp where they would like to see the car go (eg. summernats, drag combat, or just car shows. with shows just tell em to ignore power and make anything and everthing in egine bay shiney. last years PAS a stock RX (not WRX) won the comp cos it looked cool. polished pipes, etc...) then after they tell you then direct them towards making a decision. In most cases (this may not be one of them) the person is just after a rough price to see if its worth doing to there car usually the person would rather save the 5 - 10 grand for a house deposit, (money that makes money). they usually just like pretending they have or are getting, some horsepower.
well in future dont suggest something with out knowing all the facts of doing such changes to an engine.


has the xr6t had any problems with the increaced power, my friend did the same and he sold it three weeks after getting it finished, scary thing is he is normally a FORD man but after the sale he went and got a LS1 crewman it now has over 400kw at the treads.

Allright bye, leaving, not writing here unless asked.
PEACE OUT YA'LL
_ShadowZ

Well im happy to reply to the question on the xr6 hasnt had any real probs with power yet except for the computer..cause of course the xr6t computer cant actually be overridden only piggy backed theres been a bit of a probalem with incossitant boost levels due to arguments (shall we call it) between the two computers other than thatw e found no real porblems..other than the fact that we're getting more power from it on standard unleaded petrol than on premium (which was a suprise to me) and to the guys at the mechanics....(although they did offer an explaination).

Ohh and about the prices i gave for qik car you'lla lso see that i told him the rough price of getting another car also...and if you have a look th prices are pretty comparable..7,000 for a well looked after half decent tx5 and approm the same for a fulle ngine and turbo conversion on his current car (including labour etc.. etc..) but look its no big deal he asked fopr opinions that what i gave him..im not a professional and never to I calim to be..i was just offering advice...

zorb , top car man but im not much into the spoilor ,apart from that looks tuff as , just wanted to ask ya with the boost controller how do read the boost gauge , cause at the moment i only get the vacumn reading ? i was told it should show psi at 3000rpm , can ya help?

well ya should be getting a reading basically every time you accelerate your car...are you sure youve installed it properly?? with the line going from ya manifold and what not?? The vacum reading should occur when the cars idling and from what ive ehard should be around 20 and the boost should basically rise and fall as you accelerate and change gears (basic explaination neways) where have ya got ya line from the guage runnign too???

turned out 1 of line lines connecting to the gauge wasn;t in properly , stupid mistake but all good now , runnin car on 10-12pound.whats the paint called to do ya dash n that ?

I just went to autobarn and got palstic and vinal paint...I then cleaned the dash and sanded it back lightly (very lightly) so the paint stuck a bit betetr. I ahvent fdoen much just a practice on an old glove obx I had..but illt ry it again soona nd do the full thing.

did it come out nice or spotty or >?and whats a good color to do my dash in my red tx5 ?

mmm maybe a silver of if ya wanna match do it a red....or mayeba white spends what colour you wanna go for with everything else..I eman if ya wanna continue the theme go with something taht you'lla ctually like if it goes throughout you whole car...The paint came out looking great the trick was just to use even coats and atke ya time before applying the next coat I did about 3 on my practice piece...IM gonna do the proper one for in my car soon...

are u gona leave your dash in or pull it out to spray ? i was thinking about leaving it in and put paper and sheets u rkn that would work ok ?

naa I reckon you get too much overspray...I'd definately recommend pulling it out you'll have to many problems other wise.....

my steering wheel is blue, so i was considering doing my dash in the same blue and colour coding the whole interior. cos this guy i met is going to sell me custom door trims (in the same blue as my wheel) for $250, and i showed the pics to a company that does interiors and they said they would charge at least $1500 for the work, so im gettin a good deal. gonna paint my break calipers blue to match. wadda ya think? do u think the whole blue thing will look any good or not?

cheers

im a bit of a dummy with fuel injected cars i dont know much about them but what would happen if i get the turbo injectors for my NA, would i need to tinker with the fuel supply and ecu or just fuel supply or just the ecu, i got hardly any idea about the internals of the injection side of things i know how it works but dont ask me how to modify injected side of things, (like you cant half tell that i used to have a CARBY car) any info will be good thanks

mm from what i know fuel supply and ecu...cause ecu controls the speed of your injectors (i think) but you'll also need more fule and stuff...so a bigger fuel pump..its really not a worthwhile mod and wont get you that much performance rise if anything at all..you'll probably end up going backwards.

thanks man

I was wondering if you know if the the throttle body setup, injectors, rail and inlet manifold of the 2.2liter will fit on the 2.0litre

Hey,
Nice ride, hasn't changed much since i last saw it. Can you do us a favour and tell Chris to hurry up and buy a car. And as for painting dashes and stuff, you'll find that if you sand it back lightly, you can get a far cleaner finish it you put a coat of fibreglass reson over the dash, and block sand it back. Its how interior companys make smooth, glossy dashes. Just be careful if you attempt anything like that though. Mind you, you only go to this length if your dash plastic is textured.

QUOTE (_ShadowZ @ Mar 9 2005, 07:12 PM)

just to let you know i'll end this as my last post, so dont stress too much! but u started giving him prices on engines and cars, so you where in fact giving him directional pointers. For future referance ask the person how many hp where they would like to see the car go (eg. summernats, drag combat, or just car shows. with shows just tell em to ignore power and make anything and everthing in egine bay shiney. last years PAS a stock RX (not WRX) won the comp cos it looked cool. polished pipes, etc...) then after they tell you then direct them towards making a decision. In most cases (this may not be one of them) the person is just after a rough price to see if its worth doing to there car usually the person would rather save the 5 - 10 grand for a house deposit, (money that makes money). they usually just like pretending they have or are getting, some horsepower. well in future dont suggest something with out knowing all the facts of doing such changes to an engine. has the xr6t had any problems with the increaced power, my friend did the same and he sold it three weeks after getting it finished, scary thing is he is normally a FORD man but after the sale he went and got a LS1 crewman it now has over 400kw at the treads. Allright bye, leaving, not writing here unless asked. PEACE OUT YA'LL _ShadowZ

Mate the XR6T can produce more than 390KW plus. Go to http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/falcon/xr6turbo.htm and you will see for your self. I think for the standard motor out of the factory with a few mods thats is pretty good for a inLine 6 cylinder.

The highest power output acheived for the BA xr6t is 1190hp at the crank, but that will set you back a cool $28,000 (not including suspeniosn and other mods that are necisary)

the only way that you suffer problems with the xr6t when increasing power is if you cut corners, for examply, upping boost but not fitting an oil cooler (very stupid) or upping power, without bulking up the clutch (see the typhoon) and suspenion and brakes (or ignore these if you don't want to go forwards or stop)

OK which chris are we talking here...?? are we talkin about a chris I knwo or ya talking to sum1 else??

zorb, did ya dyno it yet man ?

nup I lose my license for 3 motnhs as of this friday everything will be done then including FMIC (hopefully), service, dyno tune, catch can fitted, new pod etc... so the tune will be doen in the next month of 2..Im hoping for a figure similar to sabbai but probbaly wont due to mine being an auto

Zorbs are u gonna need to cut ur front bar to fit that size cooler, caus im thinking off getting a 600 by 300, but i dont i want to cut anything from the front, i understand ill prolli have to cut stuff within the inside of the bar to fit it in, thanks,

also where did u get that oil catch can from, u rekon its worth getting one, or is it all looks

thanks again

Oil catch cans are a matter of preference really..they do help protect the engine and turbo by reducing blow by but as numerous peopel say there's not point getting one and putting it on a 10+ year old turbo and engine anyways as the damage has already rpoabbly be done..if you've recently undergone a rebuild etc.. I would recommend..thats why I got it (still havent fitted it yet) cause I got a rebuilt turbo. Its a revolution racegear catch can if ya gonna get one go for the 1lt not the 2 im having trouble finding a spot for this one...

with the cooler i ended up buying one alst night 600x250x75mm with 2inch openings at this stage without too much investigation im goin to have to lose my air con fan, cut a small portion (the front and inside) of the bar but it shoudl fit okay with having to remove too much...Hopefully...I will post pics anyways so you all know.

thanks for the info mate, good luck with cooler fitting, carnt wait to see the pics,

hey zorb the catch can might fit on the right hand strut tower, have a look at TRBOMX profile for a look see

also depending on the setup of the cooler you might have to lose the air con altogether unless you have the turbo-intercooler pipe run underneith the cooler and then into the right hand side.

zorb hows the cooler progress coming along

well I have it, am currently working on how Im going to route piping etc at the moment hopefully will be on by end of the month..been busy installing a few other gadgets...finally put the super lows in, instaleld my volt gauge, installed the strut bar and made up a temporary box for my 15inch sub......also Ive started detailing the engine bay...

Plans for the cooler so far: are polish all the cooler, work out the routes for the piping, get the piping made up and powder coated red, piping will be probably 2.5inch thick and will be mild steel.

ey zorb just wanted to ask ya bout woo's chip , do you see much difference ? can you tell me abit about it etc ? thanks

MAte I can give you a whole stack of info on it...If you pm me with an email address I will send you the ful fact sheet which he gave to me. Unfortunatly I dont have it in ym car cause my ecu has no external eprom... (only certain ecu's can get woo's mod). But from what I've heard its worth every cent and does a great job...

how you check if ya ecu can do it or not ?

do ya know where your ecu is situated? If ya dont on the passanger floor near the centre there is a palstic part of the dash (triangle) shape with a few liek pin things in it (use ya finger to remove them) behind that is you ecu there should be a number written on top of it soemthing like f2h3 etc... theres a list of which ones can and cant be used in the info I gave you.

thanks for ya help zorb , turns out im 1 of the lucky ones mine is f252 so im gona get the chip put in , i'll let ya know how it goes.

Good stuff mate glad you'll get to do it..at this satge Im looking and soem sort of aftermarket EMS I noticed a microtech lt-8 tuned for an mx6 turbo for sale on another forum for 400bucks I wish I ahd the cash..

How much is Woo's Chip worth?

woo's chip i think is 200 or 250...

hey bro sellin my car n i've got a dash n turbo system 4 sale check out the photos

woo's chip cost me 200 and 9bux for the postage

hey boyz just got my ecu back all chipped up and ready to rumble, and today just bought a new cooler just gotta mount da bastard then i can see how good shes gona run!! any ideas on mounting coolers on 89 tx5 please let me know or pics please ! the cooler is 72cm(L)-24cm(h)7cm(w)

hey zorb , woo's chip is killin it can defently feel the difference !!

how much is aluminium piping worth ?

got into ya local ehaust joint get em to make it up for ya piping shoudlnt be more that 5-600 bucks Im hoping to ahve mine done for cheaper than that (through a friedn) but Im gonna get it powder coated aswell should be another 100

Nice, very nice. Any info on the Tx5 gear set, if ya gotz any would be appreciated. Havin probs lost speedo, cruise and power steering. Looking to rebuild mine. At one stage, I had a boost controller on and had it running at about 13psi, er unfortuately the head gasket was on its way out. Yesm shes been in some shops over the four years I've had er but running good at the mo. Looks like the turbosmart type 2 BOV is popular with the tx5's here. What turbo you running under her?
2 odd years ago the ol' factory standard turbo was cutting the engine off, I figured there was a problem with the waist-g was I right? She was over-boosting to 15pound 132.5hp by the dyno reading, I believe Garretts was the way to go, now she's only around 7pound and of course the hp dropped to 128.1. Haven't had a dyno since then. What are your theories on engine management? Nice set o chromes would look hot on yours.

Yeah Im currently looking at getting a set on the 17inch chrome ba xr rims... MY turbo is still the current turbo but has been hi flowed with a turbine regrind and an exhaust side porting...as far as EMS going Im hoping to look into that in the enar future for now though my afm has been played with and this has stopped boost cut..up to 13.5-14 psi which is good..At the moment Im just waiitng to install my front mount and am doing a few minor mechancial things such as repalcing the heater core, replacing an engine mount and waiting patiently to receive the mx6 digital dash (at this stage Im hoping to be the first tx5 in oz with one)...but after that will be goign biggger on performance with the EMS and a larger turbo probably a t28 or a a t25...

Geez man ya car has changed since the last time you brought it down to my shop it seems that its had more surgery than Michael jackson hahaha oh well it looks good man.
Havent done much to mine yet coz lately i've just had problems with my temp gauge keeps telling me that its overheating but its not so i got everything tested and its got every electrician/mechanic baffled coz no ones what the hells wrong with this thing.
i was gonna put slotted rotors on mine and new plates on but probably do that after my trip to Sydney.
Plus i have a guy from the EPA who comes in and buys stuff off me telling me that they do spot checks at ppls home now so be careful with the mods otherwise you're toast man okies

hey man have u seen hot4s readers rides this month my cars in it 2x lil photos. check it out bro. ur cars comin along real nice.

hey zorb just wanted to know how much off a difference is ya car with the oil catch can ? and where can i get a sway bar ?

No differnce at all with the catch can I dotn even have it in there anymore all it does is helps to reduce blow by...and prolong turbo and engine life (allthoguh at this age its not gonna help with that unless you've rebuilt and engine or turbo)..theres no performance benefits. As far as rear sway bar its the standard one the mx6 has in it (1st gen model) just grab one out of that..otherwise I believe whiteline make a full set of front rears etc...


Also just thought you'd all be interested to know I know have a digital dash for my car (am just installing it now) and Ive also got and aftermarket piggy back processor for my ecu (chiptorque xede) once its installed I belive ill be the first tx5 in australia running with an xede...thanks to nispro

make sure ya post pics bro

maybe you guys can help , put my bumper and new cooler all on , all sweet starts all good etc but fuking heats up like a muthafuker , did a compression test thats all good ,im gona change the thermostat but was wondering what else it could be ?

hey zorb hopefully ya can help , i just bought a new turbo timer greddy turbo timer and i wanted to know where is the speed signal wire ? do we have 1 ?

just incase any1 comes across the same problem with the greddy turbo timer for the tx5 the speed signal wire is located : under the steering column , you need to remove the air-con duct and there will be a black 13pin plug which should be connected to nothing ,then its the green wire with red running through it.

just sum more info that speed signal wire ( the 13 pin plug on mine was green not black) and there is a shit load of wires so make sure you have plenty of alcohol its a bitch of a job lolz.

Alrite, for MR.TRBO Your car is probably heating up like a motherf*cker because you have a huge ass intercooler blocking your radiators airflow. I was reading the dimensions of your intercooler, that would be covering over half your radiator, and that with a hot turbo on the other side, and you have a great loss in cooling efficency.

You can change your radiator to a more efficent one (ie. thicker, aluminium, etc) you can build shrouds to encourage airflow to the raditaor, you can mount electric thermofans behind it, you could rig up a water spray to it (yes, your raditaor, your intercooler is already oversized), and you could have a negative pressure duct moulded into you bonnet to encourage airflow through your radiator.

Best solution would be to change setup completely, but it is a very v ery expensive option, so best known to you the route you want to go on that one.

thanks for the advice much appreicated but problem already solved i used to big v8 thermofans where my condencer use to sit.

in the pic of your engine bay what are those two little blue things just behind your oil filler cap?

with the money you have payed out for your FULLY sick turbo and car mate,you could have just brought your self a stock standed HOLDEN commodore with more ballz.
anyway good luck with ya .....car

WHAT A NICE PEACE OF CRAP YOU GOT THERE,WHERE DID YOU PICK THAT UP FROM ,OPPS THATS RIGHT ITS A FORD SORRY MATEY

isn;t it funny how many tx5's do u see on the side of the road ? none and how many holdens do u see , fukin heaps cause their not built to last ! And madsav you talk bout your car doin 14sec i doubt it i rkn you do 18's.you bag zorb but at least he has more den 1 tiny lil picture of his ride up,what do you have to hide , the fact that is a standard piece of shit holden and people these days are givin them away.so before you go baggin tx5's go home and have a look at that dream machine your driving.

Newsflash for those drivers who know shit about any cars other than their own this car may have ford badges but its actually a mazda engine *lol* anyhow please just stay outta my profile and leave it for people who actually appreciate cars long enough to look at one..rather than people who see the word turbo (or ford) and post some ridiculous crap that must really have been a strain on their brain to come up with.

Thanks for your not so productive input and GOODBYE!!!!!!!!

poor little rice burnners carnt handle being put down by a holden LOL get over it wankers.im just giving u back what you dish out F**k wit.you wanted to see my dyno sheet you got it and you still go on. people like u need to get a life and wake up to yaself

SMOKIE WILL SMOKE YOUR RICE BURNNER,HEY MADSAV LETS GET THESE GUYS TO ROCK DOWN THE COAST FOR A LITTLE SHALL WE SAY R&R (ROAD RACE)
WE`LL SHOW YOU RICERS WHATS A BETTER CAR AND WHOS THE BETTER DRIVER LOL
ANYTIME
ANYPLACE
ANYWHERE

liek I said anytime you people wanna drive to melbourne Ill race you's if your that concerned then go for it...MADSAV as I said to you last time I stopped talking about your car when you asked now why cant you stop posting about mine?? I have no problem being ut down by holden drivers hell their holden drivers its too be expected I have a problem with the abuse that is hurled around a site that is meant to be for help and informationa dn to display our ides..

heh the good old holden VS ford war... lol... so lame when they are mistaking mazdas for fords... just shows how stupid holden supporters are.. but we could already tell if they are dumb enough to support holden ne way

poor fella zorb them common whore drivers always pick on u ay.

they just jealous dats all

Luckily not all Holden drivers are as low as these idiots who abuse people in this forum. Can't really blame them as these poor slobs probably have their Holdens constantly beaten by our cousins Ford Falcon (or they don't even dare to take on the Falcons). So in order to lift their low self-esteem, they pick on other smaller cylinder cars like us, or even perhaps Daihatsu, Suzuki Swift etc. They probably will race anything .... scooters and bicycles too!!!

Message to all these involved Holden drivers:

1) Race with you? It's your driving skills and low IQ which contributes to so much risks on the road. Please for your own sake, go back to driving school (I suggest BMW Safety Driving Course) and also pay a visit to road accident victims. Until you do so, you are not qualified. Just in case you don't get it, this may also save your own life too.

2) btw-one thing posotive about raising petrol prices. Street is definitely more peaceful without you guys.

Take it easy.....

hey does anyone know if the ecu for the auto N/A work on a manual N/A

i believe they do work in the manual as the auto's have a separate computer to handle the auto trans. its not included in the Main EMS

thanks for that ill flog the computer out of the wreck ive got here

Hi i was wondering if u can help with my 91' AT telstar......when i turn the Air-son on i get cold air for about 2 seconds then it go backs to warm air?? And what is the cheapest mod and easiest to install to give it a bit of go ?? can be anything?

you alredy have the exhaust side looked at so go for the other end look into a high flow air filter either a panel one to fit into the factory air box or a pod

few things with the pod though
you will need to get an adaptor for the air flow meter costs about 30 bucks at autobarn then for the pod to work effectivly you need to block it from engine bay heat

and keep away from those cheap pods from supercheap auto the filter elemnt is way too thin my mate had one on his prelude and it sucked holes in the filter element.