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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Falcon / September 20034.1 sh.t or not
My alloy head carbed weber is approaching the end of it's life and I was looking at having a bit of performance work done when I get her rebuilt but I was told by a few blokes that it would be a waste of money cause FORD 6s are sh.t, better to drop a v8 in the old xe. I'd always believed Ford 6s were pretty good, never had aproblem with mine and she had a hard life. So what I would like to know is it worth spending money on it. Has any one had bad experiences with them and what happpened how much did you lose? I believe there's a severely modded 4.1 on gas with a coupla turbos producing around 350kw at the rear wheels. but, you'll need a home loan to do it. any engine has potential, if you have the potential cash. > My alloy head carbed weber is approaching the end of it's life and I > was looking at having a bit of performance work done when I get her [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > on it. Has any one had bad experiences with them and what happpened how > much did you lose? > My alloy head carbed weber is approaching the end of it's life and I > was looking at having a bit of performance work done They're certainly not one of the finest engines on earth, and some regard them as tractor motors, but they can be made to perform reasonably well with a good degree of reliability without too much expense. They respond well to the usual modifications, such as camshaft, cylinder head work, compression and exhaust, but the simple solution if you're looking for V8 performance is to actually fit one. Regards, Noddy. > My alloy head carbed weber is approaching the end of it's life and I > was looking at having a bit of performance work done when I get her [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > on it. Has any one had bad experiences with them and what happpened how > much did you lose? Power to weight is not that great with Falcon 6s but the injected alloy 4.1 punches out pretty impressive performnce stock and the Webered donk is not far behind it. Youre ahead modifying your existing engine if youre going to strip it anyway for a rebuild. 'Ford Australia Forum.com' .. have some posters modifying these motors. Jason . >My alloy head carbed weber is approaching the end of it's life and I >was looking at having a bit of performance work done when I get her [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >on it. Has any one had bad experiences with them and what happpened how >much did you lose? Bangs for buck it probably isn't that good nowadays. The XE carby 4.1 had something like 98kw's and will require a fair bit of work/$$'s to bring it up by a decent amount. One option that might be worth considering is getting hold of an E series engine, you should be able to get a decent EF one for $600 or so + maybe a grand or so mucking about to get it going and you have 157kw's on tap in a lightweight XE, fuel economy will be way better than a worked 4.1 or a V8 + you get to run cheaper unleaded! that would be excellent, has anyone actually done that? I wouldn't mind having a hobby car XF ghia in mint condition with a an EF engine and auto/manual. can someone do some calculations and suggest what the 0-100 & 1/4 miles times would be?? > >My alloy head carbed weber is approaching the end of it's life and I > >was looking at having a bit of performance work done when I get her [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > 157kw's on tap in a lightweight XE, fuel economy will be way better > than a worked 4.1 or a V8 + you get to run cheaper unleaded! Did look into it with my XF a few years ago - as you already note the gearbox would also have to come with the engine, but should fit pretty well considering they still used the same XF floorplan for XG/XH utes. My "vision" was an XF running the stock 6, or maybe xr6 engine from EF/EL, throw in a decent manual, and drop the blackwood series instrument cluster for one from a Longreach ute or XR ute (oil pressure guages etc)... SL >that would be excellent, has anyone actually done that? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >can someone do some calculations and suggest what the 0-100 & 1/4 miles >times would be?? It has been done. Biggest problem is getting around the Smartlock, best place to ask about this is on fordforums.com, one solution was to use an EA computer and adapt it to the EF motor, you miss out on the dual runner intake though. |
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