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EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 24th, 2010, 1:02 amby ebiighianoob
Hello, I have recently picked up an EB II Fairmont Ghia with the 5.0L Windsor V8.
I have previously owned plenty of EB's, but all with the 4.0 straight sixes.
This recent aquisition is what I consider a good find, as it is a nice shade of green (Not original, was maroon, in the process of a respray), it has decent 17" ROH wheels and has lowered (Tickford, I was told) suspension, which handles very well. Also fitted are sideskirts and bootlid wing (Not GT, don't want GT).
The motor has a considerable amount of k's on it, but I reckon still has a lot of k's left in it. I made the mistake of putting a short ram pod on, as I lost a lot of low range torque.
I was told that if I fit a 75mm throttle, cold air induction, extractors and a 3" exhaust system I would get a considerable power increase, but would I have to do something to the ECU to compensate for these changes?
Also, I don't have a money tree growing in my backyard, nor do I live with my parents.
Is there anything I can do with a moderate budget to give my car a bit more balls on the takeoff?
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 24th, 2010, 4:50 amby TAXI
Diff gears
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 24th, 2010, 1:22 pmby ebiighianoob
TAXI wrote:Diff gears
If you could elaborate, I'm interested...
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 24th, 2010, 2:49 pmby nothin suss
Change the diff gears to a better ratio.
3.7 would be okay, 3.9's probably better.
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 24th, 2010, 5:47 pmby 92EBFAIRMONT
How many kms does it have??
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 24th, 2010, 6:25 pmby kocho
pics?
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 24th, 2010, 7:19 pmby ebiighianoob
It has 253,000 on the clock, but the odometer cog needs replacing, so I'm guessing it has a fair few more km's on it. I'll be putting pics up (hopefully) tonight, around midnight-ish.
In addition, recently the transmission has been slipping into "limp home" mode. It isn't overheating, because the power button doesn't flash on/off and I don't thrash it. I may need help with that too. I called NRMA and a guy came round and reset the ECU, but it didn't work. Any wise words? Note that I work at a waste services place in Marsden Park, so maybe some rocks flew up and hit a sensor or something?
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 25th, 2010, 11:42 amby ELXR_96
if you wanna reset the ecu for free just disconnect the battery for like 10 mins...
DIff gears also
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 25th, 2010, 1:27 pmby ebiighianoob
Yeah that's what the guy did, but it didn't work. I called my old man and he reckons I stressed the box by manually changing it down on steep hills at my work, he said it's the bands or something. But I don't think so because limp home kicks in after about 10 minutes of driving. I guess I'll just wreck my wife's car until I can afford to go to a transmission specialist
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 26th, 2010, 12:42 pmby ebiighianoob
UPDATE: GOOD NEWS. I was talking to a sales rep from Tenneco today and she agreed that if I put a few stickers (Carline Mufflers, Lukey, etc.) on my back window, she'll ensure that I get a considerable discount for a 3" Lukey exhaust system
Now, to get the transmission fixed. Dies anyone know any good transmission places in Southwest Sydney? Or even Western Sydney?
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 26th, 2010, 3:13 pmby ROOSTA
Hey mate,
Welcome to the forums..
If you have way of getting it I have a 5L auto box out of a eb2 fairmont ghia sitting in my shed in Albury which is bound for the tip as i have converted to manual.. Don't really know the condition of the box as i bought the car not running but the guy who i bought it off said it was nice and smooth when he used to drive it..
Cheers,
Nik
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 26th, 2010, 4:03 pmby pHaT`eL
Welcome! Get a price on the exhaust first, then see how much of a discount you get
Could just be low on fluid if its slipping into LHM?
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 26th, 2010, 4:55 pmby ebiighianoob
ROOSTA wrote:Hey mate,
Welcome to the forums..
If you have way of getting it I have a 5L auto box out of a eb2 fairmont ghia sitting in my shed in Albury which is bound for the tip as i have converted to manual.. Don't really know the condition of the box as i bought the car not running but the guy who i bought it off said it was nice and smooth when he used to drive it..
Cheers,
Nik
Hey Nik, sounds very tempting... If you send me your number through my inbox, I'll give you a buzz and we can work something out.
Cheers buddy
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 26th, 2010, 4:57 pmby ebiighianoob
pHaT`eL wrote:Welcome! Get a price on the exhaust first, then see how much of a discount you get
Could just be low on fluid if its slipping into LHM?
Yeah, the first thing I checked was the fluid, and it's at a pretty good level. Hopefully I can pick this box up off Nik and sort it out from there
Re: EB II Fairmont Ghia, Want to keep original look, but more ba
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November 28th, 2010, 9:04 pmby ebiighianoob
I was reading up on other posts and I saw that in some of these cases it's the inhibitor switch behind the heat shield on the passenger side of the box. I'll be changing this when the weather clears up a bit. Wish me luck and thanks for the advice guys