new member 97 xr

[nr2877]

Hi everyone names nathan

i have a 97 el xr6 factory body kit tickford 16'' wheels and factory momo steering wheel.
this is the first car i hav bought parents gave me a ed futura classic to learn in and i bought the xr at the end of year 12 in 2007.

cheers.

[FOR.0EL]

Hey mate, welcome to the site.

you will find most of us are a fairly nice bunch

Should start by posting up some photos of your xr, sounds like a good starting base.
got any mods in store?

[nr2877]

firstly the nanna shade on the rear window was the first thing to come off the car when i picked it up. haha (in pic 2)
at the moment im at uni so cash is something i dont hav a lot of so im just looking at a nice set of rims just want something bigger.
but something i really want is to turbo it so i can get the falcon to beat my cocky mate who has a 5.7 ss who thinks his car smokes everything so that will b the aim eventually.

[james88]

Ahhh the age old question of ford vs holden. Even if his car is faster than yours you still win because he is driving a commodore and you are driving a falcon

[nr2877]

yes but would still love for it to be quicker...
any suggestions on cheap mods im open to any suggestions as the car is pretty much 100% stock rear box is missing off the muffler which gives it a bit of noise but its still just a stock exhaust system. any suggestions on what to change to make it look better wheels etc...

[travs ea-xr6]

is it manual

[SnipeZ]

cam it
extractors
Manual?

[nr2877]

no it is not a manual sigh.
but was the right price and what liked so i just bought the car anyway.
would love to convert it bit would rather do other stuff at this stage.
what is a good price to pay for extractors?
i dont really know that much about modifying the engine lol most of my mates can help me but they all drive commodores haha

[SnipeZ]

keep an eye on the forums for extractors.
people are always selling things.
umm i paid $660 for my pacemakers fitted. but he was exspensive.

[james88]

I think changing to manual gave me more of a gain then any other of my mods

[SnipeZ]

yea. same with me.
in the ef i have i put an ea manual in it and it cains my el :S

[vegabass]

If you ever crash it or do any dis-tasteful mods I will personally kick you in the shins and poke you in the eyes.
Look after it, it wont let you down.

Other than that threat, Enjoy the thing it's great fun

[nr2877]

i would kill my self if i prang it lol i really like the car so far hasnt had a single problem so far has just clicked on 200 thousand so hopefully it will do another 200.
are manual xr6 ecu becoming rare now tho as most people are trying to convert there autos to manual?
i seriously wonder why people who bought these cars new paid an extra 2 or 2500 grand for an auto when manual was standard.

[james88]

Nah just leave the auto ecu in it will just idle a little high. I have done that to my daily driven el monty

[nr2877]

cool well if i can find all the bits i will def look into the conversion. I think i want rims first tho does anyone think that the bf typhoon dark argent rims would look silly on my car as i think i want to get a set of those. In copies because of the offset difference.

[SnyperEB]

Welcome mate nice car.

[james88]

yeah those mags would look nice... i love e series. u look in a hot 4s mag or similar and those cars have like hundreds of thousands of follars spent on big shiny bodykits and paint mags and all of the junk. on a e series u lower it and put mags on it and it looks awesome

[nr2877]

thanks snypereb

and yes i agree james88 e series look great when they are dumped with a nice set of wheels.

[OMY-747]

hey rudd. cars looking good. and ya mate in the ss take it thats anthony? that thing is so slow lol. wouldnt surprise me if your xr could stick level with him as is lol

[pHaT`eL]

Mint ride! All it needs is about a foot taken off the ride height and its done!
Cam, extractors, 5spd or boost for under the bonnet.

[nr2877]

hey hosie nah man cant beat him lol from standing start i stay with him to 60 ish then my car shifts gears but the v8 keeps pulling. Thanks phat`el only thing im worried about with lowering the car is i will rip my front end off lol it scrapes sometimes as it is but i do agree would look sick a few inches lower.

[nr2877]

[nr2877]

heres a pic of my ed if anyone is interested its a bad photo was taken with my old phone.
but its the only pic i took with the xr6 wheels on it. it normally has polished snow flakes on it.

[SnipeZ]

the ed for sale?
how much you looking at

[MontXR]

awesome looking car...

[bng]

Thanks phat`el only thing im worried about with lowering the car is i will rip my front end off lol it scrapes sometimes as it is but i do agree would look sick a few inches lower.

Nice looking ride. I agree with phat el about lowering it, makes it look tough. Ive got the same problem with lowering mine, wont be able to get it down the driveway

[OMY-747]

hey rudd, if you lower it dont pay someone to do it for ya, come and get me and i'll give you a hand with it there piss easy

[Mr_White_Ea]

Nice rides mate.

should deffinently go with a manual conversion mate.

People i swapped my commy for my current ea have a eb fairmont and all they did is advance the timing and changed there diff to lsd added a 5speed with a button clutch and they smash all the 5litre vn-vt's in my area.

Manual would give it a huge difference and if you do a full exhuast and a cam and chip it would probably even give your mate a good run.

Is his manual or auto ?

[nr2877]

thanks hosie will do

mates ss is a 5.7 vt series 2 auto with a shift kit and a few mods to the engine nothing big just extractors exhaust.

[OMY-747]

no worries bro. and his vt's half stuffed it wont ever do a power skid lol. wish i coulda lined him up in the vl when it had the turbo on lol. that woulda shut him up in a hurry.

so you gonna turbo the xr6 rudd?

[nr2877]

the ed for sale?
how much you looking at

everything in this world is for sale if you name the right price lol

yeah hosie would love to turbo the xr6 but im at uni in melb now so cash for my car is something i dont really have at the moment.
and i think i will be changing my license back to vic so back on gay p plate laws haha and i will loose my personalised plates to cause im not buyin a set for vic as well.

[KR1STO]

nice xr mate... got a soft spot for these..
welcome..
kris

[nr2877]

thanks mate def my favourite of the e series