Herrow. Another EF XR8 on the books

[Kilma]

Hey y'all.

Some may know of me from other forums, but you can blame Matt [EF ECTIV] for this. He posted up a few pics on another site of some of your cars on display at Sandown, and I grabbed the address from there. I was pretty sure this site existed, but just never knew the address/bothered to join up until now.

Keen to see some like minded people, and check out some of the insane rides (already looked through a few of them).

Anyhoo, I've got a blown EF XR8 which I very rarely drive these days. I've only just spent some money on it getting it ready for a rally I'm entering (Tocchi & Carl [ED 40 WA] are entering too). I've collected assorted parts that may or may not one day make their wat onto the car, and 3 sets of rims for the car which I don't drive very often these days. I'll chuck up a show off thread some time soon. This is what it looks like as it currently sits.



The other ride I use a lot more is a Suzuki GSXR1000. It's too cheap (purchase & fuel cost) and too much fun. Only basic mods on this one, most done before I bought it. It goes plenty fast for me as is.


Cheers
Damon

[G3R3N]

Looks like you know how to handle the Gixer pretty well.
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[Commando]

Welcome Damon!

Love the light on the rear guard in the top pic, makes the arse end look tough as!

[wolf]

must say i am not a fan of the rims but yeah have to agree with commando that rear wing light sets it of well.

[ed40]

Hey Damo welcome..
Ive seen him pull a big mono in that Gixxer, respect!!!

[EF ECTIV]

welcome along damo..... you gotta bring that XR8 of your's more often.... I'll only seen it once in the flesh....

[holmsy]

got pics of engine bay. sounds good man

[Kilma]

Cheers. It may be making a bit more of an appearance now that I have actually spent some money on it Matt. The tyres have been fitted to the EB GT rims, so I collect them on Saturday. Will get some pics then. I can't wait to chuck them on the car. Will be the first time they have had tyres on them since I have owned them.

Here's an engine bay pic. Nothing in here has changed since I bought the car unfortunately.

[EFFalcon]

welcome!
can't complain with a near stock windsor + vortech!
not a bad effort to net a 13.5 too!

[Commando]

Looks very similar to my Vortech setup, hobo alloy BOV pipe, non-intercooled plus AU/similar MAF hanging off the t/b

Although you've got a rising rate reg by the looks of it. What tuning & fuelling are you running? I'm assuming you've got 19lb injectors getting ramped up by the reg, & just a CAPA chip?

My current "setup" (drivable, but placed on the backburner) is the CAPA chip, 19lb injectors, AU MAF off t/b, Walbro 255lph fuel pump, non-intercooled & no water/meth injection. CBF finishing it off (36lb injectors, twEECer, F150 Lightning 90mm MAF, water/meth injection) for the timebeing though.

[Kilma]

Cheers for the compliments.

Fogive me. I'm not the most mechanically minded person.

My kit is just the CAPA kit installed by MWS as far as I am aware.

Fuel system is stock at the moment at the moment, so yeah, being pushed by the reg. I'm thinking about sending it in for a tune soon, in which case I have been told there is a good chance I will need to upgrade the injectors. Tuning is done through a Chipmaster (one of the companies over here in WA) chip. Runs pretty rich, and a lot of people see some decent fuel clouds come out of my car. Hahaha.

[EFFalcon]

pretty good result though.
if you opened the motor up there would be great gains, but i'm impressed from a HO motor.

[EL XR8]

Hey Damon, if you see some decent clouds behind your car, i have found, that even though it is running rich. If you have even a little bit of belt slip, it will spew the extra fuel straight out the exhaust. Mine needs to re-tensioned right now. Cause i leave a cloud of fuel behind if i really boot it atm.

[Kilma]

Cheers Dave. I'll have a look into that. It's always been like this though, so I'm thinking it is more the tune it came out with.