New Guy with EF XR8

[jay_c2617]

Hey everyone, been browsing a few weeks and thought I should introduce myself
my names Jay and I'm currently driving an EF XR8 which was bought for me after the
misses wrote off my NL concorde

so far the mods include the interior and stereo from the fairlane (back seats a f**k around )
engines still stock except the exhaust system (no idea what kind, nothing too great tho)
I've never owned a v8 so i have no idea where to start.
its got 17" tickford rims on it (didn't know they came in 17's so im guessing they're copies)
they guy i bought it off got it from Dick Johnson racing and reckoned they were genuine.

well anyway enough babbling on, I'd love to come along to some cruises in the s/e queensland area
sometime to see some of the sweet cars you guys have, but for now heres some pics of mine

[Barnsy]

The interior shot looks awesome
All the perks, leather sunroof,wood grain, bloody nice car mate!
Welcome to the forums

[BLCKED]

nice looking car mate

welcome to the forums!

any future plans or mods?

[jay_c2617]

Cheers for the reply's guys, for the moment I gotta do the back power window conversion, then the nl cluster, trip computer and climate control, which i must admit i'm not looking forward to doing as it sounds like a pain in the ass. then finish the stereo with some good splits and an amp to run them the JL sub from my old car does a good job still so it can stay.

But in a few months i'd like to get stuck into the engine but really don't know where to start with the 8's.
From what i've read on the forums a stroker kit or supercharger sounds like the way to go but i'm undecided on what would give better results for the money i'll spend on it, any ideas or advice would be apreciated

[holmsy]

for a start the intake and the heads choke them like all buggery.
idealy better heads and intake such as those on the au's would make a big difference.

[BLCKED]

how much do you want to spend on performance?

heads definerlty a good idea

diff gears are agood cheap upgrade aswell, extractors and a 2.5 exhaust with a high flow cat also good place to start.

[pantic]

thats a sweet interior helps the xr8 look abit more overall nice car mate. welcome to the forums

[jay_c2617]

havent really priced anything up but i plan to get together a good 4-6k to put into the engine in one go in the near future depending how work goes, diff gears sound good might look into that, what ratio would be best you reckon? cheers

[BLCKED]

its an auto yeah?

i have 3.9s in my 4 speed auto 5 litre and i think its perfect for a daily driven car, sits around 2300 rmp in 4th at 100 kms'

commando has 4.11's in his eb ghia, slightly more revs but its a weekend car.

4.11s do give you a bit more off the line then 3.9s.

[SgtBourne]

interior looks bloody schhmick! well done mate.

[dezza.89]

hey man nice lookin xr. your interior is mint.. gotta get me one of them steering wheels

[holmsy]

3.7 or 3.9's are always good
good balance i think
iv got 4.11's in the xr8 and its great but if i had to replace them i think id go 3.9

[jay_c2617]

cheers guys, think i might go for the diff gears, might seem stupid but where would you recommend sourcing the 3.9 from and what do they usually go for?

[DA22LE]

Nice score....guess you wont be letting the missus drive this one....lol.....prolly not her fault anyway??? Any particular reason you went for a V8?? Interior looks very well looked after.

Cheers

Daz

[adamcarters]

i love da look of ur car bro. cnt wait to go lapin whit yah haha. got sterio??