BA XR6T... BQQST

by **Parfrey** » September 12th, 2010, 5:53 pm

yeah, its a load of shit really. They would have been able to continue the xcal1 with no more upgrades, but instead they decided to reem us and make heaps of money out of it. pity there isn't any other decent aftermarket tuners/alternatives.

by **Parfrey** » September 19th, 2010, 10:42 pm

So i decided to make a rear twin section for the exhaust :grin:

kinda works.. just a bit loud just off idle, it might get a little better after a while. So it goes stock over the diff then into an 18inch hotdog either side. (lh side needs to come up a touch)

by **LOW_XR** » September 19th, 2010, 10:44 pm

looking good man! :good:

by **Parfrey** » November 9th, 2010, 10:31 pm

Well after wanting decent brakes for aaaages i finally have some! (lets hope they're decent anyway!) Got some 4 piston Brembo's front and rear. Not sure if i'll use the rears yet i'll see how i go. All i need to do is get another braided front line as the guy lost one of them :roll:

Man they are big and heavy! Will need more power now haha.

by **iliov** » November 10th, 2010, 12:28 am

Saw you at knox tonight, car was looking good.

by **Parfrey** » November 13th, 2010, 1:11 pm

Cheers mate, i was a little late lol, what were you in?
I chucked the front brakes on last night, they're awesome! went for a quick run up and down the hills and they pull it up with ease, again and agian. They should have had these brakes standard! pedal feels firmer which is probably the braided lines doing there job.
Not sure if i will put the rears on?? it looks mad with the fronts, but now the rears look small :oops:

depends how much difference they make to braking?

by **Dansedgli** » November 13th, 2010, 1:16 pm

Put them on the rear too. It looks like you mean serious business with them all round.

What size are the front rotors?

by **NUT347** » November 13th, 2010, 1:17 pm

How much did you pick em up for?

I agree with Dan, big brakes mean business!

Ps: watch out for that windsor with all the good bits!

by **Parfrey** » November 13th, 2010, 1:30 pm

lol i better hey! i have a windsor in the shed with 'all the good bits' too haha fail.

Front rotors are 355mm and rears 330mm i think? Standard BA brakes are 298mm and BF (which i already had) are 320mm~
Yeah will finish it off with the rears and look tuffer, but i could sell them for $$ lol.
I got the set for $1400, but the front rotors are getting down so i will have to replace them later on. they still feel and brake fine tho.
Need to get some pics once this weather is good again..

by **bentls** » November 14th, 2010, 10:54 am

Get 2 price dba5000 xs rotors they look fucking tuff.
Front rotors are PBR btw. Rear rotors are same as territory ones I'm fair sure (just drilled)

by **private9** » November 21st, 2010, 1:09 pm

Mint pickup on the brakes, definitely use the rears - even if only for looks!

by **justa6** » November 21st, 2010, 2:38 pm

bloody good price on the brake's. as bentls said, try to get 2 piece. mine have a alloy centre on the rotor. i think they are lighter then standard.

by **Parfrey** » November 21st, 2010, 11:20 pm

Yeah a mate has those on his xr8, look sick! but i bet they're pricey as?? Would be good to make them lighter, they are a heap heavier then standard brakes. The more i think about it the more i want the rears.. but the money would be nice.. lol i dunno.

by **Steady** » November 22nd, 2010, 12:31 am

i got the DBA 2 piece cause they were cheaper then new stockers :lol:

was 950 for the pair to my door from hightek, i dunno what they are now, got mine ~2 years ago.
they look pretty sweet, my black alloy hats have got some funky discolouring from lack of cleaning and heat though.

get some decent pads for the 4 pot fronts too dude, if they've still go the stock ones they are shit.
i got ferodo somethings and i'd recommend them, once i remember what they are.

by **justa6** » November 22nd, 2010, 4:26 am

ah so it was 1400 for just the front's. i thought you ment 1400 for all 4.

by **Parfrey** » November 22nd, 2010, 8:34 am

they have some fairly new race brakes pads in the front.. but im not sure what they are exactly. I'll see how i go when the time comes to replace them.. see if a have any money!

yeah that was for both front and rear, i just meant i could sell the rears for $$$ if i didn't want them

by **Parfrey** » November 25th, 2010, 7:53 pm

Aww yeah!! Just put these in.. soo good!

shit pics, but you get the idea

by **iCER** » November 25th, 2010, 9:41 pm

i see your adding alot of weight to the car with those big brakes and those comfy seats! looks awesome dont get me wrong...but you know

*love those seats*

by **nstg8a** » November 25th, 2010, 10:26 pm

fark that interior looks good. i like them all dark like that with just a few shiny bits to break it up.

by **Parfrey** » November 26th, 2010, 8:40 pm

Haha yeah it needs some weight loss! if only there was an easy way to do it.. the seats are bloody heavy! (not much more than standard tho)
I decided the sickness overrided the extra weight

so its worth it lol.

by **EFFalcon** » November 26th, 2010, 8:42 pm

damn... i love those seats.

how much they cost ya?

by **Parfrey** » November 26th, 2010, 9:05 pm

Yeah they're crazy.. bit of effort to get in and outa the car now lol.

I got them from my favourite place... Ebay!, some place in nsw made them. They were $500 buy it now so i thought stuff it might aswell! Came with foams and covers so i had to take mine off and put these on, was easy as to do.
I was pretty unsure about them tho cos you here storys of shitty retrims etc. but these seem to be spot on, couldn't be happier with them 8-)

by **EFFalcon** » November 26th, 2010, 9:07 pm

bargain.. very worthy ugprade!

by **private9** » November 26th, 2010, 9:37 pm

Parfrey wrote:Yeah they're crazy.. bit of effort to get in and outa the car now lol.

I got them from my favourite place... Ebay!, some place in nsw made them. They were $500 buy it now so i thought stuff it might aswell! Came with foams and covers so i had to take mine off and put these on, was easy as to do.
I was pretty unsure about them tho cos you here storys of shitty retrims etc. but these seem to be spot on, couldn't be happier with them

That's crazy, they don't look aftermarket at all - great score! Did you do anything with the rear?

Been a while.. my rear seats are just standard leather, so they match pretty well.

Ended up ebaying the 4pot rear brembo's, made profit = ebay is awesome lol.

Pretty much just been driving it, not much else, still think about going 6sp auto everynow and again. Got Shane at Immaculate car detailing to give it a cut/detail again, came up better than ever!

by **Mr_4.0** » February 17th, 2011, 5:39 am

I love this thing!

by **iCER** » February 17th, 2011, 11:05 am

wont get much change from 10k fitting in a 6sp zf. gl.

by **Parfrey** » February 17th, 2011, 11:10 am

A smashed BF with a 6sp will be about 7g from the auctions... plus then i'll have all my t56 stuff left over. Pretty sure i could do it that way and break even or make money. Maybe one day lol.

by **bentls** » February 17th, 2011, 11:31 am

Guy on xr6turbo forum was sellin a zf for 2400 I think. Then just need loom n ur set. What diff ratio u running? Also factor in a retune due to new pcm. Also factor in bf run dual vct which are independant BA isn't so I dunno if unneed bf cam phasers or what...

by **bentls** » February 17th, 2011, 11:32 am

Guy on xr6turbo forum was sellin a zf for 2400 I think. Then just need loom n ur set. What diff ratio u running? Also factor in a retune due to new pcm. Also factor in bf run dual vct which are independant BA isn't so I dunno if unneed bf cam phasers or what...

by **Sunboost** » February 17th, 2011, 4:57 pm

Looks mint man.

Shane's the guy with the BA XR8 yeah?

I need a car detailed, might have to pay him a visit.

by **pHaT`eL** » February 17th, 2011, 5:15 pm

He does a mint job, his XR looks spotless!!

by **EFFalcon** » February 17th, 2011, 6:26 pm

Haha I remember last year after I had the Ef cut and polished shane saw it and said he coulda done a much better job. I do think he is worth a.try

by **EFFalcon** » February 17th, 2011, 6:26 pm : **bentls Likes this post**

Haha I remember last year after I had the Ef cut and polished shane saw it and said he coulda done a much better job. I do think he is worth a.try

by **Parfrey** » February 17th, 2011, 7:48 pm : **bentls Likes this post**

Yeah he's the man to see, does a mad job with the buff. He has a BA XR8 (copping a built engine) and the fairlane NFGHIA. Just gotta convince him to do my EF aswell now lol.

The 6sp stuff would be a while off cos i got to much shit goin on.. but i think the most cost effective and probably easiest way is with a donor car. That way i could put a BF engine in and go for 350+ aswell :grin:

by **NUT347** » February 17th, 2011, 8:58 pm : **bentls Likes this post**

iCER wrote:wont get much change from 10k fitting in a 6sp zf. gl.

Only if your stupid enough to pay a mechanic to change it all over.

Hmm, sounds like something you would do...

Btw, this car is farking mint. I'm going to show brent this thing... He needs his car to look like this

by **ClassicAU** » February 22nd, 2011, 3:38 pm

Parfrey wrote:The 6sp stuff would be a while off cos i got to much shit goin on.. but i think the most cost effective and probably easiest way is with a donor car. That way i could put a BF engine in and go for 350+ aswell

Now, I’m just asking here, but wouldn’t the best way to go about this be to unbolt all your good stuff, sell this car stock and just buy a BF to bolt your stuff back onto? This way you could find a BF with more options on it or something, am I wrong?

by **private9** » February 22nd, 2011, 10:17 pm

ClassicAU wrote:
Parfrey wrote:The 6sp stuff would be a while off cos i got to much shit goin on.. but i think the most cost effective and probably easiest way is with a donor car. That way i could put a BF engine in and go for 350+ aswell

Now, I’m just asking here, but wouldn’t the best way to go about this be to unbolt all your good stuff, sell this car stock and just buy a BF to bolt your stuff back onto? This way you could find a BF with more options on it or something, am I wrong?

Wouldn't be too hard to at least break even by buying a decent price donor car & wrecking it.

by **Parfrey** » February 22nd, 2011, 11:43 pm

Yeah i have thought about it.. but getting a decent one (black, of course!) with the stuff this has, good km, and for a good change over price just wouldn't happen. plus then it would need to be tuned again and have all the good sht put on it, nearly as much work as a 6sp conversion lol. It only be worth around 15g standard and a BF would be 20g+ ??

by **EF ECTIV** » February 24th, 2011, 5:25 pm

not sure if you're still searching for one but there's a ZF auto with a BF converter for sale over on fullboost.com

Selling it for $2000 and willing to post might be worth a look.

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