Why E-Series is the Best :D

by **G3R3N** » June 27th, 2008, 11:45 pm

So this is it

We all have a certain amount of admiration in the E-Series.
But They have problems.
Very annoying pronlems. But when they work, they're the best

The way the BTR 2nd pulls in the greasy weather.
They are the mintest looking boxcars.
The built engines are cracking 500rwkw, but E-Series are yet to be taken seriously and more and more, they are being paid attention to. So there will be 1000rwkw EAs

So do tell us why you think E-Series is the best

by **Nikk O'lass** » June 27th, 2008, 11:48 pm

they are cheap

by **Damo** » June 27th, 2008, 11:58 pm

nah they're pretty crap.

by **mike1989** » June 27th, 2008, 11:59 pm

Nikk O'lass wrote:they are cheap

HAHAHA +1

by **Gozza** » June 28th, 2008, 12:00 am

YOU CUINTS ARE FUCKED E SERIECS ARE THE SHIT - GET FUCKED

by **TUFED6** » June 28th, 2008, 12:02 am

Gozza wrote:YOU CUINTS ARE FUCKED E SERIECS ARE THE SHIT - GET FUCKED

I'm with this guy

by **Gozza** » June 28th, 2008, 12:21 am

Hah - i don't have any urge to buyg a new car of any description - if i was to win the lotto id get a 911 or a Murcielgao as a DAILY - other than that my eseries has eveything i need/want in a car - also you can throw 10 grand and do 11's - the money spent already could have me a new car - e series love FTW bitches

ive spent more than is logical- my dash is a burnt fucking melted piece of crispy tardis - yet i wanna keep the faith alive

by **ef mick** » June 28th, 2008, 12:33 am

E-series fucken rock had a ED GLi that ran 15.1 down the mile but rap it around a tree. at the moment im driving a EF Fairmont which dose 15.5 down the mile and now building another ED rocket!!! turbo rocket haha got to love that e-series

by **mike1989** » June 28th, 2008, 12:36 am

ED rocket? something like this I imagine...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du7PcYVbl_k

by **G3R3N** » June 28th, 2008, 12:40 am

mike1989 wrote:ED rocket? something like this I imagine...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du7PcYVbl_k

brilliant

by **ef mick** » June 28th, 2008, 12:46 am

no not like that im hoping for 450hp out of a 6cly turbo

by **Commando** » June 28th, 2008, 9:37 am

Coz mine's cheap & 17 years old 8-)

by **Malakai** » June 28th, 2008, 10:06 am

I think I recognised Gozza's car in that video somewhere.

Anyway to answer the question... They are cheap! That's what it comes down to. In the end I'm only as faithful as my options. When a better deal comes along I'm out! and that day is fast approaching with the price drop of BA/BF XR6Ts and Typhoons.

by **YBYAVL** » June 28th, 2008, 11:37 am

cheap performance....

not as cheap as a rotary but eh.
not everybody likes the sound of chook cookers

by **nothin suss** » June 28th, 2008, 1:49 pm

Commando wrote:Coz mine's cheap & 17 years old

lol...

I havent paid more than $2k for an e-series car yet, thats why i like them! First one lasted me 3.5 years and i got my money back at the end which is rare!

Ive had numerous new cars, they lose their charm and novelty. Theres nothin like booting about in an e-series wondering whats going to break next, sieze, leak or overheat. It brings a fresh challenge to usually mundane everyday commuting!

by **AaronEF8** » June 28th, 2008, 2:12 pm

cheap performance....

not as cheap as a rotary but eh.

lol wtf? When did rotaries become cheap?

E-Series look better than AU's, you can put all the good shit from an AU into one, and most importantly, as everyone else has said, cheap!

by **Hooked** » June 28th, 2008, 3:26 pm

AU = Australian Ugly
altho i hav seen some mint examples of AU's

by **ed40** » June 28th, 2008, 4:19 pm

nothin suss wrote:
Commando wrote:Coz mine's cheap & 17 years old

Theres nothin like booting about in an e-series wondering whats going to break next, sieze, leak or overheat. It brings a fresh challenge to usually mundane everyday commuting!

absolute gold! haha

by **krisisdog** » June 28th, 2008, 4:33 pm

gerendasi wrote:But They have problems.
Very annoying pronlems. But when they work, they're the best

Yes they do. Like my headgasket just blowing. Fkn POS.

gerendasi wrote:The way the BTR 2nd pulls in the greasy weather.

Manual > BTR - then you can try 4th gear in the wet.

by **G3R3N** » June 28th, 2008, 5:28 pm

krisisdog wrote:
gerendasi wrote:The way the BTR 2nd pulls in the greasy weather.

Manual > BTR - then you can try 4th gear in the wet

I'm yet to be exposed to the manual goodness :cry:

I know being cheap is a good thing for us but I wanna hear success stories and niche aspects of E-Series that people love

by **YBYAVL** » June 28th, 2008, 6:39 pm

AaronEF8 wrote:
cheap performance....

not as cheap as a rotary but eh.

lol wtf? When did rotaries become cheap?

E-Series look better than AU's, you can put all the good shit from an AU into one, and most importantly, as everyone else has said, cheap!

wen u weigh up the costs of buildin a strong decent V8/6 engine as compared to a rotary....

ull get an RX3 into the 10.1 barrier for under 10grand

thats cheap performance

by **YBYAVL** » June 28th, 2008, 6:40 pm

ed40 wrote:
nothin suss wrote:
Commando wrote:Coz mine's cheap & 17 years old

Theres nothin like booting about in an e-series wondering whats going to break next, sieze, leak or overheat. It brings a fresh challenge to usually mundane everyday commuting!

absolute gold! haha

it gives u a sense of adventure every time u turn the key!

by **Jake** » June 28th, 2008, 6:55 pm

I thought my EA was pretty reliable... only broke a few minor parts but it hasnt had $1000 spent on it, or even $500 and ive owned it for 14 years now... few things like water pump, uni joint, an engine mount came loose once... its done 260,000k's and been reliable all the way. not sure why everyone else thinks they are soo shit :roll:

by **YBYAVL** » June 28th, 2008, 7:15 pm

my body is just about to clock 410,000
an shes still holden together

i guess its jus luk of the draw

by **ed40** » June 28th, 2008, 7:23 pm

how cheap are rotary rebuilds? You have to budget that

by **Dezza** » June 28th, 2008, 7:51 pm

I like the e-series because they're cheap, there's heaps of interchangeability of parts between different models, and you can walk down to any wrecker and usually find the parts you need. For a design that's about 20 years old, they still look quite good too.

But they certainly aren't short of problems. I snapped the plastic rope in my electric aerial a couple of days ago. After fitting new rear tyres, all of a sudden it pulls to the right. I had a wheel alignment mid last year and haven't hit any kerbs or large objects since, and the tyre wear on the front is still even. The amount of squeaks and rattles my car has are ridiculous. My rear main is just about the only place that my engine DOESN'T leak. But despite all this I still enjoy driving it. I've had a few people comment on how well it goes for an EA. The T5 actually lets me use the power of the car.

by **YBYAVL** » June 28th, 2008, 8:03 pm

ed40 wrote:how cheap are rotary rebuilds? You have to budget that

rotaries r piece of piss to rebuild, if uno about them....

if uno wat ur doing, theyre cheap performance

by **SLY347** » June 28th, 2008, 8:20 pm

Rotary = boom boom
Plus rebuild every 6 months = gay as aids

by **CaRtZ** » June 28th, 2008, 9:27 pm

cheap, lotsa parts, EFs are like gravity for me, just love the look of em,

that grilless front, those rounded lights........

ROTARIES ARE THE BEST MOTOR EVER! I WISH I COULD GET 3 POWER STROKES PER REVOLUTION INSTEAD OF 1 EVERY 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
damn mazda makin the ol' wankel highly $$$$ while very under developed!

by **nothin suss** » June 28th, 2008, 10:06 pm

CaRtZ wrote:ROTARIES ARE THE BEST MOTOR EVER! I WISH I COULD GET 3 POWER STROKES PER REVOLUTION INSTEAD OF 1 EVERY 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
damn mazda makin the ol' wankel highly $$$$ while very under developed!

20b twin turbo e-series... Hmm... Dont worry, i thought about it for a bit. A cheap rolled cosmo came up for sale 3-4 years ago.
It was either buy a house OR..., house deposit + ed futura + cosmo = god knows what would have happened??
I think im glad i chose the house option, i still wonder what could have been tho.

by **Nikk O'lass** » June 29th, 2008, 3:26 am

20b falcon? I don't think it would have worked, there was rotary kingswoods, and they were slowwwwww, and used barrels of fuel.

by **nothin suss** » June 29th, 2008, 9:33 am

Nikk O'lass wrote:20b falcon? I don't think it would have worked, there was rotary kingswoods, and they were slowwwwww, and used barrels of fuel.

It should have been some kind of success with the right gearbox.
A standard 20b Cosmo weighs about 1600kg, does a low 14sec pass, 0-100 in 6secs?
Then there is the fun of some mods like a crazy 8,000rpm stall, huge turbo etc... etc... One day maybe.

by **Malakai** » June 29th, 2008, 10:00 am

Considering the topic of the thread the next person to talk about rotaries gets banned.

by **Dumpsta** » June 29th, 2008, 2:25 pm

1. They sport the blue oval badge.
2. With the right aftermarket items, TOUGH
3. Perfect first car, when you dont have the money for a later car.
4. Did I mention TOUGH?

5. I wouldnt go so as far to say E-series are the best, but Id love a s/c e-series sitting next to my family car in the future.

by **Kenaz** » June 29th, 2008, 3:33 pm

They're cheap and easy to work on. That's the only reason why I would get another one.

by **Nikk O'lass** » June 29th, 2008, 3:47 pm

The EA was judged to be just as good looking as a BMW and you could probally park most BMW's under the rear bar of a towpack equipped EA.

I actually think that the EA-ED is one of the toughest shapes the falcon has came in.

XR-Y > XA-C > EA-D > XD-F > EF-L > BA-F > XL-P > AU

by **holmsy** » June 29th, 2008, 5:21 pm

its not even that they are cheap to buy.
its that they are cheap to fix.

by **YBYAVL** » June 29th, 2008, 6:48 pm

89AIT wrote:Considering the topic of the thread the next person to talk about rotaries gets banned.

thats a bit anal dont u think?
ud be a great IRC op on #Melbourne

tightfisted fux they are.

by **AaronEF8** » June 29th, 2008, 8:01 pm

I'm guessing because #melbourne is full of dumbshits?

If you don't like it, seriously, go. I've said it a lot of times now, this forum is not the only Ford or E-Series forum out there now, OeC and vicfords will cater for you.

I like the 'analness' of this site.

If you pulled the same shit on AFF as you do here, you'll have AFF ringing the cops on you.

[edit] You almost did have AFF calling the cops on you even though you're not even a member there.....

by **YBYAVL** » June 29th, 2008, 8:32 pm

jesus, who took the jam out of your doughnut

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