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Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 6:16 pm
by Bazza J
looks sweet great job with it
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 6:25 pm
by Kyle the ED4LTR
thanks for the comments guys, the car runs, just doing the timing

Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 21st, 2009, 11:47 pm
by ed40
looks good man! Get rid of that ugly steering wheel though! haha
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 2:45 am
by Kyle the ED4LTR
ed40 wrote:looks good man! Get rid of that ugly steering wheel though! haha
haha lol, i plan to get an EL GT/Concorde one when I see one pop up

, this one will do in the mean time.
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 12:39 pm
by NL_CONCORDE
Kyle the ED4LTR wrote:ed40 wrote:looks good man! Get rid of that ugly steering wheel though! haha
haha lol, i plan to get an EL GT/Concorde one when I see one pop up

, this one will do in the mean time.
One of these as in my car hey kyle and sorry ED dosn't stand for Emotional Disaster like i said last nite

Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 7:08 pm
by EB_Ghia
get the hoses back on etc yet??
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 7:56 pm
by Kyle the ED4LTR
s_pack89 wrote:get the hoses back on etc yet??
yup all good though i had to replace the thermostat housing, now im stuck with the timing, its garbage
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 8:31 pm
by travs ea-xr6
whats wrong with the timing
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 10:50 pm
by EB_Ghia
Kyle the ED4LTR wrote:s_pack89 wrote:get the hoses back on etc yet??
yup all good though i had to replace the thermostat housing, now im stuck with the timing, its garbage
is it still out??? shit i thought i got it right unless i managed to go a tooth too far?
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 10:59 pm
by Sunboost
take it to cve
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 8:11 am
by travs ea-xr6
are you useing a timing light???
have played with the cam on this motor
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 10:36 am
by Kyle the ED4LTR
travs ea-xr6 wrote:are you useing a timing light???
have played with the cam on this motor
nothing inside the motor has been touched, but nah i dont have a timing light, i am getting a mechanic to come take a peek at it just to play it safe, i just want the bastard to run, its all there just timing is out or something in the regard of ignition

Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 12:21 pm
by ford_racing_8
nice kyle, when you have worked out your timing issues you will have to bring it down this way so i can see it

Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 12:22 pm
by SnyperEB
Love that steering wheel I want one bad!!
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 5:37 pm
by ruleford
well done kyle give us a call when its done and head done this way like jack said
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 5:52 pm
by EB_Ghia
travs ea-xr6 wrote:are you useing a timing light???
have played with the cam on this motor
we were on saturday trav.. but i had to take it home. havent played with the cam at all, still std xr6 cam.
it isnt 180 deg out either.. we lifted the front of the rockercover to make sure we were at tdc 1.. so i may of gotten it a tooth advanced by accident (its the first au motor ive worked on)
Kyle the ED4LTR wrote:travs ea-xr6 wrote:are you useing a timing light???
have played with the cam on this motor
nothing inside the motor has been touched, but nah i dont have a timing light, i am getting a mechanic to come take a peek at it just to play it safe, i just want the bastard to run, its all there just timing is out or something in the regard of ignition

if only au motors had a timing mark on the front case.... all what they have is the tdc one.
much easier to see if i have muffed it up with a timing light with the ign mark on the timing cover
i hope they get it sorted for you mate.. wish i was closer cos then i'd be there helping
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 6:14 pm
by XR_Lightning
AU motors are timed exactly the same as e-series, and its 2 revolutions of the camshaft to 1 of the crankshaft
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 7:58 pm
by Kyle the ED4LTR
XR_Lightning wrote:AU motors are timed exactly the same as e-series, and its 2 revolutions of the camshaft to 1 of the crankshaft
yep timing is all good, just gotta narrow out a few gremlins
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 8:06 pm
by Steady
EL ECU is 0deg base, with the ECU in diagnostic mode, but you have to wait for it to finish going through the codes before it locks timing.
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: June 24th, 2009, 5:14 pm
by NL_CONCORDE
Can't wait to cruise with the hybrid,Keep up the good work

Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 12:09 pm
by YBHVE4
any updates mate?
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 12:48 pm
by NL_CONCORDE
YBHVE4 wrote:any updates mate?
Did you pick up the ecu reader or is it going to cve
Should be done by next weekend

Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 4:22 pm
by Kyle the ED4LTR
Depending on how things go, i got told to call Paul again on monday and if he's free i can send it in.
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 5:01 pm
by galapogos01
Didn't try another ECU?
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 5:26 pm
by travs ea-xr6
whats the problem with the car?
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 5:57 pm
by Wave_Man
still not running?
Has to be something simple... To run rough as guts on idle then make the exhaust glow red as soon as any Throttle is given... Blocked fuel filter or something
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 6:06 pm
by Kyle the ED4LTR
Trying a different ECU tomorrow, it's had a new filter, coil, injectors, fuel pump, regulator, timing and plugs, and MAP sensor. car is running too rich and the temp now is reading as high so possibly a cooked ECU, i will know tomorrow.
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 6:47 pm
by galapogos01
ECU doesnt send the temp to the gauge, as I said if the dash is wrong either your dash or sensor is out or you have a wiring problem...
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 13th, 2009, 5:12 pm
by ruleford
hows the car kyle?
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 13th, 2009, 6:19 pm
by Kyle the ED4LTR
ruleford wrote:hows the car kyle?
currently at CVE getting a few gremlins ironed out plus a tune, we tried an ECU replace and that did fix all the main drama's, now has a misfire on one cylinder somewhere, the overfuelling has probably fouled up a plug, nothing major, waiting to hear back from Paul for any more updates.
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 14th, 2009, 9:19 am
by Mr. CVE
a 'few' gremlins ? runs smooth now

Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 14th, 2009, 9:53 am
by SnyperEB
Saw this car on saturday has come along way nice work Kyle you just need to fix up some cosmetic things here and there and she will be sweet as mate.
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 14th, 2009, 10:23 am
by Kyle the ED4LTR
Mr. CVE wrote:a 'few' gremlins ? runs smooth now

That's awesome as, was rapt when I got the call this morning telling me that it's all sweet to go, I plan to get the diff done in the next month or so, then the handbrake will be all sweet and we can give it a full tune, i'll hopefully have a cam and extractors by then
SnyperEB wrote:Saw this car on saturday has come along way nice work Kyle you just need to fix up some cosmetic things here and there and she will be sweet as mate.
Thanks Shaun

, wouldn't have done it without the help of my mates(A lot of them on here, they know who they are

), they helped me get this far. I hope to get a few of the cosmetic things fixed over the weeks just a matter of sourcing them and that

Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 14th, 2009, 10:24 am
by galapogos01
glad to see it was simple. definately suspected the ecu given your symptoms

Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 14th, 2009, 10:27 am
by Kyle the ED4LTR
galapogos01 wrote:glad to see it was simple. definately suspected the ecu given your symptoms

It was a major relief, PITA was I didn't have an ECU spare to test it with, gave it a swap at CVE and it started first go with a misfire, but that got sorted anyway.
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 14th, 2009, 10:31 am
by Dezza
Good stuff Kyle. Good to see it's all sorted!
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 14th, 2009, 10:37 am
by SnyperEB
I reckon put the standard lights back in it with the fairmont garnish rather than the tinted ones. Gives it a cleaner look IMO.
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 14th, 2009, 10:40 am
by Kyle the ED4LTR
SnyperEB wrote:I reckon put the standard lights back in it with the fairmont garnish rather than the tinted ones. Gives it a cleaner look IMO.
I remember getting the tinted ones so they didn't look as old, problem with my old ones were they were getting too faded for my liking, once i give the car a proper wash n that i'll probably decide from there.
Dezza wrote:Good stuff Kyle. Good to see it's all sorted!
Cheers Dezza, I just got to work out a few things on this end to whether i can pick it up today or not. I hope i can i wanna drive it

Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 14th, 2009, 12:51 pm
by SnyperEB
Should be able to find a mint set around the place I know Jolly's have heaps of EB-ED's at the moment.
Re: Kyle the ED4LTR's XR6 Ghia Project
Posted: July 14th, 2009, 1:05 pm
by ruleford
good stuff kyle glad to hear everything is going good for u