Fordmods Logo

3.0l ENGINE 

 

Page 3 of 4 [ 52 posts ] Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4  Next

 
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 10:22 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline

Age: 43

Posts: 9452

Joined: 9th Nov 2004

Gallery: 4 images

Ride: Fordrunner 5.0 Turbo

Location: Wollongong
NSW, Australia

{USERNAME} wrote:
I have seen come supper quick 2J motors in lightweight drag cars..
Imo if a well sorted 4.0 had the same treatment ? It should run in 7 second area... Would have to be sorted auto etc..


Now this is what I want to see. Full tube frame Mondeo powered by a monster Barra Turbo Motor being one of the front runners in PRO RWD.
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 10:42 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline

Age: 35

Posts: 462

Joined: 29th Sep 2007

Location: S.E Suburbs
VIC, Australia

{USERNAME} wrote:
the VL sedan kerb weight was around 1250kg. the EA sedan was 1400kg (1430kg for the eb series1).


They Roadtested (not sure what program) a Stock VL with a Stock EB XR6 S...EB left the VL for dead, and said it handled alot better...so forth

As for the R31 my gf and her brother both drive them, their great boxy cars, they got abit of go to them...but my fairlane...and my last 2 cars (Stock Classic ED) and Xr6 still leave em for dead:D:D

 

_________________

Sucessful trades with Schmee, Braidy, Niko, The_Ghost, YBHVE4, Stalker

Speed determines how fast you hit the Traffic Light....Power determines how far you take it with you.

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 10:39 am 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 38

Posts: 996

Joined: 26th Sep 2007

Gallery: 4 images

Ride: ED Fairmont Ghia

Location: Brisbane
QLD, Australia

Sounds about right lol

 

_________________

ED Fairmont, Ghia mock DOHC-T 11.6 @ 118 Trying to get back to the 1/4!

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:44 am 
Getting Side Ways
Offline

Age: 40

Posts: 6746

Joined: 13th Mar 2006

Gallery: 10 images

Ride: SF5 Forester

Location: Bathurst
NSW, Australia

Hey guys i am thinking of going to the old mate i swapped the old r31 for an ea for and going to offer him to buy it off him (i am sure by now it would have close to 450 thousand kms) so i can rebuilt it put a turbo 3.9 or a 4.1 efi into it....

 

_________________

R.I.P Tobias my son.

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:51 am 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 38

Posts: 996

Joined: 26th Sep 2007

Gallery: 4 images

Ride: ED Fairmont Ghia

Location: Brisbane
QLD, Australia

going a turbo 4.0L

 

_________________

ED Fairmont, Ghia mock DOHC-T 11.6 @ 118 Trying to get back to the 1/4!

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: r31
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 7:27 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline

Posts: 669

Joined: 31st Aug 2007

Gallery: 1 images

Ride: 08 BF Ghia

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

Sorry ed Fairmont bat that were you are wrong. A 3 litre RB30 was introduced in 1986 with 118kw in r31 form and the equvalant for 4.1 litre ford with EFI was 120kw. That was a dismal output for 1.1 litre larger in capacity engine. While the MPEFI versions are better still up till the AU111 some 14 years later they still were only still reaching the output per litre as the old Nissan engine. Most ford engines are complete rubbish up to the BA series. How many headgaskets have people done? The 3.0l Nissan engine was also much lighter than the 4l ford engine so it wasnt just the lighter frame and better gearing. The standard Nissan engine will tolerate more power than a standard 4L.A decent 20 year old manual rb30 will eat either of my fords and use less fuel. It doesnt really matter what vehicle you have if you pour $$$ into it you can go fast. If you look up 0-100 times for R31`s and Fords you might get a surprise!
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:19 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline

Age: 40

Posts: 6746

Joined: 13th Mar 2006

Gallery: 10 images

Ride: SF5 Forester

Location: Bathurst
NSW, Australia

To compare a 4l to the rb30 a 50 cent coin can sit perfectly still on the tappet cover of the rb but moves slighty on the 4l

 

_________________

R.I.P Tobias my son.

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:20 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 40

Posts: 11788

Joined: 5th Nov 2004

Gallery: 13 images

Ride: Holden VF Calais / NL FBT

Location: SE Melb
VIC, Australia

didnt you have an r31 sillhouete? or was that Kane?

 

_________________

Nicko

Top
 Profile  
 
 
 Post subject: R31
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:57 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline

Posts: 669

Joined: 31st Aug 2007

Gallery: 1 images

Ride: 08 BF Ghia

Location: Melbourne
VIC, Australia

Yeah Nick, I had it first then sold it to Kane, and then got it back a couple of years later and thrashed it some more, The body fell apart before the Engine gave up. It copped two tbones, one rear ender and one 2m in the air and down and a front on, before we decided to call it quits. :D
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 10:12 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 40

Posts: 11788

Joined: 5th Nov 2004

Gallery: 13 images

Ride: Holden VF Calais / NL FBT

Location: SE Melb
VIC, Australia

hahahah
They were good cars the R31
Solid engineering !

 

_________________

Nicko

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 12:46 am 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 39

Posts: 1934

Joined: 8th Nov 2004

Ride: BA Falcon XR8

Location: Bunbury
WA, Australia

Finished mounting up the cooler on my R31 today. Will be RB20DET in the next couple of days! Woot!
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 1:45 am 
Getting Side Ways
Offline

Age: 35

Posts: 462

Joined: 29th Sep 2007

Location: S.E Suburbs
VIC, Australia

{USERNAME} wrote:
Finished mounting up the cooler on my R31 today. Will be RB20DET in the next couple of days! Woot!


would you have some pictures of your skybox:)?

 

_________________

Sucessful trades with Schmee, Braidy, Niko, The_Ghost, YBHVE4, Stalker

Speed determines how fast you hit the Traffic Light....Power determines how far you take it with you.

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 12:47 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 38

Posts: 996

Joined: 26th Sep 2007

Gallery: 4 images

Ride: ED Fairmont Ghia

Location: Brisbane
QLD, Australia

{USERNAME} wrote:
To compare a 4l to the rb30 a 50 cent coin can sit perfectly still on the tappet cover of the rb but moves slighty on the 4l


lol maybe on a 3.9 but i tried this on my au engine... and a cup of water at idle , Nothing.

 

_________________

ED Fairmont, Ghia mock DOHC-T 11.6 @ 118 Trying to get back to the 1/4!

Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 3:50 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline
User avatar

Age: 52

Posts: 3424

Joined: 23rd Dec 2007

Gallery: 32 images

Ride: BA XR6T (mix of BA, BF and FG)

Location: Perth
WA, Australia

who cares anyway?

I miss the days with my worked cleavland.. I used to sit at the lights idling and the car rocked like it was floating in rough water... and a really deep rumble..

(has 4v heads, tuned length paceys, 780cfm carb and a nice lumpy cam)

nowdays if a motor doesn't sound and act like a sewing machine, people don't like it.. where have your balls gone people?
Top
 Profile  
 
 
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:08 pm 
Getting Side Ways
Offline

Age: 39

Posts: 942

Joined: 23rd Dec 2007

Ride: AU1 XR8

SO TRUE
Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:
Sort by  
 Page 3 of 4  [ 52 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4  Next

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 7 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

 

 

It is currently Tue Dec 24, 2024 2:24 am All times are UTC + 11 hours

 

 

(c)2014 Total Web Solutions Australia - Australian Web Hosting and Domain Names