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| sexyr6 |
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I have just recently purchased a EL Fairmont Ghia 5.0l build date 10/97.
Firstly I would like to know if this model V8 came out with the 185kw engine or the 175kw or was it only in the XR8's? is the build date a series 1 or 2 EL? and am I able to bolt a explorer manifold the the standard heads or do they need to be upgraded? Cheers. sorry if this has been answered before, I did do a search and couldn't seem to find the answers I was after. |
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| ToranaGuy |
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Considering the Au's come along in 98, wouldn't this car be a series 2 car?
Take a look at the back of the cylinder heads, does it have GTP stamped/cast on them? Take a look at the intake manifold, it should be easy to identify which one it has - post up a couple of pics. Cheers ToranaGuy
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| sexyr6 |
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| ToranaGuy |
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From this angle it looks like a stock HO (asthmatic 165kw) intake manifold. Got a pic from the other side?
Cheers ToranaGuy
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| sexyr6 |
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{USERNAME} wrote: From this angle it looks like a stock HO (asthmatic 165kw) intake manifold. Got a pic from the other side? Cheers ToranaGuy yeah it's a HO, only have the one pic at the moment. |
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| Waggin |
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I believe it's just the EL2 XR8's which got the upgrades (FBT and GT excepted, of course).
It's definitely the HO manifold and no doubt you'll have the E7 heads.
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| sexyr6 |
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ok cheers guys, but and am I able to bolt a explorer manifold on the E7 heads or do they need to be upgraded?
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| 67RCE |
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185kw XR8's had E7 heads and Explorer manifolds.
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| sexyr6 |
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{USERNAME} wrote: 185kw XR8's had E7 heads and Explorer manifolds. ok cool thanks mate, what else did the 185's have in them to make them a 185 over the 165? |
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Different Cam (IIRC) and EL GT headers.
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| XFWAGON |
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{USERNAME} wrote: Different Cam (IIRC) and EL GT headers. Pretty sure it was only the explorer intake and headers they had? Everything else was the same, same maf, same T/B, same injectors etc. And I'm also 99.9% sure it was only the last of the EL XR8's that got the upgrades, so 98'ish? |
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| sexyr6 |
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According to the NGK spark plug catalog the 185 was released in the EL from 10/97.
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Posts: 39 Joined: 10th Jun 2011 |
will you need a explorer bottom intake if you want to convert from the HO?
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| sexyr6 |
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Yeah, you need the top and bottom, as the ports are different to the HO's
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Posts: 39 Joined: 10th Jun 2011 |
what about the heads, is there anything you are better off doing while the manifold is off? wheres the best place to sort explorer manifolds? as i dont have any wreckers close by.. living in the rural area see not much out here!
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