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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:17 pm 
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hey just looking at around about figure on an auto to manual conversion for an ed xr6...?
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:55 pm 
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too hard to put a figure on... depends on if u do it yourself or if u want a drive in/drive out professional conversion. I've heard of the latter costing up to $2000
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:10 pm 
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One of the machanics i go to said if can be very minor costing. aslong as you can sell your current one and its in good condition.
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 6:56 pm 
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cheers
just needed a ball park to c how much i could spendon the xr6 wagon :D
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:36 pm 
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y is he talkin about doing a conversion when his sig is advertising his car???
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:39 pm 
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for example I bought an EA sedan manual for $1000 for a converson for my wagon. Thats all I needed, and I sold all the other s**t. That was pretty expensive, if you go to the auctions, get a wreck with a manual, probably for $400 or so. If you just want the box, prces for the whole kit go from $400-1500. Depending on which model, and condition.

The other thing is an EA box would fit, but it has a 3 bolt clutch, so while you're at it, fit in a 4 litre flywheel, and put an XR6 clutch on. They're like $300 from ford.

Also the ECU doesn't need replacing, but if you're paranoid, and don't like reisistors, then you'll need an XR6 manual ecu, and if its a wagon, a manual XR6 Wagon ECU. lol, good luck.

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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:44 pm 
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y is he talkin about doing a conversion when his sig is advertising his car???


yeah im looking at an xr6 wagon and just wonderin if i will have a enough after i sell my car to buy the wagon and do the conversion
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:47 pm 
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Thats a nice car you're selling, if I had that money Id get it.

One thing is that an XR6 is expensive, and Wagons are not that common. Put the two together, and you got an expensive and rare car.

Would it not be better to buy just an ED wagon, or an EBII, stick an XR6 engine in it, the T5 at the same time, and if you get the Fairmont Ghia wagon, it has the 3.23 LSD.

Are you looking at the EF or the ED XR6 wagons?

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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:04 pm 
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yeah i would prefer an ef but i think i will only have a enuff dosh for an ed , and thanx yeah i love my xr8 i really dun wanna get rid of it :(
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:18 pm 
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Also have a look at Its performances in the 6cylinder section. Prices are all up there on the first page
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:23 pm 
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we have a complete conversion for a ED XR6
with or without the ECU.
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:24 am 
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Prices for parts here go from 900-1.5k

Can get it fitted if you knpw ppl for 1500 all up

I was trying to sell a 5spd conversion recently, but no one wanted it :(

...Looks like I mite have another one to get rid of soon aswell.

 

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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:39 am 
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Also the ECU doesn't need replacing, but if you're paranoid, and don't like reisistors, then you'll need an XR6 manual ecu, and if its a wagon, a manual XR6 Wagon ECU. lol, good luck.


Sedans and Wagons use different ECUs? :?

 

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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:40 am 
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I was trying to sell a 5spd conversion recently, but no one wanted it :(

...Looks like I mite have another one to get rid of soon aswell.[/quote]


Or maybe you were asking to much for it ???
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:55 pm 
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Yeah, they have different codes. Im using a sedan one in mine now, seems to be alright. Don't know the difference, longerwheel base models were limited to 180 I think before the sedans were limited. But im not sure on that one.


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