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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:36 pm 
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fair enough, got a funny video of me doin a burnout with my overweight mate chasin me haha

 

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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:14 pm 
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Does your car feel lighter? Mine did after the conversion. Not just in acceleration, but in handling as well.

 

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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:48 pm 
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i miss my speed steering haha, but it does seem to be more driveable out of corners, i have noticed first being very short, only gets to about 45-50 not that worries though will help me off the line for sure

 

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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:50 pm 
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i miss my speed steering haha, but it does seem to be more driveable out of corners, i have noticed first being very short, only gets to about 45-50 not that worries though will help me off the line for sure

thats what you want man, better than having an 80km first gear and being guttless as hell off the line

 

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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:08 pm 
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bloody oath! so much nicer to drive, don't think i need a rip shifter either gearbox seems nice and firm with no backlash :D can't complain there


@ a total tool, when you said you had a ghia ecu in your six did you get a j3 chip or was it resistor tricked?

 

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 Post subject: Re: mut's el fairmont ghia t5 converstion started
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:18 pm 
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i have an manual xr6 ecu for her


Just note that you will lose your speed sensitive steering when you fit the XR6 ECU, as the ECU cannot drive the SPSS.

When my Ghia was a 6, it was just running a fooled Ghia ECU... I loved the Speed sensitive steering

seems he did the resister trick and "fooled it" :?

 

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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:10 pm 
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so it does

heres some pictures
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where my pedal sit
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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia - new brakes next oppions wanted
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:29 pm 
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well i decided today before i go to far along with making the car faster,
was thinking

option a)
some good branded slotted and cross drilled brakes, whats your oppion

option b) 330mm brake upgrade for the front and sloted and drilled rears,

 

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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia - new brakes next oppions wanted
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:35 pm 
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i would go for option a
except i wouldnt go for x drilled rotors, they will just crack if you give them a hard time.

i use to have dba gold slotted and drilld rotors on my eb xr8 and the rotors warped extremely easy and cracked through the holes.. imo the problem was because they were drilled they heated up fast and because of the combination of slots and drill holes they also cooled to fast, what happens when steel gets hot and cooled fast over and over?? warping and cracking..
im now running just slotted and they are pretty good considering my ed has to work harder to stop then the xr8 ever did..

option b??
unless your going to do track days as in curcuit racing or are going to drive it like you stole it...lol.. no real need for a big brake upgrade.
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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia - new brakes next oppions wanted
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:39 pm 
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no worries thanks troy! will fl find some slotted rotors, what about pads? goin to chnage them again

 

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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia - new brakes next oppions wanted
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:51 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia - new brakes next oppions wanted
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:53 pm 
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im currently running bendix h/d, there ok, bit dusty though. there is bendix ultimate or srt which are better again.. the problem is the better the pad performance the harsher the wear is on the rotors...
but i think my next set i might try ebc green stuff..
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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia - new brakes next oppions wanted
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:54 pm 
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yeah i have seen a few use them

the front rear and padds will cost 632 plus postage

i don't mind if they're a bit dusty i wash my car quiet regularly

 

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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia - new brakes next oppions wanted
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:55 pm 
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not bad... the first link is for front and rears...
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 Post subject: Re: mut's t5 el fairmont ghia - new brakes next oppions wanted
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:56 pm 
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not bad... the first link is for front and rears...

i had a big weekend.... haha

new total $472 + 50 bucks postage 15 for for pads and 35 for rotors

 

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