Pete__2
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OOHHH..Very nice!would that be the XR6 TE50 series 4??
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Stuey
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Here you go,
heres a pic of the hotted up one.
Turbo-charged 4.0-litre DOHC 24 valve six cylinder
· FPV high volume air to air intercooler
· Maximum Power: 270 kW @ 5,250rpm
· Maximum Torque: 550Nm @ 2,000 to 4,250rpm
· FPV air box with dual ram air intakes
· FPV heavy duty valve springs
· FPV high strength conrods
· FPV oil cooler
· FPV engine management system
*Ok, I was a little shy on the power level....but look at the torque figure!
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Stuey
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quote:
Originally posted by Pete__2
OOHHH..Very nice!would that be the XR6 TE50 series 4??
Not quite...its a BA Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo (or XR6T)
The TE50 was different again. They dont make that anymore, and when they did, it was built by tickford.
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Pete__2
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550Nm feck thats not shy!!! is that a little red "R" badge on the grill?
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Stuey
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This is a TE50
[Edited on 23-04-2004 by Stuey]
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Pete__2
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we need that in the UK!!
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Pete__2
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TE50 being the old shape then.what are the figures on the TE50??
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Stuey
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Engine
AUIII TE50/TS50: Re-engineered Windsor V8, 5.6-litre/347 cu in, Tickford crankshaft, roller rockers, double valve springs, worked cast-iron heads, 9.6:1 compression ratio, blueprinted block, 82 mm throttle body, multi-point injection, tuned 8 trumpet inlet manifold, shotpeened billet conrods, floating gudgeon lightweight pistons, performance camshaft, block girdle, extractors. 250kW@5250rpm, 500Nm@4250rpm (net)
Performance
0-100 km/h - 5.86 seconds; Standing 400m - 14.18 seconds. (TE50 man)
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Stuey
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Yes, TE was based on AU model falcon, the new shape is called the BA falcon. The XR6 and XR8 are sport versions of the standard falcon. FPV/Tickford are the high performance version. Same as BMW 330i Sport and apposed to M3. One is hotted up, one is completely gone over by the in house motorsport division. This is also what HSV is to Holden. They are talking about making a HSV Astra Turbo over here. Now that would be nice.
[Edited on 23-04-2004 by Stuey]
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Stuey
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This is what the old XR6 and XR8 looked like....
uglyyyyy.
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Pete__2
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Yeh thats an ugly beast.HSV Astra,now that would be wicked 
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