How Fast is an ED XR6 after nearly 30 years on the road?

Equipped with it's original engine and transmission, we took Eddies' 1994 ED XR6 to the drag strip for some testing. Still fitted with a factory rear section exhaust, we spent time perfecting the tune and came away with a respectable time in a world dominated by the Barra 4L.
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Blake.

[@threefiftyone4726]

Always good to see something that isn't a barra or ls

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Plenty more to come, my build should be fun!

[@kennethjones6650]

5 litre or 3.8 next maybe

[@GapSauceYoutube]

@@kennethjones6650 My own 4L and I have a 5L as well now for content.

[@TR.Pixels]

The Intechs are just as good as Barras imo, just lack a turbo and one extra cam.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

@@TR.Pixels I'm definitely a SOHC fan!

[@mickeydrippins6408]

Great vid. Makes me all nostalgic. Really miss the 90s and early 00’s. It was a battle (without serious money!) to dip into the 14s, 13s were fast and a 12s were unheard of.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

I really felt nostalgic too mate, take me back to the early 2000s! 😁

[@aus80srockradio94]

The EBII/ED's still look tough today. Far better than any old VP/VR.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

They have definitely aged well 🙂

[@RustyShackleford]

Love these cars - so light and well geared straight from factory.

[@Samsgarden]

I hated them 😂

[@RustyShackleford]

the p/s belt saying goodbye and only finding out mid corner at 180km/h was exciting. If you owned a 5L I totally understand why you hated them though.

[@tiperformance]

Nice work on the improvements, getting a whole second from tune alone on a stock car is pretty impressive!

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Technically is was .7 and 3.5mph from just a tune, We gained .3 from the headlight and perspex. Seems the J3 is fit for purpose.

[@ldsgarage7142]

Really enjoy your content on these old falcons. Thanks for making them 👍👍✌

[@GapSauceYoutube]

No worries mate, plenty more to come 🙂

[@efxr6538]

I do love an ED XR6, and in green too! 😍 Keen to see more of this!

[@GapSauceYoutube]

I'll be doing plenty of these style vids with my EF and AU XR8 soon 🙂 cheers!

[@brendanwilson8977]

My first car was a ED Futura. I always dreamt of an ed XR6 back in those days. Beautiful cars, still hold up today IMO.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Awesome! Mine first car was an EF Futura 5sp, I stil have it.. absolutely adore it!

[@lancekaravitis1488]

Man seeing these cars has brought back a lot of great memories. I had a XH XR6 that had the T5. After a Full exhaust, 977B camshaft head work and tune it flew. Aussie V8s and modern 6cly cars couldn’t keep up. Shame we didn’t time it.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Im glad it did! Funnily enough I have actually done a 977b in a blue XH 5sp, and I had a ported head and 977b in my EF once upon a time. Nice cam for a streeter.

[@tomwalter8536]

Nice. Love to see local content on uniquely Australian vehicles from guys willing to give it a go

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Thanks Tom, definitely more to come!!

[@dylangriffiths2549]

YES MATE!! I love this. Can’t wait for the future content

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Cheers Dylan!

[@edxr6949]

Got a ED XR6 manual myself. Had it 17 years. Subbed 👍

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Yes! Hang onto that beauty tight! 👌

[@edxr6949]

@@GapSauceKZbin Sure will be buddy. My dad gave it to me so alot of sentimental value. Great vid, nice to see the ol ED original besides the shark fins lol

[@thatbfxr8434]

Good stuff dude. Can't wait to see what you got coming in the future!

[@GapSauceYoutube]

I have a few custom cams ready to test back to back in my EF, getting busy!

[@thatbfxr8434]

Ohhh i can't wait for that EF. I reckon it's gonna shred!

[@KnightIndustries572]

Wow ED Falcons. My first job in 1994 was working in new car sales at a Ford dealer in Melbourne selling ED Falcons..memories...especially that Polynesian Green paint which was THE colour for Falcons back then.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Looking at the comments, it apparently still is!

[@thesausage351]

Damn I had a greed ED XR6 5 speed, bought it about 5 years old with 110k on the clock and all stock. I added cold air intake, extractors, hi flow cat and lowered it and put some new pirellies on it. For what it was, it was a beast. I could pull away from 5L autos, which was basically the ‘fast’ car everyone had around my area. I put one of those old G Tech drag computers onto it and I think the best it ever did was a high 13, 13.8 or 9 from memory. One of my best memories in it was I used to see my girl who lived about an hour away from me, and coming home one morning at about 5am, I was on the highway at about 130kph, and found a VT Monaro. We were both up for it and took off and I had him until he rolled off at 200, so I rolled it out a little more just to say I went 200+, came home, went to work, finished up, went to my mates place and decided to go get some KFC for lunch and watch the racing with him, cruising along through a green light and a Range Rover turned right through a give way intersection and nailed me in my RHF guard. Smashed my wheel, all my headlights, snapped the engine mount, cracked my screen, wrote the old girl off. I only owned it about 8 months. I’ve had probably 50 cars since I started driving and my ED XR6 is still one of my favourites.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Oh damn, that story was really nice until the Range Rover appeared 😅 I love hearing stories like that and the love for the car you have. I desire the feeling mate 🙂 RIP

[@thesausage351]

@@GapSauceKZbin Thanks man. Yeah I was heartbroken because I worked my ass off then doing 7 days a week to be able to afford a nice car and still go out and hang with my buddies. Add to that the cop on scene didn’t fine him, even though there was 2 witnesses who said what happened, and then the bag of dicks driving lied to his insurer about that happened and said instead of me travelling North, with him travelling South, to turn West across my path, he said I was travelling West, doing a burnout and turning to travel South. The insurer rings me and my insurer were going to deny my claim until I produced the 2 witnesses, as well as a diagram and video of the intersection and light timing etc and asked them how did he possibly hit my RHF guard, while damaging the entire front of his car, if I was turning as he described. They didn’t deny his claim for lodging a false claim, but because I was a young guy in my 20’s with a performance car they automatically assumed I was at fault. Assholes man. I really miss that car a lot. If I still had it now, I’m almost 100% certain I would have swapped in a Barra turbo, or put a blower onto the 4L motor.

[@adelaideautowashes]

My grandparents had a base model white ED, I remember riding around in it as a kid. A funny thing about it that I remember was the speedometer wouldn't do anything if you were going under 15 km/h or so, and if/when you went faster, the needle would very quickly jump up and point to the speed you were going...

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Hahaha sounds familiar 🤣 White is underrated!

[@C_055IE]

Was good to see this on the night

[@leoesposito8762]

you guys done well to get that sort of performance out of a very old XR6 good stuff..

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Thanks mate, for the 4sp auto we were very happy with it 🙂

[@overlord5066]

Lol all the old girls coming out to play these days. Just today i had 2 separate EB Falcons in (Both Ghia's too, funnily enough for the exact same job, AC Compressor front seals gone bye bye). Seeing a few more early E's driving around too. Maybe all the old fella's are finally selling them off. I had another old customer who had the absolute mintiest looking EF XR8, in that dark green colour (Heritage green i think its called). Thing had a great respray at some point, slightly lowered/nicer suspension and brakes, perfect original rims, all stock driveline/otherwise stock. Never went in the rain, did hardly any KM's. I loved seeing it come in for its once a year service lol. Slightly devastated when he sold it, if i'd known i probably would have bought it. I was super happy when the *not as old* old bloke that bought it from him rolled in looking to keep it serviced here atleast.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

I know that exact feeling! I just painted the engine bay in my EF, removed some rust.. very satisfying. I've had a few AC compressors separate the pulley in my EF.

[@motleydude73]

Wanted one of those when they were new, about 46k from memory. Quicker than the V8 and used less gas so were the bigger seller than the XR8.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

That sounds about right, My was 10years old when I bought it as my first car for $2800, crazy depreciation 😅

[@weekesy5122]

It has probably appreciated that much now

[@optom8]

Great to see the Ed's out there. I have a supercharged six with the BTR beefed up and the Diff has a Kaaz centre 3.45. Made 13.45 long time ago, after sorting out bugs might make 12's or even high 11's now. It's my daily so I don't play with it much these days. Nice work on the numbers.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Hell yeah! Which charger are you using and how do you like it? 13s are still plenty quick enough at a set of lights 👍

[@bigcazza5260]

beefed up btr good luck with that ive killed 7 of them

[@GapSauceYoutube]

@@bigcazza5260 haha, what was the combo?

[@bigcazza5260]

@@GapSauceKZbin most of them with a 332 winny with a cam in an au ute. i think im just gunna manual swap. most epic kill was in an el fairmont 6 cyl. the pan was full of metal with that car. the v8 just seems to kill bands. gotta do oil every 1000ks and filter every 2 just to keep the slut happy

[@jasonmcmillan4373]

Polynesian green. Had an ED in that colour. Man I miss it, was a great car.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

It's beautiful and timeless 🙂 I'd paint anything in Poly green expect it to look good.

[@danielflack7902]

The ED was a well sorted car, they looked good, were pretty reliable and it's a shame you don't see more of them on the road. I did my apprenticeship from 91 to 94 with a ford dealership, so I do have a soft spot for E series falcon.

[@benpaganoni1849]

Back in the day when they were brand new . I had a XH 5 speed with limo diff brother had ED XR8 SPIRNT 5 speed both 100% stock cars the XH broke his heart lap after lap at Heathcote drags ute went 14.9 90 mph the Sprint went 15.2 98 mph the stock farm ute with limo diff was quicker than the XR8 Sprint

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Love hearing stories like this! Both Impressive for stock cars! 98mph is huge too, even if the XH whipped it haha

[@Fuaarrkk]

I’ve got a massive soft spot for ED falcons, especially in Polynesian Green. If I could get my hands on a factory manual ED id be a happy man.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Good choice!

[@kari6927]

This is really good ,years ago a xr6 auto like yours but was a fairly new car then and it was really fast at the time it did a best of 15.4 at 90 mph ,this was late 1990s so car was fairly new 5 or 6 years old but totally stock so I'm not surprised

[@Mr357Cleveland]

Nice vid Blake. I had a '98 EL XR6 when it was two years old. It ran a 15.6 bog stock on 91 octane and 15.2 on 95 premium back in the day. Tall first gear in the btr doesn't help these things! My Dad had a new AU XR8 manual at the time that ran a 14.9 but there wasn't much in them on the road. Fast forward a few years and a 2013 FG XR6 NA grocery getter ran a 14.7 stock on 98 octane. 2.5" catback and underdrive was a 14.3, it since has had a 100 cell cat, 4495's and full 3" system and feels much quicker but I have never tested it. I reckon there would be a high 13 in it by the feel of it, not bad for an NA taxi 6 and heavy Car that gives high 7 litres per 100km on the open road.👍

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Those are all really decent times for the mods mate, good stuff! I'm assuming they FG is the ZF auto? The BTR auto would work well with a 3500 stall, we found it so limiting being at 2000.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

I'm also interested to see how my new 200kw AU xr8 ute goes. I'm guessing low 15 🙂

[@Mr357Cleveland]

@@GapSauceKZbin Cheers, yeah the ZF auto in the FG. Great first gear for take-off in those things. The BTR definitely benefits with a stall, they're so high geared in low. It will be interesting to see how the AU Ute goes. Dad's AU would wind out over 240 verified by GPS back in the day. Of course this was before 'Science' told us being more than 1 km/h over the limit made your Car lift off the road and wipe out a colony of baby fur seals.🤣

[@GapSauceYoutube]

@@Mr357Cleveland Hahaha, I don't doubt that at all! Hopefully I'll find out this weekend. A ZF isn't out of the question for this EF either.

[@kyrieeleison1905]

yeah mate has an zf xr6 fg with similar mods (intake (not cams), exhaust, tune) puts out 205RWKW good for a high 13.. thing absolutely hammers for a NA 4.0 falcon.. serious traction issues .. economy isnt good.. gets about the same as his old NL fairlane 5.0 on the daily commute

[@shanecooper945]

Love this stuff well done

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Cheers Shane!

[@Rybung]

Henry Ford approves of this video 🤙 love the old tickford vehicles

[@GapSauceYoutube]

I think he would too, it's still really nice to drive too.

[@mylesurquhart]

Great times for a 28 year old. I still miss my '96 EFII XR6.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

The owner of this ED had an EF xr6 in white previously, I remember test driving it at the dealership.. ended up doing alot of racing in it, great memories in that car, really love the XR's. I still have my EF2 Futura 5sp 🙂

[@stephenrawles89]

Very clean ED XR6 wish mine was half as nice as that one but thats project cars for you

[@GapSauceYoutube]

It has definitely had some recent love, hope you get yours to where you want it 🙂

[@davidreeves2911]

Loved my EF 4.0 Tickford 5 speed manual

[@GapSauceYoutube]

I really love the EF/EL Xr's. Definitely my favourite

[@Moparmutt1976]

I had a red ED XR6 back in the day, really really miss that car now

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Nice! My old mad has a 5sp EA S pac in red too, started it all for me!

[@samftr]

Thats awesome. My ef gli ran 15.5 with 380,000 km with a manual as a comparison. Fg xt 14.7 so, you have done quite well there

[@GapSauceYoutube]

My other mate had a BA XT that's was really quick too. It was so weird, from memory it used to stall to 3k and it beat my mates cammed EF xr6 pretty good too.

[@samftr]

@@GapSauceKZbin cousins xt ran a flat 15 way back when. It made about 145kw at the wheels as standard, compared to my ef which did about 130 with exhaust and manual lol.

[@change_your_oil_regularly4287]

Always been a fan of the ED. Looks in good condition given the age and kms. Edit: also have great memories of my old man's EF Fairmont.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

I love them too, especially poly green 👌

[@change_your_oil_regularly4287]

@@GapSauceKZbin the old man's EF Fairmont was that gunmetal grey colour. Somewhat similar to my BF2 XR8 "ego" colour. My older cousin at the time (1998ish.... Damn I'm old) had a ED XR6 essentially identical to the one in this upload.

[@benh4222]

theyre beautiful and powerful cars. *pretty good result for an auto

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Thanks Ben! Would be well into the 14s with a 5sp!

[@jackross2524]

Great improvement, very respectable times from the old girl

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Thanks Jack, we are definitely happy with how she is going now!

[@tba3900]

I am an ED sucker, I have 9 XR’s bought my first one aged 22 brand newXR6 manual $38000 with sprint body kit, momo steering wheel and premium sound. Spent $9500 on engine mods and finally got the 240rwkw we aimed for as the BA had 240kw at the flywheel. Then bought a XR sprint auto, then a XR8 auto, then a XR6 auto, then a XR8 sprint manual, then a XR6;wagon then a XR8 manual another XR8 auto and then another ED XR6 auto and finally a XG XR6 Ute. All in Lemans Red and all built within 9mths of each other.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Oh wow, that is a seriously impressive line-up. And all the same colour? I'm gobsmacked 😅. Congrats!! Don't ever let them go!

[@tba3900]

@@GapSauceKZbin never will sell them, but unfortunately they will never go on the road again. I spent 18mth rebuilding the XR6 wagon and on the 2nd test drive she was hit by a drunk driver. 1 month fighting with the insurance company as they wanted to write it off ,I finally got my way and had the $10,500 repair work done ,as I said to them if they can find me a replacement then they can write it off, as we all know the wagons are like rocking horse shit. It took 24 mths to repair and some of the parts had to be sourced from New Zealand. Since that moment I couldn’t let it happen to any of them again. Saying that I can build 2 complete XR’s from scratch with the spare parts I amassed over the last 20 odd years. I still think they are the best looking Falcon ever made , equally good looking as the XR FGX’s.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

@@tba3900 That's heartbreaking mate, sorry to hear! You'll have to trailer one to the All Ford Day 😉

[@mickgbass]

Awesome content

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Thankyou!!

[@ls1hinchy546]

Nice old XR👍 I had a EB series 2 XR6 same colour but had a bodykit- bought in 2000 rear ended in 2012😪, smoked a few BA XR's 1 was turbo and a VY SV8 from dalby to goondiwindi one day, 0-100 in 5.5 seconds stock with just a 3inch exhaust

[@GapSauceYoutube]

That's really quick, the EB's are a little lighter from memory too and it all adds up!

[@BradGryphonn]

I had an EL wagon once. A bloke had a pretty beat-up Tickford 351 sedan and said I could have it. The plan was to put the Tickford engine in the wagon but unfortunately, life got in the way. Both cars are still up in the rainforest...

[@GapSauceYoutube]

There is still time mate 🙂 Wagons are so cool 😎

[@JorgieTV01]

Miss these

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Me too!

[@SouthernCrossMotors]

That was awesome! What diff ratio? 3.45:1? Those 4 speeds are not the best but maybe they do a looser converter....or run 3.90 gears would get you into the 14s.... Hope to get out there again this month if it ever stops raining.....

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Yes 3.45 factory diff. The stall is around 2000rpm, very limiting, I believe it would go mid 14s with a small stall. Thanks Mike 😁

[@TVperson1]

I've always liked the look of those 1990s XR Falcons

[@GapSauceYoutube]

They are really starting to become "cool" again 😁

[@PONOR84]

Nice one mate. I am just getting into an SCT Tuner on my GT and one of the main reasons I wanted to do it was so I could get some ignition advance happening especially with running 98. I know it's a completely different car but I'm curious what fuel was standard on that model 91?, I assume you ran 98, and ultimately how many degrees could you safely pull without pinging? Cheers.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

91 for the ED, it's too hard to say how much timing you can get into it before spark knock. Different exhaust, intakes, cams and fuel type all play a part. If you start playing with it, start small.

[@silverbackanimal7215]

Hey I got a Au falcon Ute , want to put a stage 3 cam with tougher springs rockers etc , how much power would it add roughly, I’m not a mechanic??? Looks like the Barra killa video of one the same this old xr6

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Hey mate, depends on what work you want to do. I do custom cams for people through @[e-mail] if you would like something to suit you, shoot me and email and I can organise one for you 🙂

[@torudiamonds]

Love the content man... question wat are you using to tune the car?

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Thanks mate, J3 chip. It essentially overrides the factory parameters within the ecu. The program I use is TunerPro.

[@markbarry7538]

Hay guys nice job have a old ea ford falcon myself 3.9 cfi lsd tru track diff new gearbox 4 speed with stage 2 shift kit and mildly worked motor not sure what it will run on the quarter mile just waiting on new breaks

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Hell yeah! My old man had an EA S when I was a kid, 5sp. I'd say it was good for 15s back then. Only one way to find out mate 😁

[@snapped4433]

My uncle has a ford ed xr8 manual. That he has had for 6-8 yrs he got it for 6-8k and it would now be worth 25-35 with all the mods and stuff he's done to it. He got it from Perth i think and we are from syd so he took a plane there and drove the bueat home.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Definitely worth a pretty penny now!! That's a decent drive, I bought my GT from Melbourne and drove it home. Loved the drive.

[@snapped4433]

@@GapSauceKZbin yeah.

[@thatguyben3128]

*Thats frigg’n amazing, 450,000k’s and it’s going faster than factory fresh. If I recall correctly a VS 5.0 Clubsport 185i ‘manual’ was doing 15.1-15.2’s in the day?* 🤔

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Thats pretty close I'd say yeah, it's hard to get good info these days.. stock means with full bolt ons and a tune to some people 😅

[@SwaggingWithBen]

Nice video 👍 My XH is running like shit in my latest video. I wish it was running as well as this ED. Subscribed 🍻

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Cheers mate, I'll.check it out 🙂 I lobe the XH's.

[@user-rj1is5xx4d]

Love the video, the car cam needs audio for sure. Would make the video 100 times better ❤

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Thanks, I agree. I had issues with the incar audio unfortunately, next time.

[@forddriver8827]

Great work gents, 90's Ford bodies have sweet but subtle styling cues that suspension & wheels really highlight. Oo===oO

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Thanks mate! I definitely love them, the twin headlights have always been really nice.

[@lucazzo6969]

5:36 i would love to know about this build in the background if anyone has any info on it

[@GapSauceYoutube]

The Magna? It was really nice and some of them go really well.

[@ryanarnold7515]

How much over peak power should you be shifting for best times? Or how are you working out best rpm to shift at

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Usually a few hundred rpm after but it depends on the gear ratios (rpm drop) We went completely siderably slower shifting higher, and our fastest ET was shifting at lower rpm than the factory shift points.

[@danielrich1913]

Keen to see what you do to el as i have one

[@GapSauceYoutube]

We're going racing 🙂

[@nick_mastro8812]

How did youse tune it using a j3 or does it have a aftermarket ecu

[@GapSauceYoutube]

J3, simple but cost effective for what we are doing 🙂

[@antzman88]

Good effort👌au injectors xh intake snorkel 3.9mpi intake tube will sweeten it up a bit just had my ed xr6 motor rebuilt and slapped in a shift kit goes like a cat with a foot in its arse for what it is timing is all done aswell advanced it etc theyre a solid old donk and good bang for buck👌

[@GapSauceYoutube]

I definitely rate the AU injectors. Nice one, they are still alot of fun 🙂

[@antzman88]

@@GapSauceKZbin yea mate for a lazi boy chair on wheels heaps of fun and easy to mod aswell love early e series stuff not going to lie it aint cheap modifying them but meh only live once still getting 705ks to a tank with a bit of spirited driving so i cant sneeze at that best car ive owned done the v8 thing in old school etc but the ed is the best of the best for me

[@efxr6538]

@@antzman88 Would love a red ED XR6 to go with my Green EF XR6 in the garage! 😍🔥

[@antzman88]

@@efxr6538 ew red falcons are yucky lol but na i actualy no of an ed xr6 in red lol just sitting its one of them gunna fix em up jobs haha

[@efxr6538]

@@antzman88 Which state? Reckon they'd sell it?

[@odinxf]

Howd you do the launch in the 4speed auto? I've got a 3sp auto XF and want to go see how it has held up over the years but never been to a dragstrip before and not sure what I would do. Just put it in 1 and hold the brake and hold the revs?

[@GapSauceYoutube]

It would be great to see the XF out there having a go! We found the best 60' was with a stalling it up max throttle for a second or two with feet hard on the foot brake then release and go.

[@odinxf]

@@GapSauceKZbin Thanks mate, ill give that a go at Calder Park. Ive done a 0-100 on "private road" and it held up to factory spec at around 12secs, so hopefully on the quarter it isnt too much different from the factory 18secs.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

@@odinxf I'd love to see that, I'm taking my stock AU xr8 ute to the strip this weekend. I'm hoping for a mid-low 15 🙂 Let me know how you go!

[@matsinkal]

Nice rig

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Thanks Matt!

[@harryadsett1349]

Very impressive with the BTR! Is a T5 swap in the plans? Or diff gears to help the auto? Keen as a bean for the E series stuff mate, thanks for uploading this! 😁

[@GapSauceYoutube]

This one will stay auto, we did put a cam in it but haven't been able to get good data from it yet. My EF (seen at the end of this video) has a T5 and will have a nasty 4L, should have plenty of content for that one.

[@efxr6538]

@@GapSauceKZbin How about a shift kit for the BTR?

[@GapSauceYoutube]

@@efxr6538 We electronically lifted the shift pressures within the tune. Definitely helped

[@bigcazza5260]

@@GapSauceKZbin if u get solenoids out of an au btr u can do it with a torx bit

[@antzman88]

Manuals look pretty bad compared to a shift kitted btr the t5 is an anchor to be honest only thing with the shift kit in a btr theres a knack to it as itll either spin off the mark or any moisture during a shift itll ruin your day and good tyres are a must lol learning kerb 👌😂the shift kit is a big must completely different car now it blows the doors clean off manual e series 🤟🏻

[@adamrichards2072]

Makes me want another e series. The question is, which one... 🤔

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Pretty much any of them will be cool in years to come, as long as it puts a smile on your face! For me, an EF/EL Xr8 would be my pick.

[@anthonydanaher2146]

this the only model xr6 id ever buy

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Get hold of one before there are none left! 🙂

[@butler9118]

For the amount of shit people give old falcons they really are a good old girl, had a 99 au xr6, 5 speed, full exhaust, 3.45s and it went hard as fuck, would of given my old stock r33 gtst a run for its money

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Nice! The XR's definitely go really well. I've raced a few 33gtst back when you could find stock ones and we were pretty close when mine was stock too. Got belted by a few too 😅

[@area51isreal71]

I read that these were the fastest naturally aspirated six cylinder sedan since the Valiant Pacer of 1971.

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Hmm, possibly. They did move well for their day.

[@Eli-vc6pt]

When’s the au xr8 content

[@GapSauceYoutube]

Test and tune on the 21st of this month she she's the stripnfor the first time 🙂

[@jamiehope4580]

Got 3 of them sitting on a mates farm. Haven't been driven since 2002

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Revive those badboys 😁

[@jamiehope4580]

@@GapSauceKZbin not mine to do anything about it. His got over 80 cars all over the joint

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@@jamiehope4580 If I had the room for it, I probably would too 😅

[@william78440]

nice lookin ford

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Cheers William 🙂

[@sneeky_212]

ED's are so nice

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Everybody loves an ED 😁

[@sneeky_212]

You know I know you in irl I am Brett Warren's son

[@sneeky_212]

Irl

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@@sneeky_212 Oh hey mate! Hopefully I'll see you out at the track again next time.

[@andrewtavendale5838]

Factory computer ?

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It's an EL Computer but yes

[@nicholasblack829]

Shit, that's alright!!!

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Cheers 🙂

[@turbinegraphics16]

Very decent times especially compared to what other much more expensive cars did at the time. This is comparable to the Lexus V8.

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Thanks! For the Early 90's these 6's were hard to match, especially the manual trans cars.

[@doctorbohr1585]

Sadly, both 90s vehicles are now comparable to a Hyundai i30 😓

[@jimclarke1108]

15's same as the old GT Falcons

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Thanks for the comment mate, good guess 👍

[@nickprostizenovski6948]

Did u tune standard ECU ?

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Yes mate 🙂

[@nickprostizenovski6948]

@@GapSauceKZbin wow what did u use chip wise ??? Computer programing

[@guilt-toyracing3588]

you sound like the Pulse abide dude

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Haha, who is that?? Guilt Toy seems so familiar, are you on SAU.net? 🤔

[@guilt-toyracing3588]

@@GapSauceKZbin he is a crypto youtube channel, and yes that is me, Guilt-Toy on SAU :)

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@@guilt-toyracing3588 Ahh, thought so! I have a 34 GT-Four with 33GTR running gear 26/30 🙂 knew I remembered the name. I just checked out that Pulse abide guy, we do sound a little similar haha

[@koneking2569]

I had a mate who had an 8 cyl ED and could only manage a 16 flat quarter, granted had shit conditions that day but ultimately the 8 wasn't THAT much quicker than the 6.

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In the E series, I'd say the 6s were slightly quicker than the 8s. The AU's got some nice heads and were a fair bit quicker though.

[@mrpboddy6015]

I had a white ED XR6 manual. Squeaky fanny and all.

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Hell yeah, I haven't seen a white ED XR in a really long time.

[@EDXR61993]

Has it got a different ECU? Just at the start you mentioned a stock EL tune? Plus I didn't know you could tune the ECU on them?

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It has an EL ecu yes. You can tune them via the J3 port. Essentially flashes the factory setting to whatever you like.

[@EDXR61993]

@@GapSauceKZbin nice :)

[@Aussiedave54]

Back when cars were cars

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I feel this haha! We need to protect them so we have something to enjoy in 30years!

[@nickprostizenovski6948]

Up the SOHC 🤌💞💞💞

[@LukeIsGod]

400,000 ks? It's barely run in

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Hahaha barely.. 😉

[@SmartfoolGB]

Looks like a Ford Taurus

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They probably share some parts, the base model headlights looks very similar to your 90s Fox's

[@Jo_Wardy]

This probably lost 5kw since new

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Definitely still making decent power, we were surprised at 94mph given its a stock 4sp

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@@jonathanparle8429 They do have lockup and can vary it in the tune 🙂 Even between year models the variance in lock up on the same engine/gearbox combo is significant. The biggest limitation for us was the low 2000rpm stall speed was not enough to get the most out of the power that we had.

[@putonewhiskey]

Wow just devalued that alot...

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How so?

[@petergiourelas3753]

Get 265 hemi

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Those are really nice engines. Unfortunately, I haven't had the privilege of building one, yet.

[@user-kc1tf7zm3b]

More like back to 1988 Bicentenary, when the EA platform is considered. 🇦🇺 🦘

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Thank God it was! My old.man had an EA S 5sp and that pretty much sealed the deal for me. First car was an EF Futura 5sp, I still own it and love it like a child haha