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With HLA's they still recommend that valve clearances are checked, its usually once every 120,000km or thereabouts. Its like when people bring in 380s with missfiring issues and they say the spark plugs where replaced in the last service so they can't be the issue, yeah right buddy ![]() When something like that comes back into a dealership, the service manager has $$$ signs in their eyes and all the mechanics suddenly have to go to the toilet ![]() |
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A north South FWD/AWD set up is still possible if Ford wanted to emulate Audi...
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2016 FGX XR8 Sprint, 6speed manual, Kinetic Blue #170 2004 BA wagon RTV project. 1998 EL XR8, Auto, Hot Chilli Red 1993 ED XR6, 5speed, Polynesian Green. 1 of 329. Retired 1968 XT Falcon 500 wagon, 3 on the tree, 3.6L. Patina project. |
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2016 FGX XR8 Sprint, 6speed manual, Kinetic Blue #170 2004 BA wagon RTV project. 1998 EL XR8, Auto, Hot Chilli Red 1993 ED XR6, 5speed, Polynesian Green. 1 of 329. Retired 1968 XT Falcon 500 wagon, 3 on the tree, 3.6L. Patina project. |
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I think that 4 inches makes a big difference. The Audi A5 V6 for example has a good 52:48 weight distribution. Not long ago Audis used to carry about 60% of its weight on the front. Now they're getting closer to BMW's 50:50 weight distribution. ![]() ![]() Last edited by AG3; 14-03-2012 at 03:55 PM. |
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is much more important than the front to back measurement, as an example: 1600 Kg AWD 52/48..........Front: 780 Kg Rear: 720 Kg 100 Kg FWD 56/42..........Front: 784 Kg Rear: 616 Kg By removing 94 Kg from the rear in regards powered rear axle, the weight bias is changed even though front weight remains similar... |
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Still, the 1640 Kg Ecoboost Falcon with 50/50 weight distribution probably has similar weight over the front wheels.. Last edited by jpd80; 14-03-2012 at 07:54 PM. |
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jpd80 - you're missing 100kg from both those examples (780+720=1500)
AG3 - yes that's pretty good for the V6, but the RS5 is 58% front, while the RS6 sedan is 60.8% front/39.2% rear. Anyway this is a bit academic as soon as you add passengers in the back seat! I could never understand BMW boasting about 50:50 in a 7-seat SUV for example. |
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No matter how many cases FNA can make against Falcon. There are so many for the Falcon. The whole FWD packages are more efficient, and cost effective, are just excuses of lazy, beige, mass market manufacturer's.
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If the Falcon's shell was made the same size as a mondeo, the difference might be even less.. maybe 20-40 Kg... And a Falcon that size/weight would be able to use an EB 1.6 like Mondeo and get 7.0 l/100 km... I think that's a seriously good plan, especially if the vehicle supports engines from 1.6 EB to 5.0 V8.. There's gottsa be a way to lose some weight, gain economy with I-4s and still have great performance.. Last edited by jpd80; 15-03-2012 at 06:39 PM. |
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How much is going into making Transit in America? 1.2 billion or there abouts. For a car that's already designed. That's 700 million more than the bill for FG... which included any new tooling. The Swiss army knife of Ford may be for the chop. Or Ford could be making silent, just to get back at the Australian Media.
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I know that Ford is reconfiguring the old Ranger plant to build transit including its integral frame, being able to build the frame in house will save big bucks over the E150 - E250 box frame built by magna. Other changes to the medium duty Transit include provisioning for 3.7 V6 RWD and Ecoboost V6 as well as upgrades to frame and suspension to to improve tow rating and durability. replacement |
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It's going towards a plant expansion with tooling, and whatever it's going to cost to run the V6's in it. Which won't be anywhere but the U.S.
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Seems ludicrous that they don't have a global RWD car to suit this market, because 10% of the global market is still a pretty massive amount of potential sales. Problem is they would need to tap the Chinese market with it, and with the massive barriers the Chinese put in place its impossible for Falcon or a derivitive. The only way to sell Falcon or a derivitive in China would be to follow the Chinese rules and build it there in one of Fords joint venture companies, as if you want to assemble in China it is a rule that it has to be a joint venture with a Chinese company isn't it. The government should do the same here, either assemble your cars here, sell Australian products overseas to the value of the cars they sell here like they do in Brazil, or cop a 35% tariff like they do in China. |
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Either way, Ford needs to seriously question every decision they make from here on in, saving money is important but equally, fostering and developing a product that has a great chance of taking hold is far more important, the right choices from here on are vital. |
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The only negative I see is bogans won't like it because they can't do fully sick burnouts bro. OH BUT WHAT ABOUT TOWING! I hear in the back, its called a dual cab ute or SUV buddy |
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similar fuel economy, similar performance, more hip and shoulder room in Falcon... |
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