slydog

Or as the smart ones say about time.Manuals are for cars without hp too make them interesting to drive.

Check this out boys...
 

 
So I guess this settles the OHC/carby idea.Imagine the torque and HP this thing would have in a no weight race car.He would have to "drive" into the accelerator like a V8 supercar cos it would turn them skinny sidewall tyres to smoke!
 
I was so close to doing this but couldn't let my x-flow go,but there is always my sedan after all.Hmmmm? 

Check this out boys...
 

 
So I guess this settles the OHC/carby idea.Imagine the torque and HP this thing would have in a no weight race car.He would have to "drive" into the accelerator like a V8 supercar cos it would turn them skinny sidewall tyres to smoke!
 
I was so close to doing this but couldn't let my x-flow go,but there is always my sedan after all.Hmmmm? 

Check this out boys...
 

 
So I guess this settles the OHC/carby idea.Imagine the torque and HP this thing would have in a no weight race car.He would have to "drive" into the accelerator like a V8 supercar cos it would turn them skinny sidewall tyres to smoke!
 
I was so close to doing this but couldn't let my x-flow go,but there is always my sedan after all.Hmmmm? 

Check this out boys...
 

 
So I guess this settles the OHC/carby idea.Imagine the torque and HP this thing would have in a no weight race car.He would have to "drive" into the accelerator like a V8 supercar cos it would turn them skinny sidewall tyres to smoke!
 
I was so close to doing this but couldn't let my x-flow go,but there is always my sedan after all.Hmmmm? 

Check this out boys...
 

 
So I guess this settles the OHC/carby idea.Imagine the torque and HP this thing would have in a no weight race car.He would have to "drive" into the accelerator like a V8 supercar cos it would turn them skinny sidewall tyres to smoke!
 
I was so close to doing this but couldn't let my x-flow go,but there is always my sedan after all.Hmmmm? 

Check this out boys...
 

 
So I guess this settles the OHC/carby idea.Imagine the torque and HP this thing would have in a no weight race car.He would have to "drive" into the accelerator like a V8 supercar cos it would turn them skinny sidewall tyres to smoke!
 
I was so close to doing this but couldn't let my x-flow go,but there is always my sedan after all.Hmmmm? 

Check this out boys...
 

 
So I guess this settles the OHC/carby idea.Imagine the torque and HP this thing would have in a no weight race car.He would have to "drive" into the accelerator like a V8 supercar cos it would turn them skinny sidewall tyres to smoke!
 
I was so close to doing this but couldn't let my x-flow go,but there is always my sedan after all.Hmmmm? 

Check this out boys...
 

 
So I guess this settles the OHC/carby idea.Imagine the torque and HP this thing would have in a no weight race car.He would have to "drive" into the accelerator like a V8 supercar cos it would turn them skinny sidewall tyres to smoke!
 
I was so close to doing this but couldn't let my x-flow go,but there is always my sedan after all.Hmmmm? 

Check this out boys...
 

 
So I guess this settles the OHC/carby idea.Imagine the torque and HP this thing would have in a no weight race car.He would have to "drive" into the accelerator like a V8 supercar cos it would turn them skinny sidewall tyres to smoke!
 
I was so close to doing this but couldn't let my x-flow go,but there is always my sedan after all.Hmmmm? 

Check this out boys...
 

 
So I guess this settles the OHC/carby idea.Imagine the torque and HP this thing would have in a no weight race car.He would have to "drive" into the accelerator like a V8 supercar cos it would turn them skinny sidewall tyres to smoke!
 
I was so close to doing this but couldn't let my x-flow go,but there is always my sedan after all.Hmmmm? 

sold it to a workshop, they needed it for an XF. right place right time, was cheaper for me to sell it to them for that much then they rebuild themselves.
only took me a day to do. that was new synchros etc....
 
i'll be doing a write up on rebuilding a toploader and 9" soon.

The MSD 6530 sounds like a fkn winner! If your running carby and want performance on a dizzy it sounds like it's the best option.
 
I'm running an inductive system. TFI dizzy and high energy single coil pack controlled by Megasquirt ECU. Gets good spark energy and superior duration compared to an capacitive (ie MSD) system but it's a no go zone above 6000rpm if you use a dizzy as it will exceed the duty cycle of the coil.
If you want to rev over 6000rpm on a dizzy you pretty much have to go capacitive system or you'll be sacrificing your dwell times = less spark.
Make no mistake however, MSD is a very good system. It's proven. Throwing out an MSD to switch to inductive on a dizzy would be silly. However, if you are YET to upgrade your ignition system, and are not planning on exceeding 6000rpm. Inductive should be considered.
 
I mentioned COP and CPP before and there were a few questions.
COP and CPP stands for Coil on Plug and Coil Per Plug Respectively. The difference is COP the coil connects directly to the plug, there is no spark lead. With CPP the coils are mounted remotely and a lead run to the plug.
COP and CPP systems take out the dizzy all together, a single coil fires each plug. This gives less variation in timing, greater reliability and less resistive points for loss in spark energy.
The coils duty is 1/6th sequential or 1/3 wasted, that of a dizzy coil. So, you can run full dwell well above 10,000rpm for max spark on an inductive system.
 
COP/CPP waste spark means exactly that. It is a coil on plug or a coil per plug installation that uses only a crank trigger to run.
 
To expand,
To get the correct timing on a dizzy you only need a signal every TDC. So for a 6 cylinder you need 6 signals per camshaft rotation. The dizzy sends the spark to the correct plug.
WIthout the dizzy you need to tell the ECU which coil to fire. So it needs to know TDC on number 1 cylinder so it can correctly sequence the firing order. The first version of this is a trigger wheel on the crank.
 
There are 720 degrees crankshaft rotation, per ignition event, per cylinder.
Meaning the computer only knows TDC on cylinder 1. NOT if it is TDC compression or TDC exhaust stroke.
Problem? The solution is easy. The ECU simply fire's on both!
 
There will be a spark at TDC exhaust AND TDC compression. One spark ignites the fuel mix. and the other... does nothing. As it's sparking against no compression (the exhaust valve is open)and into exhaust fumes. Therefore it is 'Wasted'
 
Thats where it comes from. Waste spark means every second spark on each cylinder is 'wasted'
 
To get full sequential spark, you need to know if the engine is on the exhaust, or compression stroke. This information is picked from the Camshaft via a camshaft position sensor.
 
Questions? =P

It always costs more money to do things cheap...

TFI dizzy with a module you wire 1-3-6 pins 2ND grey box from the top.
 
6= white from MSD
3= red from MSD
1= earth to ground
 
Orange from MSD to coil +
Black from MSD to coil -
 
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.veryuseful.com/mustang/tech/engine/images/TFI_5.0_comparison.gif&imgrefurl=http://forums.holley.com/showthread.php?3063-HP-to-Ford-TFI&h=798&w=500&sz=21&tbnid=hK8DyPpGtFnIeM:&tbnh=81&tbnw=51&zoom=1&usg=__tlYbRdgziF1KPDgqxEE9YpbpyAo=&docid=pBUQp9D8IEhFBM&sa=X&ei=5KfKUdmrA8ellAXDqYDYBg&sqi=2&ved=0CDUQ9QEwAw&dur=429
 
You can tweak mix the wires around and still it to work,you can convert it to no module,you can run it from a EST dizzy aswell which is no module.Ando has alot of luck with the EST dizzys...
 
Easy as.

I dont have #1 grounded and it works still? But yes i use TFI and msd 6530 programmable ;-)

Thanks guys,The car performed great no problems at all. shame about the old driver bit slow with the reactions
will have to get some more practice.
cheers ken

I know it's your car and wants but 19 is right after 18...I run 19" Drift R's on my XF Ghia and love the look of em but they came of a XE which they looked even better on.
 

 
Surely the tyre sourcing is easier for 19's now days then 18's too? If I went 15-6"it would be old school Welds or such and new would be a modern 5 spoke.
 
Just seem to work well for me,either way good luck with your choice bro and keep us posted ay.

Vertini Drift...

I am taking about hair cuts.  But as a baldy I dont have much to cut.

Are we still talking about hair cuts here guys???

By the way does any one have a home for that 4.0l pictured above, done about 20-30ks since rebuild needs a couple of lash adjusters as I stole them for another engine alternative if it realty bothers you I can replace them

Start again mate. Converter goes on the auto first.

So doe's this engine have a balancer on it with retaining bolt? If so hang off that while someone lines the convertor bolts up...Well thats how I do it anyway.

ive used el 4lt motors and t5.s into a lot of x series cars,
the mods to fit this kind of running gear to your x series are nothing as you get all your parts from the good old xg ute as there a hybrid of the xf ute which ford modded to take the 4l
 
xg bits to buy before you start your conversion .
 
1,xg engine mount plates to chassis
2,xg front sway bar,
3,xg power steering lines,
4.radiator,and header tank
for an option you could change the lower support panel radius rod mounts to make the conversion complete like i have done