Campo 869 Posted October 25, 2013 Hi all, Have just had a shithot 4L built up to go into my XF speedway car, should make some serious power! Am throwing in a EL T5 behind it too. Just wondering what I need to get to throw it in? What do I use engine mount and accel/clutch cable wise? Wiring will be getting done from scratch and running a chipped EL computer (are they the go??) I've heard you can use the XF lower part of the engine mount and the part of the EF mount that bolts to the block and the 2 pieces bolt together, is this right? Or do I need XG/XH mounts? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
revhead 1,392 Posted October 25, 2013 xg front sway bar xg engine mount plates el accel cable xg power steering lines in your running steer. just chuck the el cable in xf efi fuel tank or external hipo fuel pump and return line 1 Stevemack reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve mcqueen 1,796 Posted October 25, 2013 You can also use EB Falcon engine mounts on your engine, they bolt to the block and the existing XF engine mount plates (I did this with my 4 litre conversion) I used an XD accelerator cable just tweeked it a tiny bit on the hole where it clips on to the TB on the EF efi. I used the XG sway bar. (to clear the sump) and I used a Bosch 044 external fuel pump with a return line to the tank. All went into an XD conversion. XF would be the same. Being a speedway car where do you run the radiator? I also used the header tank from the EF in my conversion and relocated the battery to the boot. Throw some pics up of this bad boy and your conversion, many of us would love to see it. 2 XTREME KARTS XF and revhead reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Campo 869 Posted October 26, 2013 Thanks guys! Radiator is in back seat and fuel tank is in the boot. I'll put up some pics of the process when i do it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XTREME KARTS XF 1,212 Posted October 27, 2013 XA-XF P/S boxes have an imperial thread for the high pressure line, XG P/S have metric thread for the high pressure line. 1 steve mcqueen reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78xcgxl 241 Posted October 27, 2013 XA-XF P/S boxes have an imperial thread for the high pressure line, XG P/S have metric thread for the high pressure line. This is true , forgot about that so how would you overcome this?, just use an adapter or just whack the xg powersteering box in? Also don't XGs P/S boxes have a metric pitman arm as well? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Campo 869 Posted October 27, 2013 Abs or enzed or something would be able to make up an adapter i assume? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dusty_ben 143 Posted October 27, 2013 Putting a ba motor into my xf. Using ea mounts. Bolts straight in. 1 steve mcqueen reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78xcgxl 241 Posted November 2, 2013 Putting a ba motor into my xf. Using ea mounts. Bolts straight in. My question is do you use standard XF crossflow chassis mounts or the XG ones with upper ea mounts to fit the ba motor, if that makes any sense? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dusty_ben 143 Posted November 3, 2013 Xf body mounts. Ea engine mounts. Square style rubbers from x series or ea eb. http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae216/dusty_ben/null_zps51f00efd.jpg http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae216/dusty_ben/null_zpscb887867.jpg 1 78xcgxl reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Campo 869 Posted November 3, 2013 Xf body mounts. Ea engine mounts. Square style rubbers from x series or ea eb. http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae216/dusty_ben/null_zps51f00efd.jpg http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae216/dusty_ben/null_zpscb887867.jpg That's the go, thanks mate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78xcgxl 241 Posted November 3, 2013 Xf body mounts. Ea engine mounts. Square style rubbers from x series or ea eb. http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae216/dusty_ben/null_zps51f00efd.jpg http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae216/dusty_ben/null_zpscb887867.jpg Awesome stuff mate cheers, you should make a thread on your project! Also Can you also use the Xf body mounts and Ea engine mounts setup for a SOHC motor as well? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dusty_ben 143 Posted November 3, 2013 I've got one in xfalcons and Perth falcons. Once it's done I'll try and do a write up on the wiring involved to get the ba motor running using std comp and harness. 1 78xcgxl reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dusty_ben 143 Posted November 3, 2013 I'll also need a au t5 bell housing as the bottom the the bell housing bolts to sump so e series will fit the top half but have no bolts holding the bottom half. Can't use ba on unless u want to run hydrolic clutch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dusty_ben 143 Posted November 3, 2013 I'll also need a au t5 bell housing as the bottom the the bell housing bolts to sump so e series will fit the top half but have no bolts holding the bottom half. Can't use ba on unless u want to run hydrolic clutch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thom 6,650 Posted November 4, 2013 What are you doing for sway bar to sump clearance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dusty_ben 143 Posted November 4, 2013 A xg xr6 sway bar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thom 6,650 Posted November 4, 2013 Xg sway bar hits an au sump, so maybe a barra is worse, my mate ended up making spacers to move the sway bar down 10mm to clear his au sump Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78xcgxl 241 Posted November 5, 2013 I think the AU sump is the same as a BA/ BF one but FG is different. Like Thom has said the XG sway bar will still hit the AU/ BA sump and on EA- EL falcons, the AU sump will hit the K frame. 3 ways to get around this, modify the sump ( like the pics below), make spacers like Thom said or In my opinion the best option is to get a custom sway bar made to clear. With the custom sway it means you can run a 27 mm bar, as with an XG sway bar the biggest is 24mm (xr6) and standard one is 22mm. The setup will look neat and professional Pics of modified sump And this is a pic of a custom sway bar made to clear a BA sump on a XE falcon. Note the sway bar is 20mm more forward compared to a XG sway bar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites