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03-04-2005, 12:44 PM
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there has been a few people asking about fitting the BOSS motor in various other cars (EAs mostly funnily enough...!) so i was just wondering if anyone has actually done it, or seen a car that has had the transplant done?
i wouldnt be surprised if we see a few bulged show cars doing the rounds soon
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03-04-2005, 12:59 PM
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Maybe i can fit one into the Focus? Will have to ask about that at PD.
Seriously though, my dream is to get an old 1930's Ford pickup and refit it using BA interior (so ICC and leather etc etc), then put a Barra 220 in there. Id love to do it - just buy a wrecked Ghia or something and swap it all over (with a shitload of custom wiring and modding of course).
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03-04-2005, 02:42 PM
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[QUOTE=back2thefutura]Maybe i can fit one into the Focus? Will have to ask about that at PD.
Wasn't there a post on a Focus in the states with just this? (Might have been on the old site??) From memory It was a real beast & an engineering work of art |
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03-04-2005, 02:51 PM
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03-04-2005, 02:46 PM
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LPG > You
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I wouldn't mind putting a Boss 290 in an XA Coupe.
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03-04-2005, 02:55 PM
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LPG > You
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Isn't the US Focus a Ford concept. If you're talking about the one I think you are... Ford Focus RS8... RWD with a 318kW 5.0litre "Cammer" DOHC 32v V8.
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03-04-2005, 03:00 PM
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Yes thats the one I recall seeing Steffo.
And the 290 into an XA, where do I sign?
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03-04-2005, 03:00 PM
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might be right, i cant remember...must be getting old! im searching for it though
either way its still a damn fine bit of engineering
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03-04-2005, 03:46 PM
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there was 2 different V8 conversions for the focus
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03-04-2005, 04:03 PM
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there was a website about that focus, and it had a parts list and prices to go with it IIRC, so it must be on the market......thats what you call a sleeper!
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03-04-2005, 04:13 PM
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Boss 290 in an XC coupe.... I'd like to see that.
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03-04-2005, 04:15 PM
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Old sckool XP 2 door with a Boss.... mmmmmmmmm yummmmmy......
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03-04-2005, 05:12 PM
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yep i posted the video about the focus and it now resides in the focus forums on here
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03-04-2005, 06:22 PM
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what about a NIZPRO spec xr6t (1200hp) in a cortina ????....just to get me from home to the shops and back you understand...... on two wheels
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03-04-2005, 08:03 PM
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I think the biggest problem for a realistic buildup is the cost. A Boss engine, ECU, etc. etc. etc. is not a particularly cheap alternative for the power you are getting, and you really would have to have a good reason (and the funds) to choose one.
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03-04-2005, 08:11 PM
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03-04-2005, 09:04 PM
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how the hell did they fit that engine in there!
and i want some performance timeS!!!!!! what do u guys rekin it'd run? and can you actually buy the kit to do it? |
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03-04-2005, 09:49 PM
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I saw a Stang 4.6 in the Trading Post and was tempted to get it to whack into an XB, but I'd prefer the Clevo me thinks.
If I had the money I'd probably try get one in the EB. |
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03-04-2005, 09:53 PM
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I think an interesting hybrid would be a stock BOSS 290 in an AU.
200kg lighter than a BA it would be a fairly quick car. It would also probably become a very hotly debated topic. |
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03-04-2005, 10:05 PM
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Was done at least twice that i know of during the development of the BA. I have pics of the mules that had them here somewhere, basically its a bitsa AU3 XR8 - silver front bar, rest of the car was red and the bonnet did have a bulge grafted onto it.
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04-04-2005, 11:22 AM
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04-04-2005, 11:12 AM
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I remember seeing an article (either unique cars or AMC) about a hot rod with a Boss in it, done by a Tafe college somewhere
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04-04-2005, 01:39 PM
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Street Machine has quoted prices for XR6T and XR8 engines at wreckers, and they're not cheap, but cheaper than buying a 4.6l import engine from Suburban imports - $8k for those. I can dig up the figures that quoted later.
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04-04-2005, 05:52 PM
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There were a couple of videos made of a 351C-powered Focus (also blue, RWD) a while back. I can't remember the exact website but it was something like zx351lives.com or something like that (google it ppls!). That Focus is absolutely nutbar!!!
One video just shows it starting up, while the other is a *road test*. -Dave- |
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04-04-2005, 08:00 PM
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I think this might be the one you were thinking of dave....
http://www.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103771 And more here.... http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/fe...cus/index.html Last edited by MAD; 04-04-2005 at 08:02 PM. |
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04-04-2005, 08:58 PM
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$6500 for a BOSS 260kW motor, and $7500 for the XR6T donk - according to the SM article on the JetXR... Ferntree Gully Auto Salvage was the named wrecker...
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BA BOSS donk in......
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