BA BOSS donk in......

tickford2001 · 03-04-2005, 12:44 PM

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

b2tf · 03-04-2005, 12:59 PM

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).

**Charliewool** · 03-04-2005, 02:42 PM

[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

Steffo · 03-04-2005, 02:46 PM

I wouldn't mind putting a Boss 290 in an XA Coupe.

tickford2001 · 03-04-2005, 02:51 PM

[QUOTE=charliewool]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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

yeh thats right, i seem to recall something like that too! have to go do some thread mining

Steffo · 03-04-2005, 02:55 PM

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.

**Peuty** · 03-04-2005, 03:00 PM

Yes thats the one I recall seeing Steffo.

And the 290 into an XA, where do I sign?

tickford2001 · 03-04-2005, 03:00 PM

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

EFFalcon · 03-04-2005, 03:46 PM

there was 2 different V8 conversions for the focus

Dez · 03-04-2005, 04:03 PM

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!

JC · 03-04-2005, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tickford2001

i wouldnt be surprised if we see a few bulged show cars doing the rounds soon

Me too. in fact every BA XR8, GT and GT-p are bulged.

Boss 290 in an XC coupe.... I'd like to see that.

Racecraft · 03-04-2005, 04:15 PM

Old sckool XP 2 door with a Boss.... mmmmmmmmm yummmmmy......

Thornie · 03-04-2005, 05:12 PM

yep i posted the video about the focus and it now resides in the focus forums on here

Ghiadude · 03-04-2005, 06:22 PM

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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MrSparkle · 03-04-2005, 08:03 PM

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.

clampy · 03-04-2005, 08:11 PM

http://www.fast-autos.net/ford/fordrs8.html

Dez · 03-04-2005, 09:04 PM

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?

Psycho Chicken · 03-04-2005, 09:49 PM

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.

flappist · 03-04-2005, 09:53 PM

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.

b2tf · 03-04-2005, 10:05 PM

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.

outback_ute · 04-04-2005, 11:12 AM

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

Steffo · 04-04-2005, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flappist

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.

Somehow I think with a Boss 290 in it... it would lose its weight advantage...

tickford2001 · 04-04-2005, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steffo

Somehow I think with a Boss 290 in it... it would lose its weight advantage...

maybe decrease its advantage slightly, but not lose it...

Mark351 · 04-04-2005, 01:39 PM

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.

mcflux · 04-04-2005, 05:52 PM

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-

Dez · 04-04-2005, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghia5L

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-

ive got it on my PC! but it wont open

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MAD · 04-04-2005, 08:00 PM

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

Dez · 04-04-2005, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MADXF

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

i'm pretty sure he is talking about the 1 i have on my PC (that i cant watch for some reason)....its called zx351shakedown

MAD · 04-04-2005, 08:36 PM

Yeah I know that one, but this thread was initially about the BOSS motor.

Mark351 · 04-04-2005, 08:58 PM

$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...