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Old 14-06-2014, 06:56 AM   #4231
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(already covered by post 4214)
Barra220/230s need to be driven to be believed, btw.
Four (4) variable cams; the kW/Nm figures don't tell the full story...........
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Old 14-06-2014, 07:55 AM   #4232
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Barra220/230s need to be driven to be believed, btw.
Four (4) variable cams; the kW/Nm figures don't tell the full story...........
sohc. And yeah, put a load behind them and they will out pull any LS1/260 dohc/4.0t of the day. They didn't offer them in the F series for no reason.
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Old 14-06-2014, 08:58 AM   #4233
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My 3v fairmont ghia used to haul **** after I had it tuned and a few mods done. It would leave my mate for dead in his xr8, and was quicker than my F6 ute.
VERY underrated donk for sure.
Paul from CVE had his ghia run 11's on 20's with a rear mount turbo, pretty cool when you opened the bonnet and it was stock as a rock.


What is this thread about agian?
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Old 14-06-2014, 03:14 PM   #4234
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But look at those brake lights ;)
Nice effort with that snap, looks good.

The only thing I see there is the ridiculous incandescent centre stop light on the sedan. LEDs have been common since the 1990s and standard on all Commodore models since 2006, so it's sad to see the final Falcon with the 1990 EA-style centre stop light still in place in 2014!
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Old 14-06-2014, 03:54 PM   #4235
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How can you tell it's incandescent? Aren't the traffic lights down there LEDs, too? The lens flare looks the same on all the lights in that photo.
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Old 14-06-2014, 04:29 PM   #4236
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How can you tell it's incandescent? Aren't the traffic lights down there LEDs, too? The lens flare looks the same on all the lights in that photo.
Has that pinkish glow to it that you get with standard bulbs going through a coloured lens.
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Old 14-06-2014, 05:45 PM   #4237
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hes right thats a 2 dollar replacement led bulb of ebay that puts me right off lets march on broadmeadows.
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Old 14-06-2014, 05:56 PM   #4238
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Get ready for probably the worst "spy" pic of the new falcon. I was driving on Welsford street in Shepparton and I noticed the new Falcon just waiting on the side of the road! I did a quick u turn and pulled over to take a photo, but they got away! Only snapped one of it at the lights. Not a big deal I guess, we all know what it looks like with camo.

But look at those brake lights ;)


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Old 14-06-2014, 10:32 PM   #4239
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wtf?? I totally wasn't expecting this.

the GT-F is just an FG???

I thought the GT-F was going to be the new 2014 style.

such a let down. everyone else obviously knew this? Im outta touch. :(
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Old 14-06-2014, 10:32 PM   #4240
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version 3. Hopefully getting closer now.

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Old 14-06-2014, 10:50 PM   #4241
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wtf?? I totally wasn't expecting this.

the GT-F is just an FG???

I thought the GT-F was going to be the new 2014 style.

such a let down. everyone else obviously knew this? Im outta touch. :(
You are right about one thing..."everyone else obviously knew this" - FPV and all its products cease with the end of the FG II model.

Don't worry about the GT-H, its whats under the bodywork that counts.

Try Reading this:

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/591...-ground-launch

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http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...257CF3000E47DB

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wtf?? I totally wasn't expecting this.

the GT-F is just an FG???

I thought the GT-F was going to be the new 2014 style.

such a let down. everyone else obviously knew this? Im outta touch. :(
Yep ......
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Old 15-06-2014, 06:56 AM   #4243
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ok guys my bad i havn't been keeping up with it all.

just been reading the gtf thread.
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Old 15-06-2014, 08:58 AM   #4244
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Must've been a lemon vz ss
On that basis, judging my my 9 years experience in my 5.4 XR8's - SS Commondoors must ALL be lemons !!!
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Old 15-06-2014, 09:03 AM   #4245
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On that basis, judging my my 9 years experience in my 5.4 XR8's - SS Commondoors must ALL be lemons !!!
I had a stock vy ss only mod was an ss inductions big mouth. I beat B series XR8's pretty easy
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ok guys my bad i havn't been keeping up with it all.

just been reading the gtf thread.
You might find this interesting:

http://www.motoring.com.au/reviews/l...4-review-44046

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(Extract).......The GT F's suspension and braking package is essentially taken from the FPV GT RSPEC launched in August 2012. And its good – perhaps the best in the class.

At the rear, the RSPEC set-up delivers higher spring rates, re-tuned dampers, a larger anti-roll bar, wider (9.0-inch) wheels and tyres, and reinforced rear lower control arms. The front-end benefits from stiffer upper control arm bushes and upper suspension strut mounts, and re-tuned dampers.

A revised toe setting on the rear wheel alignment also enhances turn-in response, says FPV, and the RSPEC upgrade also includes stiffer transmission mounts and a launch control mode for the stability control system.

The GT F further evolves the package with the addition of owner adjustable rear camber. This is facilitated via an eccentric bolt on the wheel end of the upper control arm and allows an extra degree or so of camber to maximise rear grip for track outings.

We can't really tell you categorically whether it works or not.

Indeed, our time in the new GT F at its launch at Ford's You Yangs proving ground was very limited – just a couple of chauffeured (albeit very quickly) laps around the freshly resurfaced ride and handling circuit and two laps on the iconic banked Constant Speed Track behind the wheel of a manual GT F 'mule' (still a GTP to look at, save for the wider rear wheels). Unlike others, we won't pretend this is a comprehensive road test.

On the ride and handling circuit, however, I was reminded of the engaging chassis characteristics of the RSPEC. Our Ford engineering driver pushed the car hard on the in-places-slick new surface, and what impressed was the sheer mechanical grip of the car and its poise in fast changes of direction.

Unlike some other performance cars in this genre, the GT F also rides well. Ford's chassis guys seem to always have been ahead of the game in this regard.


We can also vouch that the recalibrated engine is a muscular, super smooth and extremely refined powerplant.

If anything, it's better behaved and smoother than the generation it replaces and has big buckets of go. Although a 160km/h limit was placed on us
(no helmets, OHS rules), a quick blast through the gears had 200 and change up in the manual car in no time.

Simulated overtaking performance in fourth and fifth gears from around 100km/h was eye-opening. Where the old engine would start to bleed boost (and therefore reduce torque) at around 4300rpm, this one rolls on like a steam train.

My drive was in a manual only, but I'm reliably informed the matching of the new V8 calibration and the revised ZF six-speed auto is good. Both up and downshift strategies have been changed to make the most of the revised engine characteristics..............(con't).
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ok guys my bad i havn't been keeping up with it all.

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I had a stock vy ss only mod was an ss inductions big mouth. I beat B series XR8's pretty easy
But but but the XR8 has a Ford badge so it must be faster...

Every comparison I read had the SS arriving at 100km/h faster.

Anywho back to the 2014 Falcon...
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On that basis, judging my my 9 years experience in my 5.4 XR8's - SS Commondoors must ALL be lemons !!!
Sounds very scientific.

From my experience of actual drag racing, it doesnt take much road position to account for a few tenths on the stop watch, or much reaction to counter that.
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Old 15-06-2014, 12:12 PM   #4250
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But but but the XR8 has a Ford badge so it must be faster...

Every comparison I read had the SS arriving at 100km/h faster.

Anywho back to the 2014 Falcon...
Was quicker than stock ba xr6 t too. Bf xr6 t when the ZF came out is another story
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WHAT many people believe to be a minor visual update will be far more than that wen it lobs in November. According to Ford insiders, the last-ever Falcon facelift is set to surprise people with its level of change.inside, expect a neater centre-console design, up to date multimedia and new instrument graphics and trims. Outside, front an rear sheet metal will be new, along with bumpers and lights.
Best of all, affordable V8 performance will return with the XR8- utilising the former FPV GS's 315kW/545 Nm supercharged 5.0 litre V8
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Old 15-06-2014, 05:17 PM   #4252
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i reckon they're on the money with the 315, leaves room for either a power pack and/or special edition 335 down the track.
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fair enough mate you'd know
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needs the slim chrome strip across the top of the bottom mouth as well i reckon

also would like to see the bottom grille flipped so its a sad mouth
bit like the 08/9 g6et's
just coz

but i like the look of the red one, just needs to be blue
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Any news of new paint colours?
The metallic bronze featured on the Escort somewhere on this thread
would look great on the final Falcon.
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I hoping they bring back a purple colour. Really miss the latest Viper purple.
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I hoping they bring back a purple colour. Really miss the latest Viper purple.
Yeah I'm hoping for some vibrant colours, inside and out- that's one area VF doesn't have covered.
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On colours, I notice Vixen has been discontinued on the FG II.
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Any news of new paint colours?
The metallic bronze featured on the Escort somewhere on this thread
would look great on the final Falcon.
The bronze is on FGII as well, just try to get them to supply an XR6 in that colour though!
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