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02-11-2013, 11:03 PM | #121 | |||
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Judging by some of his other posts relating to non Ford vehicles in past threads, it's just a guess...
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03-11-2013, 01:12 AM | #122 | |||
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Yours doesn't have 08 TRD or similar on the plates does it? |
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03-11-2013, 12:21 PM | #123 | ||
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Saw another black one in perth yesterday,
stylish executive car without the looka- me, looka- me gawdy look. It got up and boogied at the lights, easily flogged the kia rental i was in... |
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03-11-2013, 09:03 PM | #124 | ||
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No that is not us.
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03-11-2013, 09:29 PM | #126 | ||
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I like that. That's the same as the one I followed through the car wash.
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04-11-2013, 12:33 AM | #127 | ||
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Why do people say torque steer like it's a negative thing? It's a front wheel drive with no lsd and a lot of power? It's as normal as wheelspin on a xr6t.
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04-11-2013, 05:28 AM | #129 | ||
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Because oversteer is easier to induce , infinitely more controlable with throttle modulation , safer and a LOT more fun than understeering off into the boondocks with zero control over it . Just how many frontwheel drive dedicated racing cars are there ?
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04-11-2013, 05:29 AM | #130 | ||
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Remove the words most and Aussies and this will be an accurate statement .
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22-10-2024, 12:09 AM | #132 | |||
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Just been trawling through an old thread... on the TRD Aurion.
The below (by DFB FGXR6 at the end of this post) is the MOST accurate thing I have read so far, after 46 posts. After owning one for a few weeks now I can advise on a number of things (positive) about my TRD that's a 2007 model with 120 kays on the clock. The list is long... The power delivery is very linear. Torque steer demands your attention.. I can guarantee you won't be sending a text message to you other half while having your size 9 boot pinned to the firewall... and not bend it. That's a fact. The gearbox is amazing in the respect of: It is impossible to tell you have selected drive, from park when the engine is at operating temp. Smoothest trans engagement I have used... ALMOST. The smoothest was in a $220,000 V-10 M6 BMW. To be expected at that price point. The downside to the trans is: it won't shift up when I command it. In "sports mode" it shifts up when it was callibrated to do so.. unlike the common dores or Falcons. My BA and FG up shifted upon command in sports mode, almost immediately.. as you guys know. The ride is firm, not harsh. Considering the tyre size is 245/35/19 is to be expected I guess. It does suffer from tram lining a bit. Very comfy seats with excellent side support. Brakes are fade free with excellent bite. Steering is strange, heavy at lower speeds, and really light at higher speeds.. that doesn't make sense to me, but hey. It is what it is. Did a major service last weekend which included: oil + filter (need a special oil filter tool $24 to get the cartridge style cup off) unlike the good ol Z9 on the Falcs. Cabin Filter Air filter Changed super charger oil Fitted new plugs (rear bank was a learning curve, but do able) Had the original Denso plugs fitted, didn't miss a beat. I changed them because the book recommends changing them @ 90,000 kms. I'm proactive, not reactive. As DFB FGXR6 said, the engine / supercharger was developed by Prodrive. Eaton TVS super... Yes from memory they had a couple of units go bang early on, but never banged another after they reduced the rev limit. It has no intercooler, as there was no room for it. Prodrive had just invented a new type of twin scroll TVS supercharger around the time the TRD was being developed that reduced the IAT's by changing the rotor angles to 120 degrees, reducing the drag, and friction, and most importantly, the inlet air temps (IAT's). The brakes were designed by PBR Australia. The suspension was tuned at Sandown race track for a week. Has different shocks, springs, sway bars and a aluminum rear brace behind the rear bar for increased body stiffness. I drove one when they were new, and I wanted one. I took it through the Gorge (read, big variety of high and low speed corners) and the TRD couldn't be faulted by me. Yes, the traction control can be disabled for the current driving session via a complicated "pedal dance". No I haven't tried it. Would be a waste of time, as the things lights up no problem until TC kicks in. Just my two cents worth. One Man Quote:
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22-10-2024, 06:29 AM | #133 | ||
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The links I posted for you tube failed...I'll try that again...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAmFQBmbErYCheers,One Man
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22-10-2024, 06:34 AM | #134 | ||
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and...how to disable the traction control One Man
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