Australian Max w/pics
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Australian Max w/pics
Hey guys im a bit of a n00b in here just postin in here to show u guys my new ride. any comments would be appreciated....
Take it easy...
http://www.geocities.com/onbarics/dadsmax.jpg
Take it easy...
http://www.geocities.com/onbarics/dadsmax.jpg
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yo sorry i seemed to had posted the wrong link on the above post but this one works so enjoy.....
http://www.geocities.com/onbarics/DadsMax.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/onbarics/DadsMax.jpg
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It appears to be a standard Maxima ST-R sold in Australia/New Zealand, 167kw, comes with factory 17's, bodykit, and interior upgrades IIRC, Not very quick unfortunately, due to maxima's not having the VQ35 or manual tranny option down here.
main competition comes from:
Mitsi Magna VRX - fwd/4wd, sohc 3.5L v6 N/A 163kw, 5spd auto. faster/bigger/nicer drive apparently
Ford Falcon XR6 - rwd, dohc 4litre inline 6 N/A, 180kw, 5spd auto, also bigger/newer/nicer drive
holden commodore - rwd, GM 3.8 V6 from the US? 15x?kw bigger, slow, not as good.
just thought you might be interested :]
fortunately for New Zealanders it is extremely easy to get your hands on an R34 GT-T skyline :], or any of the skyline family for that matter.
main competition comes from:
Mitsi Magna VRX - fwd/4wd, sohc 3.5L v6 N/A 163kw, 5spd auto. faster/bigger/nicer drive apparently
Ford Falcon XR6 - rwd, dohc 4litre inline 6 N/A, 180kw, 5spd auto, also bigger/newer/nicer drive
holden commodore - rwd, GM 3.8 V6 from the US? 15x?kw bigger, slow, not as good.
just thought you might be interested :]
fortunately for New Zealanders it is extremely easy to get your hands on an R34 GT-T skyline :], or any of the skyline family for that matter.
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Originally Posted by Regime
Doesn't the Commodore also have the 360HP LS6 as an option?
not extremely fast however, weight counts against it.
faster would be the HSV commodores with 300kw versions of the same engine.
ford also has v8 options for the falcon. 235kw twin cam, three valve 5litre or 260&290kw 5.6 v8 four valve.
The best of the lot however is the Falcon XR6 Turbo, 4 litre twin cam turbo running low ~6psi boost, putting out 240kw in stock form. Lighter and more balanced than the v8's it recently was awarded local performance car of the year. Very nice cars.
Heres a pic so you get the idea
Originally Posted by BadKarma99-4spd
would anyone care to teach a public schooled american what kw stands for and how it compares to horse power?
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kw or kilowatts is the metric measure for horsepower.
to get hp from kw multiply by 1.341
to get kw from hp multiply by 0.7455
that would make the standard XR6 turbo 322hp.
I have a friend in melbourne in a ford club and a guy there wound the boost up to 15psi and added a 50 shot of NOS to it, and it dyno'ed at just over 350kw (470hp)
to get hp from kw multiply by 1.341
to get kw from hp multiply by 0.7455
that would make the standard XR6 turbo 322hp.
I have a friend in melbourne in a ford club and a guy there wound the boost up to 15psi and added a 50 shot of NOS to it, and it dyno'ed at just over 350kw (470hp)
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Logan91VE
Yes that is correct, but i have only had the car for less than a few weeks now, but there seems to be a lack of places in melbourne that will modify maximas. so i guess most parts will have to come in from the states
... anyway thanks heaps for the comments guys
take it easy....
Yes that is correct, but i have only had the car for less than a few weeks now, but there seems to be a lack of places in melbourne that will modify maximas. so i guess most parts will have to come in from the states
... anyway thanks heaps for the comments guys take it easy....
Originally Posted by Logan91VE
theres a v8 option yes with 260 odd kw, its LS1 genIII i believe.
not extremely fast however, weight counts against it.
faster would be the HSV commodores with 300kw versions of the same engine.
ford also has v8 options for the falcon. 235kw twin cam, three valve 5litre or 260&290kw 5.6 v8 four valve.
The best of the lot however is the Falcon XR6 Turbo, 4 litre twin cam turbo running low ~6psi boost, putting out 240kw in stock form. Lighter and more balanced than the v8's it recently was awarded local performance car of the year. Very nice cars.
Heres a pic so you get the idea
not extremely fast however, weight counts against it.
faster would be the HSV commodores with 300kw versions of the same engine.
ford also has v8 options for the falcon. 235kw twin cam, three valve 5litre or 260&290kw 5.6 v8 four valve.
The best of the lot however is the Falcon XR6 Turbo, 4 litre twin cam turbo running low ~6psi boost, putting out 240kw in stock form. Lighter and more balanced than the v8's it recently was awarded local performance car of the year. Very nice cars.
Heres a pic so you get the idea
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