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14-07-2005, 10:52 PM
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Oops, I slipped....
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Hey all
During a chat on IRC, we came up with the idea of making a thread up regarding the amount of mistakes that Street Machine have printed in their 4 'Australia's Toughest Fords' magazines, then e-mail them with the mistakes (and our URL ;) ). A couple from the newest one in the EF-EL buyers guide. - 'The EF featured improvements such as engine fans (on the sixes)' what about the 8's? - The ELII has improved cylinder heads to the series I... - The crank angle sensor in EL 6's can give trouble.. Never heard if it myself. Keep the ball rolling... 
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14-07-2005, 10:56 PM
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haha crank angle on el6's... isnt that the dizzy??
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14-07-2005, 10:58 PM
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Two > One
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good reason to keep the EEC is the AU VCT. Next to a pic of a BBM butterfly switch.
Bucketloads of errors.
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15-07-2005, 05:49 PM
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The thread is back guys!
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15-07-2005, 06:07 PM
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i thought that replacement for the HO upper with twin throttle bodies was a good laugh. considering its the lower that is the restriction. and the setup cost over 2k as well, you could have a top of the line edelbrook or trickflow unit that replaces both upper and lower for well under that. it was disapointing they didnt give us a dyno graph of the fully sick twin throttle body setup, must have been good for about 2hp.
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15-07-2005, 06:36 PM
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by el2 heads they mean the au top end from the hybrid motors I assume?
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15-07-2005, 07:01 PM
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I'd be guessing so, sure it's not all ELII but whatever.
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15-07-2005, 07:04 PM
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15-07-2005, 07:23 PM
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Am I the only one who noticed that twin TB set up doesn't have EGR or an ISC? Love to do a code check on that. Stock MAF? What the hell are they thinking? That manifold has to be all **** factor.
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15-07-2005, 07:59 PM
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Yep i saw the 55mm MAF and laughed my *** off. Oh well. Mabey we need to let them know whats going on in there EF/L write up, and even offer to provide some info if nead be.
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15-07-2005, 08:03 PM
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Some of the BS ya read is unbelievable. But most is info they get from the car owners. AND if the car owner talks BS the BS get's printed.
I do agree though, some extra reseach wouldn't hurt, especially as SM amd other mag's are used as bibles for car enthusiests. I bought every one for years and have kept them in A1 and used to use them as reference material.
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16-07-2005, 01:46 AM
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Turbo Dinosaur FTMFW
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good to see the threads back on track....
i've spoken to soooo many people that tell me things i know are wrong, but they wont believe me when i correct them, because they read it in street machine (or similar) |
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Mistakes in Street Machine - Ford Magazines...
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