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[kayak351]

Hiya,

I have an EL Futura 1998, 4.0 Litre auto with the following mods:

1) Pedders upgraded suspension, including 35mm lowered springs, Sports
Ryder shocks, poly bushes, caster/camber kit;
2) Pacemaker (mandrel bend) extractors, 2.5" exhaust with hi-flow cat;
3) Upgraded brakes front and rear;
4) BA XR6T cold-air intake and K&N filter;
5) Rebuilt (stock) 4 spd auto;
6) New 17" mags and 245 tyres;
7) New stereo head unit (with USB port) and speakers;
8) New Dizzy, plugs, leads and ignition module; and
9) 'Clear' tail lights (they look really good!!) and a new windscreen.

I also have the car booked-in for a dyno tune and custom chip in two weeks.

I'd prefer not to have to 'open' the engine and so I was thinking of a CAPA supercharger kit ($6000 for the kit). Has anyone installed one of these kits on their 6 cylinder car?

As the EL Futura has the ugliest 'face' of all the falcon iterations of that era, I want to change the front for that of an EF/EL Fairmont or XR. Will I need to swap bonnets, grills, and guards?

My clock has stopped working. I can still see the time very dimly displayed in certain lights, but I want to have it fixed. Does this sound like a common problem, and if so, how much would cost to repair?

Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated.

cheers

[webby_191189]

Just a little bit of advice with your auto. If you do put a supercharger on it you may want to toughen it up. As for finding if any has a supercharger just run a search in the workshop builds

[webby_191189]

Silly me i forgot Rymers has a superchardged six

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...t=supercharger

[Kenaz]

Originally Posted by kayak351

My clock has stopped working. I can still see the time very dimly displayed in certain lights, but I want to have it fixed. Does this sound like a common problem, and if so, how much would cost to repair?

It probably just needs a new globe, mate.

If I were you I would track down a trip computer and throw that in. There are some how to guides on the net. Can't imagine you would pay more than $100 for one.

[Rmyers]

Originally Posted by kayak351

I'd prefer not to have to 'open' the engine and so I was thinking of a CAPA supercharger kit ($6000 for the kit). Has anyone installed one of these kits on their 6 cylinder car?

Yup i have, althought the only real thing that remains from the kit is the blower and bracket :/, so i don't know how good the rest of the kit is. The brackets top notch tho :P