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<blockquote data-quote="Falc'man" data-source="post: 13046057" data-attributes="member: 67866"><p>"Mother Nature"? I personally prefer "Lady Wakehurst", and so I gladly waved goodbye at all 15km of Mother Nature as I drove through. Boy this car is fun. Clay, so sorry you missed this one. The harder I pushed the more confident I became. It conquered the Koni section and did so in style. Named the Koni section for it's not-so-smooth black top, a section of road, about 3kms long, that can bite and literally make you hug Mother Nature. The Koni section is where the heroes slow down, they back off because they drive racecars and their suspensions are too stiff. Well, stiff, the G6E totally annihilated this section. In the end Zach had many excuses. "Oh, my tyres, they're new but they're not good. Oh, I had to pull over and check the wheel nuts, ohh, it felt like my wheels were coming off.". He couldn't make it the following week. Unfair comparison, though, he only had a VX SS Commodore.</p><p> </p><p> Ultimately this car understeers at the limit, which is what you want in a passenger vehicle. Prior to that though it's very neutral, the balance is unlike any other Falcon - so much less mass over the front is the reason, and you certainly feel the better weight distribution over the six cylinder Falcons, leaving the car feeling very sharp in change of directions. Very composed through long sweepers and I'm not talking about the ones with smooth surfaces.</p><p> If there's one complaint I have in all of this it's the steering; a little too light for me and lacking a little feel compared to previous FGs I've driven. The brakes in day to day driving are excellent, but they're not racetrack grade but they weren't meant to be. They did work very well through the mountains, offering good bite and feel. After all the punishment they still have a long life ahead of them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]460793[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p> Then I took it to the strip. I was very excited about going and I had a great time, especially since I haven't been in God knows how long. Many guys came and had a look and many also asked questions, of which the most popular was "how does it go?". It goes good, but I'm here to find out exactly how good.</p><p> Two lanes of cars slowly rolling into the scrutineering shed a gentleman beside me was in a G6ET. Windows down we started chatting about both cars. He's had his car since buying it new in '08 but it was his first time at the drags. We actually ended up racing one another as well which was a good thing. Despite the fact he wheel spun and then mistimed his shifts he well and truly beat me as you would expect.</p><p> The Ecoboost surprised me, though. I knew it had good pace off the mark, thanks to the press' efforts earlier last year where they recorded 0-100km/h times of less than 7 seconds, but I didn't think it'd keep on pumping so hard to 150km/h. With the times it achieved it looked as though this four-banger won respect at the track.</p><p> The second run was also my last as I had to be home by 7pm. On both runs I went around the water - no skids to warm the tyres. Stav recommended that to me once. The first run the launch wasn't perfect, it broke traction ever so slightly. Harder to juggle than the atmo 6 where the power delivery is a little more controllable. The second run I was also conservative - didn't want to screw up my last and only run - so the power feed was adjusted and resulted in a slightly better 60' and subsequently a better quarter. Not by much though. </p><p> With more trialling, practice and experimentation there's a definite 14.3 on a good winter's night. All shifts were at 6000rpm. Peak power is at 5500rpm so there's nothing happening beyond 6000, although the factory limiter goes to 6500rpm. The car weighed in at 1806kg with me in it (I weigh about 100kg), and it had 3/4 tank of fuel. Tyres weren't messed around with and obviously nothing taken out of the car. With just a filter, tune and practice and I wouldn't be surprised if it dipped below 14.0.</p><p> </p><p> In the end I was really impressed with the outcome. To put it into perspective, this Ecoboost powered four cylinder Falcon accelerates as good as the more powerful six cylinder Falcons and Commodores of today. For reference, some will remember the days when we were battling to get the 6 cyl, non-turbo BAs below 15s. Not one was capable of doing so without extensive modifications. The BF Falcon of 2006 with better power than BA was the first ever naturally aspirated Falcon six to dip into the 14 second bracket in stock form.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]460794[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p> It was also booked it in for a dyno run at <a href="http://www.autotechengineering.com.au/" target="_blank"> Autotech Engineering</a> and as always Spiro was happy to oblige despite the fact he had cars double-parked on the street waiting to be worked on or dyno'ed. The result is a little higher than I anticipated but that's only because it had the 100 Octane fuel (the trees cried). My guesstimate would be mid 130s for 91 but in this case it almost nudged the 140rwkw mark. The first Barra 6s were the same - mid 130 to low 140rwkws. After the dyno run Spiro was quite enthusiastic about taking it for a drive. He was pleasantly surprised with it's performance - much better than he expected, "shocked" was how he described it to one of his employees.</p><p></p><p> As you can see the torque delivery is very good, very flat. To those that aren't initiated with torque and torque curves (Camry and SIDI V6 owners), "flat" is a good thing. It doesn't mean flat as in lethargic or lacking fizz. To say somethng has a flat torque-curve means you get the sensation you experience when taking off in a jumbo jet. That is felt on the road in the Ecoboost Falcon. This two litre turbo doesn't have the thrust of it's big brother, the 4 litre turbo found in the XR6T, G6E Turbo and the-even-more-powerful F6, but then again, nothing under $100k does either. First gear is gone very quickly, shifting at 6500rpm and quickly getting to 100+ at the end of 2nd gear. </p><p> Street racing is bad, and so therefore I don't street race. But, hypothetically speaking, and as an example only, a Gen 3 VX SS (hello Zac), would not beat this to 80. We're talking about 5.7 litre Chev powered 225kW V8 here! Beyond first gear, though, the power deficit at the top end of the rev range was (or would be - forgot this is a hypothetical) apparent; you go from a very good launch in 1st to a relatively mild experience heading towards the national speed limit at the top end of 2nd gear. By the way, you feel a much more direct and firm transition from 1st to 2nd using manual mode, and that's an experience I recommend to all, especially Camry and Hyundai drivers; their hearts may get a jump-start.</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]460795[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]460796[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Falc'man, post: 13046057, member: 67866"] "Mother Nature"? I personally prefer "Lady Wakehurst", and so I gladly waved goodbye at all 15km of Mother Nature as I drove through. Boy this car is fun. Clay, so sorry you missed this one. The harder I pushed the more confident I became. It conquered the Koni section and did so in style. Named the Koni section for it's not-so-smooth black top, a section of road, about 3kms long, that can bite and literally make you hug Mother Nature. The Koni section is where the heroes slow down, they back off because they drive racecars and their suspensions are too stiff. Well, stiff, the G6E totally annihilated this section. In the end Zach had many excuses. "Oh, my tyres, they're new but they're not good. Oh, I had to pull over and check the wheel nuts, ohh, it felt like my wheels were coming off.". He couldn't make it the following week. Unfair comparison, though, he only had a VX SS Commodore. Ultimately this car understeers at the limit, which is what you want in a passenger vehicle. Prior to that though it's very neutral, the balance is unlike any other Falcon - so much less mass over the front is the reason, and you certainly feel the better weight distribution over the six cylinder Falcons, leaving the car feeling very sharp in change of directions. Very composed through long sweepers and I'm not talking about the ones with smooth surfaces. If there's one complaint I have in all of this it's the steering; a little too light for me and lacking a little feel compared to previous FGs I've driven. The brakes in day to day driving are excellent, but they're not racetrack grade but they weren't meant to be. They did work very well through the mountains, offering good bite and feel. After all the punishment they still have a long life ahead of them. [ATTACH=full]460793[/ATTACH] Then I took it to the strip. I was very excited about going and I had a great time, especially since I haven't been in God knows how long. Many guys came and had a look and many also asked questions, of which the most popular was "how does it go?". It goes good, but I'm here to find out exactly how good. Two lanes of cars slowly rolling into the scrutineering shed a gentleman beside me was in a G6ET. Windows down we started chatting about both cars. He's had his car since buying it new in '08 but it was his first time at the drags. We actually ended up racing one another as well which was a good thing. Despite the fact he wheel spun and then mistimed his shifts he well and truly beat me as you would expect. The Ecoboost surprised me, though. I knew it had good pace off the mark, thanks to the press' efforts earlier last year where they recorded 0-100km/h times of less than 7 seconds, but I didn't think it'd keep on pumping so hard to 150km/h. With the times it achieved it looked as though this four-banger won respect at the track. The second run was also my last as I had to be home by 7pm. On both runs I went around the water - no skids to warm the tyres. Stav recommended that to me once. The first run the launch wasn't perfect, it broke traction ever so slightly. Harder to juggle than the atmo 6 where the power delivery is a little more controllable. The second run I was also conservative - didn't want to screw up my last and only run - so the power feed was adjusted and resulted in a slightly better 60' and subsequently a better quarter. Not by much though. With more trialling, practice and experimentation there's a definite 14.3 on a good winter's night. All shifts were at 6000rpm. Peak power is at 5500rpm so there's nothing happening beyond 6000, although the factory limiter goes to 6500rpm. The car weighed in at 1806kg with me in it (I weigh about 100kg), and it had 3/4 tank of fuel. Tyres weren't messed around with and obviously nothing taken out of the car. With just a filter, tune and practice and I wouldn't be surprised if it dipped below 14.0. In the end I was really impressed with the outcome. To put it into perspective, this Ecoboost powered four cylinder Falcon accelerates as good as the more powerful six cylinder Falcons and Commodores of today. For reference, some will remember the days when we were battling to get the 6 cyl, non-turbo BAs below 15s. Not one was capable of doing so without extensive modifications. The BF Falcon of 2006 with better power than BA was the first ever naturally aspirated Falcon six to dip into the 14 second bracket in stock form. [ATTACH=full]460794[/ATTACH] It was also booked it in for a dyno run at [url=http://www.autotechengineering.com.au/] Autotech Engineering[/url] and as always Spiro was happy to oblige despite the fact he had cars double-parked on the street waiting to be worked on or dyno'ed. The result is a little higher than I anticipated but that's only because it had the 100 Octane fuel (the trees cried). My guesstimate would be mid 130s for 91 but in this case it almost nudged the 140rwkw mark. The first Barra 6s were the same - mid 130 to low 140rwkws. After the dyno run Spiro was quite enthusiastic about taking it for a drive. He was pleasantly surprised with it's performance - much better than he expected, "shocked" was how he described it to one of his employees. As you can see the torque delivery is very good, very flat. To those that aren't initiated with torque and torque curves (Camry and SIDI V6 owners), "flat" is a good thing. It doesn't mean flat as in lethargic or lacking fizz. To say somethng has a flat torque-curve means you get the sensation you experience when taking off in a jumbo jet. That is felt on the road in the Ecoboost Falcon. This two litre turbo doesn't have the thrust of it's big brother, the 4 litre turbo found in the XR6T, G6E Turbo and the-even-more-powerful F6, but then again, nothing under $100k does either. First gear is gone very quickly, shifting at 6500rpm and quickly getting to 100+ at the end of 2nd gear. Street racing is bad, and so therefore I don't street race. But, hypothetically speaking, and as an example only, a Gen 3 VX SS (hello Zac), would not beat this to 80. We're talking about 5.7 litre Chev powered 225kW V8 here! Beyond first gear, though, the power deficit at the top end of the rev range was (or would be - forgot this is a hypothetical) apparent; you go from a very good launch in 1st to a relatively mild experience heading towards the national speed limit at the top end of 2nd gear. By the way, you feel a much more direct and firm transition from 1st to 2nd using manual mode, and that's an experience I recommend to all, especially Camry and Hyundai drivers; their hearts may get a jump-start. [ATTACH=full]460795[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]460796[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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