suitable engine

Post by **rockrover** » Mon May 22, 2006 11:40 am

I own a shorty mk and was wondering does any1 do a kit for a 4L falcon engine to fit the mk gbox i want to go for the 6 as the 8 would chew too much juice and i like the sound and relative power from the injected 6s has any1 had any expirience or kno how on this subject or could give me another engine option as i still have the L24 in my old girl and has showed just recently its just not up to the task
Cheers Bourkey

Post by **rockrover** » Tue May 23, 2006 3:02 pm

im looking into an el gfalcon injected 6 cyl hav been quoted a price with loom comuter and all other relavent gear to be a running engine at 950bucks that doesnt seem too hight to me i just need to kno weather or not any body makes a conversion kit for the patrol mk for the falcon engine
Cheers Bourkey

Post by **chimpboy** » Tue May 23, 2006 3:12 pm

rockrover wrote:im looking into an el gfalcon injected 6 cyl hav been quoted a price with loom comuter and all other relavent gear to be a running engine at 950bucks that doesnt seem too hight to me i just need to kno weather or not any body makes a conversion kit for the patrol mk for the falcon engine
Cheers Bourkey

Yes, Geoff Dellow does one: http://www.dellowauto.com.au/catalogue/ ... motive.pdf - page 23.

Price sounds good to me, make sure the computer is aftermarket or is modified to work around all the Ford smartlock garbage. Also make sure you get fuel pump and surge tank. Can't think what else.

The EF-EL straight six is a very underrated motor I reckon, you will probably get more performance out of it than most of the 5 litre commo V8s people pay bigger dollars for.

Power: 157kW at 4900rpm
Torque: 357Nm at 3000rpm

Second hand LPG gear out of a trashed taxi should be cheap too if you are interested in dual fuel economy.

I am interested in this set up so if you go ahead with it please post pics etc of your progress.

Also if you don't currently have a five-speed it might be a good time to upgrade the transmission as well. Just a thought!

Cheers,

Jason

Post by **MyGQ** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:33 pm

If you can afford it try and get a Ford E-Gas motor.

Pure LPG tuned cause it only runs on LPG

It would be a super engine if you got one

Post by **Brunsy** » Tue May 23, 2006 9:02 pm

Have u considered a 280xz engine theyre worth nothing and bloody strong, then hunt down some L28 turbo manifolds, i have seen a few lately on forums. Then an old microtech to run the show. Might be a cheeper option.

Post by **rockrover** » Wed May 24, 2006 4:33 am

hey thanks for that info chimpboy the reason i wanted a ford six i kno they hav huge potential and i wanted injection to stop my high angle flooding of the old carb just 1 qs can i use the ford computer or do i need an aftermarket comp...also i am currently in the proccess of buying a mk 5sp and a set of 33s so it should all be sweet buy the time i get my engine...couple o months id say...also sourcing some gq axels for an axel swap and soa conversion and move the back axel back 6-8 inches ..well thats the plan just need the dosh now
Cheers Bourkey

Post by **rockrover** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:23 am

just rang dellow auto and he quoted me for the addapter kit $1100 now i dont kno weather thats high or low but its not cheap ..either way itl be a lill while b4 i go and do this conversion perhaps ill just slowly get all the gear and put it all to gether and take my truck off the road for a few days and do it all in 1 fowl swoop ...neways thanks for all the info ill keep yas updated as tax time is coming up and that might be where she all goes
Cheers Bourkey

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