13 seconds for $1,300 - EL Falcon

**Sorted** · 30-04-2011, 07:01 PM

I was going to add this series of youtubube vids about this car but never got around to it but some one did all the work on fordmods for me so i just copy & pasted - great videos - DYI style - ORSM

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Originally Posted by bry40l

ive been following this bloke on youtube for a while now with his el falcon, hes made 9 episodes "13s for 1300" which was a competition someone started on another forum, hes managed to buy the car, take the dead weight out of it, fit some gears nos, exhaust etc and run it down the quarter, i think it was a good thing to follow and pickup on how to make a cheap racecar if you cant afford much, just thought i would post up the vids here for anyone else who hasent seen it to watch
1.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFGu4RijlZM
2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ophR_0HWo1o
3.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1lJomqHniU
4.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXiwHCRSFWw
5.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOa_yVwYXXI
6.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WxplAWQf7A
7.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqChfTq6TyQ
8. part1.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSkfmeTDW-c
part2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty_HLxoxtMM

the end results
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZGiFYxzGMI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnEV_a8fy0s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04PYAA5PHeY

EFJay · 30-04-2011, 07:55 PM

great vids, just finished the whole lot.

XRGhia · 30-04-2011, 07:59 PM

http://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11307543

That's his thread if anyone wants to read about it

**Sorted** · 02-05-2011, 01:11 PM

Pretty sure you will be able to see this car at the AFF Drag Nationals at Heathcote on 10th & 11th June, 2011

Thanks for the linky to the build thread

pcman · 02-05-2011, 01:23 PM

theres a few cars trying for the 13's for 1300
http://performanceforums.com/forums/...splay.php?f=69

this was my favorite but they scrapped it and are fitting the xr6t into a sigma :(
http://performanceforums.com/forums/...php?t=67262884

**Sorted** · 02-05-2011, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by pcman

theres a few cars trying for the 13's for 1300
http://performanceforums.com/forums/...splay.php?f=69

lol there is stax of them - thanks for the link

If only they would all go to Heathcote on the same day lol

blownvn · 07-11-2011, 09:50 PM

Just discovered this thread while looking around the e-series stuff.

Glad you all liked the videos. Still debating whether to move the car on or just keep it to haul out to the track whenever I get the urge.

Still got that XR6 head to fit and been thinking about a converter as well. Any other budget orientated stuff I should try?

pcman · 07-11-2011, 10:07 PM

bigger nos jets fry the 1/4 time or fry the engine

**Sorted** · 07-11-2011, 11:21 PM

Well you can only sell it for $1,300 lol

Your car rocks - very impressed.

The vids are cool & I have referred ppl to them when thinking about changing diff gears themselves and how to remove the sound deadener

Xr6 has bigger valves so should help with a better 1/4 mile time - you can give the ports a tickle as well

blownvn · 07-11-2011, 11:48 PM

I don't suppose anyone has any porting templates for SOHC heads?

**Sorted** · 08-11-2011, 12:03 AM

Match Porting is a good start - that's easy enough........

trick_xd · 08-11-2011, 10:04 AM

I spent less then 500 on my EL and done 13 s easy

BUT I did have a engine I built a few years ago that cost me 800 - 900 back then

trick_xd · 08-11-2011, 10:06 AM

And that's N/A as well

If your going to run nos then you need a few little " tweaks" to your motor
But first get yourself a VL fuel pump and that will get ya nos up to 150hp and on a stock motor that's all you would ever want to run

blownvn · 08-11-2011, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by trick_xd

I spent less then 500 on my EL and done 13 s easy

BUT I did have a engine I built a few years ago that cost me 800 - 900 back then

What did you do to it to run 13s for $500?

The engine is coping with a 125hp shot at the moment pretty easy with the standard fuel pump, but I'd like to throw it on a dyno and see what the air/fuel is doing at high rpm.

trick_xd · 10-11-2011, 11:50 AM

Sorted ^^ up there told me about your links when you where doing it .. So I did some of what you did to the body and stripped it ... The rest is just a motor
I built the motor myself as a stock build .. But I ported the head heaps And got a decent cam

Years ago I used to run a EL on LPG ... Then I put nos to it ... I had some fun

blownvn · 10-11-2011, 01:25 PM

Might have to try porting this XR6 head if there's that big a gain in it.

trick_xd · 11-11-2011, 11:50 PM

there is a huge gain in doing head work .
I have been building these motors since they come out and been doing cylinder heads since XFs

**Sorted** · 12-11-2011, 12:29 AM

Yep - Trick knows his stuff - he built my head for my car - wpn head I call it

blownvn · 12-11-2011, 09:34 PM

any tips?

trick_xd · 14-11-2011, 03:41 PM

any tips hey . . . .

1 . Be nice to your mother and your wife
2 . Dont smoke in bed
3 . Dont wast your money doing things 2 or 3 times over
4 . Be carefull or dont touch it
5 . Call or PM me and I will help ya a bit