Are EA's faster then EF-EL's

2kool4u · 27-10-2006, 12:02 AM

just reading through a thread asking what would beat a vn and found it interesting that the main car mentioned was an EA spac, but I've eaten any EA-ED (excluding xr's) thats ever lined me up in the EF.

just wondering what model should be faster

DEVL-XR · 27-10-2006, 12:04 AM

you'd think an ef over an ea, standard of course.
my eb xr6 kicked the living s h *t out of an ef futura the other day, my cars manual, his was auto.

2kool4u · 27-10-2006, 12:06 AM

yeah I have a futura, I've been eaten by xr6 manuals before lol

**Professor Farnsworth** · 27-10-2006, 12:07 AM

it's entirely down to how well the car was looked after, how many km's it has on it, what hidden mods are done, if it has a leaky head gasket, exhaust/muffler leaks, timing issues/bad plugs.. and what it had when it left the factory, since there are variances between identical factory cars. Not easy to compare.

2kool4u · 27-10-2006, 12:09 AM

say they were both looked after really well, service regularly and such, what would you expect to be quicker?

Paddyboy · 27-10-2006, 12:27 AM

my mate just bought an ea s pack, only mods are exhaust and recoed head and it actually goes pretty good, its manual. I have an El xr6 man with only exhaust mods and he defenitly keeps up with me.

T_Terror · 27-10-2006, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Paddyboy

my mate just bought an ea s pack, only mods are exhaust and recoed head and it actually goes pretty good, its manual. I have an El xr6 man with only exhaust mods and he defenitly keeps up with me.

That isnt my old car is it? The old girl went pretty hard.

Youll find the EAs are a fair whack lighter than the later model Eseries, so an EA with a manual and a good driver will row past most falcons easy.

Didnt they do like mid 15s stock? pull off the exhaust and add a CAI and youre hitting high 14s with decent tyres.

**Professor Farnsworth** · 27-10-2006, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by T_Terror

..pull off the exhaust and add a CAI and youre hitting high 14s with decent tyres.

that's a bold statement

T_Terror · 27-10-2006, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by fantz

that's a bold statement

Comon lets not start with this again.

I pulled a 15.3 with bald tyres. a singel-spinner and those mods (if you could call it that) and my engine wasnt exactly fresh.

I was tempted to keep the car for another month or so and get the numbers but really, who cares.

Then theres oneredED who pulled a 15.6 with an extra 200kg on board (ED, gas gear and he carries his bed in the car cause hes a bum :monkes: ) a blocket exhaust, and an inlet restrictor.

EFFalcon · 27-10-2006, 12:50 AM

big difference between 'could' and actually doing it.
fact is until it happens, it really is a bold statement

but yes, the potential is there.

T_Terror · 27-10-2006, 12:52 AM

true that.

can anyone really be bothered?

Id still rather an EF anyday.

SwarvJarv · 27-10-2006, 02:19 PM

ef/el 6cyl stock auto, will ussually be beaten by EA-ED 5speed manual...mabey stock but for sure with minor mods(exhast)......v8 are a diferent story...

needaXYGT · 27-10-2006, 04:12 PM

yeh EA 5spd 3.9ltr MPI are decent. one beat my dads AU tickford VCT 4spd auto. but hey, AU autos are slow.

FairmontEL · 27-10-2006, 07:26 PM

didnt stock ea t5's run low 15's stock when they were new? i think the main thing is the manual really.. ef-el xr's run decent times with t5's too

needaXYGT · 27-10-2006, 09:09 PM

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didnt stock ea t5's run low 15's stock when they were new? i think the main thing is the manual really.. ef-el xr's run decent times with t5's too

they should too. does anyone know if the gear ratio is simular to the EA t5?

XR8-260 · 27-10-2006, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 2kool4u

say they were both looked after really well, service regularly and such, what would you expect to be quicker?

Check an old wheels mag for the specs. The only way for an accurate comparison would be to compare to two brand new cars. As the others have mentioned it would be hard to find two cars to compare (nowadays) of the same condition.

Christiaan · 27-10-2006, 09:41 PM

ea s are heapz fazter dan efs els. duh

SB4 · 27-10-2006, 11:37 PM

Wheels had run a 15.5 down the quarter with a 5 speed MPI EA S-Pac(red one ;)) back in the days, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Sam

penrith_panther · 27-10-2006, 11:43 PM

even if EA's are faster aren't they one of the krappiest falcons of all time anyway? Atleast according to wikipedia they r

oneredED · 27-10-2006, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by T_Terror

Then theres oneredED who pulled a 15.6 with an extra 200kg on board (ED, gas gear and he carries his bed in the car cause hes a bum)

**** off boss. I wouldn't be a bum if you payed me more you scrooge... :P

Face it man, your bomb of a car was a freak. I don't reckon other EA's would do the same time with the same mods. I agree though, your "mods" were more like "broken stuff I didnt fix". I'll put my credibility on the line here (not that I have ANY lol) and say your car would have definately pulled a 14.9 with some better tires and an LSD, and I don't think that's typical of an EA S-pac.

penrith_panther · 28-10-2006, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by oneredED

**** off boss. I wouldn't be a bum if you payed me more you scrooge... :P

Face it man, your bomb of a car was a freak. I don't reckon other EA's would do the same time with the same mods. I agree though, your "mods" were more like "broken stuff I didnt fix". I'll put my credibility on the line here (not that I have ANY lol) and say your car would have definately pulled a 14.9 with some better tires and an LSD, and I don't think that's typical of an EA S-pac.

damn i wish the EB II 's had the same digital odometers as the EDs :( my 1 stopped ticking few mnths back

private9 · 29-10-2006, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by penrith_panther

damn i wish the EB II 's had the same digital odometers as the EDs :( my 1 stopped ticking few mnths back

And the random post of the day goes to....

Psycho Chicken · 29-10-2006, 01:35 AM

It doesn't even make any sense. No EBII or ED had the digital dash.

penrith_panther · 29-10-2006, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Psycho Chicken

It doesn't even make any sense. No EBII or ED had the digital dash.

really? i just assumed the ed's did just by onereded's avatar

penrith_panther · 29-10-2006, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by private9

And the random post of the day goes to....

damn where do u get the time to read every single post put up 2day?

Psycho Chicken · 29-10-2006, 03:49 AM

That's an EF cluster.

XRated · 29-10-2006, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Psycho Chicken

That's an EF cluster.

If you look closely, it's an ED Series III cluster.

efgiar · 29-10-2006, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by XRated

If you look closely, it's an ED Series III cluster.

bahahahahaha

andrewts · 29-10-2006, 10:36 AM

Haha, I like that. :P

mcflux · 29-10-2006, 11:33 AM

And analogue at that.