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Old 01-08-2017, 08:13 PM   #1
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Exclamation AU Falcon 0-100

Tried uploading this to another thread, to no avail. Performance hampered by restrictive LPG mixer and overall condition of vehicle, but good for a laugh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9gZQVYaIY


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Old 02-08-2017, 03:32 PM   #2
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That is a good laugh!
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Old 02-08-2017, 04:44 PM   #3
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Was'nt designed to break 0-100 times.

A good AU i6 on LPG will easily do 500,000k's or more if driven and serviced properly and save quite alot on fuel costs also which helps pay for reg/insurance/maintenance.

No wonder the taxi co's loved them!

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my LPG FG manages a whoping 8.5s to 100
least its faster than my old mang mang VX
certainly not fast but loves the freeway and manages about $8.50 to cover 100km
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Old 02-08-2017, 07:40 PM   #5
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Haha cheers guys glad you like it.
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Old 02-08-2017, 08:00 PM   #6
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Nice, i think i have a 0-100 vid kicking around somewhere from my old au fairmont 6, i believe it was in the high 8s stock. Good old bangers
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my LPG FG manages a whoping 8.5s to 100
least its faster than my old mang mang VX
certainly not fast but loves the freeway and manages about $8.50 to cover 100km
As cheap to run as any of the new 4cyl petrol only cars.
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Old 03-08-2017, 12:19 AM   #8
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Default Re: AU Falcon 0-100

I think with the diff ratio in these ... and no rev cut .... you could achieve 100km/h in first gear in these.

May or may not have tried this in my old AUII EGAS ute .... and BFII EGAS ute

Love the one-tyre fire from it .... LOL
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Old 04-08-2017, 07:28 PM   #9
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As cheap to run as any of the new 4cyl petrol only cars.
Yes, without any of the features and style many new cars come with today...
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G'day , In 1976 the Jaguar XJC 4.2 litre used to do 0-60 in the 9's and that was considered pretty good according to Wheeler Dealers I was watching the other night. Pretty quick for the time . A bit over two decades on I think the petrol AU was quoted at 8.2 seconds to 0-100 which would be about 62 mph with the 4.0 SOHC donk.
These are interesting vids .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH3z...?v=fH3zl3Aclj0
The first one was a dual fuel example running on petrol , it wasn't full throttle by any means but check the odometer for the real reason why so many of us love the dear old AU .
712,850 reasons why is that. This one was the AU XR6 VCT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jck3WI3PKUk . Not too shabby really.
There was a AU as a taxi that was up over 650 , 000 when they retired it. The bloke who bought it , a former taxi driver has so far added another 300,000 and apparently she's still going strong as of not too long ago.
The V8's are awesome , the Barra sixes are too but so many of us know just how darn amazing the SOHC 4.0 is when it comes to longevity and reliability.
Cheers Rod.

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