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Old 23-12-2011, 08:06 PM   #1
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Red face The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

Hi all,

Was just flipping around on ebay and came across an XE Falcon with a difference.

See link below;

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/XE-ford-f...item2a1765269d

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Old 23-12-2011, 08:08 PM   #2
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

WTF! Why?
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Old 23-12-2011, 08:09 PM   #3
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Interesting conversion..........
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Old 23-12-2011, 08:13 PM   #4
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

guy at my work had a diesel fitted to his falcon, in place of the original V8...

basically, he needed an economical car, and it was cheaper to put that engine in it and run it, than it was to put the car on LPG...
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Old 23-12-2011, 08:25 PM   #5
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

diesel converted falcon were quite common back home in the 90s, with diesel being around 50c a litre cheaper, and cheap jap import parts available easily it was a popular conversion.

ld28's were one of the more common conversions in to xd/e's, and a good well set up turbo diesel absolutely decimates a stock crossy lol, while costing half as much to run.
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Old 23-12-2011, 08:34 PM   #6
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Its probably more powerful and efficient than the original motor :p
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Old 23-12-2011, 08:55 PM   #7
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

I also recall the celica gearbox is a pretty tough gear box.
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Old 23-12-2011, 08:56 PM   #8
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

Got to say that I remember at about that time I caught an XD taxi and the driver told me that it had been fitted with the 4 cyl diesel motor, cool but a bit of a slug if I remember.
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Old 23-12-2011, 08:58 PM   #9
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I also recall the celica gearbox is a pretty tough gear box.
correct, been fitted behind many 6s/8s and turbos quite happily.
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Old 23-12-2011, 09:23 PM   #10
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

If it was a turbo diesel ???
It would perform quite well ..
Especially on open road..
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Old 23-12-2011, 09:31 PM   #11
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

Don't look to be turbo , be economical though .not my cup of tea though
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Old 23-12-2011, 09:37 PM   #12
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

Um so FoMoCo Aus...when ya gonna drop the 2.7 litre territory donk into the falcon? Surely a copy paste job...
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Old 23-12-2011, 09:48 PM   #13
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The engines worth more than the starting price.
Diesel Falcon - been saying it for years.
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Old 23-12-2011, 09:59 PM   #14
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

I'd say that the owner felt that diesel was the way to go when they started phasing out leaded fuel. Good idea well ahead of it's time. Motor would outlive the vehicle.
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Old 23-12-2011, 10:52 PM   #15
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

i have heard and seen a few diesel falcons around in the `80s. mostly XDs.
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Old 23-12-2011, 10:55 PM   #16
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

The thing would sound like a 1960's bus.
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Old 24-12-2011, 01:16 AM   #17
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

mmm , i wonder what the regs are and how hard it would be to get registered in Victoria? i like it, be nice for towin the van around cheaply.
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Old 24-12-2011, 02:48 AM   #18
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

Thats a 4.236 and in normally aspirated like it is it would be an absolute slug .
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Old 24-12-2011, 09:04 AM   #19
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Thats a 4.236 and in normally aspirated like it is it would be an absolute slug .
And i dont think performance was the goal either.
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Old 24-12-2011, 09:32 AM   #20
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perkins.. very slow and leak lots of oil.....
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Old 25-12-2011, 09:48 PM   #21
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Default Re: The real first 4 cylinder falcon!!!!

Even though its a 4 potter its still a bigger capacity than a 250.
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