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TOKEN profile, 1988 Ford Telstar TX5 AT 2.2L Turbo

turbo_boy Newbie Group: Members Posts: 40 Member No.: 512 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Jun 30 2005, 12:49 PM Where did u find a box from, caus im currently looking around for a second hand or reco one thanks heaps TX5_turbo15 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Member No.: 2439 Status: Offline Posted:Jun 30 2005, 09:47 PM i live in WA and they are really scarce (anywhere in australia i guess) but a place called, Uniparts in Welshpool (W.A) and yeah they have a range of tx5 parts, i dont know if they have another gear box or not but always worth a call... the problem with tx5 gearboxes is that.. they dont have 2 shaft bearings, they only have one situated inside the actual box connected to the shaft, the shaft at the other end is by itself and if it has no oil in it destroys it and slowly wears away, listen to ur car while it is idleing and if u can hear a faint whistle put ur clutch in and if it goes away that means ur box is about to go... thats probably the only way to tell without dropping the box all together turbo_boy Newbie Group: Members Posts: 40 Member No.: 512 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Jul 1 2005, 12:15 PM yeah i know that shhhhhhhhh sound wen the clutch is out, the only box i could find was in Nsw, $1400, hope its not another dud.. TX5_turbo15 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Member No.: 2439 Status: Offline Posted:Jul 1 2005, 10:58 PM if u can hear that shhhhhh sound, ur car is gonna start jumping out of gear soon and then u will really notice it. that gearbox for $1400 is too expensive unless they are gonna fit it too which then isnt too bad. but depending if u live in another state then i guess u cant really fit it can u and the price is way too expensive... lets just hope some poor bastard wrecks his this weekend hey? TX5_turbo15 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Member No.: 2439 Status: Offline Posted:Jul 1 2005, 10:59 PM if u can hear that shhhhhh sound, ur car is gonna start jumping out of gear soon and then u will really notice it. that gearbox for $1400 is too expensive unless they are gonna fit it too which then isnt too bad. but depending if u live in another state then i guess u cant really fit it can u and the price is way too expensive... lets just hope some poor bastard wrecks his this weekend hey? MR.TRBO Occasional Poster Group: Members Posts: 84 Member No.: 2416 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Aug 9 2005, 04:39 PM hey man i was wondering if you could show me or send sum pics of your cooler pipes please. TOKEN Occasional Poster Group: Members Posts: 52 Member No.: 2277 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Aug 10 2005, 11:30 AM sorry dude i cant at the moment its all getting redone, my Turbo blow on the weekend so its in the shop at the moment gettting a GT28 RS BB turbo and all new piping done. but when i've got it back i'll definatly be putting photos up dont worry. natas-tx5 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Member No.: 3552 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Aug 22 2005, 01:41 AM hey bro thats a sweet as ride love wat u done to it looks like u put alot of money n hard work in to it TOKEN Occasional Poster Group: Members Posts: 52 Member No.: 2277 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Aug 23 2005, 03:19 PM Alittle to much money now. starting to think whether it was worth it on such a old car qiktelstar Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Member No.: 3570 Status: Offline Posted:Aug 24 2005, 06:13 PM is it possible 2 fit a cooler with less height so it fits without cutting into bumper..by puttin it in front of electric fan as i dont want my car to be anything other than stock 2 look at TOKEN Occasional Poster Group: Members Posts: 52 Member No.: 2277 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Aug 25 2005, 04:10 PM you can put the coolers in, but you will have to take out the those fans to get it to fit. but then that will affect your air con because those fans are for the air con condenser(i think) so the only other alturnative would be to cut the bumper. qiktelstar Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Member No.: 3570 Status: Offline Posted:Aug 27 2005, 08:31 PM yeah i am gonna fuck the air con off it doesnt work anyway so its goneskies sparkieX5 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Member No.: 3595 Status: Offline Posted:Aug 30 2005, 09:11 PM i have the same model, standard atm. where u get the exhaust ? looks awesome! mine is identical in looks except ur mods. r there any cruises for our beloved cars ? TOKEN Occasional Poster Group: Members Posts: 52 Member No.: 2277 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Aug 31 2005, 01:45 PM in perth theres not alot for just our cars. i got my exhaust for $500 turbo back from balcatta carline mufflers. my car might be for sale soon, with everything seen here. havent decided yet. i might be getting a R32 GTR. qiktelstar Newbie Group: Members Posts: 7 Member No.: 3570 Status: Offline Posted:Sep 1 2005, 08:42 PM 4 a power upgrade is there a motor that fits into engine bay without 2 much headache that is easier 2 extract power from zorb_rules Forum Junkie Group: Members Posts: 322 Member No.: 1812 Car Profile: Available Status: Offline Posted:Sep 1 2005, 10:09 PM yep the FE3 DOHC the f2t bit sister wasnt available in oz but was in new zealand ,canada, japan and a few other places..theres quite a few in oz now and cost about 900-1200 for the full setup including ecu's etc...althoguh would be ebst to use aftermarket. These engines arent turbo's standard but can be turbo'd with great results!

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