JD's new car - EA Falcon

[JoshsVX]

mum used to have an EA Fairmont Ghia, to be honest when we first got it (1997) it was a pretty cushy car, but after a few years everything fell apart - the exhaust fell off (fell off its bracket so hung loosly), ALL power windows stopped working (at diff times), clock stopped, boot no longer opened, remote c/l stuffed up, car alarm randomly went off so had to disconnect it, n it literally needed an oil refill every week! (our driveway turned black). So then mum sold it for a VT.
Not saying it will happen to u, it obviously went past its use-by date. it was a nice car n all, in fact i wanted to buy it for my first car, until it fell to bits.
Good luck man

 

[JD]

dad has had to replace A LOT of the little things like that, good thing is though that it doesn't have pwr windows, i hate pwr windows with a passion ( unless they always work, which most don't )

 

[14secvp]

the EA had suspension issues to they dont handle too well the issues were corrected in the EB version

 

[greenfoam]

multipoint ea manual will slaughter a vn auto, they hammer.

Put some good diff gears in them and they'll go even harder.

I used to work with a guy that had a mint one and my old VN V6 could take it to 100 comfortably so I wouldn't say they hammer another guy had a EF auto and it was pretty much the same in acceleration as the EA MPI manual s pack this was a nightly ritual after work as we pulled onto a highway to come home. All fun and games untill I bought my VP and then a girl brang her boyfreinds 12 second Torana to work and gave me a hiding with it

 

[adam69]

That would have hurt.

 

[Billo55]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA an ecotec in a ford omfg don't even bother
For one the ford 6 is far better....i know a guy thats running a gt35 turbo, aftermarket computer, intercooler and a few other bits a pieces on a STOCK eb series 1 motor making 526rwhp....blown 3 transmissions but the engine is fine after 18 months with stock internals.....INSANE

 

[simc]

I have owned an EA for 7 years now, as a daily driver. Back in my P plate days, I did a fair bit of playing around with it. Along with most of the guys in the E-series club (eafalcon.com) we did some pretty straight forward mods to these cars to get them hauling butt. With a multipoint ea engine, exhaut and manual, with the manual spec. or xr6 diff, the are happy to run a mid-low 15se 1/4, and fry the rubber for as long as you like.

I went a little further, and with a nice cam, mild head work (at home in garage), and the EL manifold, she ran in the 14's down the 1/4 for years... and thats with a bottom end that did 300,000km... did I mention it was a ghia (heavy) with the LPG tank?? All this with a standard fuel system, and no computer tune, just a mix and match of EA-EL parts, and a few goodies.

Most of the guys now run 13-14 sec 1/4 with a fresh engine and some more serious headwork, with a tune.

Your car could make a nice sleeper!!

 

[AttaBoy]

I used to own an EA. That thing got torque!!!!!

 

[nugatory]

along the track i'd like to put a ecotec in it, something different.

Not a good idea if you're tight on money Bit of a complete screw around but it's exactly what that car needs - a V6. The EA's are actually a pretty well balanced car and a lot of fun to drive - but that's where it ends.

Too many memories of them painted orange or yellow as ex taxi's. Hurry up and get another Holden

 

[JD]

I gots a job this week, but when i get it going im selling it, i want to get another VP again