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Post #1
  28th February 2005 - 06:00 AM
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After 7 months of blood, sweat, skinned knuckles, late nights, early mornings, numerous parts and tools strength tested against concrete floors and brick walls and budget blow outs I can now say it’s all completed. My idea was to show as much attention to detail to both the engine and engine bay as I could, using all genuine Holden LS1 parts where I could, and to make it look more pleasing to the eye but still be 100% street legal. The only non genuine Holden factory parts on it from a VX SS are the following;- Water pump (Needed to use the U.S.A. first LS1 made water pump as it has a removable main pulley so it could be electroplated) Radiator (Used a VT series I V8 one as it’s identical and is pressurised so alleviates the need for the surge tank) All Pullies (Most are plastic and can not be electroplated so bought new ones with removable bearing etc) Air box & Filter (Purchased from Power Torque Q.L.D.) The block, heads, rocker covers, manifold, sump and all ancillaries are painted including oil filter, reservoirs, coils, injectors etc. Every single external nut, bolt, bracket, pulley are electroplated including K-Frame, sway bar, control arms, fuel rail, sump guard, injector clips, brake master and brake booster etc. ABS and throttle body are all highly polished as to the air conditioning metal components. Headers are ceramic coated. The battery has been relocated to the boot, the PCM to the glove box. Since a VT series I V8 radiator was used the surge tank was able to be removed as the VT radiator is pressurised to 15psi and is identical to the VX one in all measurements and specifications. A VX ECOTEC V6 overflow bottle was fitted in the factory position right behind the left hand head light and is not visible. A power torque O.T.R.C.A.I. system is used and the factory baffle made to fit using a jigsaw to cut around the O.T.R.C.A.I. system and cover the radiator components. The only custom modifications needed were to do a throttle body bypass and purchase a new heater hose due to the new radiator. Pacemaker 1 & ¾ inch 4-1 headers ceramic coated are fitted, as to a single 3.5” mild steel exhaust system made by Sureflo Exhausts in Sydney. Power Torque performed a MAFless tune. Engine made 226rwkw before MAFless, and 250rwkw after MAFless tune. The engine bay is still not complete. I will be fitting braided lines to all pipes etc, the engine will be removed in April and all holes, and seems will be filled in/seem welded and repainted as the undercarriage will be torn down and car placed on a rotisserie as the same attention to detail will be performed on the undercarriage. If you have any questions or need help etc in doing this yourself to your ride I'm only to happy to pass on some help etc.  Pictures are not the best quality sorry my piccy taking skills leave a lot to be desired. If you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all! I worked my backside off on this and it soaked up some serious dollars. You don't like it that's fine, but there is no need to make bad comments unless constructive criticisim. Ok the "before shots" (well of my mates LS1 the grubby pig  )   Now the "After shots"     --------------------  Bite off more than you can chew, then chew like hell! View IH8WRX here https://www.boostcruising.com/readersrides/entry/6/9374.html |
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Whats it pumping out (kw's)????
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BoostedS15
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Rick..........looks awesome mate! But just one thing.....it isn't 100% legal.......and here is the constructive critism.......that isnt actually from ME |
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king of the concrete jungle
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Already ahead of you Chris |
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BoostedS15
Post #7
Thats aweome then! He was just going off the pics posted, you didnt say that before. |
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SupraCrazy
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Is this the car that made "330rwkw" ? |
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king of the concrete jungle
Post #15
Ok Nath here goes QUOTE(Nathan @ Feb 28 2005, 10:04 AM) looks great. Little info needed on the OTRCAI. What performance gain have you seen ? Have any problems with the carbra ? Where did you get it from ? Are you still running stock TB ? -- Thanks [right][snapback]4988260[/snapback][/right] |
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king of the concrete jungle
Post #19
Yep sure is! HP Tuners is far superior in all aspects over LS1 Edit. You can modify far more with it, in half the time and it's designed and developed right here in Australia. You can buy the HP Tuners actual program for your car for about $850 and share it with a friend if they have the same model and transmission and use one of those hand help devices and do your own fine tuning if you like. You being a PC wizz it would suit you perfectly QUOTE(Nathan @ Feb 28 2005, 11:12 AM) Ahh thanks for the info. Interesting to see how you went to HP Tuners.. any real reason for that ? So i presume the OTRCAI was purchased from Power Torque ? [right][snapback]4988359[/snapback][/right] |
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boostn_sil80
Post #23
That is crazy!! Congradulations that is amazing!! i can see your going to need to buy your car a house to store all of its trophies!!! |
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