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eat30l

Started by todd · 9 June 2005 · 65 replies

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NOT-30TArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by xbt106 I love the Turbos and the V8's! I love the lump and roar of a V8 but I dont like the cops pulling me over in my XA GT, and I dont like it overheating and I dont like the fact that it chews in one day what my VL will do i two weeks! I love em but they are bitches on the street especially with solid setups! But hey thats whats fun about it! Im running in my 372 cuber and is running a big solid with about .630" lift and has a 4200rpm stall and is good, hopefully for 500hp+. Its my everyday car and its a dream to drive on the street....doesnt splutter, doesnt overheat, smooth to drive......and lets not forget its 1200rpm idle And in its untuned state im getting around 20L/100km. Which is probably the same as a 500hp+ VLT No matter what engine it is, if its modified, it will drink fuel Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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spannersArchived member
[QUOTE]u v8;s boys r loyal rnt u GET A TURBO UP YA!!!!! hahaha i own both 2 vl turbos and a v8 and id prefer the v8 over the turbos they both make round about the same power but u cant beat the torque off the line and ofcourse the look on the face of the yuppie sittin next to ya at the lights in his late model clubbsport as the old 288 solid cam cams ova Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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1RB.30TArchived member
no they tell it isnt tiger mica tiger. tiger mica is darker
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david85dcArchived member
tiga mica is mad! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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NSNPWRArchived member
According to you.lol Yeah nice colour.
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SinisterArchived member
its been reviewed in SMC, but even they dont know what the colour is called, in the article it says the owner mates told him about it from a former customer who bought the paint for an rx3 but never used it, so he bought it
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DA HOONArchived member
gotta love custom mix paint... Steve Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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LAZY6Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by DasBlitz i dont rate those rims at all IF there genuine there worth quite a bit!
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the_amazing_spideyArchived member
who said that they know the bloke who owns it? cuz i live right near canberra and down at my local mechanic this guy was takin credit for it. asked me if i knew the vl with eat30l plates and said it was his.
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SinisterArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by the_amazing_spidey who said that they know the bloke who owns it? cuz i live right near canberra and down at my local mechanic this guy was takin credit for it. asked me if i knew the vl with eat30l plates and said it was his. the owners name is jason, he has curly hair or so i can see in the pic of him from the mag Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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workinproArchived member
that orange vl look f@#kin hot
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workinproArchived member
wats up
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SteveArchived member
gday show some pics of your VL
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MRHELEArchived member
jas lives near me, hes actually a mate of mine.I dnt no who the guy in canberra is thats taking credit for it
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hugofirstArchived member
The colour 'Sunset Gold' rings a bell?? Might be thinking bout something else though.. With the wheels, Usually I hate them, Never liked em! but yeah - couldn't put a better wheel on EAT-30L.. Love it! Ive got a few more pics floating around... ill try find em.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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sir5.7Archived member
each to there own fellas. why not turbo a v8 and keep everyone happy
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AnthoArchived member
thats a sweet car, saw it in SMC ages ago, but gotta say not the biggest fan of the filter sticking out of the bonnet though. And the turbo badge was funny for about 2 secs then after that I thought it was just dumb, should have a '5.0' badge on it how sweet would that look. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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NOT-30TArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by sir5.7 each to there own fellas. why not turbo a v8 and keep everyone happy Thats for sure. After reading up on a VL build, where the owner is using a twin turbo, quad cam toyota V8, i should of gone down that route as well, instead of keeping with a pushrod engine.The specs of those engines from FACTORY are unbelievable!! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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duz360Archived member
im sure you will find it to be a house of kolor kandy. go to a smash repairer who uses house of kolor and check their colour charts. you will be amased at the amount of kandy colours available
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boostncalaisArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by Sinister pffth then other 8s come along and blow the little 3litre out of the water, whats your point? fact is it would rip 99% of vlts out there so i think the plates are more than suited Just cause you dont have a good one. There is like 1 good V8 and your saying its gunna flog 99% of the turbos but out of how many slug v8's pull 11's compared to the turbos? Ratio of fast VL V8's to VL Turbos isnt good man.
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