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[FS - SA] vl calais turbo 10 second car ($16,000)

Started by -pumba- · 20 Aug 2013 · 5 replies

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-pumba-Archived member
For Sale? Or Wanted? FS Price/Amount 16,000 Open to Swap? No State SA Short Description for title? vl calais turbo 10 second car Genuine Turbo Motor? A8? Yes Transmission? AUTO Currently Registered? Yes REGO/VIN Number? s817ath Contact Info Other than this Forum? [phone removed] Description quick run down of my vl Calais turbo. silverslate over asteroid, was resprayed few years ago. pedders short stroke shocks all round whiteline front and rear swaybars (front fully adjustable) and thicker radius rods. whiteline adjustable panhard rod new bushs through out polished Calais rims near mint grey s2 trim venetions including sides 3 autometer gauges in sunglasses holder and monster tacho on column B&M pro ratchet shifter fitted under standard console motor is a turbo A8 block, head has been cleaned up and a tx2 cam installed with HD springs. rollmaster adjustable cam gear and gates racing timing belt (done 10,000ks ago). custom red rocker cover with dash fittings welded on, all fitting used in the engine bay are speedflow, including fuel/turbo coolant and oil/catchcan/wastegate lines. custom steampipe hi mount manifold with a garret to4z, 38mm external wastegate with a screamer pipe, 3'' exhaust from the turbo back. big PWR intercooler with stainless intercooler piping. genuine rajab plenum, 1000cc injectors on a aeroflow fuel rail, aeromotive fuel pressure reg with gauge. lt10s microtech computer. dr bolt 3L surge tank in boot with a bosch 044. big 80L drop tank fitted also. keas built 3 spd jacto trans, 3500 hi stall, trans brake, alloy keas pan, all the goodies, real big B&M super cooler. rebuilt tailshaft with hardy spicer HD uni's. shimmed up 3.45 28 spline vlt diff. LSD is very tight, has never open wheeled on me. vt front brake upgrade and vs booster vt master upgrade, slotted discs all round. great pedal feel and stops well. im sure there is stuff I have forgot but that's the most of it. am in no rush to sell I don't have a power figure as it hasn't seen the dyno since the new trans has been fitted, recently ran 10.99 at 121mph at AIR, so would have to be making 300-350rwkw. body has some rust coming through at the bottom of the rear window. front window was pulled out and rust repaired when the car was painted, few small imperfections in paint odd scratch and small dent here and there but still very tidy, get compliments on how tidy it looks all the time.
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-pumba-Archived member
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<NICK>Archived member
So the motor isn't forged ?! Just standard vlt bottom end ?!
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-pumba-Archived member
Thats correct. Bottom end isnt forged standard a8 block. If it was a built bottom end id want more for it. .
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_Chriz_Archived member
Soooo hot... love silverslate calais man.
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-pumba-Archived member
sold please close thread
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