Hi guys my names Paul l joined up a lil while ago and finaly getting around to put my car up
Car: VL Berlina Formula Turbo
Engine: RB30ET
Head: Ported Bigger Valves Double Valve Springs
Bottom End: Stock Blue Printed and Balanced
Management: Autronic SMC
Turbo: JPC GT 35/40
Injectors: 1000cc
Cam: Wade 1147c
Fuel Pump: Bosch 044
Gearbox: Full manual Trimatic
Diff: 28 Spline Borgwarner LSD diff
Color: Eucumbene
Wheels: walkinshaw
I brought the car back in 1993 off a guy who was an engineer from Holden I'm the proud second owner. the car had 68,000ks over the years I've done many mods as progress goes on as we are never happy with the power after we get used to it lol (always want more) the car was off the road for a few yrs after the old hiflo let go and was buying our first house and wife having our first baby boy well got it back on the road this yr still have some bugs to sort out base tune at the moment makes 280rwkw @ 18psi soon to get an external wastegate for it then new tune will turn it up to 330-340rwkw then l will be happy
Here's some pics hope you fellas like it
Engine Bay pics was before ecu and tune was done
New shifter after l put the new box in
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
Well yesterday was a cracker me and AL went for a cruise to StKilda then back to dandy for a kabab had a ball sorry for the pics used the iphone
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
i love it mate, it looks like a muscle car to me. good to see you have kept it for so long man top effort.
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and the last pic makes me want one
Thanks for the friendly comments fellas, the plenum is a JPC plenum $1280 last time l looked. looking forward to getting the tial wastegate and running a screamer and final tune of course then hit the track for a ET
i put your last photo of ur car and the rx in my desktop backround i love it so much. at the kebabs awesome
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hey man i was just looking at your bay pic is you airbox inlet under the gaurd with a hole in the bottom for colder air + more?
Thanks again for the friendly comments fellas
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i put your last photo of ur car and the rx in my desktop backround i love it so much. at the kebabs awesome
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hey man i was just looking at your bay pic is you airbox inlet under the gaurd with a hole in the bottom for colder air + more?
Yes it does same size as the one that goes to the turbo plus l custom made a scoop that goes on the side of the bumper where the grills are works well
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holy sh1t coolest vl i have seen in a long time..... do you get pulled up much?
Touch wood lol haven't been pulled up yet but only time will tell one thing l don't do is cut laps on Prinny hwy might do one lap but then off to somewhere else
Thought l would put a updated pic of the bay as the one above was not complete this is how it looks now
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what leads are they? my standard leads don't like going around the front of the engine and i wonder how people have gotten around this???
Ice leads
Just a hi got bored thought l would throw the black blobs on been a while since they have seen the rd/tarmac/track cough cough
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
Great looking car bud. Massive sleeper i like it alot.
Could you tell me where you got your turbo to airbox piping from i cant find it anywhere? Cheers mate
Cheers mate
You want to ask for this
PROTAPE� TPE MEMORY 326
This company has it
http://www.eziduct.com.au/flex_ducting.php
This is why u want this type of ducting
GENERAL PROPERTIES
Fully crush-proof
Exterior folds
Exhaust gas temperature to +200� C
USP:
Flow-optimised outer convolution ensures an extremely high delivery rate (+5% inside diameter when bended has an effect of +10% on / crosssectional area):
low pressure loss
reduction of blower power requirements
lower operating costs
lower temperature inside the hose
longer service life
Fully crush proof (instead of hoses with PP spiral)
Reduction of weight (compared with rubber hoses or TPE hoses with PP spiral)
Small bending radius
Exterior abrasion protection (also coloured)
Nice car, seen you parked at Double dogs a few weeks back... i thought the car was a stocker until i seen the eng bay pic
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Nice car, seen you parked at Double dogs a few weeks back... i thought the car was a stocker until i seen the eng bay pic
I think it's time for a photo shoot
Full respect to the way you've gone about building this mate; love it.
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.