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1badvl

Started by 1BADVL · 11 Sept 2010 · 11 replies

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Here is my beast, my 1986 VL Turbo Calais that I've had for almost 8 years now 342bhp just running in the engine tune, we tried later to go to full tune which should be 500bhp+ but the gear box blow up so for now leaving it at run in tune power which is still damn fast. Mods are 3 inch exhaust all the way from turbo, T04 Garret turbo, intercooler, lowerd sports suspension , turbo timer hooked up to hand brake, missle switch high and low boost lol, microtech computer and now its getting to the big stuff CP pistons, PAR rods, ARP headstud kit, 0-ring block, 0-ring head, copper head gasket, port & polish head, bigger valves, costom grind cam, vernier gear, machine crank, balance and a main stud kit Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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leb vltArchived member
pics dont work mate
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1BADVLArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by 1BADVL [View Post] Here is my beast, my 1986 VL Turbo Calais that I've had for almost 8 years now 342bhp just running in the engine tune, we tried later to go to full tune which should be 500bhp+ but the gear box blow up so for now leaving it at run in tune power which is still damn fast. Mods are 3 inch exhaust all the way from turbo, T04 Garret turbo, intercooler, lowerd sports suspension , turbo timer hooked up to hand brake, missle switch high and low boost lol, microtech computer and now its getting to the big stuff CP pistons, PAR rods, ARP headstud kit, 0-ring block, 0-ring head, copper head gasket, port & polish head, bigger valves, costom grind cam, vernier gear, machine crank, balance and a main stud kit Hope they work now ^^ ---------- Post added 18-09-10 at 16:43 ---------- Heres the back end ^^ ---------- Post added 18-09-10 at 16:49 ---------- Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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RB26TTVLArchived member
No, still not working...
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1BADVLArchived member
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
Photo 1 shared by 1BADVLPhoto 2 shared by 1BADVLPhoto 3 shared by 1BADVLPhoto 4 shared by 1BADVLPhoto 5 shared by 1BADVLPhoto 6 shared by 1BADVL
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1BADVLArchived member
Do the pics work now ?
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brawlrArchived member
yer mate. looks good
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1BADVLArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by brawlr [View Post] yer mate. looks good Thanx mate Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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1BADVLArchived member
Installed Audi style LED's in my headlights today , what you think ? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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malpasoArchived member
hmmm i was considering something similar on my old rig, got any more shots? cars is tidy man, but imo needs better rims ---------- Post added 22-01-11 at 23:22 ---------- hmmm i was considering something similar on my old rig, got any more shots? cars is tidy man, but imo needs better rims
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1BADVLArchived member
Thanks mate and thats the best shot of it I got
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1BADVLArchived member
its 1st donut xD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QS93uHokRI
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