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My 11sec Barge

Started by A-TT5.7 · 26 Nov 2007 · 24 replies

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A-TT5.7Archived member
2002 WH II Caprice Gen-tt kit comp 918 springs Cometic head gaskets ARP head bolts Twin 3inch exhaust,heat wrapped dumps Craigs automatics 4l60e Dominator 3k stall 3.46gears Harrop diff cover,anti tramp kit Surge tank,044 pump,aeromotive reg slotted rotors 20" akuza cool rims or 19" Vy gts rims Alpine DD linear speakers best power so far 327rwkw on 9psi & 9deg total timing (Mail order tune) Best 1/4 mile so far 11.91@119.68mph,1.999sec 60 footer with the "hired gun" Andy Trovato piloting. future mods due to arrive tomorrow include,Manley pushrods,double valve springs,timing chain,comp cams 224/230/114lsa cam & 2xgtwd2848 480hp turbo's. click on thumbnail for bigger pictures 80-140km/h acceleration testing on closed course http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq8ZJexwdnU Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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SinisterArchived member
11 second lounge, love it!
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XXXVLArchived member
Not bad at all! Which turbo's were used to make the 327kw? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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GR346Archived member
Very nice mate, got a mate that almost got enought to do the GenTT kit to his VX SS. How the street manners with that?? It'll sound real mean with that cam too
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DIXIEArchived member
ROFL @ 'barge' love it Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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A-TT5.7Archived member
made the 327rwkw with kkr330's it's great on the street,really good manners & being such a long wheel base car it's fairly predictable when sideways
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miskArchived member
lol id pay good money to see a caprice sideways smokin the rear bags
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SinisterArchived member
install looks very neat too.. one thing that puts me off turbos is how messy they normally are but that looks sweet. Looks like its even easy to change the spark plugs
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GR346Archived member
Very nice, its good its not a complete **** to drive. Must get a little scary when it starts to spool though, without trac on do you feel the rear get really light??
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A-TT5.7Archived member
Yeah the manifolds are just the stock ones reversed so plenty of room to change plugs etc. Trac is never on,that just absorbs the torque & shortens the life of the box,thats how i reckon my stock box survived nearly 12 months of punishment & several 1/4 mile excursions. No,you don't really feel the rear end get 'light' at all. I dont have any outside footage but this video below is smoking the tyres while a little sideways,note this video was before the 3000rpm dominator converter,hence the slow takeoff & why it falls out of boost between 2nd & 3rd gear,since the converter its a different car,this small change was enough to take the car from 12.6@115mph (2.17sec 60 footer) to a PB of 11.91@119mph (1.99sec footer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1ZIiCT8svE
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VLC-03LArchived member
this thing is nutssss....lollllll i give u full appreciation for doin something different... u got my 2 cents for today champ... thats a killer Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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NOB00STArchived member
not much power for twin turbo?
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A-TT5.7Archived member
nah not that much,considering people with cam only ls1's are making more power,but in a car this size it's all about torque,this thing has a wide useable powerband which is what I was after for my daily driver.I'm picking up a vlt in the next few weeks as a 2nd car,as it's much much easier to get them fast down the strip as they don't weigh 1950kgs (4290lbs)
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NSNPWRArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by NOB00ST not much power for twin turbo? It ran 120mph in a car that heavy....its making plenty of power man...
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BADVLSLArchived member
thats a wicked ride man..! i wanna sell my VL for somthing liek this.. though probably stock.. Thinking the LS8 model with tan interior.. Anyway nice car dude.. how many kms you got on it? Also you ever considered buying a Grange front grille?
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BMR#35Archived member
dude thats wild one day i hope to run a 11 in mine and ill be happy as for now 13 will do
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PROGMHArchived member
Whats the GenTT kit and caboodle worth?
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GR346Archived member
They had a special last month for $8000 for the kit, then you have to find someone to fit and tune it. Its normally about 15K all up
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SinisterArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by GR346 They had a special last month for $8000 for the kit, then you have to find someone to fit and tune it. Its normally about 15K all up i thought it came with a chip? either way, do NOT pay someone $7,000 to fit and tune it. a tune is about 1g and it does not cost 6,000 to fit the system its not hard. price list: http://www.ls1turbo.com.au/au/pricing.html $7100 for the kit? dunno what the special is.. maybe thats including that $2,000 fuel/chip package never really added it up but thats a lot to me... personally id look at buying some little t3/t4 garrets from the states for $1500 a pair and get your own manifolds made, even just get the stockies reversed, should save a few grand... might not be as easy or bolt on like the kit, but for the money saved and theres nothing wrong with getting your hands dirty Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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A-TT5.7Archived member
theres a ****load of options,your looking around $7100 for kit less fuel & tune,$1500 gets you 60lb injectors,fuel pump & a mail order tune,which my car still uses. Update for my car is,it broke the bolts that hold the cam sprocket on,hence bent some valves ,luckily was before I fitted the new cam,etc.Funny thing is I've never heard of a ls1 doing this,also had nothing to do with the turbo kit,just very unlucky,anyways I'm gonna use this an excuse to build a tough motor that can handle 14-15psi~430rwkw~low 11's. I was keen to build a motor,just it's happening sooner than I planned Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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