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[FS - VIC] VL Turbo Straight Gas ($8,500)
Started by VPW vbmenu_register("postmenu_1081611", true); · 4 Aug 2006 · 29 repliesPreserved from CalaisTurbo (partial recovery). Original authors and dates are shown; archived members are not current Holdcom accounts.
04-08-06, 14:32 GMT+10#2
free bump, very nice machine. should sell fast.
Can u post pics of the water injection system as im looking into setting this up myself
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04-08-06, 15:38 GMT+10#3
NO ITS A SECRET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah ill put up a few pics of it when i get home.
you can see the reservoir where the airbox normaly would be. Has a feed for the air in the top, a fill point also at the top (the big blue thing) and then an outlet at the bottom.
Line runs from the outlet to an lpg solenoid. E boost tells solenoid to open, presurised water runs to the jet in the side of the gas research throttle body and is sprayed into the intake air.
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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06-08-06, 18:08 GMT+10#4
This car is a massive sleeper! Beat me on the highway with only like 3psi and before the plenum/microtech/water injection, so you can only imagine how fast it will be with a proper amount of boost.
Also I've seen the amount of money gone into this thing, 10k is a bargain!
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08-08-06, 08:57 GMT+10#5
Thanks man.. just gotta do a bit of final tuning in the next week or so with the water injection system and should be back out there again
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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27-08-06, 16:20 GMT+10#8
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Originally Posted by Raptor
sounds the goods, should sell fast free bump
thanks man! hope it sells fast too lol
gas system was all setup 100% the same way my rx4 setup was done, which was done with the assistance of the much talked about 'gasman' jason
quick calculation shows that the car owes me about 20+k in just mechanical stuff not including labour or oil changes ever 5000km's etc... and ive probably left a dozen or so other things out too!
the car is and has been my only car during the last two and a bit years, so reliability has always been my number one priority. car has never given me a major issue in the entire time ive owned it.
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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05-09-06, 08:49 GMT+10#9
tuning next w/e, racing the w/e after.. so ill finally be able to see what she is capable of.
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05-09-06, 11:03 GMT+10#10
whoa BARAGIN price, what a combo... awesome sleeper and nice work broomy, what new car did u get? gl with sale.
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05-09-06, 11:17 GMT+10#11
i have a chitty chitty bang bang at the moment on loan, but just about to pick up something mid 90's in the EJ20T powered range maybe a liberty GTB
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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18-10-06, 20:31 GMT+10#12
Car is now for sale at new price of 12k.
Car has just been tuned and has also been fitted with a brand new KEAS 220kw manual valve body box as well as a brand new 2800 stall converter as i was unhappy with the old combo. The new box is absolutely FLAWLESS and a credit to the top work Paul from KEAS does.
The tuning and new box and work owes me a lot more than the 2k price increase, so the price is ROCK SOLID FIRM at $12,000
I will take it to a dyno day to see just what power its making, as well as racing it soon, so that should give a fair indication of the power its making. It is currently tuned on around 17psi.
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18-11-06, 08:16 GMT+10#16
im selling the car because im over modified cars. i want a bog stock late late model commodore, so unless you have a supercharged v6/ls1 VX calais or something like that, im not interested.
ta
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10-12-06, 17:02 GMT+10#17
ran the car at heathcote today (so shouldnt have bothered though!!)
temp in the SHADE was 45 degrees!!
only ran 14psi and the car was still way way too hot and 60ft times were ****house (2.3's) with stocky tyres, car only managed a 13.4 @ 107. Ill go back when the temp isnt so stupid hot!! past 60deg track temp!!
im sure with decent tyres, 1.8 60ft, and 17psi that it was tuned for and without the 45 degree weather it can run comfortable mid 12's @ 110.
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22-03-07, 14:43 GMT+10#18
*UPDATE*
Car is still for sale (i havent been trying hard or advertising it anywhere but internet forums yet).
Car now has an LSD and an alloy radiator! Have also heat wraped the exhuast manifold and dump pipe too as well as hooked up a light to the water injection so a light comes on when it is activated (activated via eboost aux function).
Price is 12k, but open to SERIOUS AND GENUINE OFFERS.
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22-03-07, 19:20 GMT+10#19
very nice ride, how many kms do you normally get from a tank of gas? and i take it the gas filler is fitted where the fuel filler use to be? Is it comletely engineered with the straight gas coversion? are you selling with a RWC?
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25-03-07, 18:43 GMT+10#20
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Originally Posted by ucnunv
very nice ride, how many kms do you normally get from a tank of gas? and i take it the gas filler is fitted where the fuel filler use to be? Is it comletely engineered with the straight gas coversion? are you selling with a RWC?
i dont do any highway km's at all, so its all stop go city driving, and i get about 350 km's per 60L so its pretty good really.
Yes gas filler is where petrol is.
Yeah gas conversion was done long before i got the car, i just made it straight gas with the gas research setup. Car doesnt need to be engineered for gas at all, just the conversion plate which it has.
It has 10 months reg i think, as for RWC... could probably arrange something if you were interested.
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