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Paul's Gas Research Calais turbo
1987 VL Calais Turbo
Straight Gas (Gas Research)
Twin gas converters
GT40 turbo
Haltech IG5
Forged Pistons
O-Ringed Block
Wade Cam
Yarra Valley Automatics Jatco with 3,500 stall and stage 3 shift kit
Trans Cooler
Extractors
3 inch exhaust system
Custom Plenium Chamber
Twin LPG converters
LSD Diff 3.45:1
car has pulled 258 RWKW on 16 PSI
UPDATE
New Auto: Kea's Built Jatco 3 Speed. 3'500 stall and transbrake.
Bigger Ignition Coil. Motec CDI.
Car ran 10.59 @ 130 MPH at Heathcote 20/08/06
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Pics taken by David Simpson, info from Paul.
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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and 1 insane car at that! this car knows how to get it sideways :P~ top effort boys
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i'll never say gas is a waste of time ever again
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damm that engine bay looks neat and tidy! nice...
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Thanx guys. All the credit goes to the "GASMAN" for all the good work he has done!
Car should be raced pretty soon to see what kind of 1/4 mile it can do.
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Thats a damn nice engine bay. And calais.. Good work
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yep, thats insane!
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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i wish i could see this in real life
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well done paul very nice mate
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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28-03-04, 21:45 GMT+10#10 hey paul do you reckon i can see this car in real life or what??
is it true you are gonna get the plates bbqvlt??
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29-03-04, 09:48 GMT+10#11 Quote:
Originally Posted by badbt1
hey paul do you reckon i can see this car in real life or what??
is it true you are gonna get the plates bbqvlt??
LoL wes... Sif i would get plates BBQVLT
And yeah you know you see this car every weekend when you come out cruising :P
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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30-03-04, 00:13 GMT+10#13 very nice car.good work.
got any other plan's for it apart from hitting the strip?
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30-03-04, 10:06 GMT+10#14 Yeah mate, just in the process of organising a stronger auto and also installing a CDI ignition. Once that is done, i will run it and see how it goes.
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13-04-04, 09:32 GMT+10#15 very tidy , but not as good as ol' beigy
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13-04-04, 12:09 GMT+10#16 had the chance to see this car and chat to MUz at Easternats.
This is one truely insane vlt. makes you think about gas too. (cancelling out the EPA)
car was sporting some vx gts rims for the show - and boy did it look tuff.
Well done Paul
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13-04-04, 14:19 GMT+10#17 Thanx guys! Should be good to see what i cant get it to down the 1/4!!!
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13-04-04, 22:36 GMT+10#18 What sort of dollars are we talking for a complete GAS conversion to make your sort of power?
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13-04-04, 22:38 GMT+10#19 The engine bay alone has had 22K spent on it including the GAS conversion.
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13-04-04, 22:59 GMT+10#20 cool. so how many 7 11's did you roll? lmao..
In all seriousness though.. Thats a fine machine mate, look after it dude, and dont sell it to some f*ckwit for a sh!tty price.. im putting my foot down. lol
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