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  • #13059
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    DK PSI
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    Hey guys most of you know the build ive ended up having enough of buying shitty rollers so a friend was selling his daily drive at a price i couldnt resist and knowing the car for the last 5 odd years was a good buy for what i wanted. So for the details

    Engine

    Holden 355 stroker VN heads VT Block(Built By Paul from Mad Race Engines on the Gold Coast)
    355 scat crank
    Manley H beam rods (ARP 2000 Bolts)
    JE Forged pistons 9.1:1
    Custom Grind cam
    Harrop Dual Plane Manifold
    Xspurt 1000cc injectors
    Custom Made Throttle Elbow (Made by Wayne finch)
    Custom 4 into 1 style Turbo Manifolds with twin wategate entry to single gate (Made by Wayne Finch)
    Garrett GT42 Turbo
    50mm Turbosmart Pro Gate
    Come Racing high volume oil pump
    Fast 102mm Throttle body
    High volume Sump
    3″ dump pipe to side pipe (for race use only) (Made by Wayne Finch)
    Custom 3 1/2″-3″ cooler piping (made by Wayne Finch)
    Autronic SM4 ecu
    Tech edge wideband o2 controller
    Electric Boost solenoid
    Aeroflow 2ltr surge tank with twin Bosch 044s (full teflon Braid lines and aeroflow fittings)
    Walbro gss342 in tank feed pump
    Aeromotive fuel Pressure regulator
    Oil cooler with thermo fan

    Suspension is basic lowered for now

    Also will be running a turbo 400 gearbox

    So far ive just been setting the engine up in the bay getting it ready to fire up i still have to relocate abs and fuse box aswell as setting up fuel system and just tidying up and wiring which should all be happening soon

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    #13062
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    Nice, looking fwd to seeing more pics/progress.

    #13063
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    Cheers mate ill throw few pics ive got in the vault up of the interesting stuff then update from there :)

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    #13072
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    Well to start things off few pics from the stocko motor removal and fitment of the 355 :) was planning to drive it in stock form but oil pump gave up the ghost aith 400 thou ks on it its to be expected haha so pushed my hand to get stuck into it l. Think secretly it wanted out with the old in with the new :)

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    #13077
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    Started making cooler bracket its sturdy as hell now and tidy and mounted the engine oil cooler setup aswell

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    #13078
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    If you can, better to post pics up using something like photobucket, there’s a thread on how to do it on here if you have trouble :good:

    #13079
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    Yeah i know problem is internet at home is cooked atm so just using mobile literally takes me 24hrs to upload to photobucket wbich is a royal pain in the ass lol

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    #13085
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    No probs buddy, very neat btw, did my engine oil cooler very similar.

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    #13087
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    Thanks mate it seemed like the most suitable area for it as im literally runing out of room in the bay fast lol i still have to workout where to mount transmission cooler yet

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    Nice work mate, very similar in specs to my turbo build. Keep the updates coming!

    #13103
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    Thanks mate it seemed like the most suitable area for it as im literally runing out of room in the bay fast lol i still have to workout where to mount transmission cooler yet Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk

    What size trans cooler you looking at? (I realize bigger is better).  Maybe get a long narrow one and mount it above the intercooler?  Or maybe one on the opposite side where the horns are?  On second look, maybe move the engine oil cooler across to where the horns are and get a deeper one for there?  I know what you mean though, I ended up having to also fit in an electric brake vac pump and reservoir, you start to run out of room real fast.  Great build.

    #13112
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    I have the cooler literally only place that looks like i can fit it is infront of the cooler minus the fan but still hoping to find a better spot for it yet

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    #13113
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    Also have to relocate the abs but thats simple as im not trying to smooth or shave anything cause theres literally so much motor theres not much point so abs will move to the front of the strut tower engineer had no issues with me doing it as long as i used approved brake line etc

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    The VZ ABS I’m using mounts in that position stock so can’t see any reason not to do it, “Approved brake lines” didn’t know there was such thing for hardlines only the flex lines, as long as they’re made from Steel Bundy tubing or Stainless and are double or bubble flared it should pass no probs.

    #13123
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    Yeah thats pretty much what engineer told me had so many people tell me it can never be moved lol i usually just go straight to the engineer now for anything i do it saves alot of bullshit just making a phone call ill hopefully be gettinh that job out of the way very soon :)

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    #13128
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    What brand cooler and fan is that?

    #13130
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    Haha i took a risk on the cooler and fan its a speedmaster i would generally avoid there products like a bad smell but i cooler is suck a simple item that if it shits out i would be highly supprised cooler itself looks good and its twin core cooler fan on the other hand i possibly wont use it looks cheap lol

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    <p style=”text-align: left;”>Looks good. But I don’t think I want to buy something from Poocomp.</p>

    #13142
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    Im the same but coolers are coolers imo if it doesnt leak from cores its gonna work imo thays just me though prob the only shitty part on the car lol :)

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    #13143
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    Abs relocation started last night not ideal but the only spot for it but it fits and its out of the way of the manifold now and managed to use existing bracket so its all a win for me im not smoothing the bay out as i have far to much going in in the bay for me to justify it. As for the relays there going under the gaurd i personally dont like the idea but again no room so i have to make the most of the space i have :)

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