El wagon turbo project (super stealth)

[v6vpute]

Hey guys just putting up my new project i have a 96 el wagon with a sad 4 litre faded painted stocky
so i just went and got a AU motor with 87xxx kms on it for $550 will get it in a week or two when its payed off.
The idea is to have a super stealth car that will run mid 11's

Engine mods to be done:
AU motor (deposit mad only $250 left)
Strip motor get bores honed and block cleaned and put back together with all new gaskets, rings and bearings
Mod sump to fit in el
GT35/40r with a external gate and .82 or 1.06
wastgate (not sure yet proberly pro gate 48mm)
650cc injectors FALCON FUEL INJECTORS NEW 650 cc EA EB ED EF EL AU NEW | eBay
bosch 044 or wallbro 255 fuel pump and surge tank
BA LPG rods
Stock AU pistons with 3cc taken out to get 9 comp instead of 9.6
ACL race series bearings
Big oil cooler
Maybe head work just port and polish
off the shelf wade cam most likely
J3 tune and dyno
crow cam valve springs
Snort stage 3 intake or ill make one
exaust will be made by exaust power in bairnsdale (matt the owner does unreal work)

Inside mode:
Ba wagon seat
Batterie in back (half way there got cable and box)
head unit (done)
new speakers

Paint and body
Nothin keep it faded and little dints through it :P

will put pic of the beast up soon

[Pub247]

Sounds good mate

That motor setup sounds ironically the same as Kris' PSI POP and thats making 500rwhp. Its a great combo one thing i recommend is head studs though they tend lift once you get to about 14psi.

Ideal setup for these cars looks like you've doen a bit of research they'll run 11's everyday like that

[v6vpute]

Sounds good mate

That motor setup sounds ironically the same as Kris' PSI POP and thats making 500rwhp. Its a great combo one thing i recommend is head studs though they tend lift once you get to about 14psi.

Ideal setup for these cars looks like you've doen a bit of research they'll run 11's everyday like that

Hahah lol bout that :P he helped me out with alot off info about what should be done and what is the best.

Yeah i will get better ones then mybe i might get to 20 psi one day gunna be awhile tho just get everything then install it all so car is berly off the road because dont have a daily yet

[nemesis_adrasteia]

whats so special about the AU engine?

people seem to love them.

[v6vpute]

whats so special about the AU engine?

people seem to love them.

Alot stronger

[nemesis_adrasteia]

Alot stronger

in what way? how much do you have to mod the sump to fit them into an earlier falcon?

[v6vpute]

Crank is stronger and what i have read the head and cam opptions are better. the sump hits the crossmember so it needs a cut in shut a guy near me does them for $100

[ari666]

Paint and body
Nothin keep it faded and little dints through it :P

sweet! good to see you have the head unit taken care of too!

so this 1.06AR turbo. how much and where would i get one?

[Pub247]

The crank has bigger mains and big end journals also has a girdle from factory the sump is alloy and stronger and also has side bolt mains much like the ecotec. The rods are also stronger and ba rods an pistons fit in. The heads had smaller valve stems better rocker geometry. They also come standard with a multi layered steel head gasket.

On early e series Ed and before only needs to grind the webbing off the front of the sump to clear the crossmember on Ef-el you need to either cut crossmember or the front of the sump to clear

Ari 35/40 with 1.32 rear housing would be best for you be looking at about 2000 for genuine ball bearing Garrett I think you'd be better looking ata borgwarner turbo as they'll be cheaper but still good quality

[304runner]

Gee, this is going to be a looooooong build up thread if your paying off the Engine

Mid 11's is big big bucks....

[v6vpute]

hahaha two jobs so it will only take a week or two for new engine just got a few other thing that come first atm lol

[v6vpute]

sweet! good to see you have the head unit taken care of too!

so this 1.06AR turbo. how much and where would i get one?

No need to get smart mate had a spare one from my old sedan so that went in when i got the car. And turbo wise havent got one still looking lol project started a week ago so all these things take time

[ari666]

lol, just joshin' bro. but was a serious q bout the turbos. am *looking* at turbos to power the 454 and all the ar's seem to be a touch on the small side. was kinda hoping you had found a cheap (used possibly) option, looks like pub answered it tho.


any plans on suspension work to put that HP to the ground? how are the diff's/brakes/shocks/sway bars in these from factory?

[v6vpute]

lol, just joshin' bro. but was a serious q bout the turbos. am *looking* at turbos to power the 454 and all the ar's seem to be a touch on the small side. was kinda hoping you had found a cheap (used possibly) option, looks like pub answered it tho.


any plans on suspension work to put that HP to the ground? how are the diff's/brakes/shocks/sway bars in these from factory?

Nah im having trouble finding a cheap turbo and pubs idea sounds alright
I want to lower the back 3" and lower the front, with the leaf springs it handles like a boat around the corners. Atm brakes are all brand new and good but once power comes i will have to find a upgrade. Also will put in all new bushs but thats later on

[304runner]

I was at WSDW the other week and a bloke was telling me the FG Falcon Turbos are pretty good... He had one on his BA which had a flash tune (what ever that is) bigger injectors running 27psi and claims he was putting down 500kw... Prob was talking crap like most of the peeps at the drags....

Either way he ran early 11's on a spinning pass.

[v6vpute]

you can make 500kw on less then 27psi if the tune is done right also manifold and what not lol and the set up i want to run should do 11's all day

[ari666]

Either way he ran early 11's on a spinning pass.

talkin' shit or no, that number speaks for itself

[v6vpute]

Yeah sure does. one day ill be in the club

[v6vpute]

well tonight was a hot one so i was in the shed having a few stubbies and sorting thro stuff i found sum speakers and a realy old sub i didnt know i had might make them fit the wagon and also took sum realy shit night photos lol

[Pub247]

Dont be going put speakers in there itll just make you go slower

[v6vpute]

hahaha cant go slower then it already does :P Wagon needs a auto rebuild now to starting to slip but will put it off for awhile then get a tuff auto built

[brando93]

this will be awesome, mate at tafe has a blue el wagon, same deal, dented and faded, looks stock but is hiding a worked ba xr6 turbo motor in there and it goes reallll hard

[v6vpute]

Yeah should be awsome once its done

[v6vpute]

New speakers in front 100 times better then stock then 45 min in the sun before i relized you cant fit 6x9s in the back of a falcon wagon

[kniever]

i had an ea wagon about 10 years ago and i put 6x9's on the inside of the tailgate using the spacers you can get from autobarn etc, from memory they already have speakers there? just cut the holes bigger