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nathans VY Calais - 'Calais 2.0'

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Naaa, just get a grinder and a rattle can, she'll be right !

seriously though, damn fine progress, last time i was here it was just getting an Ls.
 

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Impressive work Nath well done!
Keen to see this thing running

Thanks man!!!!! Really just want it finished.

Bit of an update

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Found a pod filter that fits, [5" inlet, not much space wasn't that many to choose from]. Also cooler piping has been welded up so that's all in - with no cuts to the car either.

Now i've relocated as many things out of the way as possible and i'm still not happy with the manifold clearance. It would be fine if you were willing to modify the cars body, or on a track car or something the manifold and dump setup would be great - but my vision for this is to be a reliable, powerful street car. So I'm selling all the current setup:

- T4 flanged turbo manifold, vband wastegate piping
- 4" vband into 3.5" > 3" dump pipe [gate piping plumbed into the dump pipe]
- Crossover pipe

I'm having a whole new setup made up by Gen Racing in adelaide, I've seen his work on a few mates cars and it's exceptional - loads of clearance and very well priced, steam pipe too.

So that should be about 2 weeks away, in the mean time I'm hoping to get my fuel system sorted. Surge tank made up, fittings ordered. Trying to find a space for the fuel regulator in the engine bay is proving to be a challenging task.
 

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Awesome stuff mate! My hat off to you

Thanks!!

Fitted 2bar map sensor, 60lb injectors and holley fuel rails last night, also fitted AN fittings to the fuel lines in the engine bay.

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