VX SS Single Turbo

[rch-13z]

mint..........

[rhysdalegend]

Mind if i used it as a wallpaper? lol

[benjamino]

course not mate lol

[wrx884]

Much better with the rims man r those the cheetah rims? was gonna fit them on the VP but decided against it onlt coz the lip sounded and felt so tinny hhahaha.

[benjamino]

hah true yeah mate theyre speedy cheetah 19's.
got them as something new, couldnt stand the boonga look anymore :P
getting those until i can afford somethin different.

[benjamino]

just a quick pic from c4c7

[ParkwayDrv]

Nice man Still keen for a lap in this sometime

[benjamino]

lol true was hectic last cruise, so many ppl trying to get a word in lol for sure mate/

[1SIKR8]

the picture of the entire car down low with the storm clouds above .... that picture is truely a awsome picture ... wish i knew how to do that lol

[VX Appeal]

Insane car mate, Bloody awesome..

You still using this headunit?


I was looking at it for my S-Pac.. how's it go and that?

Cheers

[benjamino]

hey dude yeah still using it, it works great.

anyways long time since ive been on here, progress is slow,
nothing really happening in the way of upgrades etc.

ran 12.6 on street tires with wheelspin and a crappy launch down the quarter,
shud see easy 11's with slicks and a big launch.

[VS.5L]

hey matey, if you dont mind me asking. where did you get the tru-trac installed and how much??

and also, bloody nice car mate. Seriously jealous, your driving my wish list hahaha

[kyriacandro]

what process did you go through painting your other rims did you do it your self ?

p.s car looks mad man

[Seanyy]

Hey mate amazing ride, love the black and red!
I reckon the old painted SS wheels looked meaner, but the new Cheetahs arent half bad at all.
Quick question, what type of pioneer head unit is that? I need a new one, and im looking at getting 'something a little bit fancy'.

[benjamino]

Bringing this thread back from the dead a little, its been over a year since ive been here!

Car hasnt had any major setbacks until just recently, where i threw a pinion bearing/something internal in the diff at Powercruise #32, im yet to have it looked at.
If its the gears, then a new/second hand set of 3.46s will go in to replace the 3.91s, as the gears seem to be too short to allow sufficient pull, i find myself at ~5000rpm constantly.

A trip to the tuners a while ago saw 4extra psi, but only a 20rwhp gain, so we came to the conclusion that the T04z was a little on the small side for the big numbers i was searching for.

So the car is currently decomissioned, while the speedy cheetah 19's get sandblasted and coated in a matte black/gunmetal, the chrome handles are replaced by the original black ones, my whole brake setup comes out to have the rotors machined, and new pads fitted, its that or i find a set of 4spot HSV brakes on the cheap to replace the 2spotters i have currently, as i noticed the 2 spotters had a bit of difficulty holding up after a dozen laps of Barbagallo.

The twin 2.5" exhaust will come out and be replaced by a 316hi-pol stainless twin 3", as well as the intercooler pipework.

And the T04z will either cop a 1.10 rear housing or the whole outfit will be sold off to make way for a ~1000hp Borg Warner S400, which should see me up and beyond ~500rwhp on the same boost.

It obviusly cant all happen at once, but its all getting underway.

And a little vid from powercruise to see how she holds up against a pretty lethal 400+hp r33

[SirNemesis]

Good to hear you've decided to get a good turbo!

[HamaTime™]

That thing is 'MINGING'

SICK

[benjamino]

Good to hear you've decided to get a good turbo!

took me a little while to realise mate

[wrx884]

u got a nice lil collection of vids there man haha good 2 see this thing still going, was wondering where ud got 2?

[rch-13z]

fk you ben... i want a turbo v8 now

[rhysdalegend]

Finally an update, looking forward to the future with the car mate.

[SM1D3Y]

Great vids dude !!!

[benjamino]

After seeing a lot of Garrett T51r, Borg Warner s400, and Turbonetics Turbos on LS1s lately, I thought i'd opt for something a little different.

So, i managed to pick up a HKS T51R SPL 1000hp rated unit second hand, as they fetch upwards of $4500 brand new.

No doubt a few of you have heard these things spool and they power they make, and by the looks of things I haven't seen a Commodore with one of these on, ever, so it should be quite interesting!

An exedy twin plate clutch is going in also, and the Speedy 19s are being blasted and powder coated semi gloss black.
Things are slowly started to happen, after the turbo and everything else is on and sorted, i should be fairly close to the 600rwhp mark.
Fingers crossed!

[SirNemesis]

I'm sure I looked into the HKS T51R but the turbine wheel was a bit small for bigger cube engines. Do you have any specs you can share?

[benjamino]

I'm sure I looked into the HKS T51R but the turbine wheel was a bit small for bigger cube engines. Do you have any specs you can share?

HKS T51R SPL - 1000 PS Output
COMPRESSOR:
-Wheel- 56 Trim - 76.5 Inducer/ 102.2 Major
-Housing- 100 Inlet / 80 Outlet
TURBINE:
-Wheel- 76 Trim - 82.0 Major / 71.4 Exducer
-Housing- V-Band inlet / V-Band 115.5 mm outlet - 1.00 A/R

Also picking up a decent clutch this week, Extreme Twin Plate Ceramic Button, aswel as picking up my Speedys back from the powdercoaters, (all semi gloss black including lip) so hopefully the car will be driveable this week, and then over to another garage for the turbo install :/