"I bought this as a 'gift' to myself when completing my electrical apprenticeship. It was already turbo-converted and making 378hp back in 2015. I soon had it back to the dyno for a touch-up tune on a new stock bottom end and made 421hp 818.8nm @15psi through the factory Getrag gearbox. 11 gearboxes later and an injector failure resulting in a bottom end. I decided to T56 convert it and go the forged route. Made 568hp 1289nm @24psi on a damaged GT3582... I later decided to redo my entire setup from the ground up. It now makes over 700hp with the dyno session cut short due to a turbo failure on my custom 70mm turbo. I have a G42-1450 waiting to go onto and then it will see 1000+ hopefully and a low 9 possibly high 8 second pass. I also have a billet 4.2L stroker & solid roller camshaft combo being made that will see this to over 1300+HP. Not your average mang-mang yet still nothing special by today's standards. End of the day it is still a dirty V6 commodore."
Corn Fed Boost Custom T4 Turbo Manifold
Turbosmart Gen-V 50mm Wastegate
Custom Turbo (70/84mm Comp, 70/63mm Turbine) By OnBoostPerformance & Turbochargers
4" Dump Pipe By Niche Welding
Custom 4" Exhaust with a 4" Racecraft Middle Muffler By Niche Welding
Custom Intake - Holley Top lid Grafted Onto An Ecotec Lim By Nelg's Ali Mods
82mm Bosch DBW Throttle Body
Plazmaman LS Pro Intercooler
3" Plazmaclamps Throughout
Custom 3" Intercooler Piping By Niche Welding
Direct Clutch Services Custom Sintered Metal Twin Plate Clutch
Malwood Adapter Plate
T56 with S1 Sequential Shifter
Custom Final Drive Tailshaft
3.7 Diff gears & Kaaz 2-way Locker
Pedders Coilovers
Link Fury G4+ Full Standalone ECU
IGN-1a Ignition Coils
Full Custom Harness By Myself @ RKGarage
1x 040 Lift Pump
2x Bosch 044 Pumps
3L Surge tank
Goleby's AN10 Teflon Fuel Lines & Filter
Turbosmart FPR1200
Goleby's AN8 Teflon Return Line
Bosch 2200cc Injectors
3.8L V6 Ecotec Standard Block
Standard Crank
4340 Rod's
JE 8.5:1 Ceramic Coated Forged Pistons
Custom Morel Tie Bar Lifters
Custom Camshaft & Ported Cast Heads By Kyri Race Heads
Meziere Electric Water Pump
Custom Alternator Relocation Bracket By Myself @ RKGarage
Bottom End Machined & Assembled By My Mate Sam Who Was From Engine Machining Services.
S-Pac/SS Body Kit
Boot Lip Spoiler
D-Speed DS-04 18x9.5" Rims
HDT Scoop
VZ Calais Black Interior Conversion
Rear VZ Calais Leather Seats
Front Bucket Seats
WK Grange Steering Wheel
Power Tune Digital Dash With Mako Motorsport Dash Insert
S1 Sequential Shifter
Sam Doney- For assembling & blue printing my bottom end, Nelg's Ali Mods - For the killah intake manifold work, Niche Welding - For all the oustanding fabrication work in the engine bay, JPFab - For the last minute couple ali welds to keep me progressing, Corn Fed Boost - For the killah turbo manifolds, Nathan Kyri From Kyri Race Heads - For the insane camshaft & head work, Justin Pitsikas From BYE Performance - For the killah tune as always & slotting me in between job's, Everyone who helped with advice or steered me in the right direction from the moment I got into the turbo Ecotec scene which led me to where I am now. Finally to my missus Jess, for not raising an eyebrow or a word said for all the money spent at this rebuild & not our new house that still requires a backyard to this date... whoops!
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