EVL 076

new cooler has been painted stealth mode black, and is now pretty much invisible behind the grille and bumper

new turbo is a monster...
Master Power T04E "T61 P-Trim", rated at 600hp
91mm compressor wheel (the old turbo had a 60mm compressor wheel, so the new front is a fair bit bigger) its .84 rear, 360degree thrust, 101mm inlet

efi manifold has arrived, will be getting a custom made plenum for it later on, but for now its just a cut n shut magna unit, will be running a VN t/b and 780cc injectors

the haltech loom looks like a nightmare, but its pretty much a straight forward plug in job, as it came from a sigma turbo and already tuned etc etc

custom turbo exhaust manifold looks good. It basically a direct steam pipe copy of the factory cast turbo manifold, but with better flow and a lot less weight. Sits the turbo in the same spot as factory etc etc. Had to get a T3 to T4 adaptor - manifold is T4, new turbo is T3, i could have ordered the manifold with a T3 flange, but even so the compressor housing wouldnt clear the manifold anyways, but the adaptor lifts it around 2 inches and now there is plenty of clearance. And it clears the bonnet too, which i thought it wasnt gonna, so thats a bonus

so yeah, i have enough to keep me occupied for a while
i was gonna be taking it to the drags in november, but there is 100% chance that its not gonna be ready, so its definately gonna be going to the december drag meeting

well the 63T plan isnt goin ahead..
i decided to inject and intercool the astron

sold the carb set up today, and i already have most of the efi gear now, just waiting for a few other bits n pieces to turn up

been a while since an update, so here goes:

2.6 turbo motor is now in and running. Got a couple of small issues but nothin thats worth goin in to detail about here

the woodgrain on the dash has now gone, and its just plain old black there - looks heaps better

It now sports an exterior sun visor across the front screen - totally completes the grandpa look

the standard rims will be back on it this week

the original tail pipe will be bolted back up under the ass, so it looks like its still running the massive 1.25inch exhaust - the real exhaust, 2.5inch (for now) dumps at the diff

i have a commodore diff being shortened for it as we speak, hopefully that wont be far away

the nitrous will be wired up next week
and i gotta rewire the cd player, cos i wanna put it in the glove box to hide it away, so i gotta do some stuffing round there

but prob the biggest update is i brought a cordia, and im gonna put the motor out of that in the galant - i know what ya thinking, but this is no ordinary cordia, its got the 4G63T from a Jspec VR4 Galant in it

that swap wont happen until Feb next year tho, cos i wanna run powercruise with the 2.6 turbo - its more a case of i cant afford to do the FWD to RWD conversion on the motor until then anyways

i will get some more pix up shortly of all the changes and updates

i have always thought the stig was Damon Hill ?

Car: 76 GD Galant

Engine: 4G54 +T

Driveline: RWD

Track: Tarmak Dragway - Tasmania

Rims/Tire's: 15x6 "Pepperpots" 205/55's

Fuel: PULP

Gas: Yep - 42 hp wet shot thru 3rd & 4th gear

60fter: 2.005 ... LAZY!!

ET: 13.494

TS: 105

Estimated Power: Enough for a lazy mid-hi 12

Mods: "Totally Stock, Officer"