OzGarage Ep13 - Lolux Update and MY08 STi Upgrade

[HP-F]

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Season 1 - Episode 13 first airing on C31 Melbourne Sunday 28th June, 2009.

Following on from last weeks introduction to the Lolux project, this we we fast forward to current day and see the car in the final stages of paint.

Rob also gives viewers a rundown on how far the mechanicals of the Lolux have come including the twin turbo V6 engine and massive brakes.

As a break from the Holden and Ford based episodes we cover an upgrade on a MY08 Subaru Impreza STi. See the boys fit forged pistons and an upgraded turbo to really release the potential of the all wheel drive beast.

See it first at 9pm Sunday night on C31 Melbourne or repeated on http://www.c31.org.au.

[Evman]

Guys this show is truly awesome. In all honesty I rate it up there with Top Gear UK. Unfortunately I need to watch it on the net but that's ok! :teach: If I win a substantial amount from next weeks Oz Lotto I will put some funding into this show to get it onto digital TV, I love it :goodjob:

And then I might run for Prime Minister, but that's for another time ;)

[HP-F]

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Whilst the first season of OzGarage has run through its premiere airing on C31 Melbourne, the season is just beginning for our online audience. Beginning today we will release a new episode every week! So subscribe to our RSS Feed (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/feed) or Twitter feed (http://www.twitter.com/HPFactory) to be notified as soon as they are released.

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Featuring:
- MRPSI being serviced, adjusted and tested in preparation for Summernats 22
- Paul goes in depth about dynos, how they work and how to use one
- Intro to HPF's own supercharged XR8 ute with Ian
- Rob talks about the loss of Lyle Lemon, a long time friend of HPF
- Up close and personal with HPF customer Daniel as he talks about his awesome Chrysler 300C

[Haroc]

good work, interesting watch :)

[jezza85]

Thanks boys:goodjob:, I'm really getting sick of going to the channel 31 website, one to many issues there.

[Tre-Cool]

Great show guys, looking forward to watching the rest of them.

[WHLS1]

Great to have something better than the C31 image quality. Having C31 is good but the broadcast image quality is sadly lacking (and I get a good signal).

[HP-F]

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Season 1, Episode 2 now online.

See it in high quality streaming video here: www.ozgarage.com.au (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/index.php?utm_source=ls1&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=Ep2).

Featuring:
- Preparation of HPF's XR8 Ute for the Summernats burnout comp
- Head/cam and supercharger installation on VZ Clubsport
- Up close and personal with HPF Sales Manager Matt Jackson
- Robs explains the difference between Air to Air, Water to Air and Dry Ice to Air intercoolers

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[HP-F]

Here’s a little something we’ve been working on this week. The customer came to us all the way from Singleton NSW (nth west of Newcastle) with initial plans for a stroker 5ltr, but after discussion the decision was made to go for an LS based motor and T56 adapted with an off the shelf kit.

We supplied a brand new L98 crate motor that we have put one of our CNC ported cylinder head and cam packages in, which should get us around 320rwkw! Add to this a brand new T56 6-speed gearbox fitted with a custom shifter and heavy duty clutch and this will certainly get the VS moving a little better than 140rwkw 5.0ltr that its replacing!

We have built a custom dual 3 inch exhaust with off the shelf 4-1 headers supplied by Castle Auto Electrical. We have also custom fitted, PCM controlled, late model thermo fans to the standard HD V8 radiator and a custom made air box to house a 9 inch long pod filter. The hydraulic clutch is powered by a highly modified pedal box fitted with a late model hydraulic clutch master cylinder.

The idea was to keep the car looking as simple as possible under the bonnet with the use of OEM parts as much as possible. We went with the cable 90mm throttle body for ease of conversion but this could be done with the fly-by-wire just as easy with some more pedal box massaging.

The fuel system has been upgraded with the fitment of a Walbro fuel pump and custom filter/ 58 psi reg set up, we have retained the use of the standard L98 fuel injectors with adapters also from Castle Auto Electrical. We have adapted the L98 power steering pump and lines, fitted a new LS1 160amp alternator and could have retained the A/C but the customer made the decision to leave it out.

Other things like the fuel purge solenoid and VS charcoal canister operation has been retained so you could realistically perform this conversion with 100% emissions compliance and legality with the tick of approval from your local engineer.

The conversion components, again from Castle Auto Electrical, have allowed the engine to sit nice and low in the engine bay with ample clearance for header fitment once the firewall had some minor massaging. The tailshaft has also been upgraded to handle the 100% power increase.

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[SHANESVZSS]

i love these types of conversions! l98 in a light weight vs should be loads of fun... :burnout:

[Rub]

HEY! Thats my motor!!!

Jokes :D

I saw this car when I was out there the other week.. Looks tough as!

Nice work guys!

[HP-F]

HEY! Thats my motor!!!

Jokes :D

I saw this car when I was out there the other week.. Looks tough as!

Nice work guys!


Kim, your's is still on the bench waiting on some bits! :1peek:

[GJ227]

nice work guys, looks great, i think the owner will be wrapped, to finish it off, it just needs the lovely turtle shell cover over the top, hahahahahahahahahaha.

well done

GJ227

[hRTHSV]

Looks good, I'm in the middle of a similar build myself but the car is having a ground up rebuild paint, etc etc etc and running some special VE bits that will well and truly set it appart from the rest.

Everyone puts siht on the castle auto extractors but mine look okay better than $2,000 for custom ones.

[bigdogdazza]

Very keen and watching closely! Have had similar evil thoughts for the vr ss. Any chance of a pm on pricing?:goodjob:
Will be a real goer and super reliable, what more can you ask for?

[S2VYSS]

Great conversion guys

Looks like it will be better then that str0be wanker's car anyway :stick:

:hide:

Was there any thought given by the owner to detail the engine bay and clean up the wiring while the engine was out?

[BAD355]

Good luck to the old VS IRS in handling all that mumbo...

Can any strengthening be done in this area to prevent destroying the cross-members etc?

[S2VYSS]

Another question I forgot to ask, will you guys be getting the car engineered?

[VYTonne]

Good luck to the old VS IRS in handling all that mumbo...

Can any strengthening be done in this area to prevent destroying the cross-members etc?

The cross members stronger than the car & aint gunna give way.
Attention will be required in the braking system, steering & suspension.

Cheers
VYT

[vessloveit]

Top conversion, also gotta luv the number plate.

[MattJ]

Another question I forgot to ask, will you guys be getting the car engineered?

No, it was discussed with the customer and seeing as though he is from NSW the engineering would need to be done there. I will be giving the customer a good contact for engineering in NSW.


Looks good, I'm in the middle of a similar build myself but the car is having a ground up rebuild paint, etc etc etc and running some special VE bits that will well and truly set it appart from the rest.

Everyone puts siht on the castle auto extractors but mine look okay better than $2,000 for custom ones.

We have not had a problem with the Castle auto parts, they firewall did take alittle beating to make them fit but we were told about that before the job was started, the conversion parts have been well designed and simple to fit.


Great conversion guys

Was there any thought given by the owner to detail the engine bay and clean up the wiring while the engine was out?

Once finished, the engine bay will look like the engine was factory fitted, this was the aim rather than building a show car. The PCM is mounted in the car and all the looms are neat and tidy.

Cheers,

Matt.

[Rub]

Kim, your's is still on the bench waiting on some bits! :1peek:

Parts should be there very very soon!! Waiting on UPS.. Hopefully Monday :D

:goodjob:

[BAD355]

The cross members stronger than the car & aint gunna give way.
Attention will be required in the braking system, steering & suspension.

Cheers
VYT
Maybe not the crossmembers, but I have heard of a few cases where the IRS mounting fails and tears the mount to the chassis or something...

My old VR stroker with IRS met the same fate not too long after I sold it.

[vr ss]

Maybe not the crossmembers, but I have heard of a few cases where the IRS mounting fails and tears the mount to the chassis or something...

My old VR stroker with IRS met the same fate not too long after I sold it.

BAD355 you are correct, the rear crossmembers do crack. The RTA issued an inspection bulletin for all VS commodores but my VR had the exact same problem. Mine started cracking around the mounting area for the diff.

Document can be found here. http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/downloads/vib17.pdf

Anyway, this car looks awsome. Job well done. :)

[HP-F]

Quick Update: It runs. Just waiting on clutch master cylinder and we'll get it on the dyno.

A couple of updated pics, looks almost factory which was exactly what we were after:

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[HP-F]

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Featuring:
- Twin Turbo kit installed on VE SS
- 1895rwhp Commodore TRYHRD gets set up for street duties
- Up close and personal on TRYHRD’s history
- TTVE on the road

Watch it not in high quality streaming video at www.ozgarage.com.au (http://ozgarage.com.au/season1-video/episode-3-watch-it-now?utm_source=ls1&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=ep3).

[Djbarnstar]

Awesome. Ep 1 and 2 were great for the peeps who love a bit of tuning. Look forward to watching this tonight!

[LS7HSVWAGON]

Looks good, I'm in the middle of a similar build myself but the car is having a ground up rebuild paint, etc etc etc and running some special VE bits that will well and truly set it appart from the rest.

Everyone puts siht on the castle auto extractors but mine look okay better than $2,000 for custom ones.

I would rather pay $2000 for custom ones in Stainless that will fit without having to be a smash to fit.
CAE and CRS ones are mild steel too. The 4 into 1s used in this build cost $1500 from CAE... an extra $500 for custom ones in stainless is money well spent imo.

Good work on the conversion guys... Looks good. I too used the CAE conversion bits to do mine except for the extractors, loom etc.

Did you guys strengthen the k-frame where you cut it?

Also did you notice how close the bottom of the sump is in the middle of the k-frame? It's only about 1-2mm with the CAE mounts. In time when that rubber sags the sump will bottom out on this. Not trying to pick... I just thought i would make you aware. I made 8mm plates that go inbetween the 2 piece mounts. It lifts the motor enough to give the clearance required legally of 10mm. You also get a tad more room to play with the exhaust next to the rails and the motor sits well under the bonnet.

[hotbox]

im not using any spacers on mine and it has plenty of clearence.

[jezza85]

Great episode guys:), what sort of power did the TT VE end up making? the base kit was 7psi yeah? APS kit?

[HP-F]

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The must watch episode of the season!

Come on a ride with HPF as they head up to Canberra for the rev head fest Summernats 22. Watch Rob punish the XR8 ute in the burnout competition and see MRPSI doing what it does best on the dyno in the Horsepower Hero competition.

Also take a walk down horsepower history lane as Rob gives us the rundown on his many years of taking his machines to Horsepower Heroes at Summernats.

Watch it online now is high quality streaming video at http://www.ozgarage.com.au (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/?utm_source=ls1&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=episode4)

[HP-F]

The customer pickup up the car today for the long drive back up to Newcastle. To say he is happy would be a big understatement!

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And finally, what everyone really wants to see, the gain:

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[boyley]

love it nice work fellas

[doubledip]

Nice job, can i asked why the flyby wire wasnt kept?

[cashie]

"almost looks factory"...... bullshit, this looks better than factory, great job guys. :goodjob:
140 to 311 kWs, holly hell that is some gain in power, must feel like a totally different car! :smilesandbanana:

Edit---> Just looked at the pics again, that is a really neat job......


Nice job, can i asked why the flyby wire wasnt kept?

In the first post


We went with the cable 90mm throttle body for ease of conversion but this could be done with the fly-by-wire just as easy with some more pedal box massaging.

[doubledip]

yeh read that but wanted to know why ease of conversion... generally when going from scratch with these conversions is can work out more expensive going the cable throttle body route....... fitting a fly by wire pedal would be the mater of welding 3 bolts to the floor...

thats all... otherwise looks magic:goodjob:

[mcdeath]

Top job looks neat as and i bet it goes like a cut cat to boot :)

[surfwagon]

Awesome job fellas and quite quick in comparison to some of the similar builds going on at the moment.
Mkaes think for a second that I should have done this with my old VS wagon, oh well that second has past.
Great work the owner must be over the moon with 311rwkw in a 14-1500kg car.

[blackvy]

that looks fantastic, great power. what's something like that worth to do?

[mcdeath]

absolutely awsome effort with the clubby i now know what my next upgrade will be too :)

[HP-F]

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An episode full of the tech stuff that everyone requests!

See HPF go through the process of fitting a head and cam power upgrade package to a customers VE SS Sportswagon. From fitting the cam to seeing how it goes out on the street, you’ll see the whole thing.

Also featured is a trip down to Higgins Race Heads where Nathan shows us his new CNC machine and tells us about porting heads and his 9 second Commodore Ute.

See it now streamed from our website at www.ozgarage.com.au (http://ozgarage.com.au/season1-video/episode-5-online-headcam-ve-higgins-race-heads?utm_source=ls1&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=ep5).

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[LS7HSVWAGON]

that looks fantastic, great power. what's something like that worth to do?

Around $20k will get you that.

[HP-F]

that looks fantastic, great power. what's something like that worth to do?



Around $20k will get you that.

The engine and head and cam upgrade is one thing, then you need to add a clutch, a brand new six speed trans, tailshaft mods, a full custom 3" exhaust, custom clutch master cylinder moutings, hydraulic lines, new alternator and starter motor, power steering pump, all the brakets and bolts, throttle body, fuel system upgrades, cooling system, custom shifter, wiring harness and conversion components and a crap load of labour...

Its not a cheap excersise, especially when everything is new, but go and build a 5.0 litre to that sort of power level! ouch!

[Mega76]

That's awesome. Well done guys. How good does the VS SS shape look. Classic!

[Hi Octane]

Love it! Well done guys.

[Luke_]

Nice work Matt & HPF! Very smick install, and a great power result.

Just noticed, it definitely needs some suspension work - I can spot some factory rubber bushes there.

Regards,
Luke

[LS7HSVWAGON]

The engine and head and cam upgrade is one thing, then you need to add a clutch, a brand new six speed trans, tailshaft mods, a full custom 3" exhaust, custom clutch master cylinder moutings, hydraulic lines, new alternator and starter motor, power steering pump, all the brakets and bolts, throttle body, fuel system upgrades, cooling system, custom shifter, wiring harness and conversion components and a crap load of labour...

Its not a cheap excersise, especially when everything is new, but go and build a 5.0 litre to that sort of power level! ouch!

Not to mention upgrading the brakes and having it engineered.
You really want to like the car to be spending that type of money on it.

[crtx]

top job hpf customer must be wrapped!

[HP-F]

Nice work Matt & HPF! Very smick install, and a great power result.

Just noticed, it definitely needs some suspension work - I can spot some factory rubber bushes there.

Regards,
Luke

Luke, your right, I will pass him on your details!


Not to mention upgrading the brakes and having it engineered.
You really want to like the car to be spending that type of money on it.

Got to agree, the car is a pretty clean example and I suppose in 10 years it will be just like putting a L98 in a HQ, a wise way to make a classic car go fast.


top job hpf customer must be wrapped!


Spoke to the customer yesterday and he is wrapped! He drove the car back home, some 1110km and was getting around 700km per tank.

[hRTHSV]

Did you guys make that airbox or is it commercially available from somewhere? I am looking at another option but that looks pretty good as a fall back.

[HP-F]

Did you guys make that airbox or is it commercially available from somewhere? I am looking at another option but that looks pretty good as a fall back.

Custom made for this application, its been designed to draw air in from between the chassis rail and the radiator where there is a big gap on these cars.

[LS7HSVWAGON]

Custom made for this application, its been designed to draw air in from between the chassis rail and the radiator where there is a big gap on these cars.

Yep thats the ideal spot... or as a SC member has done cut a few rows of the radiator down and install a OTR.

I'm making a similar induction system for my LSX with dual boxes one mounted on each side.

[hRTHSV]

Custom made for this application, its been designed to draw air in from between the chassis rail and the radiator where there is a big gap on these cars.

Thanks for the info, I know there is a big gap behind the headlight etc but I'm actually thinking about putting a W427 intake on it just waiting to get the car back so i can see if it will fit.

[HP-F]

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Here’s one for the Chrysler boys, or anyone interested in superchargers!

See our progress on Daniels 426 cube, Whipple Supercharged SRT8 as it gets the Motec system fitted and tuned. See it on the road at the Chryslers on the Murray car show.

Matt from Yella Terra talks us through the 300C Supercharger kit and gives a run down on the Whipple supercharger. Matt then takes a blown 300C out on the road to give us a feel for what its all about.

See it now streamed from our website at www.ozgarage.com.au (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/season1-video/episode-6-now-online-chrysler-300c-whipple-superchargers?utm_source=ls1&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=ep6).

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[huggies]

very good episode
and a nice show :)
its good having the option to watch it online:)
keep up the good work guys

[HP-F]

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See something a little different this week as the boys head up to Sydney to compete in the SACHS Masters challenge where the best mechanical teams from around the country go head to head to determine Australias best.

Also, Rob gives us a roundup of the status of some of the longer term projects around the Horsepower Factory including MRPSI, the XR8 ute and the Lolux project.

See it now streamed from our website at www.ozgarage.com.au (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/season1-video/episode-7-now-online-sachs-masters-challenge?utm_source=ls1&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=ep7).

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[Tre-Cool]

i've been meaning to ask this since watching the vids, but who is the token asian dude at the start of the clips in the office area. it never mentions a name.

:lol:

[Djbarnstar]

Yeah, I was wondering this too.... Obviously not working there any more.

[HP-F]

Thats the employee formerly know as Polo. He stopped working for us somewhere between the filming and the release.

There's a new intro already put together for season 2!

[huggies]

another great episode
keep pumping them out guys :)
anyway we can download the episodes off the website instead of having to stream them ?

[Alastair]

how much of the firewall did you have to "massage" to fit the extractors?

[vy2ttr]

Saw this car cruising around town last week, sounds great.. Conversion looks awesome, top job guys....:)

[HP-F]

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Sure its all Fords in this one but still interesting viewing for the Holden crowd!

First up we cover a custom dyno tune on an FG XR6 Turbo, then take it out on the street to see have it drives once the true power has been unleashed.

Next we tackle a very different beast, an FPV Super Pursuit, powered by the 5.4l quad cam v8. To this machine we fit a full exhaust system and Yella Terra supercharger kit. See up close the difference between the factory exhaust system and the aftermarket unit, and inside the supercharger and intercooler kit. We then take it out on the road to see how it compares to the turbo 6 Falcon.

See it now streamed from our website at www.ozgarage.com.au (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/season1-video/episode-8-now-online-the-fg-episode?utm_source=ls1&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=ep8).

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[nang3]

is there a text version?? my work PC dont likey streamed vids!!

I would think the blown super pursuit should eat the turbo if its only had a dyno tune??

[hoon69]

Nice 40+kw upgrade to the XR6T

But the 120+ from the SP is amazing, lmfao at pauly chirping 1st at the lights
damn hoon :rofl:

[nang3]

^^40rwkw from the tune?? does it say how the injectors were holding up as they were the limiting factor in the BA-BF's at about 290-300rwkw ??

[MattJ]

^^40rwkw from the tune?? does it say how the injectors were holding up as they were the limiting factor in the BA-BF's at about 290-300rwkw ??

Nang3, the tune only is basically to the limit of the fuel injectors. They are larger than those fitted to the BA-BF turbo-6.

[Number55]

Great episode once again.....
a far better watch than top gear oz
:goodjob:

[V-Car]

Umm.....great show...umm....except for the, err.....umm.

[HP-F]

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For those Holden fans with seared eye balls from Episode 8 we have some welcomed relief with coverage of HPF at the LS1 Drag Nationals.

Follow the build of Tims VY Ute as we put together a package for his car to better his 9.8 second time slip. In go the tubs and a 402 cube iron blocked motor and out it goes to the track. We’ll keep track of Tims day as well as our old friend Garry Pope driving his boosted Coupe 4, and Robs Calais for the first time at the track since the head and cam upgrade went in.

We also manage to squeeze in some tech content with Heathcote Raceways very own Russell as he takes us around one of his jet cars explaining how it all works.

See it now streamed from our website at www.ozgarage.com.au (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/season1-video/episode-9-now-online-ls1-drag-nats?utm_source=ls1&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=ep9).

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[HP-F]

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98 Octane, Ethanol, E10.... all words which we are hearing more and more both in the news and on TV and also by customers wanting the best performance out of their car.

With this we have decided to answer the questions with knowledge by testing a variety of different fuels back to back on the dyno. The results are definitely interesting and may change both the performance car industry and even the environment in the future.

See the results of testing 91 Octane Unleaded, 98 Octane Unleaded, E10 Ethanol Blend, E85 Ethanol Blend and a 120 Octane dedicated race fuel.

To give some relief from the dyno action we also head down to the Latrobe Valley Street Machine Show with a few cars and get up close and personal with one of the organisers.

See it now streamed from our website at www.ozgarage.com.au (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/?p=173&utm_source=ls1&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=ep10).

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[Alastair]

how much of the firewall did you have to "massage" to fit the extractors?

Could you please answer this question?

[redvxr8clubby]

The cross members stronger than the car & aint gunna give way.
Attention will be required in the braking system, steering & suspension.

Cheers
VYT

Ah yes VS brakes..... hopefully they've been upgraded.

[HP-F]

how much of the firewall did you have to "massage" to fit the extractors?

Sorry Alastair,

The extractors are a direct fit to VB-VL so the firewall did require a resonable amount of adjustment around where the heater hose plate bolts up to the firewall at the lower bolt. You have to move the firewall back around 1.5-2.0" to clear the primary pipe and then round it into the trans tunnel.

Hope that helps.

Matt.

[HP-F]

http://www.ozgarage.com.au/images/s1_e11_diesel_3.jpg (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/?p=178&utm_source=ls1&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=ep11)

This weeks episode of Oz Garage represents the future…

Our obsession is to create an Australian car show like no other, given a real budget and production team this is just a taste of what Oz Garage could be.

Featuring:
- Rob and Paul battle out the age old debate, petrol vs diesel.
- Tech tips with Rob's dad.
- A tribute to our friend Lyle Lemon.
- The Pioneers of Speed with Norm Hardinge.

See it now streamed from our website at www.ozgarage.com.au (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/?p=178&utm_source=ls1&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=ep11).

We can notify you when a new episode is released, either by subscribing to our mailing list via the Oz Garage website (http://www.ozgarage.com.au), subscribing to the rss feed (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/feed) or by following our twitter (http://www.twitter.com/hpfactory).

[Alastair]

Ok sweet, would you suggest beating the firewall? Or would you jsut chuck tri Y's on? 2"'s is a fair bit.

[vysswgn]

would a good set of custom extractors stop this problem?? or is there just not enough room

[Wastegate]

Yep thats the ideal spot... or as a SC member has done cut a few rows of the radiator down and install a OTR.

I'm making a similar induction system for my LSX with dual boxes one mounted on each side.

Link? :D
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[HP-F]

Ok sweet, would you suggest beating the firewall? Or would you jsut chuck tri Y's on? 2"'s is a fair bit.
Its probably not as bad as that, i would suggest its worth spending the time beating it.

[rapidvl]

Sorry Alastair,

The extractors are a direct fit to VB-VL so the firewall did require a resonable amount of adjustment around where the heater hose plate bolts up to the firewall at the lower bolt. You have to move the firewall back around 1.5-2.0" to clear the primary pipe and then round it into the trans tunnel.

Hope that helps.

Matt.

Some more info on the pipes please! so they will bolt into a vl with a LS engine? what size primarys are they.

[hotbox]

Some more info on the pipes please! so they will bolt into a vl with a LS engine? what size primarys are they.

Ring castle auto electrics thats who makes them- 03 5472 1442

http://www.castleauto.com.au/hs_dbase/format_search.php?Y2hfaGVhZGVycy5pbmkrYWxsc2VhcmNo

[rapidvl]

How good is that! just called CAE and placed my order! 4 ino 1 headers , mounts , loom , computer etc etc :woohoo:

[HP-F]

http://www.ozgarage.com.au/images/s1_e12_lolux_3.jpg (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/?p=184&utm_source=ls1&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=ep12)

This is the second part of the two episodes displaying what OzGarage could be with a real budget and production team.

Introducing the 'Lolux Project' with help from the boys at DW Customs, this is a car that will redefine what the Horsepower Factory are capable of.

We also check out the new TRD Hilux to see how the factory offering compares with our heavily modified Hilux.

See it now streamed from our website at www.ozgarage.com.au (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/?p=184&utm_source=ls1&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=ep12).

We can notify you when a new episode is released, either by subscribing to our mailing list via the Oz Garage website (http://www.ozgarage.com.au), subscribing to the rss feed (http://www.ozgarage.com.au/feed) or by following our twitter (http://www.twitter.com/hpfactory).

[huggies]

will there ever be a download option ?
instead of streaming

[JOEKA]

What did you do with the driveshaft?

Completely custom?

Modify a LS1 T56 driveshaft?

Modify a VS V8 driveshaft?

[hotbox]

What did you do with the driveshaft?

Completely custom?

Modify a LS1 T56 driveshaft?

Modify a VS V8 driveshaft?

yokes are same as turbo 700 or 350 and you will need to cut roughly 70mm from the front half of the VS shaft and have it rewelded and balanced

[iloveholden]

I watched most of the ep's today after just discovering this....im pretty sure this isnt shown in Perth.

Congrats on a great series guys, loved it and looking forward to a season 2 :goodjob:

[UTESRULE]

how do u watch this ep

[ILLUSIV1]

how do u watch this ep
ozgarage.com.au/season1-video/episode-13-online-the-season-finale?utm_source=ti&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=ep13

just put a w w w. in front of that link. I haven't got 20 posts yet, even though I have been on here since 08, so cant put up links.

[UTESRULE]

ozgarage.com.au/season1-video/episode-13-online-the-season-finale?utm_source=ti&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=ep13

just put a w w w. in front of that link. I haven't got 20 posts yet, even though I have been on here since 08, so cant put up links.

thanks for that

[iloveholden]

Great series....only thing is the Black clubby is a Vy not a VZ from what i saw of it :)

[HP-F]

Great series....only thing is the Black clubby is a Vy not a VZ from what i saw of it :)

You would be correct. Call it a typo... :goodjob:

[iloveholden]

Can we expect another series early next year fellas?

[amckiwi]

Have seen the blue Toy in the flesh it is one awesome bit of gear

It has many customised items but kind of looks factory which is the way it should be i guess

Stu

[HP-F]

Can we expect another series early next year fellas?

We're working on the second series now. Got a Motec installation in an Aston Martin Vantage and the build up of the Operation Drag Right car on film already.

[sik66]

RAPIDVL.....looking at doing conversion myself......how much did CAE sting you for the kit?with the 4-1 extracotrs?..any advice/costing appreciated...cheers.

[FLY-346]

mmmm interesting, lived in good ol' sunny singleton all my life and got know idea who this bloke is, have seen it parked at the tyre centre (presume thats where he works) all the time but never seen it driving or anything, seen the 'horsepower factory' sticker on the front window and thought i'd better come on here to find a write up, tidy stuff :goodjob:

[savage1987]

I'm also doing one of these conversions currently, collecting parts for it at the moment as I have the engine sitting in the shed waiting to go into a VN.

Any advice you can offer on the range of engine mounts available for the application? Also, I've heard of modifying the steering rack mounts to allow clearance required to leave the starter motor on the RHS, does this allow any sort of exhaust piping to get past?

With the clutch setup, how much is T56/later model stuff and how much is VS? Guessing a VS master cyl and T56 slave cyl? Any dramas getting the T56 into the tunnel? I think VLs have issues with this..

I have 10000 other questions on the swap too but I'd better not throw them in all at once. Might start another thread for them.

Any info appreciated
Sam

[daskip]

Spoke to the customer yesterday and he is wrapped! He drove the car back home, some 1110km and was getting around 700km per tank.

interesting.... im lucky to be getting 550km a tank on the highway on my LS2 with a workshop mafless tune

is it just because the car weighing less?

[JOEKA]

What ever happened to this car...How's it going?

Any updates?

[[TOPGEAR]]

very nice job =)

[QIKMIK]

He drove the car back home, some 1110km and was getting around 700km per tank.Just wondering which tank is fitted to this car? There has been a bit of talk re the range this car has on the highway. Is it fitted with the standard 63 litre tank or the optional 80/84 litre tank from V8 sedans?

Mick