Brisbane AME Show - 2nd/3rd July

[ROARZ]

Anyone coming out for a look or entering?

I know that a couple of Sponsors will be there!

[Mongy]

I'll be calling in to say hello at some stage ;)

[VY sv8 CLUBBY]

We''ll be there for a looksee :) .

[VooDoo]

Ill have a trade stand there and my car is on the stand so im sure you will find your way over at some point.

[OLS108]

i will be there on saturday to check it all out hope to catch a few of the guys there :cool:

[Ryzz]

Good luck guys, hopefully Graham doesnt screw it up like he did the HSVNats

[VooDoo]

He is trying.

I might not be there after all. Not happy with him at all. Regardless of whether i actually get in this one, ill never attend another one of his shows.

[Ryzz]

He is trying.

I might not be there after all. Not happy with him at all. Regardless of whether i actually get in this one, .
What has he done mate, why are you nolonger in the show??


ill never attend another one of his shows
I think you'll find your not alone there mate. The guy seems to screw everything he touches :bash:

[GTS215i]

Good luck guys, hopefully Graham doesnt screw it up like he did the HSVNats

:lol: ... Not again, who let him back in charge :eek: ! Seriously though, he couldnt even organise a chook raffle at the local bowls club.

[Mozz]

I will be there on Saturday - from around 1000hrs to mid-late afternoon - drop by the PowerTorque stand and say hi :)

[JMEVXSS]

I'll be swinging by to check it all out sometime Sunday.
Cheers

[Oldmonroman]

I will be there at 10am on Sat with my family

[IH8WRX]

I'll be there, but by the skin of my teeth I reckon. Busy trying to get peoples cars done in time and I haven't even looked at mine yet :eek: It's going to be a close one that's for sure. Just hoping at this stage my customers are not let down by other businesses as it in turn throws me out.

Either way for those attending please feel free to drop over and say hi to me. I'll be over against the northern wall near the dyno. Always good to meet new forum members

[RhysB]

The BOSS will be there- Got a shite load of things to do before Friday tho! But looking forward to it. Should be a massive weekend.
Brett; Did you get your "little hiccup" repaired yet? All sweet to go 700+ again this year mate?!
Rick; Stop carrying on bloke! Remember there is 24 hours in a day! :p I can feel an all- nighter coming on for you Thursday. ;)
See yas there Friday arvo.
Rhys

[IH8WRX]

The BOSS will be there- Got a shite load of things to do before Friday tho! But looking forward to it. Should be a massive weekend.
Brett; Did you get your "little hiccup" repaired yet? All sweet to go 700+ again this year mate?!
Rick; Stop carrying on bloke! Remember there is 24 hours in a day! :p I can feel an all- nighter coming on for you Thursday. ;)
See yas there Friday arvo.
Rhys


:lol: That's easy for you to say after some nice person spent just over 14hrs on your ute on the weekend hey big fella :p

I'm sure Brett will be on later but it's looking good for him to be ready by tomorrow afternoon. Then some poor suckers has an all nighter to clean it up and make it look as good as it goes :D

Roll on Friday and these coco pops (my definition of 4cyl cars. Really rice bubbles just dressed up like coco pops :D :p )

[ROARZ]

Sleep optional from this point forward...

My "little hiccup" happened Friday afternoon just before I arrived at the workshop to pickup the car for a weekend of detailing. I asked for a power run to be done with the final setup so that we knew everything was good to go. Well, good ol' Murphy showed up, didn't he! The left hand head gasket decided it was done. :( I guess a little extra boost is not always a good thing... ;) Nothing too serious, as the guys picked it up right away. It still made 500 rwhp at 4000 rpm before backing out. They went to work immediately, diagnosed the issue, and got things rolling. Maverick headed down there on Saturday to lend a hand, and both heads were off and checked by lunch time. Good news is that the internals look absolutely pristine, even after 10,000 kms on this build (remember this thing makes 875 hp and 820 ft/lb of torque and has done countless dyno comps, drag nights, and track days to make up that 10k). Gasket damage was really minor, and new ones arrived today. Heads are already back on and they just have to reinstall the manifold and a table full of other bits and pieces and she'll be back ready for testing again. Those of you who've been through this, know what we're going through right now, and for those of you who haven't, I am sure you can imagine. ;)

Thanks go out to all on the "team" just to get to today.

Rick (IH8WRX) has been extremely flexible in trying to help me get the car detailed for the show, and he's going to need to be really flexible to work around the hoist tomorrow morning... ;)

Maverick has been awesome in helping me through this entire preparation exercise too.

For better or for worse, preparation for these types of shows always seems to be one heck of a exercise, but hopefully the results will be worth it. I'm very proud of my little "streeter" and both myself and those around me are working hard to present it in the best light that we can. If you saw the write up in Street Commodores magazine, then there will be much more to see now, as I've done a ton of work to it since then. On the power front, quite honestly, I'll be over the moon if it repeats last years results given what we've been through this week already. On the all round "streeter" front, there has been much progress, and as those of you who know me know, I'll be more than happy to talk about it on the weekend... :D

Looking forward to an excellent weekend. The most important part for me is the journey to get there, and the people I'll get to meet (again) on the weekend.

Now, could you ALL PLEASE PRAY FOR FINE WEATHER ON FRIDAY!!!

[ROARZ]

I "believe" Phonsy is going to be there with a stand for RIPShift. Harrop has a stand. PowerTorque has a stand. Quite a few sponsors will be there.

If you have a M6 and you haven't tried the RIPShift yet, I HIGHLY recommend you get in there are try it on Phonsy's stand. This is how I came to "believe"... ;)

[pagey]

Brett.. are you going to be needing some tyres?

[ROARZ]

Not for this show... ;) Although I'll be at "the workshop" in the morning so I'll come by and get them out of your kitchen at last... :D

[IH8WRX]

Sleep optional from this point forward...

My "little hiccup" happened Friday afternoon just before I arrived at the workshop to pickup the car for a weekend of detailing. I asked for a power run to be done with the final setup so that we knew everything was good to go. Well, good ol' Murphy showed up, didn't he! The left hand head gasket decided it was done. :( I guess a little extra boost is not always a good thing... ;) Nothing too serious, as the guys picked it up right away. It still made 500 rwhp at 4000 rpm before backing out. They went to work immediately, diagnosed the issue, and got things rolling. Maverick headed down there on Saturday to lend a hand, and both heads were off and checked by lunch time. Good news is that the internals look absolutely pristine, even after 10,000 kms on this build (remember this thing makes 875 hp and 820 ft/lb of torque and has done countless dyno comps, drag nights, and track days to make up that 10k). Gasket damage was really minor, and new ones arrived today. Heads are already back on and they just have to reinstall the manifold and a table full of other bits and pieces and she'll be back ready for testing again. Those of you who've been through this, know what we're going through right now, and for those of you who haven't, I am sure you can imagine. ;)

Thanks go out to all on the "team" just to get to today.

Rick (IH8WRX) has been extremely flexible in trying to help me get the car detailed for the show, and he's going to need to be really flexible to work around the hoist tomorrow morning... ;)

Maverick has been awesome in helping me through this entire preparation exercise too.

For better or for worse, preparation for these types of shows always seems to be one heck of a exercise, but hopefully the results will be worth it. I'm very proud of my little "streeter" and both myself and those around me are working hard to present it in the best light that we can. If you saw the write up in Street Commodores magazine, then there will be much more to see now, as I've done a ton of work to it since then. On the power front, quite honestly, I'll be over the moon if it repeats last years results given what we've been through this week already. On the all round "streeter" front, there has been much progress, and as those of you who know me know, I'll be more than happy to talk about it on the weekend... :D

Looking forward to an excellent weekend. The most important part for me is the journey to get there, and the people I'll get to meet (again) on the weekend.

Now, could you ALL PLEASE PRAY FOR FINE WEATHER ON FRIDAY!!!


If it rains on Friday please commit me to a mental asylum as I think I will have a nervous breakdown. I dread to think of trying to re-clean 11 customer cars plus my own :eek: :(

[Mozz]

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ10090.txt

Fine Friday and Saturday according to BOM

[OLS108]

If it rains on Friday please commit me to a mental asylum as I think I will have a nervous breakdown. I dread to think of trying to re-clean 11 customer cars plus my own :eek: :(
IH8WRX I reallt look forward to seeing your car in the flesh :D so i will come over and say Hi .

[Bane]

Sorry I have been living under a rock recently.

What show is this?

[VooDoo]

It was the Holden and Ford show but was renamed to the AMEshow and other manufacturers invited.

www.ameshow.com.au

[Dee Jay]

Would have loved to made the trip, but due to family commitments its a non start from me. :(

As for the doubters i do hope the show goes well and best of luck to all those challenging the dyno and show car sections good luck.

Cheers Danny

[MNR-0]

Look out for a green series 2 Monaro on the Dyno with the new 90mm Harrop intercooled LS112. I hear it makes plenty more horspower than it did in Adelaide. ;)

Cheers

[VooDoo]

Well it seems Graeme from this show is not a man of honour at all. Not only did he sell my trade stand out from under me, he seems content to bad mouth me to other vendors at the show. A written contract is not enough for this man. To say im very disappointed with his total lack of professionalism is an understatement.

[OLS108]

Well it seems Graeme from this show is not a man of honour at all. Not only did he sell my trade stand out from under me, he seems content to bad mouth me to other vendors at the show. A written contract is not enough for this man. To say im very disappointed with his total lack of professionalism is an understatement.
:eek: :eek: :eek: he sold a stand from under you ???? sorry to hear mate, i was looking forward to catching up with you at your stand :(

[VooDoo]

Apparently 27 ppl rang him to tell him of my comments. (as if they would)

Should i be happy that he sold the stand from under me? Talking to other vendors they werent suprised as there is a history of it.

[SLEEPERVX]

I'm going to Willowbank instead.... If the rain subsides.

[ROARZ]

We're all praying for the rain to stop, just for Friday and Saturday... ;)

[ROARZ]

Good news from the ROARZ camp. The ol' girl is back at home and going through final cleaning and preparation. Needless to say, we're all a little worse for wear after less sleep, but it's been worth it. Fingers crossed for a good showing on the weekend...

[ROARZ]

Look out for a green series 2 Monaro on the Dyno with the new 90mm Harrop intercooled LS112. I hear it makes plenty more horspower than it did in Adelaide. ;)

Cheers

What did it make in Adelaide mate?

Can't wait to see all the new stuff on display at the show. I've heard of plenty of hard work being done, and there's nothing better (IMHO) than being able to view and appreciate the efforts of other enthusiasts...

[MNR-0]

What did it make in Adelaide mate?

Can't wait to see all the new stuff on display at the show. I've heard of plenty of hard work being done, and there's nothing better (IMHO) than being able to view and appreciate the efforts of other enthusiasts...
I think it made around 280-300rwkw non-intercooled. It makes much more now. ;) Or so I have been told.

[IH8WRX]

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ10090.txt

Fine Friday and Saturday according to BOM


I hope that dam things right Mozz! It's still very heavy down the southern end of the Gold Coast and was particularly heavy last night at Capalaba.

Surely someone has a direct line to mother nature to ask for a dry day

[Hammer]

will have to see phonzy i think !!! and try the rippers out cyas there ! sounds likes theres gunna be some heavy copetition !!

[RhysB]

:lol: That's easy for you to say after some nice person spent just over 14hrs on your ute on the weekend hey big fella :p



What are you talking about Rick? I did it all my self....and I used Mother's!! :lol: :lol:

[GTS215i]

I hope that dam things right Mozz! It's still very heavy down the southern end of the Gold Coast and was particularly heavy last night at Capalaba.

Surely someone has a direct line to mother nature to ask for a dry day

I just watched out weather bulletin down here and they showed the floods and amount of rain you guys have copped especially Northern NSW, they still maintained or predicted that its going to CLEAR and fine tomorrow so hopefully for everyones efforts it does.

[mbpr]

Gday fellas just wondering is there any one i can meet at the show to validate me.Heading up on saturday for a looksee and would be great to catch up with lsi members. Were is the best and safest spot for parking.Cheers and see yous there. :D

[stealthvz]

Good luck to ROARZ and IH8WRX, and all the other guys entering, sounds like you are all putting in the hard yards to get prep'd for it all, especially you IH8WRX! I feel for ya, I pray for sun for ya mate! ;)
Would love to go but bit of a drive for me I think! :eek: :lol:

[IH8WRX]

What are you talking about Rick? I did it all my self....and I used Mother's!! :lol: :lol:


Mate don't make me hurt you ok :lol:

[Martin_D]

I hope the organisers aren't smart arses and put you next to the Subie STi stand IH8WRX

[markone2]

Definitely be dropping in on Sunday…..Saturday being out for the count with LRC pre-booked for very very important Sporting event…..trust all goes well for you guy's....catch up Sunday :)

[klyent]

I will be there with a WB with a small engine.

[Hammer]

into the 11.6's now mark did you get out of that 11.8 hole ??? :D

[IH8WRX]

I hope the organisers aren't smart arses and put you next to the Subie STi stand IH8WRX


I hope they do, just so I can be a smart ass to those little coco pops :D Someone has to show them that LS1's are kings of the road :D

[ROARZ]

Hangon Rick, didn't you put a WRX next to your car on your own stand! ;)

[ROARZ]

Well, I survived setup day! It was awesome to see so many familiar faces again.

The cars are just incredible this year. I don't know how your shows went down south, but the quality of entries this year is just outstanding!!! If you get a chance to come in, I'm pretty sure you'll be happy you did. There appears to be less cars overall, and more trade stands. Can't wait to see the dyno comp... There's been so many new products on the market since last year, and so many records have been broken on the track, that we should see some pretty cool dyno numbers. Not just from our bretheren either; I saw some pretty wild stuff around the room today - old school and modern...

[IH8WRX]

Hangon Rick, didn't you put a WRX next to your car on your own stand! ;)


Yes I tried much to the owners disgust :D

I too have survied the "set-up" day, although exhausted, 3 inches shorter fingers from polishing so many cars and generally knackered!

There are some sensational cars on display, with some awesome American old school muscle.

I can honestly say this is the best class of show cars I've ever scene before.

[Hammer]

roarz, cee you tommorow mate..... should be out there about 1ish....

and ih8wrx, any truth to the rumour that half your stand was taken from under you ? herd you can only fit 3 cars now instead of 6 ?

[IH8WRX]

roarz, cee you tommorow mate..... should be out there about 1ish....

and ih8wrx, any truth to the rumour that half your stand was taken from under you ? herd you can only fit 3 cars now instead of 6 ?


No. what happened was that the owner needed to squeez in three more cars, and I gave the spots up as I didn't think we would need all that room. In the end I was out by one car so I had to ring one owner who hadn't been very nice to deal with and was pissed at me becuase I couldn't detail their vehicle yesterday as I simply couldn't get through the flood water down my way. I was spoken to like a dog so I was kind of relieved anyway. But no that rumor is not true.

I will make comment tho again this year as I did last year, and that's that the bloody HSV guys seem to get friggen ample room alocated to them, and shit don't they use it to! If those guys were a little more considerate and moved their stand closer together there would be easily another 5 car spaces.

[Hammer]

No. what happened was that the owner needed to squeez in three more cars, and I gave the spots up as I didn't think we would need all that room. In the end I was out by one car so I had to ring one owner who hadn't been very nice to deal with and was pissed at me becuase I couldn't detail their vehicle yesterday as I simply couldn't get through the flood water down my way. I was spoken to like a dog so I was kind of relieved anyway. But no that rumor is not true.

I will make comment tho again this year as I did last year, and that's that the bloody HSV guys seem to get friggen ample room alocated to them, and shit don't they use it to! If those guys were a little more considerate and moved their stand closer together there would be easily another 5 car spaces.


whats the damage of a detail down in the car park :) or maybe we could run mine into the stadium for a staged detail .... your quite welcome to do it ... :)

[IH8WRX]

whats the damage of a detail down in the car park :) or maybe we could run mine into the stadium for a staged detail .... your quite welcome to do it ... :)


Lol I actually have a car to do tomorrow morning first up for a mate who is competing. Come see my stand as Brett and I are straight opposite each other over on the far northern wall. We can talk about your car then and I can try and pop down stairs to evaluate it and book a date if you like what you see.

[SV300]

Heading there this arvo too!


My little car won 1st place a couple of years ago when it was the Holden/Ford show in Perth.





James

[pagey]

Well.. just got back from the show.

plenty of :drool: worthy cars in there.. The PT guys have their usual array of perferctly presented cars. Roarz & IH8WRX both presented beautifully... well done Rick.. a credit to you.

The dyno set up was a real drawcard.. and congrats to the prmoters.. only problem was (as Mongy rightly pointed out) it was very hard to see the dyno read out screen.

A good splash of female skin about too!

Almost every car was immaculate.. although one or two did not live up to the hype :hmmm: .


One thing I would like to make comment on though.. for those guys investing in trade stands.. make SURE the people on the stands KNOW about your product! You usually only get one shot at selling your product to a potential customer.. and there is nothing worse than a good product being (under)sold by someone that knows next to nothing about it (even if they do have other redeeming qualities http://www.xtrememass.com/forum//images/smilies/1026/boobs.gif

All in all though, a little smaller than i had expected.. but well worth a look..

[C4B]

I'd agree with "pagey", it was a little smaller than I thought it would be, but there was plenty to look at, and aside from having the plasma screen on the wrong side of the dyno area, the dyno was good to watch.

Congrats to Brett.....ROARZ put out 707rwhp which is nothing to be sneezed at (excuse the forced induction pun!).

There was a few ricers here and there, but I guess people need a laugh!

[Hammer]

yeah what was funny tho was there was a pink ricer next to a fully modded ls1... was rather funny, and the owner of the ricer was bragging on about it or some bs to that extent... i thought to myself why dont you whack it up on the dyno....

[v8 ute]

I went up for the social experience (I don't get out much these days).

I did have a look around and there are some nice cars, It wasn't huge but it was a fairly goodturn out.

It was mainly great to see some familiar faces and swap some stories.

I s'pose I'll see you guys at Willowbank real soon.

[Oldmonroman]

I enjoyed it!! Good day, some Powerful units there on the dyno, I had the opportunity to play with all the shifters, I LOVE THE RIP shifter :) :)

[IH8WRX]

Well.. just got back from the show.

plenty of :drool: worthy cars in there.. The PT guys have their usual array of perferctly presented cars. Roarz & IH8WRX both presented beautifully... well done Rick.. a credit to you.

The dyno set up was a real drawcard.. and congrats to the prmoters.. only problem was (as Mongy rightly pointed out) it was very hard to see the dyno read out screen.

A good splash of female skin about too!

Almost every car was immaculate.. although one or two did not live up to the hype :hmmm: .


One thing I would like to make comment on though.. for those guys investing in trade stands.. make SURE the people on the stands KNOW about your product! You usually only get one shot at selling your product to a potential customer.. and there is nothing worse than a good product being (under)sold by someone that knows next to nothing about it (even if they do have other redeeming qualities http://www.xtrememass.com/forum//images/smilies/1026/boobs.gif

All in all though, a little smaller than i had expected.. but well worth a look..


Thanks Pagey

It was good to meet you and other LS1 members that I haven't met before.

It was good to see LS1 guys get up there and run some good numbers. Rhys had a dam good run in his black monster (must of been those coats of Zaino bud :D ) XCAV8 put out a bloody good time, the "who's your daddy" 7.8 of Rob's black missile comes along and drops everyones jaw and then you have good old Brett in the ever reliable ROARZ who first turn lays down a 707hp :eek: But I'm very dissapointed that there was no fireworks from Brett this year in the form of one big ass angle grinder :D

All in all it is a good show. Got to admit the numbers seem to be down a fair bit on the past few years as I remember last year it was shoulder to shoulder in the halls. Fingers crossed numbers pick up today.

[pagey]

. Got to admit the numbers seem to be down a fair bit on the past few years as I remember last year it was shoulder to shoulder in the halls. Fingers crossed numbers pick up today.

I think you can put a lot of that down to late advertising.

I only saw the first ad Friday.. not sure how much earlier they started.. but people need a bit of time to plan.. not everyone is like me - not knowing what i'm doing in teh next 5 min.. :lol:

[Tonner]

I think you can put a lot of that down to late advertising.

I only saw the first ad Friday.. not sure how much earlier they started.. but people need a bit of time to plan.. not everyone is like me - not knowing what i'm doing in teh next 5 min.. :lol:
Funny that I spent most of the day in Ipswich ( two headed ppls) picking up parts and mods for some of our other Holden powered money burners,and where ever I went , I was given a four eyed stare :eyes: when I mentoined the motor show :eek:

[OLS108]

Funny that I spent most of the day in Ipswich ( two headed ppls) picking up parts and mods for some of our other Holden powered money burners,and where ever I went , I was given a four eyed stare :eyes: when I mentoined the motor show :eek:
i knew about it months ago, i picked up a flyer while on one of my many trips to Power Torque, Anyway congrats to RORAZ , me and TEZ 82 only just missed ya on the dyno, i got to have a good look at IH8WRX :bow: :drool: for the first time, and good work to the boys at Power Torque, good to see so many Power Torque stickers on cars and some good numbers on the dyno as well. :D

[Justice R8]

Great result roars. 707rwhp. Youve got to be happy with that.

Well done

[Ken]

I just got an SMS advising that one of our (Harrop) Supercharger kits pulled a 507rwkw on the Green Monaro. :shock:
It is an unopened auto ... never even had the rocker covers off. :dance:

Can anyone confirm?

:burnout:

[Hammer]

last i saw that it pulled 497.4rwhp at 11ish i saw it

[JMEVXSS]

I saw the green monaro's last run at around 2:30 and it pulled a 503.7rwph (I think that was it from memory) ................. with the guys saying it should pull 550rwph down south at in a few months.
Sounded sweeeeeeeeeeeet!
Cheers

[Hammer]

any idea what trents & dans Tonner pulled ? over 1000hp or under ???

[Martin_D]

Funny how times change. A year ago it was APS and CAPA pulling 700 - 1000rwhp with their cars at these shows.....

[VooDoo]

Funny how times change. A year ago it was APS and CAPA pulling 700 - 1000rwhp with their cars at these shows.....

Not with an unopened engine tuna. You know better than most that 700-1000rwhp isnt going to happen with a bolt on blower, turbo or anything else.

[Martin_D]

Not with an unopened engine tuna. You know better than most that 700-1000rwhp isnt going to happen with a bolt on blower, turbo or anything else.

Who cares, its a show. All I am saying is the bar was several times higher a year ago. Now its just sorta average....

[VooDoo]

Several years ago 500rwhp would have won the show, now we see it with bolt on's. Summernats is 1300+ rwhp these days.

Its all relative.

[pagey]

I just got an SMS advising that one of our (Harrop) Supercharger kits pulled a 507rwkw on the Green Monaro. :shock:
It is an unopened auto ... never even had the rocker covers off. :dance:

Can anyone confirm?

:burnout:

I'm guessing it was rwhp not rwkw.. as the dyno was displaying hp...

I last saw it go 450rwhp or there abouts.. Great job on it.. looked sounded stock as.. although I did hear pinky say it is/was intercooled.. but i couldn't see it. Would give a few people a fright I think. :thumbsup:

I was mostly trying to figure out how to unlock your flash glass display case and take home the SC or intake :lol: :lol:

[Martin_D]

Starr Performance did 500+rwhp on a stock engine PD blower 3 years ago at these shows. There is no interest from the big players there now

[VooDoo]

I agree Tuna, While there was some nice cars the show is far below the standard of Summernats etc. No media coverage, no publicity, not even some signage out front. at 10am there was maybe 30 ppl wanting to get in. People arent building cars to win, they just go there for something to do. A bunch of cars sitting on bare concrete with less than 50 ppl looking at them doesnt have the same atmosphere. Some of the cars were truely works of art and presented very well. Overall i think not getting a stand there wasnt a bad thing. There just wasnt the people or the atmosphere i had expected.

[Martin_D]

Lets face it, unopened LS1s winning dyno comps is pretty weak. Even weaker when for the first three shows it was Phonseys cam only LS1 that beat all the blown LS1s. His words were "Im embarrassed to win like this!"
No one of any note is even remotely interested.

[markone2]

No one of any note is even remotely interested.


Could be right ST.... your four posts on the subject have been duly noted :lol:

[Ken]

I'm guessing it was rwhp not rwkw.. as the dyno was displaying hp...

I last saw it go 450rwhp or there abouts.. Great job on it.. looked sounded stock as.. although I did hear pinky say it is/was intercooled.. but i couldn't see it. Would give a few people a fright I think. :thumbsup:

I was mostly trying to figure out how to unlock your flash glass display case and take home the SC or intake :lol: :lol:

You are absolutely right ... My typo.

The boys rung me and confirmed 503.7rwhp.
:cool:

[Ken]

Starr Performance did 500+rwhp on a stock engine PD blower 3 years ago at these shows. There is no interest from the big players there now

Peter's 500+rwhp was NOT on an unopened engine, and not for under $10k fitted ... but he did/does do a good job.

Hmmmm ... "no interest from the big players" ?? Who would the "big player" be?
:confused:

[Ken]

... No one of any note is even remotely interested.

We believe all of our customers are "of any note" ... and based on the number of kits we have sold, some are very interested. :D

[MNR-0]

Who cares, its a show. All I am saying is the bar was several times higher a year ago. Now its just sorta average....
Thats kinda harsh Tuna. You can't possibly compare the CAPA car to ordinary streeters. Horses for courses.

Whats special about this is that 500rwhp is within reach of the average Joe just by bolting on a blower and exhaust that takes 2-2.5hrs and a tune to suit. Who wouldn't be happy with that?

Most ordinary drivers aren't going to want a 700-1000hp car and have to pay for all the fruit to hold it together.

Methinks the bar needs to offer more than the top shelf stuff here. Theres top shelf and bottom shelf. Both get you pissed and it comes out the same colour a few hours later. ;)

[Maverick]

Congratulations to all who took part in this Brisbane show, there where some great cars there.

Well done ROARZ on taking out LS1 Supercharged and State Supercharged awards for the second year in a row.

And congrates to all other forum members how also took home a trophy, Rick and Brad to name a few. Nice to meet a few more forum members as well.

[Plan B]

I just got an SMS advising that one of our (Harrop) Supercharger kits pulled a 507rwkw on the Green Monaro. :shock:
It is an unopened auto ... never even had the rocker covers off. :dance:

Can anyone confirm?

:burnout:

With a peak readout of 507rwkw or 680rwhp behind an auto all on a stock engine without changing anything internally is AbSoLuTlEy FaNtAsTiC. Well done… Guys!

Obviously, there was a reasonable fuel system in place to support this power as you would, but…..I actually have a small question;

At what boost was this power made?

lol, edit! I just saw the correction from Ken.... Stella effort though guys!

[IH8WRX]

Well it's all over for another year.

First of all I'd like to say it was great to meet new forum members at the show.

Secondly a massive congratulations to Brett for his two back to back wins again! It couldn't have been won by a better, more deserving person and better built car! Honestly there are a lot of businesses out there that need to take a leaf out of Brett's book for building tough, big HP powered cars and still have the reliability and driveability. Mate if it was my choice, you would have won tough streeter hands down! Anyone else that accepts that award is fooling themselves.

Brad Lane, MRHDT. What can I say bud? All that hard work paid off mate and you finally got the recognition it deserves! Nice bloke, great car and good mate and it was a priveledge to have been along side you in the show.

Roll on Sydney :D (yes I am stupid, I've decided to give Sydney a go)

[VooDoo]

Who won the tough streeter class?

[Maverick]

The orange WB? Ute at the very front left as you came in

[Justice R8]

Peter's 500+rwhp was NOT on an unopened engine, and not for under $10k fitted ... but he did/does do a good job.

Hmmmm ... "no interest from the big players" ?? Who would the "big player" be?
:confused:

An incredible result. I didnt think the kit would have pushed enough air or cool enough air to run those numbers, but obviously I was wrong.

Was it in competion or was it a demo run? ie pump gas? What sort of boost?

10k bolt on 500rwhp drive in drive out is great value. Personally I still feel 500rwhp is a bit too much power for a stock eng and then expect the engine to last. Just my 5c and I know somebody will give me some change.

Once again well done boys. The result is there. Will it be at the Sydney show?

[Martin_D]

Peter's 500+rwhp was NOT on an unopened engine, and not for under $10k fitted ... but he did/does do a good job. :confused:

Correction Ken. The Starr Performance supercharged 'STARR 1' Monaro DID made 507rwhp on a STOCK engine at the South Aussie Holden versus Ford show in 2003. I am sure a quick phone call to Peter Starr will confirm it. :D
Under $10K fitted? Only a week ago in the kit pricing thread did you state is was more like $12K?? :confused:
Anyway, good to see a blown car get on top of the cam onlys! :cool:

[Mongy]

Congratulations to all involved, there were some awesome cars there. Brett, congrats again for your effort with 707rwhp, the car went and looked great, IH8WRX was immaculate, that is one nice bit of gear, Rhys Bennett’s ute absolutely looked and sounded fantastic, you just need to get rid of that baby cam Rhys :lol: I think the 2 best trade stands had to go to Harrop and to PowerTorque, they were by far the standouts of the show. A lot of effort went into getting cars finished and there, Craig with his WB (PWR454) was still trying to finish it on Saturday morning and still managed to take out the prize. Crowd numbers were down but there was not a lot of advertising for some reason. I usually know when it is on from advertising but this year only knew about it from the forum. Anyway, congratulations to all who participated, give yourselves a pat on the back because you all deserve it :cool:

[VILLAIN]

Thats kinda harsh Tuna. You can't possibly compare the CAPA car to ordinary streeters. Horses for courses.

Whats special about this is that 500rwhp is within reach of the average Joe just by bolting on a blower and exhaust that takes 2-2.5hrs and a tune to suit. Who wouldn't be happy with that?

Most ordinary drivers aren't going to want a 700-1000hp car and have to pay for all the fruit to hold it together.

Methinks the bar needs to offer more than the top shelf stuff here. Theres top shelf and bottom shelf. Both get you pissed and it comes out the same colour a few hours later. ;)


Grant you should not even dignify tunas quote with an answer.

[ROARZ]

Thanks for the kind words folks.

To win LS1 and Overall Supercharged back to back is quite a buzz. I know there are always going to be other cars out there that make more power, but those of you that have seen my car and heard it run know just how much of a TRUE streeter it is. It's a beautiful car to own and drive, and it makes good hp - just what I wanted!

I want to send thank yous out to:
- Maverick (Jeff) who's countless pickups, dropoffs, errands, skinned knuckles, and late nights made this possible
- IH8WRX (Rick) who demonstrated just how flexible someone can be to help meet a schedule. When we were hit with a little surprise fix a week ago, and then all the rain of the last week, Rick made several trips up from the coast to help get the car's paint in tip top condition.
- My folks, and folks-in-law who made several of the items that went into the display for the weekend.
- Lexie and the kids who support me unquestionably through these events
- My workshop for putting the beast together! And back together in the last week when we had our little surprise last Friday...

[Martin_D]

Thats awesome consistency Roarz. Isn't that within a couple of horsepower of your last years figure? Either way, 700rwhp+ is amazing from a streeter :)

[EnhancedCalais]

We were on holidays in Queensland on the weekend and dropped into the show for a look. :cool:
Harrop quoted me the following for the same kit as fitted to the green Monaro;
92mm intercooled kit complete - $7991.50
Upgraded injectors - $701.00
85mm MAF upgrade - $370.00
Fit and tune - $1750.00
Drive in, smoke out price - $10,812.50 including GST.
And later on I can add the small pulley that the Monaro didn't have fitted for another $176.00, which is $10,988.50.
Tuna, where do you keep getting $12k from? :confused:
Have you ever actually rang Harrop yourself for a price?
The only "over 12K" kit that I could option up was their new VZ electronic kit that came in at $12187.50 for an intercooled kit with injectors which has only been released in the last couple of weeks.
Even the soon to be released LS2 kit is well under 12k.
Anyway, great show and well done everyone.

[ROARZ]

I feel the show in itself was very good. Of course, as entrants, we see all kinds of stuff behind the scenes, but the outward appearance was excellent. There were definitely less cars this year, but the minimum standard of the cars this year was much higher. Everywhere you looked, the cars were just incredible! It was a feast of motoring delight...

The two areas I'd like to see improved as an entrant going forward would be a published schedule for dyno runs and more detailed guidelines for judging. I had countless family and friends who wanted to come and see my car run, but without a ball park figure, it's hard to get them to come into the city. Most people can't afford in this day and age to come in for the whole day. I'm sure this would be the same for other cars that ran on the dyno. On the judging side, I'm having trouble working out how and where to improve the car to score better on the show side. I'm never going to build the car to beat IH8WRX, as we have different objectives, but it would be good to know if I'm improving year over year or not.

The LS1 community was extremely well represented again, with LS1's from all around town putting on a great show.

- IH8WRX looked absolutely immaculate, and took out best engine bay, 2nd hot Holden, and another top award that I forget right now (Sorry Rick).
- There was a BEAUTIFUL VX Clubby that took out Top HSV and a swag of other trophies as well. The work they have put into the car is astounding, including things like moulding a set of VZ side grilles into the body work; which looks even better than the VZ model as theirs are just a clip in. They are heading to Sydney too, and if you get a chance to see them and IH8WRX side by side, you'll be amazed by what you see.
- It was awesome to see EXCAV8 and CHEV7.8 doing their thing on the dyno after the long journey they have been on. I believe EXCAV8 cleaned up in their LS1 category too.
- Rhys' car was immaculate. Tough and incredibly clean. Great numbers on the dyno and a stance to suit it. Congrats!
- Bullet's (Sean) car is just gorgeous. What is it with those Monaros? The lack of a rear door, and the presence of excellent paint allows that rear section to just stand out like a master-craftman's canvas. He also won his category in the dyno comp.
- I know there were even more LS1's there, but I've probably reached my word limit for the day... Congrats to all is what I'd really like to say.

One of the things I enjoyed from the LS1 participants was the variety of setups. Strokers of all sizes, blowers of all types, lots of different cams, autos, manuals, etc, etc, etc. If you had come along to the show to get a feel for your choices, or to see the breadth of innovation in this space, you'd have been very happy. Only thing I didn't see was a turbo LS1. Not a single, nor a double... ;) The other good point of this, is that all of those combinations ran on the dyno.

The Capa Drift Ute was in attendance. Would have loved to see that run on the dyno! Very nicely setup vehicle that one.

Corupt gave us all what we wanted to see, which was to see it run on the dyno. Got to love Trent's attitude to these things. He said that it hadn't been run since his pirouettes down the straight at Willowbank and he didn't know how the engine had held up, but everyone kept asking to see it run, so he just said, "Yeah, chuck it on, and if it goes boom, then we were going to freshen it up anyway!". It's number was down, but we all appreciated the show. Love your work Trent!

Harrop's stand was awesome. The Monaro made 508rwhp from a $10,500 kit. Exhaust, edit, and a $10,500 kit to make 508rwhp is a great result. Given the reputation of a business like Harrop, you know it's the real deal too! Mario did mention to us that they'd be more conservative with the tune in a daily driven setup, but it would be nice to know as an owner that you can turn the wick up if you want to! I guess we'll be seeing more of these installed on pre-delivery new vehicles in the years to come. There was quite a few of those Hurricane intakes around too! The NA "bolt on" choice of power connoisseurs! ;)

Phonsy said several times that his participation was well worth it. I must have spoken with scores of M6 LS1 owners who raved about the RIPShift after trying in on their stand. I guess there will be a heavily-laden truck heading to Qld very shortly. It's great to see Aussie success such as this; Phonsy has wrapped this market up completely with a combination of a great product (always a good place to start), thorough testing, great marketing, and excellent followup. Congrats mate!

Thanks,
Brett

[ROARZ]

Thats awesome consistency Roarz. Isn't that within a couple of horsepower of your last years figure? Either way, 700rwhp+ is amazing from a streeter :)

Thanks, and yes. 701.9 last year. I was a little surprised after the run to find out that "Shootout Mode" rules hadn't been followed, and I was running with only 28psi in the tyres. I had not checked personally due to the things I was focussing on. General thought is that with the prescribed 50 psi in the tyres, we might have seen 720 or 730. Who knows, and that's par for the course with dynos. All the same, I'm thrilled with my result.

[OzMystic]

I feel the show in itself was very good.
The LS1 community was extremely well represented again, with LS1's from all around town putting on a great show.

- There was a BEAUTIFUL VX Clubby that took out Top HSV and a swag of other trophies as well. The work they have put into the car is astounding, including things like moulding a set of VZ side grilles into the body work; which looks even better than the VZ model as theirs are just a clip in. Brett

This was the clubby with the 'CLASS' number plates. A very nice clubby. Is this guy a forum member. Anybody know him or how he can be contacted????

[ROARZ]

Not a forum member. I've got Veronica's number around here somewhere... You could give Modicoat at Cleveland a call, because they are VERY WELL known to the owners of CLASS now... I found out on the weekend why my Modicoat dash surround took a little longer than expected to be finished - it's because CLASS had half their car in there... ;)

[ss-gt]

I was wondering did anyone go to the AME (ford vs holden) motorshow? I went and since they changed it to any car I though the show sucked bad. I saw IH8WRX there his car was lookin fine. Oh that engine was dam shiny!

I though the show was a flop from what one of the girls told me :cool: they only had 500 people come the first day and a few stalls pulled out as it was costing $700 a day to display a shop there.

There was basically no falcons in comparison to the year before I only saw 1 AU ts50 and no eb/el gt falcons. There was one section of commodores like VN that where hopeless. I saw better cars in the car park. These things had been painted at home and looked dodgy as. Also whats with the BA bonnet buldges on all the old commodores :eek:

The ad showed several cars (like evo) which where not even on display at the show. Now last year it was a huge line to get in this time there was nobody even there.

What did any other brisbane guys think? I though I just paid to see shops for car stuff and no actual cars. There where several stalls that didnt come this year like mal wood and c2r. I found 90% of the cars where there from people just to sell a particular product.

I think they should go back to ford vs holden :box: And that UGLY magna was there again when you walk in the doors, I felt sick!

[ROARZ]

This was the clubby with the 'CLASS' number plates. A very nice clubby. Is this guy a forum member. Anybody know him or how he can be contacted????

PM sent. If anyone else would like to contact them, just PM me.

[Mongy]

several stalls that didnt come this year like mal wood

Mal Wood was roughly in the middle of the building :confused:

[ROARZ]

Thread exists here:

http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=41156

Some of my thoughts are posted there...

Oh, and Mal Wood was there. He even had his highly decorated ute there. You might have missed it, because it was right next to the "da hulk" ute that was a real shitter too... :cool: Bet you didn't see one like that in the car park... heh heh heh...

[ss-gt]

ROARZ was your car Red and at the brock stand? If so must of been my dad talking to you about the racing!

[RhysB]

Rhys Bennett’s ute absolutely looked and sounded fantastic, you just need to get rid of that baby cam Rhys :lol:

Thanks mate. Will see what I can do about that cam change..........260 coming right up champion!!


I think the 2 best trade stands had to go to Harrop and to PowerTorque, they were by far the standouts of the show.

Too true. It was the "Powertorque Nats"!!

[RhysB]

- Rhys' car was immaculate. Tough and incredibly clean. Great numbers on the dyno and a stance to suit it. Congrats!


Thanks mate. Really happy with how it came up, looks and power wise. Big thanks to Rick (IH8WRX) for his massive effort on the utes paintwork, and Mark and the boys from Powertorque who made it go tuff. It came up better than I expected, so cheers blokes!
Im sure you were happy with yours too Brett, it looked insane.

[ROARZ]

ROARZ was your car Red and at the brock stand? If so must of been my dad talking to you about the racing!

Heh, heh... Two red VX's on the TBS stand. Mine was the one with the "ROARZ" plates and all the signs around it. ;)

[ROARZ]

Im sure you were happy with yours too Brett, it looked insane.
Yes I was - thanks Rhys! It'll never be a "show" car, even though I try, just can't keep those stone chips off. ;) But it looks tidy, and it goes well, and that's just right for me!

[pagey]

Heh, heh... Two red VX's on the TBS stand. Mine was the one with the "ROARZ" plates and all the signs around it. ;)

Or the one that wasn't going doof doof.. :lol:

[IH8WRX]

Here are some pictures

Firstly MRHDT

http://image-cache.boostcruising.com/database/members/files/kingoftheconcretejungle20050704162959pslfile1.jpg
http://image-cache.boostcruising.com/database/members/files/kingoftheconcretejungle20050704163100pslfile1.jpg
http://image-cache.boostcruising.com/database/members/files/kingoftheconcretejungle20050704162856pslfile1.jpg
http://image-cache.boostcruising.com/database/members/files/kingoftheconcretejungle20050704163244pslfile1.jpg
http://image-cache.boostcruising.com/database/members/files/kingoftheconcretejungle20050704163603pslfile1.jpg

[IH8WRX]

Just a few of mine

http://image-cache.boostcruising.com/database/members/files/kingoftheconcretejungle20050704162331pslfile1.jpg
http://image-cache.boostcruising.com/database/members/files/kingoftheconcretejungle20050704162536pslfile1.jpg
http://image-cache.boostcruising.com/database/members/files/kingoftheconcretejungle20050704162742pslfile1.jpg

[VY sv8 CLUBBY]

Dunno Rick, not sure if it is quite shiny enough :p
guess that extra wipe over before you left must have done the job :)
Well done.
Pity Brad's lights weren't on through the perspex - made it kind of special I think.

[IH8WRX]

Dunno Rick, not sure if it is quite shiny enough :p
guess that extra wipe over before you left must have done the job :)
Well done.
Pity Brad's lights weren't on through the perspex - made it kind of special I think.


Like I said to you I know when we leave on Saturday night they come back and re-judge, they did it every year before too so I thought I might be sneaky and be prepared :D

[IH8WRX]

Ohhhhhhhh yeah, this was the highlight of my weekend hubba hubba :D

http://www.cruisingbrisbane.com/forum/uploads/post-6-11204603680.jpg

[IH8WRX]

And another one for the photo album :D

http://www.cruisingbrisbane.com/forum/uploads/post-6-11204719720.jpg

[jsttry]

I see your hands are firmly in your pockets. Silly boy.

[IH8WRX]

I see your hands are firmly in your pockets. Silly boy.


The "minister for war and finances" warned me first up "hands in your pockets or you will wake up with it on the pillow beside you!"

I decided it best for the nation to obey her blind rule and not touch althought I sooooooooooooooooooooooo wanted that blonde one :D

[jsttry]

haha, lucky she doesn't read that then :P

It doesn't matter where you get your appetite, as long as you eat at home.

[Hammer]

Thanks mate. Really happy with how it came up, looks and power wise. Big thanks to Rick (IH8WRX) for his massive effort on the utes paintwork, and Mark and the boys from Powertorque who made it go tuff. It came up better than I expected, so cheers blokes!
Im sure you were happy with yours too Brett, it looked insane.

Rhys, any idea what was going on with the ute when run sunday lunch , sounded like unburnt fuel ? i was the one talking to ya and talking to ed and James... pop into power touque this week and ask him about my blue clubby :)


but nice ride mate sounds TUFF! and that senator sounds fully SHMICK

[Mongy]

althought I sooooooooooooooooooooooo wanted that blonde one :D

Eany meany miny moe....................aw stuffit, that's not the time to get that fussy :lol:

[OLS108]

Ohhhhhhhh yeah, this was the highlight of my weekend hubba hubba :D

http://www.cruisingbrisbane.com/forum/uploads/post-6-11204603680.jpg
who are you in the photo ?? ;) :lol:

[BULLETT]

- Bullet's (Sean) car is just gorgeous. What is it with those Monaros? The lack of a rear door, and the presence of excellent paint allows that rear section to just stand out like a master-craftman's canvas. He also won his category in the dyno comp.


Thanks Brett.

I must say I was a little suprprised to win my category in the dyno comp. To be honest I was wasn't really planning on even running as the car still had its tank of BP Ulitmate, filter in the standard Monaro airbox and standard PWR kit at 5.5 psi. We didn't even bother running it on the dyno prior to the show but was quite happy with 407 rwhp.

I would like to congratulate all who participated. There were some truly awesome cars there on display.

Congrats to Power Torque for all their wins and also to you Brett for back to back victories. That car is a credit to you.

Regards
Shaun