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thanks, yeah we are much happier nowadays with the car, we seem to finally have a bit of luck and have it going consistently. very happy with the converter, we were worried about the size and street driving as well, but first time in we were quite surprised, the yanks know their shit! ;)...

hey guys, quickie update. went out again on Saturday. same bowser E85 tune, this time with Joe back at the wheel. track improved over the day and air was good, was seeing 30-31psi going down the track. few eBoost2 tweaks and some tyre pressure changes, got Joe's bowser E85 best to 8.30@166 only...

even Joe admitted it himself :D still good traction wise, had about 18psi off the line, by 100ft its on 30psi, the 8.29 pass was a 1.30 60' had he not hit the limiter it would have been a low 8.2, did a 1.32 on the 8.28 pass. with Joe the previous FTF it was 1.34 60' track is not the best on...

Joe's pretty relaxed he trusts Elliot because he listens. having not driven for 4 years i would have thought Elliot might have been a little worried, but that passed quickly. yeah Elliot wants to drive more regularly, his missus is about to drop so i'm not sure how the schedule will be...

we went out to the Full Throttle Friday last night @ Sydney Dragway. we wanted to get Elliot used to the car, he has only raced a fast (11.1@119) car once in the last 4 years. and thought it was about time he started to learn how to drive the Capri with the turbo setup. we left the car on the...

i'm sure u would agree ash, a good machinist is critical. that's 50% of the build, right there. they have to get your bores, mains (align hone), cylinder heads, rotating assembly etc spot on. also, with alloy blocks it's difficult as they fluctuate so much with temperature.

who u got building the engine etc? being in WA u have a great choice, the Gullotto's and Aero Racing they have the 2 quickest UZ cars in the world.

a big part of it comes down to the tune. not all tuners are created equally. i have heard alot of guys lifting heads and drilling bigger holes etc, but, if the tune is right that shouldn't be a problem.

can't wait to see it out there, very few 1000hp 1UZ's in Australia.

it's alot of money for what could be a very little or no gain at all.

sounds good, going methanol with my engine. that shit is new to us.

yeah out that way.

yeah nice C/M shaft will do the trick. there's a guy here in Blacktown makes some good shafts, name has escaped me. ash, nah haven't tried it. stick to the United for the street and try the new drum stuff see how it goes.

we went 1-thou over on the mains, had no oil pressure. went back to factory was all good. however we didn't have a trick oil pump just the factory.

:p yeah ur right about that. especially if the track is sticky, if it hooks up, see ya later tranny.

good stuff, yeah it's definitely worth converting. extra torque and hp with a cheaper fuel how can u go wrong. better throttle response, car runs cooler, smells better :p

ok kool, we were looking into the Elf E85, we just deicded to make our own. the bowser E85 is good for driving around on the street only uses about 15L/100km and bracket racing. has been the most consistent of all the fuels of late. the convertor is locking up a little later now, around 7500rpm...

been good mate u? stronger and lighter, u can't complain :D

chev parts in a Toyota? that's almost as bad as putting a Toyota engine in a Ford :p if you can save a few bucks and get the same results, then why not do it. the bigger wrist pin is also a very good option especially for the high rpm/hp/boost guys.

thanks, hopefully we can get a bit more out of it. before we put the higher comp engine in. car is driven to the track, does around 200km's of driving a week. stock leaf spring suspension on the back, it's pretty much as it rolled off the showroom floor apart from the 9''.