August 26, 200620 yr comment_136977 hi guys thought its about time i start to show off my 20. she is my pride an joy , i have done the whole thing myself from painting the car , fitting a holden turbocharged 6 cyl 4 speed , to custom interior , and all the electronics of her. i compete in most burnout comps , but as I'm still new to the turbo side of things i come along small problems , such as fuel pressures too low ,or too high , blowing gear boxes ( slamming them into second don't help) so when all the crap is sorted out it should be a real show stopper! the ins an outs motor - holden black 3.3 ,solid turbo grind cam (mild) electronic dizzy hooked up with rev limiter an cdi unit with msd coil an 9 mm leads, high flow pump an oil filter, powerbond harmonic balancer , twin 1 3/4 su carbys being fed by carter fuel pump, to4 turbo on strata 2 series manifolds currently running with 12psi boost , runs with 3mm decompression plate between head an block. has big valves big ports . est. 350hps at flywheel . gearbox - nothing fancy just an aussie 4 speed new oil new seals , holding on with extreme pressure plate an heavy duty pad. custom tail shaft to a borg warner ke 30 diff which is weld locked . interior is custom - new door panels , resprayed rear seat , RCI race seats in the front , custom stainless dash with autometer tacho , redline gauges , in car boost controller , cdi unit is mounted on the dash for easy access to rev limiter. body - colour is a ford escort factory colour i forget the name , but it looks cool, 15x6 csi wheels with 195/50/15 tyres all round front brakes are ke 55 but still looking for much better option ,suspension still stock but justed lowered a little pics of wheels are on my avatar not a good shot , ok that will do for now il write more an alot more pics as well cheers adam Edited August 7, 200719 yr by rolla20 Report
August 26, 200620 yr comment_137011 Why burnouts? Why not drag it??? Seems to be a bit of a waste to do all that work and just go round in circles? But hey, whatever floats ya boat :y: Report
August 26, 200620 yr comment_137017 i think it hot as ;) .rolla20 and sus020 should come to my house and do a burnout competion my neighbors wont mind :y: . Report
August 26, 200620 yr Author comment_137018 you show "of" your 20 well now please learn how to spell a simple word like OFF thanks drunkadminnickbirthdayboy p.s holden engines in corollas disgust me... but well done... I guess all fixed nick, but i guess your werent too drunk to spell! :y: irokin- drags is on the cards mate , but down here in adelaide , adelaide internatioal raceway , is up in arms with selling an crap so NO RACING! so all that is left is burnouts an drift ,mmm may try drifting. ;) tooquick yea that would be cool , sus an i are competing agaist each other in a burnout comp in oct with garry myers so that will be cool! cheers guys Report
August 26, 200620 yr comment_137021 Aww that sucks :y: We might as well not have a drag strip up here. Theres so many people that try to use in within the space of a few hours you barely get a run. But I guess a little bit is better than nothing ;) Report
August 27, 200620 yr comment_137031 nice 20., good work on the engine conversion.... probably not the best choise on a motor, but atleast it has more balls than a 3k haha, love the colour too, wanna paint mine lol Report
August 27, 200620 yr Author comment_137092 here is a little of the inside. 1. the dash 2. the seats cheers adam Report
August 29, 200620 yr comment_137512 don't mind the haters I acutally like the motor conversion its....Original. Seen sub 11sec lc-lj's with simlar setups. So i dare say she'd haul!!!! Good work love the colour goes well the crome bar etc. Be nice to see what 1/4 you would run mate. Keep us posted! Report
August 29, 200620 yr comment_137603 yea hlove the car very must, one of my mates has a ke20 with a 186 turbo in her and yeah there good. Report
August 29, 200620 yr Author comment_137658 yeah thanks guys, i would luv a quarter mile time, outer her but local drag strip has been shut down due to selling an shit , :lock: but a similar motor to what i have got pulled 12.3sec in a hj ute, with a powerglide an a 9 inch . so i shoud be around that figure but who knows - wait an see i guess!!! cheers adam ;) Report
August 29, 200620 yr comment_137681 mmmmmmmm, orange. Although i don't think much of the engine choise i can apreciate a good combo and i think you will be surprised as to what its really capable of down the quarter. Besides, its ORANGE :lock: thats enough for me Edited August 29, 200620 yr by muller Report
August 29, 200620 yr comment_137695 power to weigh ratio would be awesome let us know if you ever get a 1/4 mile time good job man and orange *druels* Report
August 30, 200620 yr Author comment_137700 i guess everyone likes the orange, as mullers avatar saying," red actually goes faster" well the orange aint to far behind :lock: an don't worry about letn you guys know about quarter times ,as soon as i get some they will be up!!!! ;) just a little up date , my bonnet as gone in to get some airbrushing done on it, its going to be killer, thats all I'm going to say!! ok 7 weeks to go untill my insane 20 gets ago agaist some of the toughest cars at GAZZANATIONALS, so looking forward to a big day of revs! later adam Report
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