Engine Build - Specs + Pics

[NickS]

Thought I would put up a few pics of the engine build, I'll add pics of the exhaust system too ... when it's ready;

Engine specs are ...

6L iron block with Eagle stroker kit
317 cylinder heads
Comp 918 Valve Springs
Stainless Steel Valves (because they sound better ... hey Dave)
Nathan Higgins Stage 3 Port Work
Yella Terra Roller Rockers
Comp Pushrods
Comp Promagnum Lifters
Mahle Pistons
Sonny's Grind Custom Cam from CompCams

http://www.trackchat.com.au/media/data/2/medium/iron_block.JPG

http://www.trackchat.com.au/media/data/2/medium/iron2.jpg

http://www.trackchat.com.au/media/data/2/medium/iron6.jpg

http://www.trackchat.com.au/media/data/2/medium/iron7.jpg

[NickS]

http://www.trackchat.com.au/media/data/2/medium/iron9.jpg

http://www.trackchat.com.au/media/data/2/medium/iron10.jpg

http://www.trackchat.com.au/media/data/2/medium/iron11.jpg

http://www.trackchat.com.au/media/data/2/medium/iron14.jpg

[NickS]

http://www.trackchat.com.au/media/data/2/medium/iron17.jpg

http://www.trackchat.com.au/media/data/2/medium/iron25.jpg

http://www.trackchat.com.au/media/data/2/medium/iron28.jpg

http://www.trackchat.com.au/media/data/2/medium/iron29.jpg

[BOMI]

Nick thats dead set sexy that is (best fat bastard voice:p )

Nice mate very very nice, good pics!

Can we get some more info!


Troy:D

[scat2k3]

Nick thats dead set sexy that is (best fat bastard voice:p )

Nice mate very very nice, good pics!

Can we get some more info!


Troy:D

That it is.. Forget the info, when is this thing going to fire up !!!

Cheers,

Scott

[Scotty]

Nick,

What specs have you got for the turbo.. intercooler etc?

[NickS]

Nick,

What specs have you got for the turbo.. intercooler etc?

Hmmm ... Gen-T ... that's about it :D

Sorry, NFI, I'll have a chat with Sonny and see what I can find out.

[Sonny@AutoWerks]

Nick,

What specs have you got for the turbo.. intercooler etc?


The intercooler is Gen T,but the turbo hmmmmmm :D ,nick will find out the new meaning of boost,and also find out that he cant acc past 1/4 all the way round wakefield ! :D

[NickS]

Thanks Sonny ... secret squirrel cam, secret squirrel turbo :D

Not too worried about the 1/4 throttle thing, somehow I think that will still be fast enough :cool:

[BOMI]

Nick, your brakes are big but maybe you should get Sonny to fit 4 parachuts to the Coupe :D 3 for the 3 bif braking corners at Wakey and 1 in reserve LOL :p

Man I cant wait for this car to roll outa Marranos!! :D



Troy

[Brock05]

Very sweet looking machine mate im sure youll have some fun with it very very nice.

[highlander_69r]

:bow:
looks like 1 nice piece of machinary u got there .....cant wait to see a few vids of it blasting the blacktop

[seldo]

Nick, your barkes are big but maybe you should get Sonny to fit 4 parachuts ....

Troy

Jeez Troy...If you think his barkes are big, wait until you see his bite...! ;)

[BOMI]

Jeez Troy...If you think his barkes are big, wait until you see his bite...! ;)

Ha ha Seldo, Ill pay that one. I might just use that magic mod power and go back and fix that. I wonder if it will change in the quote :up2sum:


EDIT Nope its still there, Ill leave your quote as is mate. Ahhh the old sausage fingers get in the way on the key board sometimes :lol:

Troy :)

[RedVYIISS]

This turbo has me intriuged as well. I know it aint no standard Gen T turbo though.

[NickS]

This turbo has me intriuged as well. I know it aint no standard Gen T turbo though.

Got that right Al :up2sum:

Nice one seldo :lol:

[Hazza]

I hear today is the day for the monster to visit the dyno. I doubt any wide angle lens will be wide enough to fit in your smile today Nick. Please post results/video's.

[Ryzz]

Just so you TrackChat members dont feel left out

376 Kw & BucketloadS of Torque @ all 4 wheels running 10PSI Boost !!!

[scat2k3]

Sensational result :bow:

Well done Sonny and Nick. If you feel the need for a drive Nick, head over here for a coffee and take me for a spin :D

:burnout: :burnout:
:burnout: :burnout:

Cheers,

Scott

[RedVYIISS]

SENNNNNSATIONALLLLLL!:bow:

Well done Nick & Sonny.

(I should go back and change all that as it's exactly what Scott said, but as I agree, I'll just leave it!)

[SSUte01]

The car the rocked the world lives - well I be buggered.

That is a staggering result a lazy 500 ponies at all four wheels. Better wind the boost up a little methinks;)

Congratulations team on a job well done

Hats off gents

[Hethro87]

The Shit.....

'Nuff said.

Hethro

[35R]

Congrats Nick!

looking forward to further pics and write up on your thoughts

[seldo]

What can I say - A Sensational result Sonny and Nick....Congrats!

[Sonny@AutoWerks]

Thanks for the thumbs up guys,it was a hell of day tuning this thing,we made this power on 8 to 9psi, it only saw 10psi for a brief moment in the midrange as wen we built this,we knew the engine would have the turbo for breakfast, but for wat nick wanted we stayed with a gen t turbo that was modified,which would suited nicks needs. If this engine saw 12psi + it would have easily made over 450kw's +,it has so much potential and it was well biult ,the torque figure was phenominal,at 2700rpm it had 1200nm's ! and carried that thru to 900+ nm's,even in the end of the run it still saw 800nm's,on 7psi it saw 350awdkw's all day run after run,not a sign of detonation as realising the iron block runs 7deg hotter,i made a mod to make this engine run cooler, the hottest coolant temp we saw 92deg, it was floating round 85 deg all day even wen it was powered up back to back.

It sounded so sweet on the dyno,the engine wasnt even working it was making the grunt effortlessly,and it certainley feels that way on the road as nick found out on the drive bak ,he went to overtake a car and he squeezed the throttle barley and oh no !. I would like to thank nick for giving me the opportunity to take this project on and his patience thru the biuld & spending the day with me and helping me thru the day,it was a real pleasure,and a big thanks to Jim from Dart Automotive for the use of his 4WD Mian Line dyno.Nick will do detailed write up of his experience & pics and video's and i can tell you he took plenty ! also thanks to all the guys who followed the build !


regards sonny

[lautray]

So does that mean the coupe has gone to its 2nd home now i.e. Nick's garage :stick: ??? Congrats on a great result blokes.

[RedVYIISS]

I don't think Nick has got out of the car yet.... he's normally on here before this (6am the morning after!!!!)

[seedyrom]

i popped in to Marrano's on the way home from work to congratulate Nick. He did say he was taking the coupe home.

But I hope he plays it cool, and not post anything for a while :D
Really stress everyone out :)

[seedyrom]

I don't think Nick has got out of the car yet....
my build took a little while too.
The first few nights it was home I went ultra-paranoid that someone was going to break in and steal it.
Maybe Nick's camped out in the garage with a baseball bat and flashlight

[Scotty]

Nick definately took the coupe home last night.

As I saw it... didnt get a ride though... but soon I am sure...

The sound of the car is just beautiful.... the ride height is awesome... (not sure about speed bumps though)...

Nick was saying that he hasn't been game to go much past 1/3 throttle or something similar...

Congrats Nick and Sonny....

Cant wait to see it at the track.... probably time to get bigger brakes...:)

[NickS]

So does that mean the coupe has gone to its 2nd home now i.e. Nick's garage :stick: ??? Congrats on a great result blokes.

Yep ... sure is, it's body guards are in place ... jim jams and all :lol:

http://trackchat.com.au/media/data/500/DSC04117.JPG

[NickS]

Well the Coupe is finished. :D

My god, what a result. It will take me a while to get used to it I think, the power is unbelievable. Just a squeeze of the throttle is all that's required to push you back in the seat. Big thanks to Sonny, delivered exactly what I wanted and the workmanship is outstanding. Big thanks to Jim at DART Automotive for the use of the AWD dyno ... and a big thanks to everyone that has shown an interest in the car.

I have some videos on YouTube ... never done this before so I hope this works. :confused:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OKz3pJJPvg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i03S_OWM7KY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBdq6JAD5HM

More of write up to come when I have driven the car more than 40 odd kms.

:cheers:

[seedyrom]

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

WOW ! Thats all I can say.

What a sound.

Although your neighbours will hate you .... if they wanted to live under the flight plath they would have moved to Botany :eyes: :eyes:


It is literally like a Jet engine (though that might be the dyno aswell)

Love it!!

[BOMI]

Congrats Nick and Sonny. I never doubted that the C4T would make NM everywhere and be an absolute animal when required :up2sum:

I look forward to watching the Videos and seeing it in the flesh very soon.


Well done to all involved :beer:


Troy

[NickS]

Here's the dyno sheet ...

http://www.trackchat.com.au/media/data/500/medium/File0103.jpg

[scat2k3]

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

WOW ! Thats all I can say.

What a sound.

Although your neighbours will hate you .... if they wanted to live under the flight plath they would have moved to Botany :eyes: :eyes:


It is literally like a Jet engine (though that might be the dyno aswell)

Love it!!

My first impressions exactly Seedy.

Just amazing, and it looked to do those numbers so easy !!

Cheers,

Scott

[DaveHAT]

:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

WOW ! Thats all I can say.

Love it!!

Sorta says it all.

Sensational piece of gear made even more sensational. :bow:

[mad_HAT]

Congrats Nick, and well done to DR Sonny :bow: :bow:

I cant wait to see this beast in the flesh!!!

[NickS]

One more video ... just for fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdhv38LxU_0

Probably won't work for 5 or 10 minutes though ... :toetap:

[Chowny]

Awesome piece of Machinery.

It does it so easy!

[Pulse Red]

I watched the clips and the car looks and sounds absolutely wicked Nick, nice work! I cant imagine how awesome this car would be to drive.

If you feel like going Porsche hunting, I have a few mates who need to be shut down... :up2sum:

[mad_HAT]

Just watched the vids.......what can i say, that's FULLY SIK.....NIK!!!!!

Awesome :bow:

[35R]

Cool vids Nick, well done. Must be awesome to drive on the road.

[BOMI]

Good Vids man, Im really glad that you have footage of the C4T on the dyno, an important part of the story :up2sum:

Troy :)

[Azza]

THE BLACK BEAST ROLLS AGAIN!
Well done Sonny and the crew at Marrano's top effort:bow:
Sonny now your on Youtube think about having a shave in future:stick:

Nick, that has got to be the best toy going round Sydney! But let me ask you this, can the wife still use it to do the shopping with?:p

NOW LETS SEE A GODZILLA LINE THE BLACK BEAST UP, MY MONEYS ON THE COUPE!

[NickS]

Nick, that has got to be the best toy going round Sydney! But let me ask you this, can the wife still use it to do the shopping with?:p

"Can" it be used to do the shopping ... it sure can, tame as anything, easy to drive.

"Will" it be used to do the shopping ... not bloody likely. :up2sum:

[DaveHAT]

Yep ... sure is, it's body guards are in place ... jim jams and all :lol:

http://trackchat.com.au/media/data/500/DSC04117.JPG


Hmm I have utilised this security agency before, prompt and very personalised service. Plus they accept Thomas currency. Quality all the way.:werd:

Not to mention a mission statement that many business could learn from......... Ford is spelt...... SUCKS ! :bow: :)

[Ron]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/gen3/NicksCoupe.jpg

Sorry Nick seen the pic couldnt help myself :up2sum:

[Ryzz]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/gen3/NicksCoupe.jpg

Sorry Nick seen the pic couldnt help myself :up2sum::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:
Nice one Ron!!! :bow:

[NickS]

Laugh away fellas ... it's in my garage now :nana: :flip2: :woot:

Plus I have "Team Ka-Chow Security" monitoring the car 24 / 7 ... so don't try anything. :up2sum:

[BOMI]

Ron, FAF mate FAF :lol:

Nick cant wait to see the C4T.


Troy :)

[scat2k3]

Just quietly Azza, I think you're going to need a lot more car than a godzilla to come even close to this thing ;)

[Sonny@AutoWerks]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/gen3/NicksCoupe.jpg

Sorry Nick seen the pic couldnt help myself :up2sum:

Nick bring the coupe bak it needs some more adjustments :nana:

[Kyle]

Im looking forward to shooting this car this coming sunday!!!! :D:D:D

[Ryzz]

Im looking forward to shooting this car this coming sunday!!!! :D:D:D
Sideways with lots of smoke I hope!!

[Brockfan05]

376 kw at all four is an awesome result!!! Love the way the rears start rolling before the fronts - something to do with the coupe awd system being rear drive biased???

[NickS]

376 kw at all four is an awesome result!!! Love the way the rears start rolling before the fronts - something to do with the coupe awd system being rear drive biased???

Yep ... it splits the drive based on torque, if you are cruising off throttle or even on very light throttle the front drive stops all together.

:cheers:

[fatas]

as i have said lots of times DAM YOU :bow: and huge congrats for the big set of round ones it took to go the whole way with such a classic piece of HSV history now time to take the black beast to the creek or o.p to see what she realy does :up2sum: :bow: :)