saj's 402 ute

[saj]

Thought I may as well do my own page for my ute. Its not much to look at but it go's allright.

2002 VU SS 6sp

Engine: SQP 402ci
6ltr alloy block
ARP stud kit
Callies steel crank
Scat H beem rods
Ross forged pistons
240/242 comp cam
Crow double row timing chain
VZ baffled sump
Powerbond underdriven balancer
ET Performance heads
ISKY valve springs
morrell lifters
Trend pushrods
Yella Terra roller rockers
LS7 intake manifold
Billetmax 94mm t/body
OTR cold air intake
SQP swirlpot and custom fuel system
Difilipo 1" 7/8 headers,3" cats,twin 3" exhaust
CHIPMASTER custom tune

Driveline:
SQP custom twin plate clutch
B&M shifter
Tail shaft loop
3.9 gears
kaaz lsd centre

OTHER MODS:
Lovell springs
Bilstein shocks
K mac adjustable camber/caster kit
White Line adjustable front and rear sway bars
White Line strut brace
Nolithane bushes though out
WILWOOD 330mm 6 piston front brakes
DS 3000 front and DS 2500 rear pads
Brake ducting
4 point harness

A few pics

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/20080505_IMG_3722.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/normal_20061011_IMG_0098.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/100_0853.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/20080425_IMG_2663.jpg

My favorite track pic

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/shane2012072.jpg

In this spec's it best 1/4 mile is 10.97@125.7 and laped wannaroo in 64.6 sec.

Current mods in progress:
New cam ( a bit bigger :up2sum: ), Jessel rocker system, Titanimim intake valves, New valve springs and push rods, Billet rocker covers, Noltec engine mounts, Turbo 400 , Dominater converter, BMR axles and CV's,6 point cage, Kirky race seats, fuel cell, 5 point harrness and window net.
This is how the old girl looked a few weeks ago before being shipped off to the roll cage fabricaters.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/100_0934.jpg

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Sorry if this is a bit long, i didnt know if there is a size for posts or not :)

[BlooHAT]

Bit sad to see the beast in peices, but im sure she will be black trackin at 100 in no time once again lol

(Something ill never forget shane ha ha)

Dan

[saj]

Here's a few video's.
Wanaroo short circuit night event, all 3rd and 4th gear.Best time-55.6sec

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAger4lIvJ8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_AeQulKiZg

Collie motorplex track day, all 3rd and 4th gear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuINeIockPg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3tPxoSL0hA

Drags, Kwinana Motorplex. Best ET 10.97@125.7 best 60" 1.51

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc7S8VLyIKk

[NickS]

Sorry if this is a bit long, i didnt know if there is a size for posts or not :)

Never too long ... that's a fantastic post !!!

:bravo:

Very impressive Saj, a true all rounder.

[35R]

looks like a great setup, with great results too. Well done.

[GTS Listy]

That is one hell of a all rounder if i have ever seen one. Awesome.

[savvy]

Very nice!!! It has already been said "what a great all rounder" performs everywhere.

Were the brake ducts on with those rotors glowing?

The powertrain is something like i would love to have in my ute:cheers: .

What 60' were you running, those launches look awsome.

[saj]

Thanks guys, this summer I'm going to just concetrate on the drags thats why I'm putting the turbo 400 in.

Very nice!!! It has already been said "what a great all rounder" performs everywhere.

Were the brake ducts on with those rotors glowing?

The powertrain is something like i would love to have in my ute:cheers: .

What 60' were you running, those launches look awsome.
Yeh that was with the brake ducting, they used to get really hot with out them. :D
The best 60" in that video was 1.51, its just my gear changes that suck.

[savvy]

The gear changes don't appear bad!

What rear shocks/springs were you using in the rear and what rpm do you launch at and do you slip or dump the clutch? just asking cause i'm so bad at launching my m6 ute.

[VooDoo]

What sort of RWKW you getting?

Im running a 237/242@112 cam with 603/609 lift and YT roller rocker in my 408 with some ported L76 heads although i might look at some ET's when i throw the supercharger on. Its in for a final tune but we are aiming for 380-400rwkw with the current combo.

Very tough ute Saj. How loud is it?

[saj]

The gear changes don't appear bad!

What rear shocks/springs were you using in the rear and what rpm do you launch at and do you slip or dump the clutch? just asking cause i'm so bad at launching my m6 ute.
I put the standard FE2 springs and shocks in the rear for the drags. As the lights count down i try to be right on the take up point of the clutch and then come off it quickly ( not dumping ) with a bit of clutch slip. It didnt allways work as sometimes it creept on the line ( thinking now i should of used the hand brake ) or i came off it to hard and blew the tyres of it. I tryed to leave at about 4800 rpm but data logging showed i was all over the place. :)

[saj]

What sort of RWKW you getting?

Im running a 237/242@112 cam with 603/609 lift and YT roller rocker in my 408 with some ported L76 heads although i might look at some ET's when i throw the supercharger on. Its in for a final tune but we are aiming for 380-400rwkw with the current combo.

Very tough ute Saj. How loud is it?

I dont put much credence in dynos as i've seen it lose and gain a fair bit of power just days apart on dynos with no changes but around 500rwhp would be in the ball park.
Are you thinking of going the cathedral port or LS7 port ET's ?

[VooDoo]

I dont put much credence in dynos as i've seen it lose and gain a fair bit of power just days apart on dynos with no changes but around 500rwhp would be in the ball park.
Are you thinking of going the cathedral port or LS7 port ET's ?

Currently run a LS3 manifold on the L76 heads so if i go ET's then they will be LS7 style. Ive looked for info on LS3 vs LS7 manifolds but cant really see anyone thats done any real testing yet.

[WOMBIE]

:shock: I don't know why you think it doesn't look like much as it looks bloody great to me.I hate reading up on stroked rides as it makes me very jealous and i'm a long way off mine for the time being......the Possums orders :(

Well done on a great build and it's certainly one top ute :thumbs:

Cheers,
Darren

[DaveHAT]

Hard to find an alrounder that could beat your ute Shane. :woohoo:

Circuit, drags and daily all ticked ... almost sounds like a Coupe4 !! :woot:

Nice one mate ... keep the updates coming.

:burnout:

[GAS A NOVA]

I'm Just Lovin The Pro Stars It Looks Fast Sitting Still

[GMMAD]

thats one tuff combo
you gotta be happy with that:thumbs:

[Muncha]

Very nice Ute, hope to get running like that on day.

Did you 60's change much between the fe2 suspension and the bilstein/Lovell set up?

How wide are the slicks?

Are you going to run a trans brake with the t400?

Cheers
Cary

[saj]

Very nice Ute, hope to get running like that on day.

Did you 60's change much between the fe2 suspension and the bilstein/Lovell set up?

How wide are the slicks?

Are you going to run a trans brake with the t400?

Cheers
Cary

The slicks are 26.0/10.0/15. I tried an 8 inch slick but couldn't get it to hook up. The best 60" i got with the lovell/Bilstein set up was 1.75 but that was mainly because i had the rear set up with 2.5 degree negative camber for the circuit and as it squatted off the line it rolled the tyre onto the inner edge. When i put the FE2 back in we set it up with 1 degree positive camber so it got a nice flat foot print when it squatted off the line. This drag racing caper is all new to me so that set up mite be the totally wrong way to go.
We talked about a trans brake but decided it would probably rip the rear end apart.

[Muncha]

Sounds like the right way to go with the rear end.

How long till its back on track?

[saj]

About 5 weeks hopefully.

[2 cylinders shy]

Top ute!
I wonder how the t400 will gon on the circuit?:D

[saj]

The cage is finished, fuel tank mounted, seat mounts made and window net brackets welded in place.




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Engine and trans go in tomorrow, cage gets ANDRA tech inspected Tuesday and then its back home to paint the cage and refit the interior.

[Muncha]

Cage looks good, is it MS or CM?

Good to see you didn't have to run it through the rear window.

[saj]

Cage looks good, is it MS or CM?

Good to see you didn't have to run it through the rear window.

Chrome Molly. The rear bars mount on top of the front of the rear K-frame so it should stiffen the car up a fair bit.

[Delft Maloo]

great looking cage, who made it? is it road legal with thoses side intrusion bars?
Mounting the rear braces through the parcel shelf to the body/chassis is really the only way it should be done in a ute.
Pete from textralia will be doing my cage in the ute in the next few months, theirs is braced the same way into the back and they are also widening the rear wheel wells and modding the rear trailing arms aswell so i can get some wider rubber under her.

your utes coming together nicely:bravo: :bravo:

[saj]

The cage was done by Race on custom. I doubt the cage is street legal but i didn't have much choice with the intrusion bars as to be ANDRA legal for nines it has to be welded in not bolted. It wont run a nine in this set up but you never know whats around the corner so i'm making sure its legal to run nines from the start which mite save me money in the long run if i go down that road. What size tyre are you thinking of running on the rear?

[saj]

Motors back in the car


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/100_0945.jpg


Turbo 400 with carbon fiber/kevlar trans shield to keep the Andra man happy is in


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/100_0946.jpg


Next is to fit engine accessories and new fuel system and then hopefully have it tuned by the week end.

[Delft Maloo]

if there the heads i think they are you are bloody lucky and empty'd your pockets too:yike: .
great stuff, im tying to finalise my ute this week.

[BlooHAT]

Looks like things are coming along well Shane. Im looking forward to hearing it :)

Dan

[Aeron]

Fantastic! I love the cage and the engine. :D
Top stuff mate!!

[boyley]

Saj, great thread mate, all credit to you with that evil machine, good steering at the track too mate.

[saj]

Motor's all back together, i've had the computer relocated to cab,VZ radiator installed to get rid of the ugly header tank and new LS7 coils remote located



http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/100_0947.jpg


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/100_0948.jpg

[saj]

The motors up and running and tuned :dance: A big thanks to John at Street Quick Performance for a brilliant job as usual and Dan at Chipmasters for tuning it for me when he should of been at the pub celebrating his last day before semi retirement


The finished engine bay
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/100_0949.jpg


Now to bring it home to paint the cage, fit longer wheel studs, CV's and axles and try to put the interior back together.

[saj]

Finally got it back together, ANDRA tec inspected and went to do a few passes today. We've found the converter is way to tight ( flashing to 2700rpm only ) but managed a 10.49@132. The converter has to come back out now which is a pain in the arse but i still left the track happy with the times so far. :)

[scat2k3]

10.49 @ 132 that is hauling !

Nice work and wicked bit of kit.

Cheers,

Scott

[Muncha]

Great stuff with the times, did you manage to get any footage?

[Delft Maloo]

Thats some nice NA grunt there saj, good job.

[DaveHAT]

Damn Shane ... 132 mp/h running "off song", gotta be happy with that.

Serioiusly good mp/h for an N/A car.

Well done mate and to howquick and Dan. A well researched and thought out combination.

:cheers:

[saj]

Great stuff with the times, did you manage to get any footage?

I didn't get any footage as i was still putting it together 5 mins before i was supposed to be there so i forgot the camera (next time). It still had my circuit setup in the front and was in dire need of a rear wheel alignment but i just ran out of time. I didn't even get chance to wash it from what it looked like in the earlier photos so it was a bit embarrassing, at least most of the dust blew off on the way there. :)

Heres the time slip


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/TimeSlip_0002.jpg

[GTS Listy]

Dam that is quick for NA. Nice work and great build up. What did it pull on the dyno.

[saj]

I,ve been a bit slack and haven't updated this for a while. I,ve only done one meet with the ute since the test and tune and still haven't changed the converter. My first open drag meeting i got knocked out in the first round with this pass

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/IMG.jpg

Even though i lost i was still happy with the reaction time and running so close to my dial in.
Here's a couple more pics of the finished interior


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/100_0954.jpg


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/100_0955.jpg


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/100_0956.jpg

And a pic and shitty phone video from a grudge race later in the night where i red lit and ran 10.50@131mph

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/joyce_1.jpg


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

I,m going to have a run on wednesday on ET STREETS while the converters still to tight then were changing it this thursday and give it a hit out on sunday. Ill try and get some decent pics and video.

[saj]

Dam that is quick for NA. Nice work and great build up. What did it pull on the dyno.

Mid 500's though the auto.:)

[saj]

I took the ute to the track last Wednesday in street trim with 235/60/15 ET streets on and between showers got a couple of runs in. The track was shit so i had to just ease it off the line and got a best of 10.73@130 mph.



http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/1073.jpg

Video thanks to Bloohat :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InPALs9fL2g

Back to race trim I borrowed a converter for the weekend while mine gets sent off to be redone but constant shifter problems meant i tagged the limiter or found neutral on most runs. The best i managed on the day was 10.45@131.
I weighed the car in race trim and it weighed 1546 kgs with driver.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/1045.jpg

I was on potentially my best run in eliminations but got off it once i was level with the other guy just in case i broke out so was only 105 mph but was looking good at half track.


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/107105.jpg

Video thanks to Bloohat again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ptoxvm7HJM

A few pics from the day.



http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/20081130-IMG_4280.jpg


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/20081130-IMG_4284.jpg


I've got to sort the shifter out ready for this friday and then start thinking about some suspension set up.

[BlooHAT]

Man i cursed when i saw 10.7 @105mph :lol:

Mongrel !!!!

Dan

[Duffman]

Hey Saj,

I know you're not doing it anymore, but how did you find your ute went out on the track? I'm unsure as to whether I should set mine up for track stuff given the size and amount of flex in the chassis in these things. Do you know if it's much worse than the sedans?

Any advice would be appreciated mate. Just a little unsure if I'd be wasting my time/money with a ute.

[saj]

Hey Saj,

I know you're not doing it anymore, but how did you find your ute went out on the track? I'm unsure as to whether I should set mine up for track stuff given the size and amount of flex in the chassis in these things. Do you know if it's much worse than the sedans?

Any advice would be appreciated mate. Just a little unsure if I'd be wasting my time/money with a ute.

The utes are surprisingly good with pretty good weight distribution. I ran a simple and cheap set up of bilstein strut inserts and lovell springs in the front and bilstein shocks and lovell springs on new tyres and 2006 spec pedders saloon car springs ( softer ) on old tyres in the rear. I ran Whiteline adjustable sway bars front and rear with the front set at the second hardest setting and the rear set at its softest. I normally ran 4.5 degrees negative camber on the front and 3 degrees negative on the rear.The plus for a ute is you don't have the fuel tank behind the rear axle line but as it sits under the tray on the drivers side and with a full tank and a 100 kg driver on the right side of the car it makes it hard to set up as it handles very different left handers compared to rights. The other plus for a ute is they have the weight brake distribution valve under the rear so if you take the factory cable off and replace it with a fine link chain you can quickly and easily change you front to rear brake bias. You will need more rear brake bias than the factory cable gives to help settle the rear other wise there prone to turn in over steer. I only ran a 235 RE55 tyre because of cost but if you ran a bigger tyre or a slick you could stiffen the car up but with a small tyre on a low grip track like wanaroo you need it to be able to transfer weight other wise it just understeers on the way in and oversteers on the way out. To give you a idea how effective the utes can be here's a list of all the road registered cars that have done timed track days on the wannaroo short track.
http://www.nolimitevents.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?723
Cars 1,2,6,8,9,24,26 and 27 are all full targa cars that compete around Australia and New Zealand with my ute being at 23rd so with a few simple mods can be quite competitive. I hope that helps.

[saj]

A bit of an update on the drags. I finally had a good day with no shifter problems and even made it though the first round of eliminations in super sedan for the first time. I put some second hand 90/10's in which helped get me a 1.49 60" but still doesn't get the big launch look like some get

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/20081226-AM1A4139.jpg

In the second round i fcked up big time as the other car had a really bad light so i had a good lead coming to the line and braked but still broke out with a PB 10.37 on a 10.40 dial in.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/1078_0001.jpg

[saj]

Oops that link to lap times doesn't work, you have to go to page 2 then back to page 1 to see it for some reason.

[Duffman]

Thanks for the feedback... some very helpful info there :cheers:

Looking at those lap times, you've done pretty damn well amongst what looks like a sea of skylines and evo's. Not bad at all for a ute!

[blown408chev]

Damn there are some good runs there,NA too that is awsome,John builds tuff engines,love the 10.45 dial in and you ran a 10.48,consistant 1.5 60 ft's obviously launches pretty hard even though it doesnt squat to much.
Keep up the good work.

[saj]

Thanks mate, where getting there slowly. I think there may be a 10.2X in it if i can get it together on a good track with some good air, time will tell but I've got a good feeling about it after the 10.37 on the brake. The next meets the 30-31st with qualifying at night so we'll see what happens with some cooler air.

[CRAIG 408]

That is just awesome saj a 10.3 at 125mph you must of been on the breaks a fair chunk, definately a 10.2x in her if not better, all out of an n/a package just mind blowing credit to ya that is just awesome well done...;

[BlooHAT]

Shane... i was thinking.. (as i do)

You should hit Gibbons Holden up for some sponsorship dollars, some of them front on pics gives them some advertising :lol:

[lee ls1]

hi Saj, just off topic a little, how did you go about getting a LS7 intake to fit? i thought that the port sizes/design where different for the LS7

[saj]

hi Saj, just off topic a little, how did you go about getting a LS7 intake to fit? i thought that the port sizes/design where different for the LS7

I use ETP 4.0 LS7 heads, theres a pic of them in post #28.
There made to use a LS7 manifold.

[lee ls1]

I use ETP 4.0 LS7 heads, theres a pic of them in post #28.
There made to use a LS7 manifold.

oh i see, cheers for that Saj

[saj]

Bit of an update, made a few changes for friday and saturdays Top Alcohol meet. I put FE2 springs in the front, borrowed a 4.11 diff and trialed a Metalcraft prototype OTR. The air was the worst i've run in with a density altitude ranging between 1900 to 2950 feet but on the friday ran a new Pb of 10.36 @ 131 and then bettered it with a 10.34@131 and a new best MPH of 133.33 on sat after a tuning tweak by John from SQP. The only down side was i lost 60" time with the front springs, it looked better but was on average slower to the 60" all week end by 3-4/100th.

The metal craft OTR


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Getting it up


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/Top20Alcohol20022.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/Top20Alcohol20212.jpg

My new Pb

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/DragsJan09Alcy_2.jpg

And new best MPH

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/DragsJan09Alcy_4.jpg

And another Blair Witch style video of Saturdays 2 passes thanks to Dan ( Bloohat ) :thumbs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTtGAFHW5lQ

And after all that I got knocked out in the first round.

[CRAIG 408]

Awesome work saj yet again another pb, i puting my money on a 10.2 next time you go out to keep the trend going, must have some real good mid track grunt, with you doing 1.5 60ft and 131 mph for 10.3, mine doing 1.5 60 ft and 132 mph for a 10.7, would that be the weight difference or is there something else i should look at, cheers once again congrats...

[saj]

Thanks Craig, its going to take someone a hell of a lot smarter than me to explain how that all works because i haven't got a clue. I still cant work out why some of my best half track MPH has resulted in my slowest top end MPH and why some awesome 660" times have resulted in dismal ETs. I'm starting to think drag racing is like a woman, there fun to play with but i'll probably never fully understand either. :sigh:

[CRAIG 408]

OH so true and lets face it there near as expensive aswell lol....

[blown408chev]

Well done again Shane,nearly 33 deg aswell probably dropped a bit with that intake temp,very good mph.

I gave up trying to work it out to,my worst 60ft's were my best mph's,beats me.:dunno:

Looks good under the bonnet to,nice and tidy,they always look cleaner with the aircon removed,just need to get rid of that plastic power steer bottle and put in a Russo or Ase one,imo:thumbs:

[Josh]

Or one of these MetalCraft items :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/holdengemi/DSC00577DesktopResolution.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/holdengemi/DSC00578DesktopResolution.jpg

Josh

MetalCraft

[BlooHAT]

That looks pretty flash josh !

Dan

[Josh]

Yeah they are nice, They do away with that Mild steel hanger as well.

Josh

MetalCraft

[saj]

Looks awesome Josh, the quality of your work is brilliant mate. :cheers:

[VooDoo]

Josh, can you send me some pricing. Can you make a PS tank that will take speedflow fittings? Got any more pic's of your gear (maybe it needs its own thread)

I think you need a set of my 8 rib billet pullies systems though :D

Edit: you in WA or QLD? (Metalcraft is listed in both http://www.metalcraft.com.au )

[saj]

Josh, can you send me some pricing. Can you make a PS tank that will take speedflow fittings? Got any more pic's of your gear (maybe it needs its own thread)

I think you need a set of my 8 rib billet pullies systems though :D

Edit: you in WA or QLD? (Metalcraft is listed in both http://www.metalcraft.com.au )

Voodoo, did you get my picture's?
Josh is metalcraft in WA.

[VooDoo]

Yep, got em mate. Might get Josh to make me some stuff...

[Josh]

Yeah not a problem mate
Send me a PM or give me a Buzz

Josh

MetalCraft

[blown408chev]

Any updates Saj , heard a rumour that you had a very good run at the WA LSX nats.:)

[saj]

I ran the WA LSX Nationals with no changes from the last meeting. It ran a new PB of 10.32@131

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/1032.jpg


I won my class and picked up my first trophy



http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/small.jpg


I've got the Western Nationals this coming weekend so its back to reality of getting my arse kicked in super sedan. I'll change the front springs back and see if i can get the 60" times back to where they were.

[blown408chev]

Mate very well done , you have a very consistent car there,thats a very nice trophy, have to be happy with that.:bow:

[saj]

Mate very well done , you have a very consistent car there,thats a very nice trophy, have to be happy with that.:bow:
I was rapt, it won the final with a 10.36 on a 10.35 dial in. By the size of the trophy you'd think i won the bloody world championship.

[blown408chev]

I was rapt, it won the final with a 10.36 on a 10.35 dial in. By the size of the trophy you'd think i won the bloody world championship.

Thats one hell of a trophy.

How good is that 10.36 on a 10.35,not much room for error there.
Congrats on the new PB to and still pretty warm track temp at 30'c.

[Muncha]

Congrats on the win, good work.

[saj]

Finally in the 10.2s. :dance: With some decent air and a change in the tune the old girl reeled of a couple of 10.277s


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/102771.jpg


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/102772.jpg

The logging of the runs showed bad wheel spin though first so its time to invest in some new tyres.
I know i'm greedy but now i just want a 10.1x. :devil:

[Josh]

Awesome, This new setup looks awesome as well. Can't wait to try it out. Cya Saturday

Josh

[BlooHAT]

Big thumbs up Shane :D

I see the 1.4's are back too !!

The good thing about all this, you haven't found the limit yet, so is putting off the new engine build........

Dan

Ps sorry i missed it, Jo is back in hospital again :/

[BlooHAT]

Shane went one better last night with a new PB of 10.204@134.12

He can taste the 10.1's and even though he cursed at every pb he seemed to be doing last night, I think in the end he was pretty happy, I know Josh, Dave and myself had an absolute ball helping him out.

Bring on April 4 !

Dan

[saj]

Shane went one better last night with a new PB of 10.204@134.12

He can taste the 10.1's and even though he cursed at every pb he seemed to be doing last night, I think in the end he was pretty happy, I know Josh, Dave and myself had an absolute ball helping him out.

Bring on April 4 !

Dan

Thanks Dan, I was cursing at my pb's because they wernt 10.1X's, close but no cigar.

Some new tyres and some good air and yesterday it ran

ET..........MPH.......60"
10.287@ 130.24 1.521
10.220@ 133.33 1.490
10.231@ 132.35 1.485
10.245@ 132.74 1.497
10.218@ 131.38 1.466 -I smashed the limiter on the 1-2 shift and ruined the best 60" i've done
10.204@ 134.12 1.496

A video of my 10.20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHHE0YpiSpE

[Duffman]

Good stuff Shane... you seem to be getting consistantly quicker, so I'm sure you'll crack a 10.1x soon :yep:

How good does your ute sound compared to those bloody chainsaws going before and after your run? :lol:

[CRAIG 408]

Hey shane great times and 60 ft there.. hoping to improve on my pb this week end have got a gas tune in her now and put it up to a 150 shot feels real strong on the road time will tell though it always feels faster on street tires...lol

[Josh]

Gotta be honest shane. Pretty excited about the meeting this weekend. Are you going to have your data logger and PC ready to go this meeting?

Josh

MetalCraft Marine

[saj]

Hey shane great times and 60 ft there.. hoping to improve on my pb this week end have got a gas tune in her now and put it up to a 150 shot feels real strong on the road time will tell though it always feels faster on street tires...lol

Thanks Craig, let us know how you go.

And guess what :woohoo:












http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/Drags040409.jpg

[CRAIG 408]

Awesome work bud saw that 10.1 coming from miles away... i had an absoloute disaster of a day run one, fried the tires then gear box slipt in top ( 10.68 ) second run felt poo (10.65) so checked file and was running rich, as in no gas checked bottle was on 750psi bottle blanket had shit itself, fixed that got presure to 1100, launched off line felt strong as UNTIL bang ripped flex plate to pieces pulled the centre of it clean off the rest!!!will pull it apart this week and no doubt find more issues. only good thing about it is that it appears to have done a 10.65 with out gas..cause of the psi cut out on the bottle and the safety valve..will upload some pics of the damage when we start pulling it apart..once again congrats on the time oh yer it single wheeled one run aswell i about to give up..

[blown408chev]

Geez Shane every time i log on you have dropped some more time , were will it stop,not in the in hear future i hope,Could be a single digit N/A you keep this up.
Well done again.

[saj]

That's a shame Craig, but don't give up. You just need it to all come together and it will be worth it, a 10.65 with out the gas is nothing to sneeze at. Hope there's not to much damage and your back out there soon.

Here's a couple of runs from yesterday.


Third round of eliminations and my best win so far with a .001 reaction time.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMFjwmv_LHw&feature=channel_page

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/r2_0001.jpg




First round win, a 10.20 on a 10.20 dail in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j1FVnUHDbw&feature=channel_page




And it all came to a holt in the 4th round with this loss.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/r3_0002.jpg

[saj]

Geez Shane every time i log on you have dropped some more time , were will it stop,not in the in hear future i hope,Could be a single digit N/A you keep this up.
Well done again.

Thanks mate, this time i did nothing but work on suspension to find the gains. Its always a thrill to find 1/100s of a second so to find 6/100s was awesome.

[VYSHSV8]

Well done mate on the Pb:thumbs: :thumbs: .

see ya there next season at the track if not at my house for a beer or 2 in the off season :) before the racing begins :). Time to get the little SV8 moving me thinks.


Cheers
Drew

[saj]

Had my first breakage of the year, an outer stub axle.


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/IMG_1013.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/IMG_1014.jpg

Ive ordered some gforce1320 Chromolly 4340 Billet Outer Stubs so hopefully they wont break when i step it up with a new combo for next year.

[NickS]

Well you sure did break it clean ... :yep:

[boyley]

I was just discussing the breakage with a fella at work and we reckon thats a faulty casting. Its certainly let go at the weakest point but the break is to clean to be a simple snap.

Hope to see you back on the track soon Saj

[VYSHSV8]

So whats happening to the old combo mate :)
Or is it just getting some refreshed bits and pieces with a few added .


Cheers
Drew

Can't wait to see ya at the track next year and I might have to make the old girl have a run or 100 seeing as she has been to only 1 meet this year:)

[blown408chev]

What new combo, have i missed something,spill the beans Shane.

[VYSHSV8]

What new combo, have i missed something,spill the beans Shane.
Hey dave look above for shanes last post

Ive ordered some gforce1320 Chromolly 4340 Billet Outer Stubs so hopefully they wont break when i step it up with a new combo for next year.

[saj]

I'm not exactly sure yet. At the moment probably just go with some more cubes and a trans brake. I'll let you all know when i've decided for sure. :)

[blown408chev]

Cubes is always good, another SQP weapon in the making.:)

Sounds like there is going to be a few SQP cars out next year.

[BlooHAT]

Tub it and go for 9's from the 402 shane ! :D

[saj]

Tub it and go for 9's from the 402 shane ! :D

:idea: Buy my motor and run 9s yourself. I'm sure theres a 9 in it somewhere if your patient and persistent. :)

[saj]

F@#K, I replaced both outer stubs with more stock ones untill my billet ones get here for one last hit out tonight and 1st pass BANG another F@#KEN outer stub.:mad:
Its got me buggered how you can do over 300 passes without any breakages and then do 2 outer stubs in 2 passes.


Outer stub #2

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/IMG_1017.jpg

[Muncha]

Would it have anything to do with the suspension changes you made?

[saj]

Would it have anything to do with the suspension changes you made?
No, I'm pretty sure its because i've put ET streets on for those passes so when it leaves the line it wheel spins badly and then just grips so it just shocks the axle.
With the slicks it a constant and progressive load with out the shock to the axle.
That's my guess, I could be wrong though but the only change to how i normaly run is the tyre.

[blown408chev]

Your to hard on your gear mate.:happy:

You dont need me to tell you the drill, if it breaks replace it with something stronger ,as you are.:yep:

No doubt you have got your moneys worth out of the stock ones.

[saj]

No doubt you have got your moneys worth out of the stock ones.

The first set yes - 7 years.
The second set NO - 4 meters. :sigh:

[blown408chev]

The second set NO - 4 meters. :sigh:

4 metres is not good,you would think they maybe faulty,warranty could be a problem though.

The billet ones should hold up.

:aussie:

Missed the bit about replacing them till the billet ones turn up

[seldo]

The first set yes - 7 years.
The second set NO - 4 meters. :sigh:It's a bit hard to see properly from your photos, but they look to me as if they are faulty and haven't been machined properly. If that shoulder isn't radiused properly it will create a weak spot where they will break almost on cue. It might be worthwhile comparing a few before installing some more...

[saj]

It's a bit hard to see properly from your photos, but they look to me as if they are faulty and haven't been machined properly. If that shoulder isn't radiused properly it will create a weak spot where they will break almost on cue. It might be worthwhile comparing a few before installing some more...

This was the other one we changed on Saturday after the first one broke, you can see that's starting to twist as well. The ones we replaced them with looked identical.


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/IMG_1011.jpg

[VYSHSV8]

:idea: Buy my motor and run 9s yourself. I'm sure theres a 9 in it somewhere if your patient and persistent. :)
9's or low 10's with a manual, gets Drew thinking...............

I know of a clutch that can handle it :):)

[saj]

I'm not exactly sure yet. At the moment probably just go with some more cubes and a trans brake. I'll let you all know when i've decided for sure. :)
I've decided on a plan of attack for next season.
I've got myself a new LS7 block, traded my ETP LS7 4.0s for some ETP LS7 4.1s, my new FAST LSXR 102 manifold should be here next week, sold my th400 and ordered a new th400 with a trans brake and all the goodies, ordered a 2 stage limiter, got some QA1 double adjustable drag shocks, got my Gforce billet outer stubs and ordered gforce 33 spline spool, 33 spline axles and level 3 Cv's.
The plan is to run my crank and rods for 427ci, use my cam, stud kit and anything else i can use from the old motor to keep costs down.
At the moment i'm still in the parts gathering stage but when it all starts to go together i'll get some pics up.

[boyley]

saj can i ask who your supplier for the lsxr manifold please

[saj]

saj can i ask who your supplier for the lsxr manifold please
John from Street Quick Performance got mine straight from FAST.

[boyley]

John from Street Quick Performance got mine straight from FAST.

Cheers mate these things keep getting delayed, my supplier saying Novemeber now.

[Josh]

Nice write up in Perth Street car Shane :)

[saj]

Nice write up in Perth Street car Shane :)
Thanks Josh, you must of been wrapped to see the Metal Craft stickers stand out so well.

[saj]

With the race season getting ready to start the utes nearly finished with its upgrades.
The new motor specs are
427ci
LS7 Block
ARP stud kit
Callies Dragon Slayer crank
Callies Compstar H beam rods
Ross gas fired forged pistons
SQP custom solid roller comp cam
Crow double row timing chain
VZ baffled sump
Powerbond underdriven balancer
ET Performance LS7 4.1 heads, flow tested and hand ported to top off the CNC porting by john at SQP
Titanium intake valves
ISKY valve springs
Trend pushrods
Jessel rockers
Fast LSXR 102 intake manifold
Billetmax 95mm t/body
GZ Motorsport vacum pump

New ATI TH400 gearbox,reverse patten with trans brake
Lingenfelter 2 step launch controller

33 Spline Gforce1320 spool, gforce1320 33 spline axles, gforce1320 level 3 CVs, Gforce1320 billet outer stubs and Gforce1320 billet diff pinion yoke.

QA1 double adjustable drag shocks.

And Josh from metal Craft is making me a nice new and improved OTR.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/IMG_1137.jpg

[Muncha]

Should run some decent numbers with that motor, sounds hot.

Have you got rid of the radials now? I think the rear end might be able to handle a bit more abuse with all that gear in it.

When can we expect some single digit time slips?

[CRAIG 408]

WOW saj thats about all i can say cant wait to see you chip away at times with this combo will be very impressive to watch, noticed you did not use the ol faithful cam shaft any hints on what you changed with it.. All the best any way keep us posted cant wait to see a sound file of this one launching.......

[VYSHSV8]

Absolutely love it mate will catch up with you on the weekend for a chat :):)

Shane wheres the old OTR mate :)

[Josh]

Absolutely love it mate will catch up with you on the weekend for a chat :):)

Shane wheres the old OTR mate :)

Back with me

[VYSHSV8]

Back with me

can I borrow it Josh :):)

[BrettSS]

That's an awesome combo you've got there! What times are you looking at running with the new setup?

[saj]

That's an awesome combo you've got there! What times are you looking at running with the new setup?

If i can get it to hook up i'm aiming for around the 9.7 mark. Its going to take some sorting out and could quite possabley start off slower than before but it should be just a case of fine tuning the whole thing and then just chipping away at the times.
Of course i mite be kidding myself and those times may be unrealistic but you have to have something to aim for. :)

[Josh]

can I borrow it Josh :):)

Sorry dude someone has already asked to borrow it for the new season.

[VYSHSV8]

Sorry dude someone has already asked to borrow it for the new season.

No worries Josh thats cool can you send me some pics of ya otr's I need a couple of new 1's 1 for a VY and 1 for a VX both cars will probably run this season at the drags to :),, Now I wonder who has borrowed it:) maybe a calais driver for the season :)

[Josh]

No worries Josh thats cool can you send me some pics of ya otr's I need a couple of new 1's 1 for a VY and 1 for a VX both cars will probably run this season at the drags to :),, Now I wonder who has borrowed it:) maybe a calais driver for the season :)

PM sent

Cheers

[VYLS1Berlina]

With the race season getting ready to start the utes nearly finished with its upgrades.
The new motor specs are
427ci
LS7 Block
ARP stud kit
Callies Dragon Slayer crank
Callies Compstar H beam rods
Ross gas fired forged pistons
SQP custom solid roller comp cam
Crow double row timing chain
VZ baffled sump
Powerbond underdriven balancer
ET Performance LS7 4.1 heads, flow tested and hand ported to top off the CNC porting by john at SQP
Titanium intake valves
ISKY valve springs
Trend pushrods
Jessel rockers
Fast LSXR 102 intake manifold
Billetmax 95mm t/body
GZ Motorsport vacum pump

New ATI TH400 gearbox,reverse patten with trans brake
Lingenfelter 2 step launch controller

33 Spline Gforce1320 spool, gforce1320 33 spline axles, gforce1320 level 3 CVs, Gforce1320 billet outer stubs and Gforce1320 billet diff pinion yoke.

QA1 double adjustable drag shocks.

And Josh from metal Craft is making me a nice new and improved OTR.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/IMG_1137.jpg

Hey Shane, i wasn't a member on here but i am now ! Ha-ha

New motor looks good, can't wait to hear it run at the track, should be a great season ! :)

[saj]

I got my new OTR from Josh at Metalcraft, my new tailshaft made up and put on the dyno for its base tune so if all goes to plan on the 30th i'll take it to the track where John from Street Quick Performance can start to fine tune it.

My new Metal Craft OTR.
( Nicknamed the snow plow )


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/DSC01350.jpg
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http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/DSC01352.jpg
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http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/IMG_1307.jpg

[VYLS1Berlina]

Wow looks good Shane, didn't take Josh long to get it finished for you ! So all your parts turned up that you were waiting for ?

[BlooHAT]

Bloody hell Shane, i think Josh could of made it a fraction bigger mate :lol:

Looks flash mate, hope it gets you the results your both after !

Dan

[saj]

Wow looks good Shane, didn't take Josh long to get it finished for you ! So all your parts turned up that you were waiting for ?

Thanks David, Josh is an absolute legend. The fact that he dropped around with a piece of cardboard, a pen and a tape measure and then gave me an OTR that fits millimeter perfect is unbelievable.
I'm just waiting on the CVs now but they should be here tomorrow.

[saj]

Bloody hell Shane, i think Josh could of made it a fraction bigger mate :lol:

Looks flash mate, hope it gets you the results your both after !

Dan

When i was carrying it Dan i couldn't help thinking of Hommer Simpson singing Mr Plow.

[BrettSS]

Good work mate, that intake will work well. I was using the "slippery dip" intakes from G&D from 2004 and they worked really well but it wasn't quite as big as your plow. ;)

[CRAIG 408]

Saj that is just insane trying to get the all clear for a trip i have to see this thing in the flesh, congrats to you and john it is just an awesome machine..

[saj]

Saj that is just insane trying to get the all clear for a trip i have to see this thing in the flesh, congrats to you and john it is just an awesome machine..

I'll have the beers waiting when you get here mate. :beer:

[blown408chev]

The intake is a work of art,looking good saj,just need to get josh to make a power steering bottle and piss off that crappy plastic one,i will send you one myself if it stays there.

[Josh]

Haha I have told him the same thing! Was going to make him a smaller one since the car only goes in straight lines :)

[boyley]

thats a great looking intake mate and the manifold looks smick too

[saj]

The intake is a work of art,looking good saj,just need to get josh to make a power steering bottle and piss off that crappy plastic one,i will send you one myself if it stays there.

Haha I have told him the same thing! Was going to make him a smaller one since the car only goes in straight lines :)

Oh christ, now theres two people nagging me. :giveup:

thats a great looking intake mate and the manifold looks smick too

Thanks mate, i'm starting to get itchy feet waiting to have a run. It better not rain wednesday.

[VYSHSV8]

Shane if I get back from work in time I will pop down and give you a hand on wednesday with anything you need.

Cheers
drew

[saj]

I went to the track last night for a bit of tuning but the track was shit. I couldn't get the ute to hook up at all, just wheel spin through first and second with the best 60' I could manage was a 1.62.
I gave it up as a bad joke after 4 pass but it still went 10.051, 10.018, 10.015 and 10.000 all between 137-140 mph so with a half decent track it should hopefully be in the 9's.
I have to fit a parachute before its next hit out. :(

[CRAIG 408]

Awesomw effort guys be interesting to see what you can chip this one down to i remember when you started chipping away at the old combo,this will be one to watch good luck..

[VYLS1Berlina]

Well Shane i don't think it was a bad start for the first hitout with this new motor combo, straight off the trailer to run a 10.05 with loads of wheel spin thru 1st and 2nd, it's only a matter of time and a better prepped track and 9's will be there !
As soon as i can i'll upload the video i took from last night ! :)

[BlooHAT]

Congrats Shane !

Exciting to watch this ute run, looks soo bloody quick in the top end. Im looking forward to still helping you this season. :)

Dan

[Duffman]

Awesome stuff Shane. Do you have a specific goal for this combo? 9's will be a walk in the park by the sound of it.

[saj]

Had a run tonight and I'm finally in the 9,s. :dance:
I'm still getting a heap of wheel spin through first so the 60"s suffering a bit but its getting there slowly.


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/989.jpg



Awesome stuff Shane. Do you have a specific goal for this combo? 9's will be a walk in the park by the sound of it.
Thanks mate, no i don't have a set goal really. I said last week I'd like a 9.9X and then tonight on its first pass it ran 9.98 then straight away i wanted a 9.8X, now that its run that i just want a 9.7X so i'll probably never be happy. :lol:

[boyley]

Good on ya mate thats no mean feat:helmet:

[BrettSS]

Awesome work mate, good to see that it hit the 9's that it deserved. I know how you're feeling as I got a 10.7X and I'm thinking what about 10.6X and so on... :chuckle:

I noticed your 60' time is still down on previous ones, is this still track prep not up to scratch or is the extra power causing you issues with getting it off the line as clean as before?

[lautray]

Well done man. 9's is awesome!

[BlooHAT]

That 9.89 run was awesome to watch, both guys knowing each other, and both smiling at the end.

9's are great going Shane, i think your going to enjoy racing this year.

Dan

[Delft Maloo]

Awesome job, a 9 is know easy task, 138+mph is bloody great too well done.

[saj]

Awesome work mate, good to see that it hit the 9's that it deserved. I know how you're feeling as I got a 10.7X and I'm thinking what about 10.6X and so on... :chuckle:

I noticed your 60' time is still down on previous ones, is this still track prep not up to scratch or is the extra power causing you issues with getting it off the line as clean as before?

Thanks mate, the track hasn't been preped yet. I put new tyres on it but until they prep the track for the first open meet i'm pushing shit up hill trying to run a decent 60", I could chase the track by softening the rear up but then I've just got to change it all back in a couple of weeks.

Here's a video of my semi-final run, an 9.89 on a 9.89 dail in.

Thanks to David( VYLS1Berlina ) for the video.:thumbs:


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[CRAIG 408]

Well done shane that is awesome result specially a 9 out of a 1.5, be great to see the mid 9 when you get back in your normal 60ft times, keep us posted.

[saj]

Managed to shave a couple of 100th of my pb with a 9.815.
Even though my 60ft times back in the 1.46s it still getting massive wheel spin so i've got to work out how to stuff a 28x10 inch tyre under the back and then change the diff ratio to suit.


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/9_81.jpg

[35R]

awesome, congrats!

[VYSHSV8]

Congrats Shane on thePb mate you will get the 28" tyre under there.
Did my mate give you a call last week Shane.

Cheers
Drew

[BrettSS]

Great work mate, it's flying now. I'd love to wedge a 28" tall slick under mine one day too.

[saj]

Been a while since i updated this. I've been trying to get the 28" tyre to work. I changed to 4.11 gears again but i really need a 4.3 or 4.4 ratio with the tyre because its giving away to much rpm at the line but as 4.11 is as short as you can get for these diffs i'm sort of screwed.
Any way we've managed to finally get the time down to a 9.68@139.75.


http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g24/saj_01/IMG_0010.jpg


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[WOMBIE]

Shane that is a seriously tough ute and I love the vids and your work congrates man :cool:



Daz

[Delft Maloo]

That is hauling ass shane, you must be stoked did you think it would be that successful?

[BlooHAT]

Looks like you got that grudgy mate !

Nice work on the PB