rolla20 Posted August 26, 2006 Report Posted August 26, 2006 (edited) 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, 2007 by rolla20 Quote
irokin Posted August 26, 2006 Report Posted August 26, 2006 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: Quote
Des Posted August 26, 2006 Report Posted August 26, 2006 i think it hot as ;) .rolla20 and sus020 should come to my house and do a burnout competion my neighbors wont mind :y: . Quote
rolla20 Posted August 26, 2006 Author Report Posted August 26, 2006 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 Quote
irokin Posted August 26, 2006 Report Posted August 26, 2006 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 ;) Quote
Falken_KE30 Posted August 27, 2006 Report Posted August 27, 2006 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 Quote
rolla20 Posted August 27, 2006 Author Report Posted August 27, 2006 here is a little of the inside. 1. the dash 2. the seats cheers adam Quote
ca18rolla Posted August 29, 2006 Report Posted August 29, 2006 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! Quote
Hurricane Posted August 29, 2006 Report Posted August 29, 2006 yea hlove the car very must, one of my mates has a ke20 with a 186 turbo in her and yeah there good. Quote
rolla20 Posted August 29, 2006 Author Report Posted August 29, 2006 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 ;) Quote
muller Posted August 29, 2006 Report Posted August 29, 2006 (edited) 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, 2006 by muller Quote
lappy Posted August 29, 2006 Report Posted August 29, 2006 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* Quote
rolla20 Posted August 30, 2006 Author Report Posted August 30, 2006 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 Quote
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