Just got back to Sydney, after spending a couple of days in Perth for my conjugal visit with my Magna! :cool:

As some of you know, it's been at RPW for a few months now, getting a twin turbo conversion done, along similar lines to the RPW TT Magna.

And I am extremely impressed. I spent the best part of 2 days running in the engine, to get it ready for the light tune that was done yesterday. The light tune was with the electronic boost controller turned off, just running around 7psi off the wastegates.

On a very conservative tune, this produced 330.7 Metric HP or 243 KW @ the hubs. I'd say that's about double a stock Magna, which puts it at around 300KW @ the fly wheel! :badgrin:

Torque is now over 440Nm, and even off boost, torque appears stronger than a stock Magna thanks to the cam profile design and lag being minimised with 2 relatively small turbos.

Now that the engine has been run in, heads are to be tightened down, along with tightening all the other hose clamps etc, for a full power tune later this week.

The vehicle will be able to produce around 450HP @ the hubs, but due to the smaller FMIC being used to keep the car street legal, as well as wanting to build in a big safety margin when the car comes back to Sydney, we are going to detune it to 400HP @ hubs, which is plenty for me as the conversion was designed to satisfy every requirement – to remain a perfectly street drivable and legal vehicle that's not a b**** to drive "normally", as well as hopefully getting 12's down the 1/4 mile!

Look out for another update in a week or so! :D

Totally awesome, mate! :bowdown: :bowdown: I wondered who it was that Dave was talking about on the Mogwa forums.

Make sure you post the slips when you've done the drag passes.

I for one am very jealous! :upyours: hehe

Can you talk $$ for the conversion, or is it all secret? What engine internals did you change?

Edit: That torque curve looks a bit freaky.. maybe some fine tuning to be done still?

Can you talk $$ for the conversion, or is it all secret? What engine internals did you change?

Edit: That torque curve looks a bit freaky.. maybe some fine tuning to be done still?

Yeah it's a secret! :D

The engine was rebuilt with:
Hypereutectic pistons, modified conrods with ARP rod bolts, ground & balanced crankshaft, larger injectors, new core plugs and Hastings rings. The heads are RPW ported heads with RPW stage 2 turbo cams. The engine was bored out a tiny bit to make room for the pistons. Maybe a 3.55L Magna lol

Definitely still some fine tuning to be done, happening as we speak!

unreal mate, cant wait to hear more AND SEE SOME PICS!! :bowrofl:

Here are a few pics from a couple of weeks ago

And there's a camera phone pic on my profile: http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/member.php?u=732

nice mate! great to hear its all going well and hope to see some great times and pics!

use a real dyno.. not a hub dyno.. :nuts:

you dont drive around on your hubs do you :gtfo:

I'll get a 'real dyno' reading later on when the car is finished just to satisfy the sceptics in the room.

But there can be no argument that the hub dyno provides a far more accurate tune with its mechanical fitment to the hubs - no variations can occur from tyre pressure, tyre location on the rollers etc.

Besides, the real figure is 1/4 mile isnt it? :)

Finally you've come out of the dark! :bowrofl:

That's looking really schmick, I really can't wait to see it in flesh let alone seeing it run. Hoorah another sleeper of a Magna!

hey, i didnt say it wasnt accurate..

what i was saying is you really couldnt quote "at the wheels" (which you havnt by the way) with what you get "at the hubs"

but i mean, seriously, you dont drive on your hubs ya? :D

well done... keep up the work!

Finally you've come out of the dark! :bowrofl:

That's looking really schmick, I really can't wait to see it in flesh let alone seeing it run. Hoorah another sleeper of a Magna!

I'll be keeping the running to a minimum for a little while. Lost half my license yesterday to a cop disguised as a tree. 117km/hr in a 70 zone - $350 fine. Still I'm glad I learnt this lesson in Perth rather than Sydney – same offence in Sydney would be $1597, 6 points and automatic 6 month license suspension.

This was NOT done on a suburban street by the way, it was about 150km south of Perth, on a dead straight section of road which was leading up to a town, and there wasn't a single car or person in sight. Still it doesnt make it right.

Expensive lesson to learn from my own stupidity. So hard to keep the speed down when you feel the boost kick in! :cry:

dude that is nice as

love the color coding, now u can whoopetee some turbo falcons !!


but seriously, give us a price ya tite ass !!!! :D we need info, neeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

dude that is nice as

love the color coding, now u can whoopetee some turbo falcons !!


but seriously, give us a price ya tite ass !!!! :D we need info, neeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

Already ate an XR6T for breakfast yesterday. And held a VY Clubsport at only 60% throttle, no problems. And this was before the light tune was even completed (was running a rough tune that RPW had on file at that stage).

Seriously its not that easy to give a price – there are so many variables and lots of the parts I already had previously like the LSD, ported heads, greddy etc.

But I believe you would be looking at somewhere in the ball park of $11,000 to start a stock Magna boosting on twin turbos.

Here's another earlier pic taken of the engine out of the car.

The intake pipework shown is not the actual pipework on my car, it was just installed for photo purposes. Everything else is mine though, including the turbos and turbo manifolds. :D

Bout time!

sweeeeet,cant wait for a ride in dat one Adam :D :D :cool:

Relatively small turbos?? To what? A truck turbo? Damn those things look awesome. You are making a lot of people jealous with those one mate. that is awesome. :badgrin:

Relatively small turbos?? To what? A truck turbo? Damn those things look awesome. You are making a lot of people jealous with those one mate. that is awesome. :badgrin:

Hahaha... ok let's call them medium turbos lol

Driving this car is my justice for having to take a rental corolla to a Magna cruise! (NSW guys know all about this one!) :redface:

Top job. Top car.

I just know you want to be at the next Wakefield track day lol I've already put you're name down :D


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Dont even think about jumping in that front passenger seat guys, that is reserved for me !!!

Velocity, good to see your car is nearly done. Impressive too.

Its a shame it has taken so long ... but having been there and done it ... things go wrong, but there will be light :)

Good to see you've gone the sleeper look ;) definitely my style!

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Greetings All.

Ok...ok...I dont want to be brought into this...But I think BOoya is trying to say that for compairing power, It should be on a roller dyno rather then a hub...Mainly due to the fact that EVERYONE does it like it to compair power...

On the other hand BOoya, He is only TUNING on the hub dyno, not doing a dyno shoot out...

Well done on the twin turbo effort!! Make sure you take me for a spin...:D

My 2c,
--Tonba
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so can we see a video and some more pics yet :D :D

Nice work Velocity.. I don't know what planet I have been on but I had no idea this was happening, I am very impressed. Respect to you and your Magna boosting beast, sorry to hear you got clipped by the fuzz, but hey, lucky you weren't in Vic, they would have burned your licence in front of you... but you wouldn't have had to worry about them checking out your car, they only seem interested in flash and dazzle... maybe thats why they like my frosties!
Good work, hope to hear more about your advances with this new rig.


"Nice machine...... is it yours?" ~ By the kind policeman who didn't really explain what he was pulling me over for but did anyway... he must have liked the shade of pink!

****...bout time its almost home velocity!!! will be sweet!

for the 'dyno' *****ing...we dont drive around on dynos all day do we??? take it to the track boys...you may have power...but can you use it? abit of food for thought!

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Greetings All.


****...bout time its almost home velocity!!! will be sweet!

for the 'dyno' *****ing...we dont drive around on dynos all day do we??? take it to the track boys...you may have power...but can you use it? abit of food for thought!
Agreed!

Cheers,
--Tonba
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I need a Moderator to count up all the posts that i've had removed.

Dont even think about jumping in that front passenger seat guys, that is reserved for me !!!

You'll have to pry me out first!!!

Then again, going by the size of you compared to me...I dotn see that being a problem!

Flava: 4

Thanks everyone for the complements!

If all goes to plan, I'll post another dyno sheet later in the week, for comparison to the first one.

And I intend putting the car down the 1/4 mile as well as a bit of track work. Might have a 1/4 mile time sheet sooner than you think!


Velocity, good to see your car is nearly done. Impressive too.

Its a shame it has taken so long ... but having been there and done it ... things go wrong, but there will be light :)

It's frustrating, the main thing is that its worth it in the end. You need to join a NSW cruise some time, 2 TT Magnas side by side! :cool:


so can we see a video and some more pics yet :D :D

I am working on that, rest assured!


Nice work Velocity.. I don't know what planet I have been on but I had no idea this was happening, I am very impressed. Respect to you and your Magna boosting beast, sorry to hear you got clipped by the fuzz, but hey, lucky you weren't in Vic, they would have burned your licence in front of you... but you wouldn't have had to worry about them checking out your car, they only seem interested in flash and dazzle... maybe thats why they like my frosties!
Good work, hope to hear more about your advances with this new rig.


I kept it pretty quiet… didn't want to say anything until the car was actually drivable and had been tuned.

Seems like WA is a bit 'behind' on its speeding laws compared to NSW and Vic! Lucky me!

The first thing the officer said to me when I wound down the window was "You have to be joking... do you know how fast you were going?"… then he started looking all around the car, I'm just waiting for him to ask me to pop the bonnet – but nothing. After that it was cruise control for me, set right on the speed limit, plus speed alarm turned on as well just to be sure! :cry:

Can't wait for this beast to come back to Sydney. Not because i wanna jostle for a position in the passenger seat, hell not even because I wanna see it in the flesh. I just want the bits that are travelling from WA for me in the boot.
Hurry up Adam and RPW.

do i sense a NSW magna division night at WSID??? off street drags rock!

Awesome, the secret's out! I've found it very hard over the last few months to NOT talk about it at cruises, msn, and so forth! :D

do i sense a NSW magna division night at WSID??? off street drags rock!
We've been trying to do this for a while, but it seemed like a total waste with the TT.

do i sense a NSW magna division night at WSID??? off street drags rock!

How about January?

But I am hoping to see a run down the 1/4 mile in Perth 1st! :D


Awesome, the secret's out! I've found it very hard over the last few months to NOT talk about it at cruises, msn, and so forth! :D

Thanks to everyone who knew the secret and kept it quiet! :bowrofl:

I am out of the closet now! lol

How about January?


Silly Rabbit, we're doing the whole Krispy Kreme thing in January

Silly Rabbit, we're doing the whole Krispy Kreme thing in January

There are 31 days in Janurary I think lol

But I'll keep quiet on this until the car is actually in Sydney!

Thanks everyone for the complements!

If all goes to plan, I'll post another dyno sheet later in the week, for comparison to the first one.

And I intend putting the car down the 1/4 mile as well as a bit of track work. Might have a 1/4 mile time sheet sooner than you think!



It's frustrating, the main thing is that its worth it in the end. You need to join a NSW cruise some time, 2 TT Magnas side by side! :cool:



I am working on that, rest assured!



I kept it pretty quiet… didn't want to say anything until the car was actually drivable and had been tuned.

Seems like WA is a bit 'behind' on its speeding laws compared to NSW and Vic! Lucky me!

The first thing the officer said to me when I wound down the window was "You have to be joking... do you know how fast you were going?"… then he started looking all around the car, I'm just waiting for him to ask me to pop the bonnet – but nothing. After that it was cruise control for me, set right on the speed limit, plus speed alarm turned on as well just to be sure! :cry:


haha good old WA coppers, you said you were down south? mandurah way? your lucky you werent driving a commodore or falcon....they would have stripped the car to find as many defects as possible :P

haha good old WA coppers, you said you were down south? mandurah way? your lucky you werent driving a commodore or falcon....they would have stripped the car to find as many defects as possible :P

Near Mandurah sounds about right... can't make out the infringement notice, looks like "Coodanup".

He did all the standard stuff like rego and license check etc, asked me lots of questions like who owned the car, when I got to WA, when I was leaving WA etc. But no attempt to defect anything – another good reason to drive a Magna instead of a commodore or falcon! :badgrin:

Haha surprised he didnt notice the shiny intercooler hanging out the front lol, from that pic looks like u cant miss it :badgrin:

Haha surprised he didnt notice the shiny intercooler hanging out the front lol, from that pic looks like u cant miss it :badgrin:

The funny thing was, he was staring at the intercooler the whole time he was radioing through to verify the rego and license etc! :nuts:

But I am hoping to see a run down the 1/4 mile in Perth 1st! :D Cool,so are u coming back to Perth to Do a Run yourself?
Cause i gotsta see this,btw,Jussy with the Turbo Tr(Maroon)Told me about a TT Magna
getting done by RPW,did'nt know it was ur's!
And yes,the cops here always pretend to be tree's to get ya!
Sounds like we have a fairer system here:cool:
Pics look mint also,keep it up!:badgrin:

Honestly I got to see the engine while it was out and it looked beautiful. Credit where its due, velocity you should be very very happy :D

i was just talking bout the wednesday night drags flava... just rock up and run all nigh for people interested

Cool,so are u coming back to Perth to Do a Run yourself?
Cause i gotsta see this,btw,Jussy with the Turbo Tr(Maroon)Told me about a TT Magna
getting done by RPW,did'nt know it was ur's!
And yes,the cops here always pretend to be tree's to get ya!
Sounds like we have a fairer system here:cool:
Pics look mint also,keep it up!:badgrin:

Not sure yet if I'll come back to Perth or just get the car transported back when it's finished. Mainly depends on when it's completed.

If I do come back, we'll have to organise a cruise, and if it's on the right day of the week, a drag run as well. I was thinking of a cruise on my recent visit, but I was really busy getting all the run-in KM done, plus fitting in the appointments with RPW, the tuner, etc.

Dave ran the car down the strip last night. He wasn't out to break any records, just give the car a run and make sure nothing breaks. Only did a 14.2, but we're sure not finished yet.

Dave only took the car to 4000rpm in 1st and 2nd gears with only 50% throttle, and my crappy tyres still had no traction from 1st all the way through half of 3rd gear. (Not to mention there are 3 spare wheels in the boot :nuts: and it was 31 degrees).

With a decent pair of street tyres and the tune being done tomorrow, there is no doubt it'll make 13's, and with some slicks and a bit of practice, 12's will happen.


Honestly I got to see the engine while it was out and it looked beautiful. Credit where its due, velocity you should be very very happy :D

I sure am very happy, all I had to wet my appetite over the past couple of months has been photos. But now that I have driven the car, it made every second of waiting worth it! :D

Not sure yet if I'll come back to Perth or just get the car transported back when it's finished. Mainly depends on when it's completed.

If I do come back, we'll have to organise a cruise, and if it's on the right day of the week, a drag run as well. I was thinking of a cruise on my recent visit, but I was really busy getting all the run-in KM done, plus fitting in the appointments with RPW, the tuner, etc.

Dave ran the car down the strip last night. He wasn't out to break any records, just give the car a run and make sure nothing breaks. Only did a 14.2, but we're sure not finished yet.

Dave only took the car to 4000rpm in 1st and 2nd gears with only 50% throttle, and my crappy tyres still had no traction from 1st all the way through half of 3rd gear. (Not to mention there are 3 spare wheels in the boot :nuts: and it was 31 degrees).

With a decent pair of street tyres and the tune being done tomorrow, there is no doubt it'll make 13's, and with some slicks and a bit of practice, 12's will happen.

Im glad he was just running it in cause i was there last nite thinkin, wot the hell is this guy doin in a turbo magna and only pulling 14's!!! hope to see it when it is fully up and running.

If I do come back, we'll have to organise a cruise, and if it's on the right day of the week, a drag run as well. I was thinking of a cruise on my recent visit Damn,We should have!
Oh Well,looks like you'll just have to come back Westside then
So we can have a Cruise!

Mannnnnn

I am so loving that.

Looks so clean and not overdone!

Nice work, hot car, massive respect. :cool:

supprising how little it revs considering all the custom internals, but frig thats alot of power! thats getting upwards of kw per 1000cc! and thats an effort for any car.

supprising how little it revs considering all the custom internals, but frig thats alot of power! thats getting upwards of kw per 1000cc! and thats an effort for any car.

Sounds like you got the impression it only revs out to 4000rpm.. not so. But while running it in on the strip they only went to 4000rpm.

Sounds like you got the impression it only revs out to 4000rpm.. not so. But while running it in on the strip they only went to 4000rpm.

Yes, exactly.

To clarify the car was only taken to 4000rpm, because Dave wanted to go easier on it, as it was still in the run-in stage. This run was not to break records it was just a good way to legally do some high speed testing etc.

Everything in now bedded-in, all the hose clamps have been retention, heads have been pulled down etc. The car is due to have its final tune done some time tonight I believe.

hey mate congrats on the car!

any idea what your mph/km/h was for your 14.2 run?

Hello and congrats to everyone out there who are not sheep and realise there is more than crappy holden and ford on the road.
Velocity, love the work brother, but just a couple of things running around in my head. Im from qld and looking to also fit a turbo or even twin turbo to my ralliart mag. The main thing I'm wondering is why? why go to Perth to have the job done? As I was looking at coming down to Sydney to get the job done, as there appears to be more experience down there than in Qld. One other q, have you or are you considering AWD for the beast?

Last comment, don't feel bad about dropping the hammer, as you said be happy it wasn't in Sydney!

hey mate congrats on the car!

any idea what your mph/km/h was for your 14.2 run?

Thanks.

I haven't seen the slip yet, but I'll let you know when I find out!


Hello and congrats to everyone out there who are not sheep and realise there is more than crappy holden and ford on the road.
Velocity, love the work brother, but just a couple of things running around in my head. Im from qld and looking to also fit a turbo or even twin turbo to my ralliart mag. The main thing I'm wondering is why? why go to Perth to have the job done? As I was looking at coming down to Sydney to get the job done, as there appears to be more experience down there than in Qld. One other q, have you or are you considering AWD for the beast?

Last comment, don't feel bad about dropping the hammer, as you said be happy it wasn't in Sydney!

Why go to Perth? A few reasons. Haven't found a decent performance shop in Sydney yet! (Not saying there are none). After wasting thousands with reputable places in Sydney for various mods before this, it was enough. :rant:

And shopping around, RPW was considerable cheaper than Sydney for the same level of work. Even when you add the transport costs on top.

RPW also has a proven track record with their own Magna TT, and it seems to have stood up to the test of time. Heard too many stories (non-Magna) of people who have done turbo conversions that have gone horribly wrong.

AWD is definitely not a consideration at this time – I think you'd be better off starting with an AWD car first and getting it converted.

I'll be keeping the running to a minimum for a little while. Lost half my license yesterday to a cop disguised as a tree. 117km/hr in a 70 zone - $350 fine. Still I'm glad I learnt this lesson in Perth rather than Sydney – same offence in Sydney would be $1597, 6 points and automatic 6 month license suspension.

This was NOT done on a suburban street by the way, it was about 150km south of Perth, on a dead straight section of road which was leading up to a town, and there wasn't a single car or person in sight. Still it doesnt make it right.

Expensive lesson to learn from my own stupidity. So hard to keep the speed down when you feel the boost kick in! :cry:
hahahaha hey man i saw your car at the lights in Mandurah, south of Perth looks awesome hey
and I also got flashed near bunbury on that road doing 165 in a 110zone :badgrin:

hahahaha hey man i saw your car at the lights in Mandurah, south of Perth looks awesome hey
and I also got flashed near bunbury on that road doing 165 in a 110zone :badgrin:

I used to live in Mandurah when i was 6/7. What I remember the most was the heat (middle of a heatwave) and that I wasn't at school much because of it. Most days were spent at the beach just to keep cool, although the water was often warmer than I have my shower. :D
As for Bunbury, everytime I hear that placename I remember a joke done by Rodney Rude about being in Bunbury with Jana Went on a picnic and a bee flying up her unmentionables.

Strange what you remember and even stranger the things that trigger those memories.

hahahaha hey man i saw your car at the lights in Mandurah, south of Perth looks awesome hey
and I also got flashed near bunbury on that road doing 165 in a 110zone :badgrin:

I remember a guy in a 2nd gen, who made a right turn in front of me, while I was waiting on the line at the red light. Must have been you! :D

It's hard to not stare at that intercooler hey!

hahaha yeah man, that was my black tr, im a p plater, thats the gordon road traffics lights
yeah i noticed your intercooler straight away and I was trying to think who owned it then it all clicked when i saw this thread, i must say don't speed in Mandurah there is loads of coppers nor anywhere in the South west, i might get away with my big fine because i painted my number plates hell dodgy :badgrin:
must of dragged a few people on the way home?

What can I say - very nice work and seems like top class finish too. Moments like this is when one needs Minties. Sorry wrong ad. I meant to say, all this talk about Gardigans and Girlie Cars etc is yet again proven - well, crap.
Keep us posted with records once you have driven the engine in properly. In few weeks....? :)

When I had my lowering done at RPW the 1st thing I saw was your car sitting there with the front end a mile up in the air and a few cables hanging out the bottom...

I enquired what was happeneing to your ride and was told. Keep p the work, looks awesome!

Update just in…

I don't have any new power figures yet, the final tune is still not finished, mainly because the car has been at the panel shop for the last couple of weeks getting the kit fitted!

What we have here is a combination of the Bunbury Motor Sports front bar, with the Mitsubishi Sports side skirts, rear pods and wheel arch flares. :cool:

The Bunbury front bar is the 2nd design version, with the centre hole completely opened up. http://www.fastmagna.com/kits/index.html

In hindsight I probably would have got the complete Bunbury kit instead, but I already had the Mitsubishi kit to put to use. FYI, Bunbury Motor Sports have just completed a full rear skirt for the magna also.

I was never a fan of the Bunbury kit until I saw it in real life – but anyway here are some pics for you guys to decide.

You'll notice there are also 2 functional Cosworth style vents to help let some of the heat out. And the fog lights are still to go back.

Wow that looks real good!

Very smooth looking. Not over done with edges/curves/etc, and stealths the intercooler quite well!

lookin good..

so whens it heading back to sydney?

cant wait to see it in the flesh m8,where u gunna put ya num plate m8 ?

looks good

lookin good..

so whens it heading back to sydney?

There's about 1 more week's work to go, but it won't begin now until mid-January. Dave @ RPW will be taking the car on holidays with him over the break to put it through its paces.

So around the end of January we should see it at home!


cant wait to see it in the flesh m8,where u gunna put ya num plate m8 ?

I've got the slim front number plate, I reckon in the normal position will be fine, just needs the holes drilled.

hahhhahaha its gna be a head turner vy ss catchhhhhhh hahah

i dunno about that bunbury kit..... :doubt:

see it in real life and u'll be a convert

i really like it in real life, photos it looks odd but ill def be looking into getting that new front bar!

that looks really really good, nice and simple, and looks perfect for the cooler :D

Hey Thugout have you seen Velocity's car or another one somewhere else

IMHO. the bar looks too 'blocky' and simple/plain. the lines seem too thick. but hey, if you've got a force fed b1tch under the bonnet....... then its best not to argue!!

the updated bunbury kit looks much better than the original :thumbsup:

keep us all posted mate...

btw i have seen u a couple of times around syd when ur ride was still in its NA form... sure has presence !

I reckon keeping it simple is better!

When you look at the pics on fastmagna it does look pretty plain and blocky but the pics of Velocity's ride looks heaps better and then most people that have seen it in the flesh say it looks hot and completely different to the pics . I can't imagine Velocity putting something on his TT that looks crap after all the $$$ he's spent lol

Hey Velocity you said in your post that in hindsight you would have got the complete Bunbury kit if you hadn't already got the mits kit . Is that because you reckon it would look better with their F/bar or do you like the bunbury kit better cause I'm trying to decide whether to buy a TJ or a TL :confused:

Hey Velocity you said in your post that in hindsight you would have got the complete Bunbury kit if you hadn't already got the mits kit . Is that because you reckon it would look better with their F/bar or do you like the bunbury kit better cause I'm trying to decide whether to buy a TJ or a TL :confused:

After seeing the side skirts and rear from the Bunbury kit in real life, I think they look much better than the Mitsubishi kit.

I just wish the Bunbury kit came with wheel arch flares!

Does anyone know if you can buy the wheel arch flares from somewhere like ssv or are they gen parts only and how much are they :)

Hey Thugout have you seen Velocity's car or another one somewhere else

another car at autosalon in perth, looked sweet as

http://astro.mine.nu/perthwesternsalon2004/images/DSC_1625.jpg

That just looks Hoooorrrrrnnnnnayyyyyyy!

very nice

Just a quick update. A photo from the Bunbury car show yesterday.

I have cropped Dave out to avoid offending anyone :badgrin:

And no comments about the wheels :redface:

the car had everyone looking and talking all day and sounds nice when its started up

i`m sure velocity will enjoy his toy when it gets home :cool:

Awesome Velocity... very impressive... do you have a closer shot of the car with a closed bonnet... I am interested in seeing the vents ;) Cheers

Awesome Velocity... very impressive... do you have a closer shot of the car with a closed bonnet... I am interested in seeing the vents ;) Cheers

This is the best I have at the moment... http://www.fastmagna.com/kits/magna/velocity1.jpg

This is the best I have at the moment... http://www.fastmagna.com/kits/magna/velocity1.jpg


Sorry to be negative but i dont like the front bar. way to square ish.. okay i will turn and leave now..

That's great thanks... appreciated :thumbsup:

Sorry to be negative but i dont like the front bar. way to square ish.. okay i will turn and leave now..

Might change your mind when you see it in real life in a few weeks!

I want one.......

SuFz :rant:

As Velocity said you might change your mind when you see it as the pics do nothin for it but then again you you might not. Having 2 Magnas there with kits and Thunda's TL lowered with mags certainly made a alot of people stop and look which dosn't usually happen with magnas like it does with falcondors and there were heaps of those there. :)

hey that looks HOT
sorry just dont like the vents...

That car is unreal, seen it before the kit when you where driving it home
pure class, be sik when you get some times after going down the track
interested in a trade hahah lol

More pics!!

Is there a final power figure yet? Or better yet, a dyno graph?

I love this car. :bowdown:

More pics!!

Is there a final power figure yet? Or better yet, a dyno graph?

Unofficially at 402HP on the Dynapack Dyno, but no new graph yet.

Like I said in the very first post, one of the objectives was to achieve 400HP. The set up of the FMIC is the limiting factor here. It was done that way to keep the car street legal and engineerable.

But I don't think 400HP is anything to be ashamed off, and most importantly the car drives well on and off boost. Keeping the car as a daily driver was high on the priority list. Fuel economy on highway driving is around 10L/100KM now, which I am very happy with as well. The car needs to be able to cope with peak hour traffic, nice idle, decent fuel economy etc.

It's 99% finished now, and if all goes to plan it should be coming home in the next 2 weeks or so. I'll have a dyno graph by then, and will be able to get a lot more photos/videos.

Then I can start getting some practice in on the 1/4 mile. At first I will take it easy as I get to know the car. Being a bit presumptuous I am confident to get it down to 12's. To break into 11's is when you need to start playing with the intrusion bar and FMIC design, bigger exhaust, more noise emissions, less street drivability, and harder to engineer etc. Not part of the plan at this stage.

Looks good Adam!

The front rims suit it well too. But i have to ask - why the different rims on the back :D

Looks good Adam!

The front rims suit it well too. But i have to ask - why the different rims on the back :D

Hahaha... didn't I say no comments about the wheels :)

Ok, it went over with four stock 15's (thanks GTV6 - much appreciated) as a precaution. But we suspected the front brake upgrade wasn't going to fit behind the 15" rim, so I packed two 17's in the boot as well.

They are actually missing the centre cap in that photo. Here's what they should look like, all around of course! lol

Very nice car, and good to hear all is going well.

Have you thought about black mesh infront of the cooler instead of the cheap looking silver?, I think black will blend in more and give off a slightlly clasier image :P

Very nice car, and good to hear all is going well.

Have you thought about black mesh infront of the cooler instead of the cheap looking silver?, I think black will blend in more and give off a slightlly clasier image :P

Point taken. There are a few other cosmetic improvements I have been thinking about too, clear side indicators, 1 piece parabolics, those Altezza style tail lights if they ever come out :rant:

Point taken. There are a few other cosmetic improvements I have been thinking about too, clear side indicators, 1 piece parabolics, those Altezza style tail lights if they ever come out :rant:

Good stuff, so we can expect a gradual (sp?) improvment in all areas? :P

Good stuff, so we can expect a gradual (sp?) improvment in all areas? :P

Definitely… when you go as far as this with a car, it's a commitment to that car - a keeper. And after all this, the job has to be finished in every way! Performance, exterior and interior enhancements. :cool:

There are a few other cosmetic improvements I have been thinking about too, clear side indicators, 1 piece parabolics, those Altezza style tail lights if they ever come out :rant:

If you buy one piece parras, il happily take those 2 piece ones off your hands..

If you buy one piece parras, il happily take those 2 piece ones off your hands..

I'm sure we can work something out Tanya! :)

looking great there Adam,cant wait to see it in the flesh :D

oh and what is wrong with them rear wheels,ooh ugly as lol
i believe they are foresale when the car returns to Sydney,anyone want them ?

all good Adam,and congrat's to RPW for the work done :cool:

You'll have to pry me out first!!!

Then again, going by the size of you compared to me...I dotn see that being a problem!

Flava: 4

WHile you to GIts are fighting over ther frount seet ill just sit in the back since it does have 5 passanger seats.. :P


do i sense a NSW magna division night at WSID??? off street drags rock!

aww man this is going to suck.. my 4 cylder te magna VS the TT v6 ahh this is not fair...

18sc vs 9.12 Secs :bowrofl: