Boosted Falcon

id say making that T5 live for any good length of time will be pretty mysterious lol

measured the inlet to this the other day too, 3.5" does that make it a s-trim? jared posted something like the wheel in the s trim is 3.5"and the t trim is 3.75" well my blades look bigger than the opening on the front housing and have curved corners on the blades so they sit up flush with where the housing is smaller than the blades themselves if that makes any sense...

if you have a 3.5" silicon joiner off the front it will be an s/sc-trim (it could be an a-trim too but i am assuming it's not because a) you mentioned curve blades and b) it's actually making power now)
it's only 3.5" on the outside, it necks down, inducer is 3.1".
t-trim is 3.75" OD and 3.3" inducer.
they have a plate on the gearbox that will tell you exactly what it is.

the blue and silver plate which has vortech on it and shit? it says V-1 and a few other numbers n shit i think but nothing about which trim it is.. (was bought by old owner as a busted unit and sent for full rebuild at cappa) so its possible that its like a hybrid something i dunno lol.. am i looking at the right plate? ill get a pic of it today if i remember

that plate there is that the one which is meant to say it? cos mine just says MODEL:V-1

t-trim usually have "V1 RACE"
if it's only a 3.5" intake its not a t trim.

It will be an S trim.
They are still a very good blower.
Mine on my 5 litre commodore made 334rwkw. So you don't need a T trim
LTDHO has a S trim and he makes plenty.

yeah im not fussed which one it was just more curiosity than anything else... ill probly never see the full potential of this blower anyway... id need a t56 and 31 spline axles before id go 355 and up up up on the boost

spider gears are sitting in the bin at work

refitted my mini spool today, got sick of wheel spinning once already doing 80kph... feels much better pulls heaps harder now that i can put the power down... however i fudged up one of the hand brake mechs i think, its squeelin like a pig so should have that sorted after work tomorrow.....

i want to hit the highway real bad now and go beat those cars which beat me the other week cos i was wheel spinning to bad

drag day will be interesting... at least ill find out if my 3.08 gears are too tall for the 1/4

Nice! Pics/Vids?

after i finished work today as i was walking back to my car noticed a puddle about the size of a CD under the back of the car and instantly thought **** i botched the diff hat when i put it back on... only to find my twin 2.5" exhaust has rubbed itself a nice hole in my fuel tank....

depending on prices, i should have a sweet custom alloy tank in there which doesnt come over as far as i dont want to go smaller exhaust, and theres fk all room there to move it

its a shitty old v6 tank anyway as the previous owner had it so low that it tore a hole in it over a speed hump or some shit he says... but probably actually had the same problem as i just had...

another axle bites the dust... fuel leak still there(havent filled tank up high enough to leak out since tho) and ehxuast still rubbing on fuel tank hole....

is $2500 too much for a 3.7:1 9" with detroit locker and mounts to bolt straight up to a vn keeping standard width ie: dont need to tub it

bentls wrote:is $2500 too much for a 3.7:1 9" with detroit locker and mounts to bolt straight up to a vn keeping standard width ie: dont need to tub it

Tuff! Considering what they cost to build and setup to suit, that's a fair price.

The Borgys aren't that bad though have you considered something like a Kaaz or even a Lokka?

considered but have heard bad things about borgy gearsets....

have been thinking its probably better for my setup to go a 31 spline lokka setup with billet 31 spline axles
in a borgie housing

bentls wrote:have been thinking its probably better for my setup to go a 31 spline lokka setup with billet 31 spline axles
in a borgie housing

If you're gonna spend that though, I'd just grab the 9" intead personally.

I'd go the 9" also, they cost a mint to have made for the car, and you still have the option of selling it separate to the car in the future. Plus it has a good ratio. Just to buy a new set of borgy 3.7s is like $750 bucks.

9 inch ftw.

BITD I was quoted around $3k to make a 9 inch fit an LC torana with any gears I wanted with a detroit locker and 31 spline axles.

That was like 4 years ago so $2500 is probably a good price. Is it 31 spline?

nah standard 28 spline which is the main reason i havent already bought it... if it was 31 spline billet axles, id be installing it now

bentls wrote:nah standard 28 spline which is the main reason i havent already bought it... if it was 31 spline billet axles, id be installing it now

28s will be fine man, you'll be breaking T5s before you break axles!

Ring up supatrik and get a quote for one on Monday before you buy it.

the guy is also selling a complete mal wood t56 setup for 4k (seems a bit much for 2nd hand)
and bilstein front coil overs adjustable z bars adjustable swaybars adjustable rear spring seats and adjustable rear top arms... i want all of it haha but cant afford it

yeah i saw that box for sale

im just gonna do a borgie diff, see how it goes in mine, 31 spline with a full spool.

9 inch definetly alot stronger but might be over kill, depends how far ya want to go, if your talking 355 in the future and more boost get a 9er

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i thought only gthos had 31 splines?

couldnt be that much to get in converted to suit a vn

+ new gears + lokka it will end up the same price as that other one. I have a daily now so reliability isn't as much a concern as it was. Got an offer I'm tempted to take up too swap for a vt r8 5.7 6sp with pipes and otr and 6 piston ap brakes etc for mine + 2k

Who would do that swap?

Whats wrong with the VT?

James mackie I was skating past him last night and he wants to use mine for his drift car cos he keeps popping i6s haha. I have about 50kg of added shit in the car and kester riding shotgun and was pulling away from him pretty easy an he was on his own. Vt has high ks but has a new motor in it. Used to have a whipple blower on the old motor so the diff and trans have had a hard life (especially with mackie driving it) he's got stickers on it "for sale 15.5k"

have ya still got the tinted tail lights? im interested before ya swap it!

bentls wrote:+ new gears + lokka it will end up the same price as that other one. I have a daily now so reliability isn't as much a concern as it was. Got an offer I'm tempted to take up too swap for a vt r8 5.7 6sp with pipes and otr and 6 piston ap brakes etc for mine + 2k

Unless it's a tragic heap, you'd be crazy not to go that offer.

i'm yet to look at your car up close, but have to say it's LOUD as f#*k and sound's tuff as
you could hear it from a block away as you left the mini meet last night !!!!!
i hope to catch up soon on the hwy or the next mini meet for a closer look

Sounded awesome last night.

i hear it sounded awsomer more recently.

haha it sounded awesome friday night about 12:30....

not only was i just losing a roll on with a ls1 vs wagon.... but i changed into 3rd and ended up with a box full of neutrals...

options:
another t5(hopefully clutch is still good with meat left) $880 (if need clutch prob like 400ish for good one)
t56 mal wood kit $4500ish
manualised turbo 400 with a 3500 stall or something unsure of prices yet... id probly be more inclined to go an already built box and get a converter to suit.

id like to keep it manual as it is factory manual, however i also want to run it down the strip and see how fast i can go with this power.... auto will also help me save diff i reckon too....

I'd go manualised turbo 400 man with a nice stall....

What about a built TH700? Will be fine for the power and weight, and cheaper than TH400.

Sell the 5 litre and supercharger setup and buy an LS1 with a 6 speed attached, go faster more reliably and use less fuel to do it

Rollin that's like telling you to sell your car and buy a f6 with injectors and tune. Same power but you woulnt do it would you? I love the sound of this thing. It Sounds far better than 90% of ls1s

I think he means put an LS1 in the VN.

Im sure he'd be happy to put an F6 motor in his ED.

You could probably pick up an LS1 with a T56 for cheaper than a T56 conversion for the 5 litre.

I have a Vn T5 rebuilt if you want it.

Never used since rebuild, have receipts.

$750.

Dansedgli wrote:I think he means put an LS1 in the VN.

Im sure he'd be happy to put an F6 motor in his ED.

You could probably pick up an LS1 with a T56 for cheaper than a T56 conversion for the 5 litre.

This one ^^^^^

Dunno what you could sell the blown 5 oh for but surely the $4500 you're thinking about outlaying on a man gearbox + what you can sell the 5L for would pretty much pay for an LS1 and 6 speed conversion, then you'd have a tuff box and similar power, but with huge amounts of headroom