> ARBY CHAT

1000HP HEMI STREETER

MACKAY racer Warren Borg has ditched the Procharger in his Chrysler 300C in favour of a rearmount turbo set-up, as he found it way too aggressive for daily street use. But the Manny Dalakakis-built 397ci Hemi with Manley rotating assembly and forged internals is still running strong, backed by a Viking transmission built by Southern Hotrod, a Usasourced upgraded driveshaft and 3.73 rear-end ratio.

All turbo fabrication is being done by Matty Howman at North Coast Custom. They have gone with a S480 billet-wheel turbo from Proboost and will feed the PWR intercooler that worked so well on the Procharger set-up. An RB Racing rear oil pump will scavenge oil and an e-boost will control the Tial 60mm wastegate.

The goal is for over 1000hp at the bags – not too shabby for a luxo-barge!

WILD RIDE

SAM Fenech’s JSS Racing Camaro Pro Slammer has been in blistering form lately, but at the recent Santo’s Summer Thunder meeting at Sydney Dragway, the Camaro was involved in a horrific accident. It ran 5.66@255mph to win in the final against Paul Mouhayet, but after crossing the finish line the ’chutes failed to open. The car speared through the sand trap and then the safety net, ending up in the back tyre-wall fence. Fortunately, Sam walked away virtually unscathed from the terrifying crash.

Despite being in the number two spot in the championship, it is uncertain whether Sam and JSS can continue this season. “The chances of making it back are slim,” he says. “We need to make a decision on a new car and look at what’s available; we don’t want to rush it. We want a winning car, which will probably be another Jerry Bickel car.”

PHIL DOUBLES DOWN

SOUTH Australia’s Phil Edmondson just never seems to stop when it comes to developing his tough-asnails, twin-turbo XB Falcon coupe.

After Drag Challenge 2018 he pulled the engine for a freshen-up and a general health check. The plan was to keep the current set-up with a single 88mm turbo until after DC 2019, before building a stronger and bigger-cube small-block with twin turbos for next year. That plan went balls-up when Phil saw that Frank Marchese had posted a pair of new Precision 7675 turbos on Facebook, so the front end of the coupe is currently in pieces and the angle grinder is getting a heavy workout to make it all fit.

“The engine should make around 1500hp at the flywheel, and my goal is to run a low-eight each day at DC and crack into the sevens,” Phil says.