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VIP VK

SPOTTED recently at Sydney Dragway was the immaculate VK Commodore of Nick Zamagias from VIP Automotive Repairs in Sydney. The VK is fitted with a 416-cube LS motor that runs a Pro Systems carby instead of EFI. On its last outing it ran a 9.2@145mph and has since had the motor yanked for more work by Nick.

The cam was ditched for a solid-roller with .700 lift and 260° duration, and Nick ported the Mast LS3 heads before the motor went back to the dyno and cranked out 800hp at 7100rpm and 590ft-lb torque, a gain of 80hp over the previous combination.

The car responded with a massive wheelstand at Sydney, but unfortunately the boys were unable to get it down the track. They have high hopes of running into the 8.80s with a bit more chassis tuning.

PWR UP

QUENTIN Feast’s GMPWR Torana clocked a mighty 7.52@184.6mph at Grudge Kings.

The three-time Street Machine Drag Challenge winner tagged the wall on the Friday after the parachute pulled the car left over the finish line at over 200mph. Despite a torn ’chute and some make-up missing off the car, on the next round GMPWR picked up 6mph overall with another 2psi of boost.

The GM LQ9 block runs a Callies crank, Compstar rods and twin 68mm Garrett turbos that run about $1300 apiece, so this thing is anything but an extravagant combination.

“We will sneak some more boost into the engine and hopefully run it with 30lb the next time we can find a good track,” Quentin said. “I’m hoping this will get us into the 7.40s or better.”

BULK CUBES

WOLLONGONG racer Simon Kryger has had more cars roll through his garage door than a car dealer, and his latest ride is yet another Torana. This LH has been testing at Sydney Dragway fitted with a monstrous 864ci billet motor that was once in the nitrous Camaro co-owned by Simon and Queenslander Johnny Wilson.

The Westend Performance-built mill makes 1700hp naturally aspirated and has the option of running up to an additional 1000hp of giggle gas through the multi-stage nitrous systems.

The motor has already been into the six-second zone, and Kryger would be looking for at least similar results on radials once it’s sorted.