JAKE EDWARDS

SL/R JAKE Edwards brought his famous Blown Torry back to run in Turbosmart Outlaw have for Drag Challenge 2019. “I literally went out changed almost nothing, but it just and ran 9.01@154mph,” said the Summernats One at Horsepower Heroes legend on Day diff with a Calder. “I did upgrade to a spool the mph, 2.96 final gear in it. I am happy with Holden. If I as it is still an Hq-headed 355 year I will can run a single-digit average this and have a bring it back to Calder on Friday real go then.” and The 355ci stroker Holden motor good for custom 76mm Garrett snail were running on approximately 711rwhp in 2018, fuel on the methanol at the track and pump the street. With a TH400 auto and nine-inch, launches in big-tyre Torana pulled some wild off the 2019, lifting a front wheel and driving line with a fair amount of twist on board. daily Jake managed to nail his single-digit and average goal, as his 5.93@108mph to midnines 6.10@105mph at Mildura equated at on the quarter, and 5.82@120mph Portland equated to a 9.05. as his It wasn’t without incident, though, chassis turbo ate a horn wire from the LH’S the car to loom on Day Three. After getting cover off Portland, Jake pulled the compressor on the and carefully filed the chipped blades two-step compressor wheel. “I tested it on the boost, at the motel to make sure it is making dyno-tuner and it is all good,” the Canberra said. the fuse At Calder on Day Five, Jake had running well and truly lit on the yellow sedan, another 9.0 before pulling an 8.95@148mph in class out of the bag. Jake wound up fifth and took home the Quickest Holden-powered gong for the second year in a row.