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Christian Somerville
Goo Roo South Australia UZZ31 V8 LTD
Posts: 1152 Reg: 03-2009
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BPcNXt40Jk Engine Specs: 1UZ-FE Engine Kelford Cams MSD Blaster Ignition HKS F-con V pro (Version 3.24) NOS Other Specs: OS Giken Triple Plate Racing Clutch TRD 2 way LSD (Taken from Toyota Supra) Ikeya Formula Footwork Brembo F40 4 pot Brake System CF customized Dashboard Defi Gauges Stack Meter Apex Wheel [Fr] 19″ x 9.5jj, [Rr] 19″ x 10.5jj Works Bell Steering Quick Release with Paddle Shift K Sport Full Bucket Seats K Sport FIA Harness Sponsors: Goodyear Racing Thailand PTT Lubricants Monster Fixed Smarttire K Sport Works Bell Apex Wheel by KPS Accessories BRP Boon Racing Pattaya |
Sean Routledge
DieHard Victoria V8 Limited
Posts: 772 Reg: 07-2008
| Sounds nasty |
Aaron Casey
Goo Roo nsw '94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged
Posts: 2752 Reg: 08-2005
| I don't know if it was just the speakers on my iPod but sounded like ass till it done the burnout. I was hoping for More action than that |
Christian Somerville
Goo Roo South Australia UZZ31 V8 LTD
Posts: 1154 Reg: 03-2009
| Yeah same, apparently there are some vids around of it sliding but I can't find them. |
Tai Johnsen
DieHard QLD JZZ30 Pov Manual LSD & black!
Posts: 913 Reg: 04-2006
| Starts like an old carby car on a hot day |
Ian Johnston
Goo Roo South Australia UZZ30 GT 4.0, BA XR6Turbo Ute.
Posts: 1378 Reg: 07-2005
| If I was him I would be looking for a new tuner!! I didnt think it was going to start |
Shane Haverkamp
TryHard nsw soarer TT
Posts: 476 Reg: 10-2007
| yeah i dont think it sounds that great. heard alot sexier exhaust notes then that |
Aaron Casey
Goo Roo nsw '94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged
Posts: 2753 Reg: 08-2005
| bloody nice engine bay though |
Brett Harrison
DieHard QLD JZZ30
Posts: 599 Reg: 09-2005
| Like to know what power this is making |
Scott Casey
DieHard nsw soarer v8
Posts: 590 Reg: 02-2008
| massive cams very heavy valve springs ti exhaust with no baffling hard tuned redline sounds like the throttle response is awesome probably 200 - 250rwkw |
Christian Somerville
Goo Roo South Australia UZZ31 V8 LTD
Posts: 1161 Reg: 03-2009
| Direct port nitrous |
Shane Haverkamp
TryHard nsw soarer TT
Posts: 477 Reg: 10-2007
| but the inside doesn't look like a soarer at all |
Matt Sartori
DieHard Western Australia Rx7
Posts: 979 Reg: 08-2008
| Which is a great thing. |
Aaron Mead
Goo Roo NT Celsior 1UZ-FE Mines, JZZ30 1.5JZ-GTE To4z
Posts: 3006 Reg: 03-2006
| Too much spent on looking hard, not fooling anyone though. Half the is a waste of money. And it sounds gay. |
Aaron Casey
Goo Roo nsw '94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged
Posts: 2760 Reg: 08-2005
| would look a thousand times better with any of the later taillights |
Jerzy Stopczynski
TryHard Westarn Australia jzz20
Posts: 295 Reg: 12-2006
| sounds sweet IMO.. like a track car should.. titanium exhausts sound amazing. interior and engine bay are perfect...that cage looks beautiful.. pedal setup looks mint for heel-toe too.. lol @ changing rear lights.. one rub on a wall and it doesn't matter Stomps |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo New Zealand E36 Coupe
Posts: 5300 Reg: 11-2005
| Looks like a 3 year olds play toy.... Sounds like the exhaust was made from a Mechano set and old tin cans...
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Jerzy Stopczynski
TryHard Westarn Australia jzz20
Posts: 298 Reg: 12-2006
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Stomps |
Christian Somerville
Goo Roo South Australia UZZ31 V8 LTD
Posts: 1173 Reg: 03-2009
| Really Mike? I have a feeling its maybe your speakers? This thing sounds worked! |
Ali Saeed
Goo Roo WA UZZ31
Posts: 3166 Reg: 09-2007
|
nuff said |
Mike Beck
Goo Roo New Zealand E36 Coupe
Posts: 5301 Reg: 11-2005
| Replying with silly internet pictures doesn't change that the car is still stupid looking and sounds painful. |
Ali Saeed
Goo Roo WA UZZ31
Posts: 3167 Reg: 09-2007
| cmon Mike back to e36 forums plz |
Jerzy Stopczynski
TryHard Westarn Australia jzz20
Posts: 299 Reg: 12-2006
| Mike- my reply wasnt specifically directed at you.. (well for the most part yes..but) it was at the apparent general lack of understanding of track cars.. eg.. The interior doesnt look like a soarer... it looks better than 95% of the soarers on this site.. why? because it looks modified.. not boring factory lines.. it most likely goes better than 95% of the cars on here too... that's not a shot at cars on here.. just saying that's what its built for.. Stomps |
Paul Knox
TryHard QLD uzz31 manual
Posts: 187 Reg: 08-2009
| Wow , looks to me as a well funded , well setup up car ?? The fact thats it a soarer and a V8, i would of expected alot of support for the project , but you all seem to be critisizing ?? Most of the drift cars I see In Oz , have nothing in comparison to this. I say well done , great to see a worked V8 , great to see a well engineered Soarer, that has had some thought and engineering go into it ?? Wow for a soarer site you guys are such haters and I bet just jealous !!!! |
Ali Saeed
Goo Roo WA UZZ31
Posts: 3168 Reg: 09-2007
| the only person who didnt like it Paul was Mikey |
Christian Somerville
Goo Roo South Australia UZZ31 V8 LTD
Posts: 1175 Reg: 03-2009
| Yeah I love it Paul, basically because they have done something different and realised just like the many other people are now realising that the 1UZ is vertially indestructable! proper engineering has gone into this is you look into the company who built it! |
Shane Haverkamp
TryHard nsw soarer TT
Posts: 479 Reg: 10-2007
| but the interior is one of the reasons i love my soarer. its such a classy feel compared to say fords and holdens of the same years. you can strip out any car interior and make it look like that one. you could do it to an hyundia excel if you really wanted it all just depends what you want to sink your car into i personally would love to see that track car making power like it is but with its classy stock looking interior |
Daniel Blackham
DieHard Victoria 31V8 X 2 + TT Manual
Posts: 565 Reg: 10-2009
| A soarer with proper money spent on it Loved the exhaust note. Would not like to warm that up early in the morning on the way to work. |
Darren Bauer
TryHard Victoria Soarer TT
Posts: 159 Reg: 04-2010
| It doesn't sound right on my speakers either, and I tried 2 good pairs. |
Jerzy Stopczynski
TryHard Westarn Australia jzz20
Posts: 301 Reg: 12-2006
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Shane Haverkamp wrote on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 08:23 pm:i personally would love to see that track car making power like it is but with its classy stock looking interior
the only problems are: the factory seats are and provide no lateral support what so ever the digital dash cluster looks like aids and doesnt actually give any vital information like the stack dash can.. you dont need any crap like aircon, stereo, screen, centre console etc... in a track car the factory pedals are in a layout for heel-toe you dont need carpet, leather, door trims etc.. in a track car. much of the interior would get in the way of vitals.. like rollcage etc... etc... and that's not even looking at weight.. you have to realise.. its not a street car, you dont need all that and having the "Classy" interior in a track car would be detrimental.. i personally think that the best interiors are the functional ones.. pair of bucket seats, decent dished aftermarket wheel, no useless junk Stomps |
Phil Gibson
Goo Roo WA '91 UZZ30, '91 manual UZZ31 track bunky, '94 blk/blk UZZ31
Posts: 1817 Reg: 07-2005
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Scott Casey wrote on Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 06:52 am:massive cams very heavy valve springs ti exhaust with no baffling hard tuned redline sounds like the throttle response is awesome probably 200 - 250rwkw
If it is a properly built race engine (as it sounds like) it will be a lot more than that, even without NOS |
Damian Ware
Goo Roo Victoria UZZ32
Posts: 2019 Reg: 10-2005
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Jerzy Stopczynski wrote on Monday, March 14, 2011 - 01:57 pm:pedal setup looks mint for heel-toe too..
Jerzy Stopczynski wrote on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 09:46 pm:the factory pedals are in a •••• layout for heel-toe
IMO those pedals are way too far apart. Most race cars have pedals which are often only 1 finger width separating them which is too close for me and my big feet. So whilst I typically like pedals a little further apart I cant imagine how you could drive properly with this pedal setup. |
Jerzy Stopczynski
TryHard Westarn Australia jzz20
Posts: 302 Reg: 12-2006
| to be honest i think the photo is deceptive.. given its taken from an angle.. it emphasizes the distance between the pedals.. i know what you mean but.. i had a go not too long ago in a FD circuit car.. floor mounted pedals very close apart... i like the way the pedals are offset a little with the throttle a little lower down than the brake... Stomps |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo North Island JZZ31
Posts: 6272 Reg: 10-2005
| OK, personal opinion follows, so nobody get their knickers in a twist, if you strongly disagree, just assume I am a moron, I won't care. Come on people, its SUPPOSED to look retarded, its a DRIFT CAR and drifting is a RETARDED SPORT!
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Damian Ware
Goo Roo Victoria UZZ32
Posts: 2021 Reg: 10-2005
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Jerzy Stopczynski wrote on Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 01:08 am:to be honest i think the photo is deceptive.. given its taken from an angle.. it emphasizes the distance between the pedals.. i know what you mean but.. i had a go not too long ago in a FD circuit car.. floor mounted pedals very close apart... i like the way the pedals are offset a little with the throttle a little lower down than the brake...
Looking at the picture again it looks like they have only replaced the factory pedals with the small metal ones but kept the same location and the original bars. Stomps, the factory pedals are offset with the throttle lower down than the brake. So I'm not sure what you mean about the factory pedals having a layout. |
Jerzy Stopczynski
TryHard Westarn Australia jzz20
Posts: 303 Reg: 12-2006
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Damian Ware wrote on Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 05:03 pm:Stomps, the factory pedals are offset with the throttle lower down than the brake. So I'm not sure what you mean about the factory pedals having a •••• layout.
more of a feel thing i guess... the pedals feel "doughy" it may be the factory covers.. i dunno.. but its the same in my z20.. was in my a70.. etc.. just a toyota thing of that era i guess.. i find smaller pedals easier.. Stomps |
Steven Anderson
DieHard NSW UZZ31 Manual
Posts: 584 Reg: 05-2006
| I dont mind the pedal layout, can heal toe just fine (given its an R154 thats a good thing as its much happier that way). Only thing I really want for is a shorter clutch. |
Costa Tsimiklis
Goo Roo Victoria 386.2 rwkw the old T51S setup - New Setup HKS T51R SPL -Going for 450rwkw on Pump Gas!
Posts: 1479 Reg: 07-2008
| haha love the Sorer Police Meme. Honesetly, I think 1UZ are a pointless motor. There are far more better alternatives, such as the LSX range that are lighter than a 1J/2J and offer more power with simple upgrades in n/a form. Only issue is with the LSX is that they come in heavy 1600-1800kg commodore barges which makes the whole combo sluggisih. Shoehorn the into a lighter car and you have instant low 12 second passes without tickling the engine. |
Phil Gibson
Goo Roo WA '91 UZZ30, '91 manual UZZ31 track bunky, '94 blk/blk UZZ31
Posts: 1821 Reg: 07-2005
| What you might save on needing less mods to make decent power with an LSx you lose in having to buy an engine and do the conversion in the first place. If he's making decent power with the factory engine (which these days is quite do-able) how is it "pointless"? |
Ben Lipman
Goo Roo SA Soarer TT manual, plus TT track car
Posts: 2705 Reg: 04-2006
| I like the 1UZ. Like any NA motor they are a bit harder to make power out of (meaning you generally cant just change boltons, or wind up boost etc) but they come with a quad overhead cam setup, are light, compact, and have reasonable support in Australia with Bullet cars using them in their roadsters- as long as you call it a Lexus V8 LOL. Pity they were never put in anything with a manual box and some sporting credentials in this country. TRD would have probably survived as an entity in Australia if they were given a RWD V8 to fettle. |
Boris Siljanoski
Goo Roo Western Australia LS400 + Soarer.
Posts: 1427 Reg: 11-2007
| How is the 1uz-fe a pointless motor, it was great for it's time, one of the smoothest running so it served its purpose very well I don't think it was ever made for intent for performance from the factory. |
Paul Knox
TryHard QLD uzz31 manual
Posts: 188 Reg: 08-2009
| I see costa's point , but also , The LS series of GM engines are notoriously unreliable. a 1,2,3uzfe is notorioulsy Bullet proof. Without displacement an LSx doesn't have much going for it , without big money spent on it also. 1uzfe designed in 1990, LS1 1997. UZ still has much more tech , it just hasn't been developed like the LSx's. There's a few Big power UZ's out there , in different applications, jet boats , speedway , Uz's just needs some loving and further development. sure we can't go to Supercrap , and buy bolt on parts , but there's stuff out there, and it's still developing. |
Christian Somerville
Goo Roo South Australia UZZ31 V8 LTD
Posts: 1189 Reg: 03-2009
| Yeah the 1UZs are amazing engines, check out the Ford Capri on YouTube putting out 900+ rwhp and still has some factory internals like the crank for instance, also apparently some of the speed boat comps in Aus were using 350 gm motors twin turbo but they were so unreliable so they now use twin turbo 1UZs |
James Johnson
TryHard Auckland UZZ31 Soarer
Posts: 434 Reg: 03-2009
| I have never come across a engine do about 30 passes down the drag strip, 4 track days, 2.5 skid pan/gymkhana days, 2 burnout comps with the engine over heating both times and still get me to and from work every day with out having to do any thing but normal oil changes and top up fluids when necessary. Now that is reliability! |
Steven Anderson
DieHard NSW UZZ31 Manual
Posts: 587 Reg: 05-2006
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Paul Knox wrote on Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 04:42 pm:I see costa's point , but also , The LS series of GM engines are notoriously unreliable. Without displacement an LSx doesn't have much going for it , without big money spent on it also.
I like the 1uz but im sorry, those 2 statements are complete bullshit. The LS series engines main claim to fame is that they are so easy to get extra power out of. |