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Bragging Rights
- 1/4 Mile12.36 sec @ 111 mph
- 0-604.8 sec
- Top Speed190 mph
- HP330
- Weight3262 lbs
Major Upgrades
- turbo
- engine swap
Modifications
Performance Parts
Car Audio & Video
Interior
1989 Toyota Cressida GLX (re-badged to GT-T)
1JZ-GTE Twin Turbo engine conversion from JZX81 Toyota Chaser halfcut
Pilot 17" mags, 215x45 tyres
Apexi SAFC
Boost gauge
MV Automatics Stage 2 race auto with stage 1.5 shit kit (good for 500rwkw)
2800 stallie with lockup
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
Air/Fuel Gauge
Turbosmart Dual Port BOV
Greddy Adjustable Cam Gear
Electric water temp gauge
R33 Skyline GTS-T 4-piston brake calipers
BA Falcon slotted rotors (DBA branded)
HKS fuel cut defender
Sard Fuel pressure regulator (not yet fitted)
600x300x76mm intercooler
KYB rear shocks, stock front
Simota pod filter
Davis Craig transmission cooler, Chaser A30/41LE (A341LE) transmission
Chaser GT steering wheel
JZA70 Supra throttle body
Custom springs made by King Springs (had to get it raised for rego, but it is lower than stock)
3" exhaust, custom twin 2.5" dump pipes from the turbos
Hi-flow muffler & hi-flow cat
Grande LSD
Battery relocated to the boot
Blitz Dual SBC Spec S electronic boost controller, running 15 or 18psi
Car weighs 1480kg.
Audio:
JVC KD-LH2000 headunit
Phillips 5" 80W Splits up front
Soundstream 6.5" Rears
Pioneer 10" Subwoofer
Response 4x50W amp
The sound is pretty average but I'll live with it for now as it came with the car.
Pre-tints:
After tints and new grille:
Uses a bit of fuel ;) *Mel Gibson voice* "I'll drive that tanker!"
Relocated the oil filter and painted the rocker cover recently :)
Skyline brakes...pulls up nicely now!
New intercooler...just need to cut one side off and weld it around the other way before it goes on. Can't afford $800 for the piping right now, so in the garage it sits :(
Redid the instrument cluster lighting...
Dyno run with the old stuffed transmission:
Someone backed into me in October last year, finally got around to getting the front end fixed, front bumper is now brand new and immaculate. Wish the rear one was the same lol
Put a soarer badge on the back and removed the GLX badge.
Future mods are coilovers and to get the new intercooler fitted.
Video of the previous 13.9 drag race:
http://homepage.mac.com/rib_feast/cressida_dragrace.wmv
Shift kit is now fitted, and combined with some of the mods since that last race, I ran a 13.48 @ 103.7mph on 29/3/06 at WSID.
Video of the race:
http://homepage.mac.com/rib_feast/wsid_rib_13_48.avi
Fitted up the new intercooler myself a few weekends ago, it is a 600x300x76 unit. I had the end tanks welded upside down on one side to make more use of the whole volume of the cooler. The air goes in the top and is forced down through the bottom now. Used 2.5" stainless piping and a ton of hose clamps lol. Gained me about 15kW on the dyno (even with boost leaks from clamps!).
Also made a cold air intake, scoops in lots of air as I zoom along and forces it towards the pod.
Here's a video of the dyno run, now making 263hp / 196kw at the rear wheels!
http://homepage.mac.com/rib_feast/cressida_dyno263hp.avi
I want to retune the SAFC a bit, hopefully it will push me over 200rwkw.
**UPDATE 15/9/2006**
Welded up the intercooler pipes recently but a piece of material that we missed during the cleaning afterward managed to hit the ceramic exhaust wheels of the turbos, destroying them instantly.
Currently I am driving around with no boost, and bits of turbos are rattling around in my cat converter ;)
Steel wheel turbos are on the way (CT12A copies), so I'll ramp up the boost to 18psi and fit this new Blitz SBC Spec R electronic boost controller to see the results.
Bring on the 12's!
New turbos are in!
Stuck them on the dyno...now putting down 200rwkw (just!).
You can see the boost controller in the 2nd graph doing its thing to regulate the boost. It is running a tad lean (12.5:1 AFR) but I only use that AFR when on the strip.
Here's a video on the dyno:
http://homepage.mac.com/rib_feast/cressida_dyno200kw.avi
Drove it straight off the dyno to WSID dragstrip in Sydney.
Before putting in the intercooler and new turbos I ran a 13.48 @ 103.7MPH, with crappy 2.2 sixty foot.
With the new steel turbos I picked up 5kw (they are not highflowed), but my trap speed increased to almost 108mph. Due to the extra lag from the heavier exhaust wheels, my 60 foot time increased to 2.3 or 2.4 seconds, as it is a total slug off the line now and only ran a 13.6.
If I can get my sixty foot down to 1.9-2.0 I'll run a 13 flat or a high 12.
To do this I'll need a 2800 stall converter, which will compromise drivability somewhat :(
Polished up the turbo piping (took me almost a dozen hours!) and put it on when the new turbos went in.
New pic of the interior:
Took it down to WSID, tried a different launch technique (stalled it up on 50% throttle instead of 100% basically) and she rocketed off the line with a 1.9 60 foot, and quarter mile of 12.679 @ 109 MPH!!
Here is a video of one of my slower runs on the night, mates didn't rock up with the video camera til later.
http://homepage.mac.com/rib_feast/Cressida_12.6_divx.avi
Fitted an adjustable cam gear a month ago, gotta love Nengun :)
Chopped off the rear cannon and replaced it with a straight piece of pipe, sounds mad ;) Flows a lot better too!
http://homepage.mac.com/rib_feast/cressida_exhaust_divx.avi
The stock 1JZ BOV leaks up until around 5PSI, causing the car to run really sluggish down low, so I removed it. Fitted a Turbosmart Dual Port BOV. This way I can plumb it back for legal reasons.
Dialed the cam gear in to 6 degrees retard on the exhaust. Chopped off my rear cannon and replaced it with a straight pipe. Disabled the SAFC. Removed the factory turbo piping and took to the insides with a dremel to smooth it out...and all the hard work paid off!
Now making 328hp / 244kW at the wheels!!!
Mmm 18psi, that Blitz EBC is working a treat!
Hear that BOV go :D
http://homepage.mac.com/rib_feast/cressida_dyno_328hp_divx.avi
And for those interested in the home-made dash LEDs, this is what they look like:
Also been polishing up the cam covers on the bench grinder/polisher. Nearly done :)
New grille on the car too...
***Update 9/5/07***
Drove down to Tempe Tyres in Sydney, and picked up a pair of Falken Azenis RT615 tyres. Then proceeded to the WSID/Eastern Creek dragstrip and ran a 12.36 @ 111.2mph, 1.86 60 foot :) New personal best!
http://homepage.mac.com/rib_feast/cressida_12.3.wmv
Latest engine bay pic...
Old auto was nearly dead (but perhaps not so...I think it was a solenoid), but fitted a new MV Automatics built race auto.
This is good for low 10s and 500kw at the treads.
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