Refreshed Holden Stroker

[Narva*2010Participant Narva*2010VC Commodore View build HERE Member since: March 5, 2015 Posts: 87]

Morning,

Just had engine spun up.  Hopefully footage works.  Excitable fella is the tuner as we had money on the horsepower figure.

 

Not working… I’ll email to you Gary.  Hopefully you have more luck.

 

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[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Yea mate email it to me and i will post it up

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[Narva*2010Participant Narva*2010VC Commodore View build HERE Member since: March 5, 2015 Posts: 87]

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Not going through Gary.  Have you changed your Cadgile email address lately? Here’s the dyno sheet anyhow.  Can’t seem to upload even with bucket

 

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[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Hi mate, no its still gmcrae@cadgile.com.au

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Just doing video now….

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

[KroozerParticipant Forbes, NSW91 VN SS View build HERE Member since: February 19, 2015 Posts: 336]

Sounds mint!!! 

[Narva*2010Participant Narva*2010VC Commodore View build HERE Member since: March 5, 2015 Posts: 87]

Thanks Kroozer.  I’ve got a few things to sort out, but will start a build thread when I’m done.

 

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Def nice to read more about how its built.  Did you build it?

[GMH-304Participant Top End82 VH SL, 86 VL SL, 99 VS SS Ute View build HERE Member since: March 13, 2015 Posts: 39]

383 yeah?

[ImmortalityParticipant 97 HSV Senator 185i 02 VX L67 Calais View build HERE Member since: August 31, 2015 Posts: 535]

Sounds good indeed, but only 50psi oil pressure at 7500rpm?

[Narva*2010Participant Narva*2010VC Commodore View build HERE Member since: March 5, 2015 Posts: 87]

It’s been an on-going project over the past few years Gary.  I do most things, didn’t touch the motor this time round though.  I went up to 13.4:1 comp and had lifter sleeves bronze bushed.  A few oiling mods in there too,

Immortality, I’m using a standard (but modified) oil pump.  The high volume pump chewed the gear on oil drive.  I’ll try this for a bit.  Still getting near 30 Psi at idle, hot after cruising.  I still have a modified high vol pump, but oil pressure is good enough at the moment.

GMH 304, it’s a 396 Stroker.

 

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Oil FLOW is more important then pressure. If it’s done right it will be fine.

 

Good stuff. I can’t open the photos. What power and torque did it make?

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

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Oil FLOW is more important then pressure. If it’s done right it will be fine. Good stuff. I can’t open the photos. What power and torque did it make?

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667.7 hp At 7300rpm

 

its still 667.6 at 7500rpm

 

nice stuff man, so that’s on e85 is it ?

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[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Cheers Pete

Good power got any more specs?

[Narva*2010Participant Narva*2010VC Commodore View build HERE Member since: March 5, 2015 Posts: 87]

Yeah, it’s on E85.   Engine is pretty much the same as it was.  Changed ring pack and bearings, went for a Crane 88341 with Ultra Pro lifters, and upped compression.  Had a few oiling mods done.  A full length windage tray fitted also. Other than that, it’s the same engine.  I’ve had breathing issues that gummed valves and took away 150ish hp and the Comp Cam and lifters were shit. Had a couple of other issues, but don’t want to air them as it might upset some big companies.

I was happy with the numbers, but that’s all they are really, numbers on a screen.  I’ll see what it does on the 1/4.  I’m  hoping to get to Calder Friday night to see what it can do.  Cars are  getting pretty insane now.  Just look at the times those two Fords are running in True Street.

Anyway, talking shit now.  Spewing you got rid of your NA combo (and car actually) Cava. It got knocked off recently yeah?

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Yeah man I sold it to a bloke in Sydney. And it got punched off him within a month. I’ve got the new VR on the go atm

 

what were the other issues? Major

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[Narva*2010Participant Narva*2010VC Commodore View build HERE Member since: March 5, 2015 Posts: 87]

Not really major issues mate, just expensive.  Had to get manifold runners built up on one side and removed on the other. I will put some pictures up soon.  You’ll see the gasket has been cut to match exact head port size, you’ll see the work that went into aligning it.  But, awesome manifold when aligned.

I was using dirty old Try Y’s inch and 3/4 primaries.  Got a set of 4 into 1’s, lost 30hp and 13lbft.  Yeap, totally understand loosing a bit of torque but 30hp? Claimed 12 to 15 REAR wheel kW gain…. Also peak power made lower in rev range than the Try Y’s.  Anyway, left the Try Y’s on.

Just a pity manufacturer wanted zero to do with it.  Sounded ALOT better with the 4 into 1’s though.  My engine just didn’t like them for some reason.  Sold them yesterday. Lost a few hundred.

 

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[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Bigger isn’t always better. To many people get caught up in that hype.</p>

[vs manta 218Participant Vs hsv manta View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 796]

pipes can have big affects on engines and where there torque is and so on

 

maybe the lengths of primary’s on 4 into 1 where completely wrong for where your power is in rpm range and the try Y just have a much better scavenge affect at the rpm for you

 

where they both 1 3/4 ?

 

I was quite worried when building myn that they wouldn’t perform well but despite all odds I picked up 200rwnm down at 2600rpm where myn should have very little torque and making same power but with 7 degrees less timing and 5psi less boost (same cfm of air flow though)

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