VS Manta #218

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

Bloody sheep shagger.

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

Get with the times mate, we are into cows now, sheep were popular last decade

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

Easy mistake haha

Im thinking gutted cats. Once I pass emmission

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

definetly gut the cats, they are shit anyway

 

once where warriors now are scaffolders

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

So took the manta for a drive the other night, its goin like a balistic missil and leaves 2 black marks if i even look at the throttle 1st and 2nd and 3rd isnt much better for traction

 

Got a gto kit for the monaro along with a gto rear wing witch is jard to find, got difillipno 1 7/8 extractors and goin to make a exhaust using a set of mufflers i had on the manta and the rear difillipno muffer i have, got pedders adjustable coil overs second hand for cheap, camber kit, got a otr brand new for under half price

 

And also have the cherry black paint at home and will all be goin on as soon as i have fitted the kit witch may happen next weekend 

[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]

Great work, looking forward to seeing how it turns out

 

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

So me and leppy took out the manta for a bit more playing with the tune today

 

the car absolutely rocks and didn’t miss a beat

had my self 87kg leppy must be 120kg and a mate in the back that is 112kg so 319kg of people and it’s still just mental

 

drops power skids anywhere you want

This pic is of a log where I took off and gave it a stab in 1st then changed into 2nd and held it

 

can see in 2nd it took 35.7% throttle to hold it 6425rpm at 103km/h and car at this point would of been doin maybe 70km/h and can see as car speeds up I gradually increase throttle to around 60% by end of skid

 

we added a bit more fuel while its cruising to help keep temps down and timing up top end now is at 15degrees and has noticeable more power then before

 

3rd gear you have to be careful with if I easy it on nice and smoothly and by about 5000rpm I can get full throttle but it’s fighting on the limit to break loose

 

if I just cruise at say 60km/h in 3rd and just put my foot down it will break out and be bouncing of the limiter

 

did 83km round trip and chewed up 30-35 litres of e85   

 

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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]

Nice work guys, gotta get a ride in this thing one day….

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

It’s goin to make huge power when we finish with it, we are goin out a few more times just creeping it up a little each time

 

first thing we had to do was play with AFR while crushing

 

we now have it on 9.1 lambda while cruising and that keeps it cool, previously we had it on nearly exactly 1 lambda but temps kept creeping up

 

at idle we found it was struggling to bring it down so we added some fuel and could see temps coming down but was on the limits of needing more throttle to keep 1000rpm idle but got it right on a point where it does bring temps down after good hard drive but still idles with out stalling so might need to drill out my 2 holes in throttle blades a tad more so it idles but doesn’t read throttle %

 

top end its still rich and has bugger all timing, we went up a 2 degrees to see 13 and when I went full throttle in 3rd as that’s the only gear I can get it flat we noticed couple pops up top so backed it down but that makes it worse so we got it up to 15 degrees top end and it’s getting better but it’s making power that it can not keep traction in 3rd at 140km/h but it’s screaming for more timing so it’s not still burning coming out the exhaust valves but to do this I will need a brand new set of rear tyres for it, it’s nearly fried these ones and they have done about 1000km/h

 

theres a good chance right now it making near on  500rwkw it’s just insane

 

So many times today I was driving and applying power trying to keep traction and at 60-65% in second it just frys up and if I dont back off it  bounces of the limiter at 70-80km/h and in 3rd if I went to aggressive on the throttle in 3rd it would do similar and that’s with 3 big people in the car

 

taking  it out to test and tune hopefully it’s on next weekend to see what mph it does if I can get traction

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

4th gear roll ons is where it’s at. 1:1

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

Bit more timing and it will

 

if I clutched it now in 4th it would easy as even at 100km/h

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

Do you have any plans to help get more of that power to the ground Manta?

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

Yeah throw the 20s on my Monaro witch the paint work is looking absolutely stunning on

 

will post pics later of that

 

and get staggered 18s for manta and some semi slicks, not doin the whole drag radial thing on it yet

 

Maybe one day I may change rear suspension, rear brakes and use some redials but for now it’s a street car and Im Not goin to comprise the current set up for some 1/4 mile times

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

So back to the Monaro

 

got to some parts painted on it and it looks amazing

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Here is is the side skirt out side and the next pic is the same skirt just a different angle in the sun

 

[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]

Dude, seriously thats bloody awesome 

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

I love how it’s got the 2 tone on front end, side skirts and rear end but unless it’s in the light you can not notice it

 

it’s the perfect match and exactly what I wanted

 

also very glad I got the upper model 610 series paint for it and not the normal old 600 series paint

 

very very happy with the out come on these parts and the cost is the best part

 

goin in to pull of a full paint job for under $2k again

 

might make a thread for it when it’s a bit closer to completion but till then I will just keep it in here

[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]

Come on, it deserves a thread ☺

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Beautiful colour. Gotta love cherry black. I like the black highlights too. Nice and subtle. Will look great when it’s all together!

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

Make a thread you raging homosexual.

 

Is robert painting it?

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