XR8 vs everyday VL Turbo

[Lukeyson]

dude, to my surprise my old I6 ED Auto with stock motor, only a cat back exhaust would beat a friends VL Turbo Auto which was stock with just an exhaust.
So the XR8 would do a better job

[TURBOTAXI]

I have a mate who is in his mid 40's. His VL Turbo was bought when they were pretty new.

Its a 5 speed with NO INTERCOOLER but it does have a hybrid turbo.
Towing a Trailer with CB900 Bol'dor, my furniture and garden equipment on the back (the thing was chocca's) his VLT was able to pull away from my 351 and toploader equipt XT falcon (it had nothing else that would sap power - no power steer, no a/c etc)
I had the secondaries open in 3rd going up a hill on a cool night - he smoked me.
In fact his car is what made me want a turbo car.
All that aside the RB30DET was a pretty awsome motor for the time - easy to get 300,000k's from original engine.

[AU2PWR]

yeah , nissan sure know how to build a mid sized engine, My Mate Karls R31 , RB20DET is still strong at 388000ks , Its Like a New Car everytime , and it goes well !

Karls old Volvo 760 Turbo used too thrash the SH1t out of Vls , use to be funny until the safe swisss engine Blew every seal and lost all its oil at Frankston McDonalds !

Cheers
Daniel

[GK]

Don't get sucked into the street drag.Go the drag at Calder I reckon.

You should hose him.

KUP=Keep us posted!

GK

[HoT-AU]

lol ive just read that and it seems the forums divided!

For an 18 year old, do u think hes really put that much money into it? Does he have the money to have had it half decently worked?

To be honest i think ull have him. But it will be close. What times have you run at clader?

[XRQTR]

HAHAHA Funny stuff

I would be very wary when approaching a VL in decent nik, take it from someone that got his old turbo Cal into a 14.1 by spending less than $20, if i tell you the rest you won't believe me lol. But ye as for the cooler, a SeriesV RX7 cooler which is I think 300x300 got them in for an easy low 13 high 12.

I have much respect for the car, very little for most of the current owners though.

[Mechan1k]

Originally Posted by XRQTR

I have much respect for the car, very little for most of the current owners though.

Same.

Knew someone at TAFE (this was early to mid-90's)
This guy had a Berlina Turbo with Walkinshaw wheels. Massive cooler behind the stock bar ... hidden exhaust.

It sounded like a truck ... but when on boost ... hell it was crazy ... first time I had been in a turbocharged car ... bloody hell.

Be very wary ... have a look under your mate's bonnet and see what turbo he is running ... that should be a decent indication of what you are up against.

[Bucknaked]

Just give him a run. Organise a trip out to you local Drag Strip and get him to his money where his mouth is.

[MITCHAY]

I'd say you would beat him depending on what mods and I'd say he would have to have few to give you a run. Personally though I would go looking for bigger fish to fry!

[jones_aus]

challenge him to a few laps at a circuit, you'd wipe your **** with him.

[Rob]

Tell him you dont give a ****, you'd rather enjoy that V8 sound than worry about rice rockets.

[Mr Hardware]

Let me put it to you this way. My 18yo bro has a very good condition VL non turbo.
When we race, my tired old AU with over half a million kays, on the gas, just wins.

The only thing VLs have going for them is they are light, like 1250kgs cos they have no crash safety.

Our AU's would usually be the wrong side of 1550kgs, add almost 100kgs for the gas.

jones_aus has the right idea.

[dansedgli]

Its a non turbo. Big difference.

[Mr Hardware]

Yes, and mine is a tired lpg i6. big difference to a herrod enhanced xr8.

[XRQTR]

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

Let me put it to you this way. My 18yo bro has a very good condition VL non turbo.
When we race, my tired old AU with over half a million kays, on the gas, just wins.

Your 6 year old AU is tired but the 20 year old VL is a spring chicken??? hahaha funny stuff

[Mr Hardware]

if you don't like my story, SHUT THE **** UP

[XRQTR]

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

if you don't like my story, SHUT THE **** UP

I think someone needs to cool off a little, if you don't like being asked a question or for that matter have your story questioned then don't post, otherwise get used to the fact that people will ask questions.

[Mr Hardware]

I was comparing condition, not age. If you want to turn it into an age competition, go for it. Just don't criticise me for what i said.

[XRQTR]

And I was refering mainly to the way in which you decided to comment.

Again if you don't like what people have to say, tuff, get over it. :

You say you were comparing condition, do you know how the VL has been treated in the past, you say your brother is 18 so this would tell me that he has not had it very long.

[DJM83]

Dont think you should have to much trouble if it is stock but if as u said if he as a cooler and 'turbo' (bigger etc?) mayb abit closer but you will still have the better car

[Futura01]

Think you shouldnt worry to much , unless of course it is boosted quite abit.

[xr8ute]

As has been said; how many people are upfront and honest about the mods done to their car, and how many VLT's do you think would still be stock after 20 years??

Forget about it...he will kick your ****.

Please take it to the track though. I'm very keen to know just how quick a 260kw Herrod AU XR8 is.

[JoesAu]

Take the battle to Calder, i think this friday is the last friday for a couple of weeks cos of renovations?? coreect me if im wrong. Ireckon if you get the power down cleanly you'll giv him a good run if not beat him, cold night turbo's love thou so thats his advantage.

[needfordspeed]

I got three mates with VL turbo's, one heavily modified 9/10second one, one fairly modified one that would probably run 12's once it's done, and a stockish one with just a FMIC, 3 inch exhuast, fuel pump and more boost they're all very fast the stockish one just cains as it is. I reckon you'd probably get beaten, depending on what's done to it, but if it's stock then you'd cain him.

[AU3 HERROD XR8]

thanks for all the posts guys, more than what i expected to get over what little less than 24 hours :P
I'm very keen on beatin this guy, and like someone posted, his only 18 so i doubt his done much to it over the past few months considering the fact his still at school he wouldn't have had time to do much apart from the turbo and cooler

[xr8ute]

Originally Posted by AU3 HERROD XR8

his only 18 so i doubt his done much to it over the past few months considering the fact his still at school he wouldn't have had time to do much apart from the turbo and cooler

Dont get too cocky.....age has nothing to do with anything.

I had infinitely more spare time when I was 18 than I do now ;)

[AU3 HERROD XR8]

we'll see exactly how much time he has spent on it when i see if it really does pull high 12's on the strip

[AU3 HERROD XR8]

By the way this isn't the first turbo I'm up against, not to be a show-off or anything but there has been a time a few months back when I took out a 2000 model wrx with turbo, cooler and a cat back. Don't know wether it was because I was just too quick for it or the guy just didn't know how to shift

[jones_aus]

Originally Posted by AU3 HERROD XR8

we'll see exactly how much time he has spent on it when i see if it really does pull high 12's on the strip

probably doesn't matter how much time he spent on it... when your 18 money is the problem

[GK]

Originally Posted by AU3 HERROD XR8

we'll see exactly how much time he has spent on it when i see if it really does pull high 12's on the strip

Well said, give him heaps!

GK