That donk is good for 688hp at 6900rpm
and 584lb-ft at 5300rpm, and has seen the
car run consistent low 10s (with a PB of
[email protected]). Incredible, considering
the mill is all wrong, according to Jarrod. “It was
originally built to make torque,” he says. “The
cam’s specced to suit the original dual-plane
manifold and smaller 950 carb. We’ve changed
all that for a 1050 Dominator and huge CHI Pro
Series intake – that I spent 16 hours porting.”
In addition to having all top-shelf gear, the
engine’s standout features include 55mm
needle roller-cam bearings, Xceldyne cam belt
drive and System 1 oil filtration set-up off Mr
Myers’s GM176 Mustang.
“The engine has been awesome,” Jarrod says.
“Other than a rocker service – nothing! The key is
maintenance and priming the oil before starting.
“One of the best things I added was the
Magnafuel shear plate,” he continues. “It’s only
13mm thick, as most of it drops down into the
manifold. It didn’t make it go any better, but it
transformed how the car drove; it’s a lot nicer
to drive. My kids Kate and Ryan have driven the
car on their L-plates. And although she won’t
tell anybody, the missus, Tanya, loves driving
it. At Bright the other year, it was like whoever
wanted to drive it, could. In fact, Deby Myers
drove it one-handed, because her other arm
was in a sling!”Body-wise, the XT is stock except for the
massaged rear guards, bonnet scoop and the
unique fluoro-orange side stripe. “I designed
it myself,” says Jarrod. “Everyone does the
same thing, so I decided to mix it up and
follow the lower bodyline. This was my take
on the whole car; it’s what I think a muscle
car should look like.”
The tough and reliable drivetrain includes a
Protrans C4 and Altra 9 rear end complete
with beefy^5 / 8 -inch wheel studs. “With a
previous combo, the first time I used the
transbrake, it broke the spring seats off,
twisted the diff up and smashed it into the
floor. I wasn’t taking any chances this time; IJarrod thinks the rear guards
may have been radiused and
pumped in a previous life. Still,
with no mini-tubs and only the
dog-leg trimmed, the massive
X275 M/T radials are a very
tight fit265 4 9
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FUEL’S ERRAND
IN STREET mode, the Carter
pump (1) pulls fuel up out of the
stock Falcon tank (2), priming
the surge tank (3). After passing
through the in-line filter (4), the
Aeromotive A1000 (5) pumps
pressurised fuel through the
–10 line (6) up to the engine.
The –8 line (7) is the return from
the regulator (mounted in the
engine bay), while the other two
–8 lines (8) are breathers. Being
fearful of getting dud PULP,
Jarrod switches to VP MS109
race fuel at the track. To swap,
he drains the surge tank via the
fitting (9), switches the Carter
pump off, then manually fills
the surge tank with VP race gas
via the boot-mounted filler (10).
Easy-as dual-fuel! The car uses
1.5L per pass and the surge tank
holds four litres.STREET MACHINE 047