Street Machine Australia — January 2018

HOLDEN LH TORANA

Class: Haltech Radial Blown

SPECS

Engine: 404ci LQ9 Chev LS

Turbo: Twin Garrett GTW 67mm

Transmission: TH400

Converter: 3500rpm

Diff: 3.2:1

Power: 1300rwhp

Previous PB: 7.75@178mph

Best Drag Challenge Pass:

7.99@174mph

GMPWR runs a MoTeC M1 ECU and a 404ci LQ9 block with

Callies crank, Callies rods, CP Bullet pistons, around 10:1

compression, LS3 Higgins heads and hydraulic-roller cam.

Backed by a Paul Rogers Transmissions-built TH400, it runs

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“I couldn’t have done it without the help of
my mates who crewed: tuner Mark McCoy
(MoTeC), long-term mate Michael Trewin, and
Paul Rogers from Paul Rogers Performance
Transmissions. I also have to thank Joe
Sammut from JC Engines who does all my
engine machining; Clint Dalton from Dalton
Racing, Mark and Phil from MoTeC; Pete and
Mick from Demak Timber; Tony and the team
from Bob Jane; Lee from TCE Converters; Ryan

at Race Coatings; Nathan Higgins from HRD

for porting the heads; Lou at Dandy Engines

for the Torrington bearing conversion in two

days; Shannon and the team from Tankards

Panel Service for the awesome engine bay;

Penrite Oil; Luke from Modern Visual; Pete

from Casey Automotive for the late-night dyno

hours; Kav Auto; Speed Pro; Coxy; Jacob;

Burko; Grant; and everyone who helped get

us there”

OVERALL WINNER – AUSTRALIA’S

QUICKEST STREET CAR

WINNER – HALTECH

RADIAL BLOWN

QUICKEST

LS-POWERED

QUICKEST ET

HOLDEN LH TORANA

Class: HaltechRadialBlown

SPECS

Engine: 404ci LQ 9 Chev LS

Turbo: Twin Garrett GTW 67mm

Transmission: TH4 00

Converter: 3500rpm

Diff: 3 .2: 1

Power:1300rwhp

Previous PB:7.75@178mph

BestDrag Challenge Pass:

7.99@174mph

GMPWR runs a MoTeC M1 ECU and a 404ci LQ9 block with

Callies crank, Callies rods, CP Bullet pistons, around 10:1

compression, LS3 Higgins heads and hydraulic-roller cam.

Backed by a Paul Rogers Transmissions-built TH400, it runs

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OVERALL WINNER – AUSTRALIA’SS

QUICKEST STREET CAR

WINNER – HALTECH

RADIAL BLOWN

QUICKEST

LS-POWERED

QUICKEST ET

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