FORD XB FALCON
COUPE
Class: Haltech Radial BlownSPECS
Engine: 383ci small-block Ford
Turbo: BorgWarner 88mm
Transmission: Coan Powerglide
Converter: Neal Chance 3500rpm
Diff: 3.5:1
Power: 1423hpPrevious PB: 9.62@142mph
Best Drag Challenge Pass:
9.01@158mphADELAIDE-based New Zealander Phil
Edmondson did a ripper job at his second Street
Machine Drag Challenge, heading home with
a PB of 9.018@158mph – oh so close to the
magical eight-second mark. Running in the ultra-
competitive Haltech Radial Blown class, Phil’s
XB coupe placed ninth in class and 12th overall.
He’s definitely someone to keep an eye on at
future Drag Challenges.
Powering the coupe, nicknamed ‘the White
Whale’, is a BorgWarner 88mm turbo-fed 383ci
SVO small-block with CHI alloy Cleveland heads,
Diamond pistons, Oliver rods and Scat crank.
Built by Rino Conte at RC Performance Engines,
it’s controlled by a FuelTech FT600 ECU and
fed on E85. “We had help from Frank Marchese
at Dandy Engines with the engine dyno, where
it made 1423hp, with 1300ft-lb at 6500rpm on
25psi,” Phil says with a knowing smile.
Getting that huge amount of power down the
line is a Reid-cased Coan Powerglide and a
3500rpm Neal Chance Racing converter. This
feeds to a fabbed nine-inch with Strange centre,
3.5 gears, 35-spline axles and full-floaters.All that is well and good for the strip, but how did
the road-driving part of the event go? “Other than
replacing a silicone joiner in Swan Hill, the car ran
perfectly,” Phil says. “The crank sensor played up
on Day Five at AIR, causing a few issues. Fuel-
wise we had planned on doing the whole event on
E85, but our ordered fuel didn’t arrive in Portland.
So we drained the fuel cell, filled it with PULP and
adjusted the ECU’s fuel map to suit. We swapped
back to E85 in Adelaide and re-tuned it.
“The car did the whole trip really well and made
it home in one piece, which is always a great
result. I’m very happy with how the coupe placed,
although we were hoping to run an eight-second
quarter. The plan was to turn it up at Portland,
work on the 60-foot and first half, then give it
everything on Friday at our home track. I need to
say a massive thanks to Outlaw Speed Shop and
Adelaide Motorsport Fabrication for all their help
in getting the Whale set up.
“I plan to compete in 2018, as long as I can get
the leave from work. A second turbo would be
nice, but if I can get more seat time and dip into
the eights then I’ll leave it as-is.”PHIL EDMONDSON
A FEW MENTAL TURBOCHARGED FORD V8s GAVE THE ROLLING SHOW A BOOST
FORD XB FALCON
COUPE
Class:Haltech Radial BlownSPECS
Engine:383ci small-block Ford
Turbo:BorgWarner 88mm
Transmission: Coan Powerglide
Converter:Neal Chance 3500rpm
Diff: 3. 5 : 1
Power:1423hpPreviousPB: 9. 62 @14 2 mph
Best Drag Challenge Pass:
9.01@158mphADELAIDE-based New Zealander Phil
Edmondson did a ripper job at his second Street
Machine Drag Challenge, heading home with
a PB of 9.018@158mph – oh so close to the
magical eight-second mark. Running in the ultra-
competitive Haltech Radial Blown class, Phil’s
XB coupeplaced ninth in class and 12th overall.
He’s definitely someone to keep an eye on at
future Drag Challenges.
Powering the coupe, nicknamed ‘the White
Whale’, is a BorgWarner 88mm turbo-fed 383ci
SVO small-block with CHI alloy Cleveland heads,
Diamond pistons, Oliver rods and Scat crank.
Built by Rino Conte at RC Performance Engines,
it’s controlled by a FuelTech FT600 ECU and
fed on E85. “We had help from Frank Marchese
at Dandy Engines with the engine dyno, where
it made 1423hp, with 1300ft-lb at 6500rpm on
25psi,” Phil says with a knowing smile.
Getting that huge amount of power down the
line is a Reid-cased Coan Powerglide and a
3 500rpm Neal Chance Racing converter. This
feeds to a fabbed nine-inch with Strange centre,
3 .5 gears, 35-spline axles and full-floaters.All that is well and good for the strip, but how did
the road-driving part of the event go? “Other than
replacing a silicone joiner in Swan Hill, the car ran
perfectly,” Phil says. “The crank sensor played up
on Day Five at AIR, causing a few issues. Fuel-
wise we had planned on doing the whole event on
E8 5 , but our ordered fuel didn’t arrive in Portland.
So we drained the fuel cell, filled it with PULP and
adjusted the ECU’s fuel map to suit. We swapped
back to E85 in Adelaide and re-tuned it.
“The car did the whole trip really well and made
it home in one piece, which is always a great
result. I’m very happy with how the coupe placed,
although we were hoping to run an eight-second
quarter. The plan was to turn it up at Portland,
work on the 60-foot and first half, thengive it
everything on Friday at our home track. I need to
say a massive thanks to Outlaw Speed Shop and
Adelaide Motorsport Fabrication for all their help
in getting the Whale set up.
“I plan to compete in 2018, as long as I can get
the leave from work. A second turbo would be
nice, but if I can get more seat time and dip into
the eights then I’ll leave it as-is.”AAAAAAA FEW MENTAL TURBOCHARGED FORD V8s GAVE THE ROLLING SHOW A BOO
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