Melbourne gti-r

Just thought id share my build with you guys! Only beeen in the gtir scene about a year!

Got the car pretty stock, still have the original top mount. Came with a poorly built 3' exhaust and dump pipe.

After a month of so i put a front mount cooler on it, car wasnt only running 7psi for some reason so changed the standard boost solenoid to get her back into the 10psi mark.

I decided that i wanted to put a bugger turbo and do a e85 conversion so i took her off the road (hoping it was only for a month or so) but once i took the motor out everyone was giving me more ideas on what to do to her!

So 7 months later car is sitting on jack stands in my garage with no motor or box.

But the following has been done and the cost from going bigger turbo, boost controler, e85, bigger injectors and a few other smaller things quadrippled! Now im passed the 30k mark hahaha never ends!!

So here is it!

Motor fully rebuilt

Xp conrod bearings
Xp main bearings
Je srp pistons and rings
H-beam rods with 2000 arp bolts
Arp main stud kit
Nitto mls head gasket
Complete engine gasket kit
Kelford 272 cams with 11.5mm lift
Kelford valve spring kit
New water pump
New oil pump
New timing chain kit
New spark plugs
New leads
New hoses
New starter motor
Head ported and polished


Garrett Gtx3576r
Stracher intake manifold + fuel rail
Turbosmart fpr800 fuel reg
Turbosmart external 45mm hypergate
2x bosch 044 external fuel pump
1ltr surge tank
Walbro 460 intank
E85 fuel lines
E85 fuel filter

Whiteline front strut brace
Whiteline rear strut brace
Hispec calipers and disks

And im sure ive left heaps out!

What do you guys think

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These are when i first got the car

Welcome to the forum mate, good to see another aus member join up Looks like a clean car, the wheels really suit it. Sounds like your stuck right into modifying it now, there will be no end when do you think it will be on the road? What ECU you using?

Thank you mate! always heard good things about this page so thought id finally join...
Ill be using a motec ecu, im thinking of running some nos through her aswell but we will see what the tuner thinks,,, im hoping she is on the road before the end of the year

Yeah mate, its a really active forum, heaps of knowledge people. Look forward to the watching the progress

Hey Chris, good to see you've joined the forum finally , be good to see the car progress! How long do you reckon until it's on the road?

Thank you bud! 
Im really hoping to get the motor in by the next month then its all money haha tune and ecu blah blah haha it never ends man! I know the car will be done before the end of the year! 
Do you think the standard diffs will handle the power? Fingers crossed im hoping for 600+awhp

Welcome to the forum nice build looking forward to following it

Thanks john haha

Cant wait till its done! But dont want to rush

Great build thread .... looks like you have a nice solid car to build on ...keep up the good work

Thanks guys! Means alot! Puttting eveything i can in this car!

Hi and welcome
Nice build and spec

Thanks mate! Will keep everyone up to date with progress

Nice car! What gearbox are you going to go with out of interest?

Most likly par, i know a few people are trying to build a billet gearbox casing but im giving it a shot aswell so we will see how everything goes

Cool sounds like it will be a monster then!

Why are all the Aussies building these crazy things! Too much sun and weak lager I think. Your all crazy lol

Hahaha its addictive! As i said i was only meant to do e85, bigger turbo and injectors then people put ideas into my head haha hopefully she is a monster!

shroom wrote:Why are all the Aussies building these crazy things! Too much sun and weak lager I think. Your all crazy lol

Don't blame the alcohol

Maybe it's because they loose at the cricket so try and build faster R's

Welcome to the forums. Interesting to see how that turbo goes. What size rear housing to you pick?

Thanks mate, .83 or a 1.06 rear i think thats the right ones haha to many numbers to remember with turbos

johnny gtir wrote:Maybe it's because they loose at the cricket so try and build faster R's

Oh you are a funny man