“I knew from the outset that Jeff Johnson from Streetbuilt was going to tune this combo, and he’s one of the top Holley tuners in the country,” says Todd of the decision to run with a Holley EFI system.<\/p>\n
Building the car for Drag Challenge, Todd had reliability at the forefront of his mind, which was one of the reasons he tossed his pricy custom alloy radiator in favour of a factory-style ADRAD unit. “We could also drop the diff gears down from 3.7s to 3.25s, and the converter is a lot smaller, which makes it so much smoother to drive,” he says.<\/p>\nLike Luke’s car, Todd’s VH uses some fairly basic hardware in the underbelly, until you get to the rear end. Everything is adjustable, with a view to being able to fine-tune the movement of the diff and rear suspension to help with weight transfer and traction on a radial tyre. “The separation in the suspension is crucial for a radial car to hook,” explains Todd of the time they invested in honing the rear suspension. “To go from low eights and into the sevens is another huge jump again – if you look at Luke’s car compared to mine, he’s been through it, but I just couldn’t justify it.”<\/p>\n
However, before he got to torture the car once more at the country’s coolest street car event, Todd sold the VH to another racer, so he’ll be watching the car achieve its full potential with someone else behind the wheel.<\/p>\nHe did manage to secure a particularly neat VH SL\/E as part of the deal though, continuing the legacy of these Melbourne brothers and their insanely tough Commodores.<\/p>\n
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\n\n\nLUKE FOLEY<\/th>\n TODD FOLEY<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n1982 VH 1983 VH COMMODORE SL <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/th>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nPaint: <\/th>\n Custom-mix blue over silver<\/td>\n PPG Deep Impact Blue <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/th>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nENGINE<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \nBrand: <\/th>\n 440ci Dart LS Next<\/td>\n 389ci GM L98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nInduction: <\/th>\n Plazmaman billet intake manifold and throttlebody<\/td>\n Holley Race Sniper intake manifold, Holley 90mm throttlebody<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nECU: <\/th>\n Holley Dominator <\/td>\n Holley Terminator X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nTurbos: <\/th>\n Twin Pulsar G42, 1.15 rear housing <\/td>\n Twin Pulsar GTX-3584RS, 1.01 rear housing <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nHeads: <\/th>\n Powerhouse Engines six-bolt<\/td>\n CNC-ported LS3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nCamshaft: <\/th>\n Custom-grind hydraulic-roller, 0.620in lift<\/td>\n Custom Cam Motion hydraulic-roller<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nConrods: <\/th>\n Wiseco Boostline <\/td>\n Howards Race I-beam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nPistons: <\/th>\n Forged JE asymmetrical, 9.2:1 compression<\/td>\n Custom RaceTec forged<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nCrank: <\/th>\n Billet Dart centre-counterweight<\/td>\n 2020 Silverado factory L8T CCW <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nOil pump: <\/th>\n Melling<\/td>\n Melling 10295<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nFuel system: <\/th>\n Four Walbro 525 fuel pumps, Siemens 2433cc injectors<\/td>\n Three TI Automotive 525 fuel pumps, Bosch Motorsport 1650cc injectors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nCooling: <\/th>\n Custom alloy radiator, Ford Mondeo thermo fans<\/td>\n Factory-style ADRAD radiator <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nExhaust: <\/th>\n Four-into-one steam-pipe turbo manifolds, dual 3.5in stainless-steel KillaBoost four-into-one turbo manifolds, dual 3.5in stainless-steel \nIgnition: <\/th>\n LS1 coils, custom ICE ignition leads<\/td>\n Factory coils, Hurricane Automotive ignition leads <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/th>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nTRANSMISSION<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \nGearbox: <\/th>\n Transbraked Turbo 400<\/td>\n DTM FTI Powerglide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nConverter: <\/th>\n Shotgun Performance 10.5in converter, 3200rpm stall<\/td>\n FTI 3800rpm billet bolt-together <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nDiff: <\/th>\n Competition Engineering sheet-metal housing, 35-spline axles, 3.25:1 9in housing, 35-spline axles, 3.25:1 gears<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/th>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nSUSPENSION & \nFront: <\/th>\n Viking 300lb springs, Viking Crusader shocks<\/td>\n Standard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nRear: <\/th>\n Viking 125lb springs, Viking Crusader shocks<\/td>\n 125lb Strange springs, Gazzard Brothers AFCO shocks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nBrakes: <\/th>\n VT Commodore (f), EL Falcon (r)<\/td>\n VL Turbo discs with RDA calipers (f), factory drums (r)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nMaster cylinder: <\/th>\n VT Commodore <\/td>\n Wilwood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/th>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nWHEELS & TYRES<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \nRims: <\/th>\n Billet Specialties Street Lite; 15×4 (f), 15×9 (r)<\/td>\n RC Components 15×3.5 (f), Belak Industries 15×8 (r)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nRubber: <\/th>\n Mickey Thompson Sportsman 26×6 (f), Nitto 325\/50R15 (r)<\/td>\n Nankang 185\/60R15 (f), MT Sportsman (r)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n<\/th>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nTHANKS<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \nNorm and My brother Luke for all his help; my wife Saara and daughters Zahlia and<\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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