- MRPSI being serviced, adjusted and tested in preparation for Summernats 22 - Paul goes in depth about dynos, how they work and how to use one - Intro to HPF’s own supercharged XR8 ute with Ian - Rob talks about the loss of Lyle Lemon, a long time friend of HPF - Up close and personal with HPF customer Daniel as he talks about his awesome Chrysler 300C
- Head/cam and supercharger installation on VZ Clubsport - Up close and personal with HPF Sales Manager Matt Jackson - Robs explains the difference between Air to Air, Water to Air and Dry Ice to Air intercoolers
- Twin Turbo kit installed on VE SS - 1895rwhp Commodore TRYHRD gets set up for street duties - Up close and personal on TRYHRD’s history - TTVE on the road
The episode many people have been waiting for! Come on a ride with HPF as they head up to Canberra for the rev head fest Summernats 22. Watch Rob punish the XR8 ute in the burnout competition and see MRPSI doing what it does best on the dyno in the Horsepower Hero competition. Also take a walk down horsepower history lane as Rob explains the many years of Horsepower Heroes at Summernats.
See HPF go through the process of fitting a head and cam power upgrade package to a customers VE SS Sportswagon. From fitting the cam to seeing how it goes out on the street, you’ll see the whole thing. Also featured is a trip down to Higgins Race Heads where Nathan shows us his new CNC machine and tells us about porting heads and his 9 second Commodore Ute.
See our progress on Daniels 426 cube, Whipple Supercharged SRT8 as it gets the Motec system fitted and tuned. See it on the road at the Chryslers on the Murray car show. Matt from Yella Terra talks us through the 300C Supercharger kit and gives a run down on the Whipple supercharger. Matt then takes a blown 300C out on the road to give us a feel for what its all about.
See something a little different this week as the boys head up to Sydney to compete in the SACHS Masters challenge where the best mechanical teams from around the country go head to head to determine Australias best. Also, Rob gives us a roundup of the status of some of the longer term projects around the Horsepower Factory including MRPSI, the XR8 ute and the Lolux project.
HPF are back this week with an episode that will definitely appeal to the Ford fans, a feature on upgrading the brand new FG Falcon. First up we cover a custom dyno tune on an FG XR6 Turbo, then take it out on the street to see have it drives once the true power has been unleashed. Next we tackle a very different beast, an FPV Super Pursuit, powered by the 5.4l quad cam v8. To this machine we fit a full exhaust system and Yella Terra supercharger kit. See up close the difference between the factory exhaust system and the aftermarket unit, and inside the supercharger and intercooler kit. We then take it out on the road to see how it compares to the turbo 6 Falcon.
For those Holden fans with seared eye balls from Episode 8 we have some welcomed relief with coverage of HPF at the LS1 Drag Nationals. Follow the build of Tims VY Ute as we put together a package for his car to better his 9.8 second time slip. In go the tubs and a 402 cube iron blocked motor and out it goes to the track. We’ll keep track of Tims day as well as our old friend Garry Pope driving his boosted Coupe 4, and Robs Calais for the first time at the track since the head and cam upgrade went in.
98 Octane, Ethonal, E10; all words which we are hearing more and more both on the news and also by customers wanting the best performance out of their car. With this we have decided to answer the questions with knowledge by testing a variety of different fuels back to back on the dyno. The results are definately intersting and may change both the performance car industry and even the environment in the future. See the results of testing 91 Octane Unleaded, 98 Octane Unleaded, E10 Ethanol Blend, E85 Ethanol Blend and a 120 Octane dedicated race fuel. To give some relief from the dyno action we also head down to the Latrobe Valley Street Machine Show with a few cars.
This weeks episode of OZGARAGE represents the future… Our obsession is to create an Australian car show like no other… Given a real budget and production team this is just a taste of what OZGARAGE could be… Between love and madness lies an obsession…
This is the second part of the two episodes displaying what OzGarage could be with a real budget and production team. Introducing the ‘Lolux Project’ with help from the boys at DW Customs, this is a car that will redefine what the Horsepower Factory are capable of.
Following on from last weeks introduction to the Lolux project, this we we fast forward to current day and see the car in the final stages of paint. Rob also gives viewers a rundown on how far the mechanicals of the Lolux have come including the twin turbo V6 engine and massive brakes. As a break from the Holden and Ford based episodes we cover an upgrade on a MY08 Subaru Impreza STi. See the boys fit forged pistons and an upgraded turbo to really release the potential of the all wheel drive beast.
This episode covers someone a little bit different for HPF, an Aston Martin V8 Vantage. HPF fit and tune a Motec M800 to the baby Aston to prepare the car for racing events including Targa Tasmania. We also head out to Motec themselves for information and advice on integrating the M800 into the complex Aston Martin System, and Motec founder Richard Bendell tells us about the history and future of Motec.
Heres your chance to get an inside view of what happens in a day at HPF. Follow Rob around as he problems solves a troublesome twin turbo VE, upgrades the brakes on a BF Falcon and yells at Matt more than a few times.
We head out to the Victorian round of the Australian Tarmac Challenge where Rob and Pete have a blast in an HPF modified Mitsubishi Evo X. We also check out Pete from HPF Rallydrive giving Rob some tips on how to do handbrake turns the right way!
This episode is arguably the highlight of this second season of Oz Garage. Rob heads down to beautiful Tasmania to support the Horsepower Factory prepared EVO 8 of Stephen Bradford in his Targa Tasmania 2010 Campaign. This is the first of two episodes that captures the stunning Tasmanian landscape as well as the action and emotion of the grueling week long event. See the ups and downs as well as plenty of in car action from some of the best roads in the country.
Another visually stunning episode starting where we left off in the last episode, with Steves Evo 8 off the road after his high speed crash and with his Targa Tasmania campaign looking like its over.
HPF upgrade the fuel systems and setup Steves Evo8 and Charlies GTO to run on E85 and see how the results compare on a very different cars. We also have a chat with Charlie about his magnificent GTO. Eager to learn more about the use of ethanol based fuels in motorsport we head down to our friends at Garry Rogers Motorsport to see how the use of E85 has impacted V8 Supercars.
Rob goes back to his horsepower hero winning past when he gets to work adding some forced induction to a pretty serious Holden V8. See how adding some boost in the way of a Yella Terra Whipple kit to an already heavily modified motor affects the power and how it drives. Have you ever wondered about the difference between a centrifugal style supercharger and a positive displacement supercharger, or how a supercharger is different to a turbocharger? Rob will show you the differences on the bench and explain how they work and the results you will get.
The Chrysler 300C has certainly made an impact on the modified car scene world wide and Australia is no exception. HPF have been lucky enough to have modified many 300C’s for customers from mild upgrades to all out stroked and blown monsters. This time we test the performance of a standard SRT8, then perform a series of upgrades including a Vortech centrifugal supercharger, exhaust and stall converter. Rob explains each of the components then you’ll see how the modified version compares in both performance and driveability.
Exhaust systems are one of the first modifications people make with their cars and as such there is great variation in options available and just as many opinions of which is best. With this in mind we bring you a test of several of HPF’s more popular exhaust combinations back to back on a 6.2l LS3 powered VE HSV. This is the first time Horsepower Factory have done a back to back comparison like this and the results were definitely surprising. Plus, with Rob running through the exhaust systems and the variations in components there is plenty of tech content for those with a thirst for knowledge!
We’ve featured many different methods of increasing the performance of vehicles over the last two seasons of Oz Garage, but there is one kind of performance upgrade that we have neglected, Nitrous Oxide. Come to HPF and check out what makes up a Nitrous kit, how it works and most importantly how much it increases the power output of an already modified LS3 engine.