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Starion V8 Hillclimb vehicle
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 11:58 am
by KiwiStaz
Don't know if you Aussie guys have seen this before - this is a starion (based), 377 chev V8 powered 4wd hill climb weapon, record holder at the Ashley Forrest Hill climb in NZ (56seconds).
http://www.jkracing.co.nz/racing_pics.htm (near bottom of page)
There is now also a sister car based on a cordia, mid mounted 377 chev pajero transfer case, diff using kenworth truck gears........[/img]
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 12:03 pm
by gotrice?
Don Hickman, Mitsy Starion, 4 wheel drive (hybrid) 377 Chev shaved 3 secs from Ashley Forest with Kim Austin at the wheel last year, engine by JK
there we go cobba
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 4:27 pm
by bigmoz
V8 starion???????
thats the reason why god created turbos so you could have a 4 cylinder car and go quicker then a V8 and if you couldnt beat the V8 the first time you just have to tweak the boost up
bigmoz :pimp
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 5:16 pm
by Glenjo
Sorry did you say mid-mounted cordia?
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 7:11 pm
by Chryzla
Sorry, did you just bag out V8's?
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 8:02 pm
by decoy
chunky, can't quite figure out the side skirts on it tho.
Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 11:27 pm
by Junkers
V8 + Turbo = so fast your ring piece can't handle it
cordia
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:17 am
by RXCORP
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 12:04 pm
by gotrice?
The Mitsubishi Cordia 4 Wheel Drive V8 is fitted with a rear engined 377 Chev V8 (570hp) turned 180º. The gearbox is a 4 speed close ratio dog-box (same as the V8 touring cars). Front transfer case is homemade and is fitted with 2 gears from a Kenworth gearbox along with a 5” treble clutch to disengage the front drive when hand brake is applied. The rear transfer case is a chain drive Pajero unit cut in half and bolted to the rear Diff to enable the driveshaft to pass beside the engine. Diffs are modified Pajero plate type LSD units adapted into Mitzi GTO housings.
there we go cobba
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 12:43 pm
by Chryzla
HOLY #$%@
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:33 pm
by decoy
did you know Victor turns grass into lawn?
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:59 pm
by Starion_Turbo
yep
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 8:49 pm
by Chryzla
If my weed was turned into lawn i would be very cross :x
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:03 pm
by fil
That reminds me on my search for a 4g64 i rang one guy and he said " 4g64 in a starion why you doing that for? Maaate if you want power you need a 302 windsor" , i replied thats why i have a turbo. Then he told me that they were thinking about putting a windsor in a starion for a hill climb car. Culdnt quite work out if he was taking the piss or was being serious.
Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 7:04 am
by KiwiStaz
yep I did say mid mounted V8 cordia, featured in New Zealand Perforamce car mag race special this year, competed at Ashley forest last couple of years, seriously quick but hasn't been able to get within a couple of seconds of the starions time set by the late Kim Austin (56 sec - also known for hill climbing a RX7 with more tractor parts than car bits in it)