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I've had a lot of MK3 vs Mk4 arguments with people. Doesn't really matter, nice examples like above cost a fortune now too.

A real beaut.

I had one back in '09.



It was a tuned 7MGE auto but it still went hard.

Well it did until I blew it up.

I've had a lot of MK3 vs Mk4 arguments with people. Doesn't really matter, nice examples like above cost a fortune now too.

I just prefer the look of the Mk3.

Well it did until I blew it up.

Yeah mine blew up too. Then it was way out of my budget to fix it up.

They weren't worth so much back then.

They weren't worth so much back then.

I gave it to a mate of mine and he put a 1UZ in it.

I gave it to a mate of mine and he put a 1UZ in it.

That's a pretty sweet swap. People have gotten some balls to the walls performance with a small turbo but they are pretty good stock with some tuning. Supercharged they are pretty nice as it gives them some ompf down a bit lower.

Turns it into like a heavy GT500.

I am sorely tempted.

The tires don't seem wide enough though. The power to weight will be hectic.

The tires don't seem wide enough though. The power to weight will be hectic.

I'd put it back in stock trim with widened rear wheels.

This post has been edited by Mags_: Apr 28 2024, 10:49

The 70s frontend with the 80s backend. Quite dashing.
Hmm, it looks like the cowl vents are right for a pre-1986 model. But not sure what year beyond that. Guessing 84 or 85.

Nice how they're using the extra width afforded by the 70s model frontend (wider grille, narrower headlight spots) to make room for the air intake(?).
That thing's carbed, isn't it. Not used to seeing the carb encapsulated like that. Is there a reason for it, or just aesthetic?

This post has been edited by Moonlight Rambler: May 5 2024, 06:14

That thing's carbed, isn't it. Not used to seeing the carb encapsulated like that. Is there a reason for it, or just aesthetic?

Its been a while since I was looking at this, but it is a slightly older high end design, possibly with high end individual throttle bodies. The intakes are optimized for airflow speed and pattern which gives better low end torque and high end power. It makes a bigger difference if it was supercharged.


edit: could also be for a methanol injection system, I forgot those are popular still even though we have newer full ethanol systems.

edit2: Might just be part of the package with teh ICE digital ignition amp, so the engine can be tuned better and use a MAF? Some people going for big NA numbers or NA racing get setups like that.


The newer designs are a ramjet style, where they have a bigger intake/s designed to funnel in air at speed. Well designed ones do work, which surprised everyone, then all the NA boys were getting for a while.

The powdercoating can improve intake a tiny bit, but with special coatings can improve the exhaust manifold performance quite a bit (5-10%). Doesn't look like their exhaust is coated though.

I also wanted to get my pistons coated but apparently they weren't sure on the longevity even though it can boost performance 5%ish?

This post has been edited by EsotericSatire: May 5 2024, 09:28

ICE ignition with a Holley sniper on a 4.9 litre holden motor.

ICE ignition with a Holley sniper on a 4.9 litre holden motor.

dang the Sniper 2 kit takes this from a fairly high end exotic setup to a plug and play kit off the shelf setup.

Fairly hectic. They also integrated a basic tuning and mapping platform, which kills off a lot of the entry level tuning boxes.