George's Chev Powered VL Tube Car - Ellis Race Engines
VL Calais Full Chassis car, new engine built and fitted by Michael - Ellis Race Engines and chassis and suspension work by Mark - Customfab.. 1st run ever, at test and tune Sydney dragway 25/07/10. stay tuned for future passes.
Mark Sheehan nitro funny car licensing explosion 12.03.2008
Mark Sheehan and his team were out trying to get the final stages of their nitro funny car licensing completed today at the Perth Motorplex.
On the first pass for the day, the car smoked the tyres almost instantly, then some fine adjustments were made to try and cater for the hot conditions for the second pass.
The car looked to be on a great run this time around getting to the 60' with a .972 short time, followed by a lift before the 330' in 2.59, but when Sheehan had a pedal and got back onto it, then KABOOM!
The Mustang body totally blew off the chassis and into the air and lifted the back end of car at least a metre off the ground before a second bounce lifted it up and away again. Then with some great steering, Sheehan managed to tame his ride back to earth, and thankfully escaped the terrifying incident unharmed.
We wish Sheehan and his team all the best for their next nitro outing.
Ellis Race Engines George's VL Drag Car
George's powered VL, test and tune day, built by Michael Ellis of ELLIS Race Engines... Incar cam @ WSID eastern creek.
VL was born, Sunday 25 July 2010, Test and Tune day, out in the sunlight for the first time and at the creek, a dream a car could have, it started off a beautiful morning and beautiful engineered VL came off the til truck and sat at the parking lot at the creek, the engineers working to prepare it for the track and it was time to start the VL its beautiful sound of the lumpy Chev engine and it was ready to go down the track.
I hope you enjoy the video as I did putting it together
Its first run 12.2 @ 131.28 Km/ph, until another day of test and tune
Filmed and Edited by Ricky Ah Yek
GoPro Hero MotorSport standard camera
George's Drag VL InCar Michael Ellis Racing
The original sound was distorted so I used music to replace it. Sorry but would have been great to hear the V8 powered VL.
I truck up the sound.
Filmed and Edited by Ricky Ah Yek
GoPro Hero MotorSport standard camera
VL Drag Car @ WSID Test N Tune 22 January 2011
This VL Drag Car had run high 8s at WSID on 22nd January 2011.
George's powered VL, test and tune day, built by Michael Ellis of ELLIS Race Engines and Mark... Incar cam @ WSID eastern creek.
Thanks to the guys on day for there support.
Filmed by Ricky Ah Yek with GoPro Camera
Stay tune for videos...
IPG All Motor Car First Pass.wmv
The final parts list looks a little something like this:
Engine:
86mm Bore, 95mm Stroke B Series (13.5:1 ish compression )
RLZ GSR Cylinder Head
Skunk2 Tuner 3 Camshafts
Hytech Big Tube Header
Gato Intake Manifold
Moroso External Single Stage Oil Pump System
Mezeire Electric Water Pump
Weldon 2015 Fuel Pump
-10AN Feed Line
-6AN Return Line
Fuel Lab FPR
ID 725cc Injectors
Motec M4 EMS
M&W Pro 14 Ignition with Individual CBR Coil Packs
T1 Cam Trigger
B16 Transmission with MFactory LSD
4.9 MFactory Final Drive
NRG Tech OEM Location Fuel Cell
Fluidyne Radiator with IPG -16AN Radiator Line Kit
Q16 Fuel
Chassis Plans:
1994 Honda Civic CX Hatchback
Mazworx 5 Point Roll Bar
Stroud 5 Point Kam Lock Harness
Kirkey Pro Street Drag Seat
Coilovers
Weld Front and Rear Wheels
Avid Engine Mounts
Avid Traction Bar
AIM MXL Strada Dash
