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LEXUS ENGINE POWERS SUPERCHARGED HOT ROD WIN
Lexus performance and engineering is proving popular with hot rod and race car enthusiasts, displacing larger American-based engines in a recent competitive racing event.
A modified Lexus LS400 V8 engine has claimed victory at Willowbank Raceway’s Supercharged Outlaws drag racing series in Queensland - over vehicles with much larger engines. It was the smallest capacity engine in the class.
In the first Lexus win in the sport, Team Capricorn’s four-litre (240 cubic inch) Lexus Piranha Hot Rod consistently beat competitors powered by eight-litre (500 cubic inch) engines.
Driven by Nathan Peirano, the supercharged Lexus hot rod will compete again at the inaugural meeting of the Western Sydney International Dragway, at Eastern Creek on February 6, 7 and 8.
Car owners Peter and Heather Peirano are among a growing number of hot rod show car and drag racing enthusiasts favouring high-performing, lightweight Lexus engines over the more common Chevrolet, Chrysler and Ford powerplants.
Mr Peirano said the attraction of the Lexus engine was its quality design and engineering.
“These engines are so superior in their initial design - they come standard with six-bolt main bearing caps and a steel crank.”
“This makes the engine easy to modify and lets it rev very freely. The bottom end of this engine is so strong, and the top end can generate incredible horsepower,” said Mr Peirano.
The Lexus LS400 engine’s Quad Cam multi-valve configuration allows the supercharged drag racing version to exceed 9000rpm and to generate 1000 horsepower (745kW) - or four times the power of the original LS400 engine.
The drag race engine’s power could be boosted in future to a mammoth 1600hp (1200kW).
Its six-bolt main bearing and steel crank configuration is preferable to the Chevrolet V8’s standard two-bolt, or more often used four-bolt, as it needs much less modification to achieve high performance.
“Working with Chevrolet, you need to buy an after-market crankshaft and generally the best they have is four-bolt mains,” said Mr Peirano.
Nathan Peirano drove a consistent series of passes at Willowbank, culminating in an 8.27-second time for the standing quarter mile and a win in the final over Darryl Woods' 7.67 litre Ford.
Nathan is a former Australian Go Kart champion. He has driven in the modified class for one year, but this is his first year competing in Supercharged Outlaws.
Lexus engines are also being increasingly used for both hot rod show cars and race cars in Australia and internationally.
The LS400 engine is proving popular with hot rod show cars, especially for its fuel economy. One Lexus-powered rebuilt 1934 Ford Coupe is achieving approximately 600km from a 65-litre tank.
Ser ut til at UZ-motorene er minst like velbygde som JZ-motorene
@lpher
LEXUS ENGINE POWERS SUPERCHARGED HOT ROD WIN
Lexus performance and engineering is proving popular with hot rod and race car enthusiasts, displacing larger American-based engines in a recent competitive racing event.
A modified Lexus LS400 V8 engine has claimed victory at Willowbank Raceway’s Supercharged Outlaws drag racing series in Queensland - over vehicles with much larger engines. It was the smallest capacity engine in the class.
In the first Lexus win in the sport, Team Capricorn’s four-litre (240 cubic inch) Lexus Piranha Hot Rod consistently beat competitors powered by eight-litre (500 cubic inch) engines.
Driven by Nathan Peirano, the supercharged Lexus hot rod will compete again at the inaugural meeting of the Western Sydney International Dragway, at Eastern Creek on February 6, 7 and 8.
Car owners Peter and Heather Peirano are among a growing number of hot rod show car and drag racing enthusiasts favouring high-performing, lightweight Lexus engines over the more common Chevrolet, Chrysler and Ford powerplants.
Mr Peirano said the attraction of the Lexus engine was its quality design and engineering.
“These engines are so superior in their initial design - they come standard with six-bolt main bearing caps and a steel crank.”
“This makes the engine easy to modify and lets it rev very freely. The bottom end of this engine is so strong, and the top end can generate incredible horsepower,” said Mr Peirano.
The Lexus LS400 engine’s Quad Cam multi-valve configuration allows the supercharged drag racing version to exceed 9000rpm and to generate 1000 horsepower (745kW) - or four times the power of the original LS400 engine.
The drag race engine’s power could be boosted in future to a mammoth 1600hp (1200kW).
Its six-bolt main bearing and steel crank configuration is preferable to the Chevrolet V8’s standard two-bolt, or more often used four-bolt, as it needs much less modification to achieve high performance.
“Working with Chevrolet, you need to buy an after-market crankshaft and generally the best they have is four-bolt mains,” said Mr Peirano.
Nathan Peirano drove a consistent series of passes at Willowbank, culminating in an 8.27-second time for the standing quarter mile and a win in the final over Darryl Woods' 7.67 litre Ford.
Nathan is a former Australian Go Kart champion. He has driven in the modified class for one year, but this is his first year competing in Supercharged Outlaws.
Lexus engines are also being increasingly used for both hot rod show cars and race cars in Australia and internationally.
The LS400 engine is proving popular with hot rod show cars, especially for its fuel economy. One Lexus-powered rebuilt 1934 Ford Coupe is achieving approximately 600km from a 65-litre tank.
Sist redigert av @lpher den 01 aug 2004 20:35, redigert 1 gang totalt.
