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Hi everyone just thought i'd post some info for those that are interested, about 18 months ago I popped my poor old RB25 and after much deliberation chose a work shop in the mountains to build my new car "Steves Autobarn 47877172" which went from dropping forged pistons into my RB25 to the monster build you see today (after my mate Doughboy told me it was cheaper hahaha like hell it was) all through out the build Steve has done nothing but 100% perfect work his perfection attitude has done nothing but surprise me and take the build to a higher lever at each stage I can not speak highly enough of him and the quality of work he produces as you'll see, he's built me a car of the highest standard not just a motor

A quick spec list of the car is

RB30 bot end

Argo rods

CP pistons

ACL race series bearings

RB26 head

HKS head gasket

HKS cams

Tomei springs lifter and buckets etc

Fully manualised www.keas.com.au 3 speed Jatco

Haltech E11v2 ecu

Once the build was finished we got Adam from Just Engine Management (JEM) http://www.justenginemanagement.com/ to tune the car it made 410rwkw at 20psi and 441psi at 25psi once again I was 100% happy with Adams tune and can't speak highly enough of him and how well he can tune as the times/power figures show

Tonight was pretty well a test night we were running 20psi which is 410rwkw and wanted to ease back in rather then all out at the first meet and had no idea how the 235 drag radials would hold up, so by all accounts I think there's plenty left in her

Thanks to everyone involved in the build especially Chris for all his help and time oh and last but not least my beautiful wife Rachael for putting up with all the late nights and time spent away from home during the build

:) Brett

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Look awesome mate, well done... can't wait to watch this car go over the next few months, especially considering your not even pushing it at the moment!! I can't believe it got a 10.5 first night out, that's friggin awesome :(

I assume you're all approved by Andra tech regulations to run 10.99 or quicker? :(

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Rock on mate!! That is a really nice combo and it's good to see you knew what you wanted out of it and reached straight for the auto. It will be a big help in keeping the thing reliable and keeping it going quickly down the strip.

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Good work Brett, those 18 months from engine out to re-appearing at the track were pretty damn hard. As a few people have mentioned, you did well doing such a thorough upgrade in such a short amount of time. Especially to pull times on your first outing without any changes, without any hiccups or dramas. A couple of credits:

Steve @ Steve's Autobarn: Attention to detail and being a perfectionist really shines through (someone say anal?). Everything is done once and done properly, there's nothing that needs to be redone or modified. He took the project on like it was his own and did himself proud with the little details.

Adam @ JEM: I poo-poo'd the Haltech but after seeing how flawlessly the car starts, drives and delivers the power I'm inclined to think it's an awesome combination. I can see why you had the confidence to let Adam tune (let alone touch) your car, and seeing how effortlessly he got the tune spot on for pump fuel... well I can only wait for the further stages with C16 and NOS! Adam's pretty cool too, open to suggestions and really listens to what you want him to do with your car.

Also big props to yourself. It was your combination, you did all the hard work getting it all together, talking to the right people and getting amongst it. It wasn't a case of dropping the car off at a couple of workshops and picking it up later - throughout the build where you were keen to get your hands dirty and help out - all the long nights alone with Steve with nothing but an oil burner and a bearskin rug to keep you warm... well something like that.

Oh and last the White Cockatoo, if that place didn't exist you'd probably weight 20kgs less and would have been that much closer to a 9 off the trailer! Hahaha :(

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