Carnage - We Race The V8 Lexcen!

Now the Lexcen is running and driving we drive it out to Caldere park to see how it goes on the quarter mile, and we even have a crack at roll racing.
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[@chiller5438]

How good seeing Calder Park in action….wish the Thunderdome was running…takes me back!

[@CRFLAus]

Yeah it took too damn long! Heathcote is a great venue but a long drive from Melbourne. They used to run twilight club racing at Calder where they linked the main circuit to the Thunderdome. A long long lap, those were the days.

[@Sterling_Archer777]

Might be the only one left soon, hearing heathcote is in a bit of financial trouble

[@danielwitham1791]

​@@Sterling_Archer777I'm not surprised in the current financial situation in the entire country, but it would be very sad to see Heathcote close. They did so much to update and get it going again recently. I grew up going to Calder for everything from street to top fuel drags, circuit and Thunderdome races. With a little drag racing there myself decades ago.

[@JAKE-FAQFPV-CVN747]

King of the dash mat reflexes 👌🏻👌🏻 it just topped of the video well done Scotty I think this car is going to be a fun one 110% has to feature at a power cruise somewhere in due time just seeing how it loves to get messy on the roll as soon as she comes up on boost 👍🏻

[@FizzaMC]

Scotty, you're Spidey senses are improving car by car. The next dash mat will not even get a chance to leave the dash with those ninja reflexes 🤘😅 #hldyoda

[@CRFLAus]

Happy Australia Day Scotty & Matt. By the way Matt needs a raise! His camera work and editing is fantastic. Vibrations Scotty, tailshaft related?

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Nah, we suspect the drag radials have flat spotted because they were sitting on Supermang, which has Been parked in the same spot for almost a year

[@mysticgreg]

Agreed, the camera and editing on this one were mint. I reckon Matt is a big part of getting the 'feel' of Carnage just right, helps that he genuinely seems to love this stuff too. Can't wait to see what this beast of a car does on its next run!

[@Doc_in_the_carpet_truck]

Ha that is cool that Calder is back up and running again Scotty. A not so wise closet Alcoholic once said to me out there 25 years ago where's the fu*ken esky ??? Not a bottle shop for miles 🤣👍🍻Intact no broken bits thats a win for Carnage

[@FizzaMC]

Glad to see you checking the Roll Racing m8. It's heaps of fun for a drive to the event and home again (cars gods willing😉). #thebend

[@MaddyBee]

Electronic wastegate could be a cool addition to help you off the line, would make interesting content on boost control strategies too. Good work Scotty, great build so far

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Interesting thought, but not sure if it'll fit where we need it

[@MaddyBee]

Fair enough

[@The_Performance_Laboratory]

130+ mph with a sensible shoes looking car is awesome.

[@mahcooharper9577]

So good to see you able to enjoy the fruits of your labours Scotty. It's a really cool sleeper, I love it. At least it didn't break in a bad way - even if it did mean a late night!

[@CH-in9lj]

Scotty, she’s definitely dash mat fast but can’t wait to see what it can do next time out. Great work!

[@trustthealgorithm]

I had a similar problem with my dash mat. Saw a tip to use a ziptie through the matt and to the dash screen vents and problem fixed.

[@adrianzmajla4844]

I just commented the same, then scrolled down and saw this haha!

[@DOCTRJ]

4500rpm launch! 🤠👍

[@250JefeMane]

Tbh Scotty I think all cars on the track or dragway should have a roll bar, absolutely fantastic content! Keep it up Keen on the Ute build

[@st170ish]

Well done Scotty, just noticing on your roll racing they were mashing it right on the green well before you were... pretty sure they would've been hosed by the might of Hoyota.

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Chalk it up to first time roll racing. Having the back off didn't help either. It'll all come with pactice

[@alexmann3309]

Last one of these we did went 11.0 at 137mph with 455rwhp. Gotta be plenty left in it. That was on a roller dyno however. Cool car!

[@HazeyAuto]

Burnout game has definitely improved. Can someone send some Velcro pieces over to the SM workshop? Keep the dash mats where they belong.

[@STREETMACHINETV]

It has Velcro, but not enough obviously

[@adrianzmajla4844]

​@@STREETMACHINETV Cable ties through the windscreen vents to dash mat works for me.

[@Eschelonistic]

So happy to see this thing ripping Scotty. You were absolutely flying that last roll race pass.

[@MrSamlyle]

Well done Scotty, it went well. Glad it wasn't anything too major that broke...🍻

[@1969Risky]

Excellent bloody results Scotty! You gotta be proud for the Lexcen's first run!

[@dizzyborden3618]

Yeah.....See Scotty 🙄..........Carnage........That is the name of your show, 😉HUGE Thanks for sharing 👍

[@sugarbombs6884]

Saw it at the event and ngl thought it was a stock wagon until it went 🤣

[@markjones7045]

can't be top notch the first time out. we'd have no content to watch and we can't have that can we? been waiting for a while for this one and will keep watching to make sure you get that 10 and maybe even a 9

[@matt_hayward]

Great result Scotty. You need a stage 3 dash matt though. Speak to the sponsors!

[@dinosshed]

The converter is definitely a bit tight. It helps for dyno numbers but the 60 ft is getting slaughtered by it. My Fairmont used to do exactly the same. It'd stroll out to the 60 like a flat diesel and then launch. Hugely frustrating.

[@fossilfuelenthusiast]

VT brake upgrade time

[@boostbogan]

Honestly my favourite car you have built since the Phoenix Red VN turbo Buick back in the magazine days

[@someyoungguy6990]

Oh yes, the shakedown shit show! It's like calling heads or tails on everything with a hand full of coins at once.....Either way still a good run, just get the stoppers and that vibration sorted before you need all new fillings. Anyone else waiting for a "f#@koff" when the dash mat went full send?

[@mj_aussie_coaster_travels8310]

Editing in this video is top notch! So many cool cars there, makes me miss attending Willowbank.

[@robvegas9354]

Great work Scotty. Car looks awesome!

[@martinfahrni5677]

Coolest Camry Wagon 😂😂😂 👍

[@RestoHubAU]

Well done Scotty.. great effort for her first time at the strip. Looking forward to seeing a lot better ET next time out 🤙😎

[@TURBOTRISTO]

Sounds amazing!!!!!

[@lukeclarke1068]

Good camping rig when it doesn’t wanna go home. Pack a bed and a gas cooker some tins of food. If they’ll give it to you ask for a car fridge.

[@bill13690]

Hey Scotty. The car you remind me of is a 1995 Nissan Pulsar SSS 5 door hatchback. With turbo - Grandpa spec look. Factory. All the wonders of my Asperger's sense of humour. From Bill.

[@Devastator0]

Love your work as always Scotty! The dash mat again gave me a good laugh haha. Sucks that the alternator packed it in right as you were about to go home. Will be interesting to see if you nail down that weird vibration, I'm super curious about that too. Also be interesting to see what you do with the brakes. Keep up the good work and content mate, looking forward to the next one!!

[@ChristopherHallett]

If those are 16 inch "pursuit" steelies you can fit 300mm slotted rotors and the factory 4 piston calipers on it pretty cheaply and easily. If you chuck some 17 inch alloys on it you can go with 330mm (14 inch) two piece rotors and 6 piston aftermarket calipers from Hoppers Stoppers - they're pricey, but when you hit them hard you'll be peeling your eyeballs off the inside of the front windscreen...

[@STREETMACHINETV]

They're 15x7 steel wheels

[@ben7020]

Hi Scotty, watched you on the night- seriously quick! Good job. I bet you'll be back after you tinker with it !!

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Yep, we'll fix the alternator this week and then look at what we need to sort out to make it quicker.

[@markc8602]

Those alloys on the back hurt my eyes, needs interceptors for the drag tyres too...also need some chrome rings for street mode

[@STREETMACHINETV]

We just grabbed the wheels we had but yes we'll grab some interceptors and put drag radials on them.

[@JAKE-FAQFPV-CVN747]

Nah needs interceptors all around with Toyota lexcen hubcaps and street radials on the rear obviously when it’s raced rear hubcaps have to be removed for safety reasons. Interceptors and chrome trims will make you start to have a second look at the rig

[@jamespavier1624]

I can see in the future a few people looking at the tail lights of the Lexcen😏

[@hakathompson3866]

Absolute weapon. Soccer mum lyf😂

[@paulcoote3094]

Great session. Looks like fun.

[@tysonhuggers6935]

Im sorry Scotty. I call golfs slowboys for a reason 😅 Hopefully youll get it hooked up and use all that power its got. Love the build, love the channel!

[@kristynstill8450]

mean vid this wag is so cool my parents had numerous Holden wagons growing up....obviously not like this haha

[@stevenloynds3691]

Awesome video....now I'm waiting for the Ute to come out and play....then I can decide my new fav car of Carnage fleet. Even with a big ass turbo strapped to the Toyota V8, I have found a whole new respect for a motor I knew little about.

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Toyota V8

[@stevenloynds3691]

@@STREETMACHINETV oops 😬

[@nickrynenberg4364]

That dash mat cracked me up! Maybe get rid of it so it doesn't pass the same Trolvo dramas to that car lol

[@ChristopherHallett]

How's your luck - At Summernats you couldn't get it to spin the tyres from a dead stop, and now here at the roll racing you can't stop it spinning...

[@tonyanderson4774]

Spray will fix. 😂 or a convertor. The mph shows it’s potential. Nice.

[@callanbice4485]

that converter seems really tight, its not even that big of a turbo for the 1UZ either, that will be an easy mid/low 10 second car once that is sorted ! absolute powerskid machine though haha

[@justincanny1571]

a nice upgrade for brakes are group A vn or VS 5000 2 pot calipers and 330mm fronts work well with standard booster and master.

[@ryanminer1253]

What weapon when it gets dialled in. Have you done the transmission in Dads Ute and would we see it again.

[@gogetem188]

HI ALL Scottie im guessing tailsharft or wheel bearing? somewhere there so were's the GTR LC. Dodge twin tubski's man we need 7sec's lol

[@STREETMACHINETV]

We think it was the tyres that were flat spotted for sitting on Supermang for a year

[@imidsikkey]

At 15:31 you can see a Holden Cruze?! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TomBudin]

the flying Scott man

[@seanhume6160]

Top work Scotty

[@darrenbyrne4622]

Hay that was fun sure a bit of fine tuning you will get there that vibration drive sharf perhaps

[@STREETMACHINETV]

We think tyres

[@Brock_Landers]

Still, Lexcen went A to B with no problems, so I'd call that a win on it's first drag strip run! My last build was a 709 whp 1997 Civic coupe with a fully built LSVTEC turbo and it was SCARY fast on drag radials, but I could never really get a clean time out of it without slicks and a fully dialed suspension.

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Sounds like a crazy beast

[@Brock_Landers]

@@STREETMACHINETV It definitely does sound amazing! I loved the point where it broke the rear tires loose from a roll!

[@Bigcountry_littlelegs]

Great vid guys keep it up

[@SmacattackL]

A hell of a lot of negative no ones in this comments section today, however all publicity is good publicity right.

[@rustymonaro184]

Hey scotty good test session finding the smaller issues with no major problems looking forward too faster times .From watching the build with available space in engine bay what are the best options with the lack of a brake booster ? Hiace booster mounted inside , small booster in engine bay with electric vacuum pump or some other direction ? Im guessing there are no of the shelf kits for a 1uz into a lexcen braking system.

[@zappy7393]

After seeing how it handled the roll racing, something tells me its not the air filter...hahahahaha Very interested to see how this goes.

[@STREETMACHINETV]

It was a little better but needs a little more converter

[@PiazzaWoodWorks]

Cars working well man 👍

[@shiftybladesbobbysmith6549]

Looking forward to this.

[@steven44799]

Seems like it needs a higher stall converter?

[@nicl1336]

Far out you deal with some stupid comments Scotty .. only a fool gives another fool the time of day mate 👍🏻

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Got to respond sometimes, stupidity can not be left unchecked

[@matthewmarks5477]

11.7 seconds for a sleeper wagon budget build is crazy but if I know you Scotty you’ll get her to 10 if not 9 seconds 😂

[@PARKMOTORSPORT]

Vt brake twin piston callipers and rotors big difference

[@wingoson]

Seems it had stage fright at skid row..

[@donfinch862]

Tailshaft angles? Anyway it's a goer, well done Scotty. Hope you got home

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Nah, it's fine with road tyres. we think the drag radials were flat spotted

[@sfcustomcycles]

On ya Scotty

[@EricaMTB]

Celebrating Australia Day! GQ Patrol clutch booster might fit.

[@rebeccakenworthy7126]

I've never heard of a "clutch booster"! WTF!!! That must be one hell of a big clutch to actually need to add a booster, usually non-assisted hydraulic is plenty

[@LRogan520]

You look stuffed mate ! Cheez going to be a leathal wags though.. you think booster delete is your issue. ? Just wondering.

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Yeah, it's not the best. We've got some ideas on how to fix it though

[@vintagetractorsaustralia]

Did you over spin the alternator Scotty? Would a bigger pulley help it live?

[@STREETMACHINETV]

That's what we're doing moving forward. Got an alternator already, just waiting on pulley to arrive

[@vintagetractorsaustralia]

@@STREETMACHINETV nice. Good to get this stuff figured out now rather than on Drag Challenge.

[@juliangraziani7299]

Its quite common for them to fail when pushed a little. Even at stock engine's RPM they just suddenly give up for no reason.

[@AdrianM082]

Does the time slip include your dash mat reflexes Scotty? 😂

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Haha

[@MindieJ]

In regards to vibration at 13:30 is something going on with the column?

[@STREETMACHINETV]

We think the drag radials have flat spots from sitting for so long on Supermang

[@azzamatic4190]

Is that the MindieJ VN Commodore?

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Doubt it, it was turbo and 5.3 litre LS

[@blakamin]

awwww... fuckin alternators... Back in the 90's I seized one on the way to sydney from melbs... Drove there and back with a nike shoelace turning the waterpump. Fucked the battery at the end of the trip too.

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Yeah, we're not sure at what point it gave up, but we knew we weren't going to make it far running lights and thermofan

[@gregbell4951]

Add a Spool valve from "Boost on Tap"

[@STREETMACHINETV]

I'll have to look into that

[@DOCTRJ]

Velcro that dash cover on matey 👍

[@STREETMACHINETV]

It was, which gives you an idea of the acceleration

[@stevemanning6722]

Good video! Dying to get an update on the Ute!!

[@aaronashman3750]

Why didn't you use the transbrake to leave on boost?

[@STREETMACHINETV]

I did, transbrake was activated and while it took a while we got it to 3500rpm and 6psi boost

[@FuManchu5ltr]

Was that MindieJ’s old VN at @13:30

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Not sure, don't think so

[@jimclarke1108]

You gotta stop using Volvo dash mats😁😁

[@matthewdempsey6583]

more boost !!!

[@STREETMACHINETV]

It has plenty, it just needs more down low

[@LukeTheJoker]

That vibration seems pretty severe Scotty, even saw quite a bit of scuttle shake between the steering column and dash early in the runs, is the column bolted down solid?

[@STREETMACHINETV]

We think the drag radials were flat spotted due to being parked in the same spot for almost a year

[@LukeTheJoker]

@@STREETMACHINETV Ah! Yes, that would explain why it was not an issue driving around normally!

[@STREETMACHINETV]

@@LukeTheJoker yeah, it's totally fine on street tyres

[@liamhogan9283]

Rear upper arms of the diff need to be changed to a solid arm

[@honestpat7789]

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family, Choose a fucking big television Choose washing machines, cars, Compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. 10s easy. 9s, I think you’re choosing death 😂

[@4funner66]

More converter slip CO2 to the wastegate dome 2step and bump box Brakes Good tire She’ll run a low 10 or perhaps high 9

[@D_J_G88]

And some more tyre by the looks of it 😅

[@Brock_Landers]

Old girl needs a two-step or a trans brake so it can build boost off the line. If you can get it to cut down to even a 2.0 or a 1.8 it'll run close to a 10.

[@STREETMACHINETV]

It has both. We were on the teansbrake with 3000rpm but only getting 6psi boost. It needs probably 4200-4500rpm for a decent launch

[@Brock_Landers]

@@STREETMACHINETV I'm sorry Scott, I didn't know. Hopefully y'all can get her dialed in! I can't wait to see it!

[@gemracing]

Page up........

[@warrenscarlett9302]

👍👍👍

[@lightspeed9098]

Didn't you have a 2step on that during the workshop test ?

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Yep, and we used it but at 3500rpm it's so soft you can barely hear it

[@lightspeed9098]

@@STREETMACHINETV if there's no boost or lockup at that rpm, you've got some choices - Nitrous to spool, converter swap, lift the twostep threshold, change the final drive ratio … probably more I've forgotten

[@uraniumcranium2613]

it might spool quicker with 2 smaller turbos

[@deadlegintheface568]

I’ve got a birth mark that looks like 999

[@pichaloca20231]

The mph don't lie 133 should be deep in the ten's

[@tony66au]

NOS for the launches? :-) You know you wanna ......................

[@STREETMACHINETV]

No, I don't want to. Not this car.

[@tony66au]

@@STREETMACHINETV Torque converter it is then eh? Cant wait to see the next lot of runs ! :-)

[@The_forgotton_one]

back in my drag racing days when we won super stock we had to pull the heads off so they could see we were legal the meet would finish about 11-11.30 by the time you get weight its 12.30 then you got to pull a head, we didn't get loaded till 3.30 time you got home unloaded the car get a pizza you didn't hit the pillow till 5, group 2 wasn't that fun you had to deal with guys who protest you because they were running a sec slower, after 3 years of it we retied we set national records many track records and state champs 2 years in a row but there are guys who are just chicken shit

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Yeah, super stock racing is next level.

[@JohnWood302]

Just a thought Scotty when its on its roof you will have 666!

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Haha

[@michaelteasdale2919]

So I’m guessing Lexon and commo are the same stud pattern?

[@STREETMACHINETV]

Yep

[@fossilfuelenthusiast]

Same car so yeah

[@Low760]

They are the same car...

[@rxcosmo76]

Possibly Tailshaft?

[@STREETMACHINETV]

It's brand new, we think flat spotted tyres from sitting on Supermang too long