TURBO Holden 304 breathes FIRE! First start up in 12 YEARS! | [The Bunky BT1] - Ep7.

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Welcome back! We're glad you could join us for such a momentous occasion and a MASSIVE hurdle to have been overcome in The Bunky BT1 build. It's been 12 years since this car last ran. TWELVE YEARS! And we have now finally gotten it to a point where she finally roars into life off of the key once more. To say we're PUMPED on it is an understatement. That Turbocharged Holden 304ci V8 with the VN Group A intake manifold really does look the business in the engine bay too.
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[@biastv1234]

That intake is just magic .

[@TorqHub]

Cheers Bias. Thanks for watching dude

[@davidewhite69]

The VL/VN Group A engine has to be the sexiest looking engine ever, shame they stopped making it and we got a box of bananas instead

[@TorqHub]

Yeah the bananas leave a lot to be desired in comparison. Haha

[@ClunieGarage]

So true, the twin throttle body intakes are simply awesome - they scream "Bathurst"!

[@timothylaidler1978]

I love kurt managing his expectations and then the actual joy once she fires. Great work boys love the old iron lion content.

[@TorqHub]

Expecting the worst and hoping for the best mate haha

[@pehicollins2559]

Ol mate looks baked. Awesome motor lads

[@TorqHub]

Long nights, short sleeps. Borderline burnt out! Haha. All for the love of the car 😍

[@honestpat7789]

I reckon I prefer this to the skid factory skyline build 😂

[@TorqHub]

Haha. Those guys have a fantastic skillset and channel so thanks for the compliment mate👍

[@theskidfactory]

Nice work lads. Old free oh sounds minty.

[@TorqHub]

Thanks fellas! It sure does feel good to hear the old girl purr into life once again!!

[@Biscuitabuse]

Beautiful bit of kit, almost gives me the horn.

[@TorqHub]

We reckon it'd put a horn on a jellyfish... but we could be bias 😅

[@PageUpPerformance]

Yeeewww hell yesss fellas!! Awesome achievement and it sounds MINT😎👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 I know that first start up feeling all too well, it’s hard to beat!😂 So stoked for ya boys👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@TorqHub]

Cheers Luke! It's certainly a good feeling that's for sure

[@drewdamon3138]

Awesome bloody work lads top effort the weapon is taking shape in leaps n bounds

[@TorqHub]

Thanks Drew!!

[@paulfisher1730]

Boys love ya work!!! The content is great and the car is really starting to come along, 12 years is a long time but the first drive will make that all worth it

[@TorqHub]

Cheers Paul!! Thanks for watching and dropping a comment mate. 12 years is too long but it's coming together now!

[@paulrutley366]

Sounds so good

[@rockygoodfellow77]

Nice to see it running. You guys should run a five litre meet/run one day. Would love to bring my original condition VS Executive 5.0 manual out for a run.

[@TorqHub]

That sounds like a fantastic idea Rocky! We will do a cruise in the future some time for sure

[@lucifer-ry8tx]

I'll be there in my statesman

[@boedinnovotny4118]

Lovely work fellas! That motor bay is cleeaaan as

[@TorqHub]

Thanks mate!!

[@leonwilliams8523]

The lion will never be tamed good stuff mate

[@TorqHub]

Cheers Leon!!👍👍

[@charlesgalea69]

Awesome video today guys thanks.👍

[@mattbender3197]

Awesome work boys, boosted aussie V8 👌👌👌

[@TorqHub]

Cheers Matt 👍👍

[@beauchamp1763]

Unreal Boyz. Great effort, yeah better thank the 'trouble and strife' (I can hear the kids in the background) haha. Yeah still a lot to do but now you have FIRE 🔥

[@TorqHub]

The better halves certainly do put up with a fair bit. We're definitely among the lucky ones, so it's best to recognise it from time to time 😅

[@PangazShed]

Work of art that engine! She's coming along nicely, should be proud fellas.

[@TorqHub]

Thanks Pangaz!!!!

[@mattmoore8545]

Comgrats Kurt on this. Engine bay is looking killer. Cant wait to see more of it. And dude that manifold is just gorgeous.

[@TorqHub]

Cheers Matt! Appreciate the encouragement mate 👍

[@sjc7853]

Kicking goals boys!

[@TorqHub]

Cheers Fancy!!

[@robertpullin6182]

Good to see an Iron lion being shown the love they deserve .ls engines are like dragways in the 90s, assholes every1 s got 1 👌

[@lancecooper4646]

Yep the 304 roller lifter & stroker relieved engine is the go 👍

[@timpark163]

I'm hoping you're as blazed as you look🤣

[@kiwikingi1]

Look forward to seeing it on the rd

[@TorqHub]

Us too Diddly!!! Thanks for watching

[@LRogan520]

Yeehah, and congratulations, nothing better than hearing it run, super nice engine bay, cars going to be awesome.

[@TorqHub]

Thanks Lewis👍👍👍

[@nzstrikerl129]

Cheers lads

[@TorqHub]

Cheers Nz👍👍👍

[@jimfashik]

Awesome setup Keep up with the good work

[@damienhasleby8390]

Good times lads! I was hangin' all day to finish shift so I could get home to watch!!

[@TorqHub]

That's so awesome to hear man! Thanks so much for the support mate!!!

[@liamblackley4819]

Bottle-O run before Christmas 🎄 🤞

[@TorqHub]

That'll be nice Liam!! See how we go!

[@daledenton9246]

That Barra engine is gonna absolutely going to fly. 👌🏼

[@daledenton9246]

Just fucking with you bro that is hard-core

[@TorqHub]

Thanks Dale!

[@607CHA]

First drive will be sick.

[@TorqHub]

Absolutely!

[@XEQTRGTiR]

Fuckin aye boys solid asf long live the holden v8 🤙🤙🤙

[@TorqHub]

Cheers LukeWarm, up the holden plastic v8 💪💪💪💪

[@jimclarke1108]

Clever work

[@TorqHub]

Cheers Jim. Our main man Jerome killed it in the wiring department, he's a clever bloke that's for sure!!

[@WinginitMotorsports]

Oh God that was satisfying 😌 😩 👌

[@TorqHub]

Cheers legends!!!

[@dannyboy632]

That group A manifold is worth more than the car😄😄

[@TorqHub]

True story.

[@BecauseRacecarOfficial]

Let’s go!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@TorqHub]

Cheers for the support as always mate!

[@trevorsmith9251]

It’s alive 🔥💪🧰💰😅

[@TorqHub]

Took a while but we got there in the end! Cheers Trevor 👍

[@Stocko113]

Awesome shit boys

[@TorqHub]

Thanks Ryan 👍

[@t.smith3675]

Great video and beautiful car but just a heads up your discs need to be swapped over from left to right, if you look at the curved grooves machined into the face in forward rotation they remove heat from the disc. Keep up the great work

[@TorqHub]

The discs had a directional arrow on them mate. Can confirm, they are in the correct orientation 👍🏻

[@t.smith3675]

Ok no worries all good keep up the great work

[@TorqHub]

Thanks for watching mate. Appreciate all you legends 💪🏻

[@t.smith3675]

All good looking forward to future of the channel

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

Wait a minute I can see a big problem with that set up? It's not in my VN! lol

[@TorqHub]

🤣🤣🤣

[@adamsonautobody]

That's going to be sick boys 👍👌vs or vr ?

[@TorqHub]

Thankyou fellas, slowly chippin away at it. She's a VR this one.

[@adamsonautobody]

@@TorqHub The good old vr. We have owned a few vs vr in our day they are a good shape. It will be a beast when you guys are finished.

[@chrishollis3568]

Fuck yeah 💪💪 grouse job boys

[@TorqHub]

Thanks Chris!!

[@trentcrompton9527]

👍

[@MrVnssbt1]

Hey mate once car is done are you getting a full respray done to the car or polish it

[@TorqHub]

Hey Michael, the car will get a full restoration at some point in the future for sure. The idea is to get the bugs ironed out, upgrade the turbo and finish the 355 motor and then when I'm ready, tear it apart, panel/ paint and re-assemble.

[@MrVnssbt1]

@@TorqHub Of course nice mate slowly enjoy the car you are doing a awsome job enjoy the car brother.

[@MrVnssbt1]

@@TorqHub thank you for replying mate appreciate it👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TorqHub]

Thank you for dropping a comment mate. We love interacting with our people. Take it easy man 👍👍

[@UFOSorceryEngineering]

Second let's do thaaaaat mates

[@TorqHub]

Cheers legend!!

[@bigdavedownunder]

Are you running power steering or manual rack?

[@TorqHub]

Vl manual rack on this one mate.

[@bigdavedownunder]

@@TorqHub I'm trying to figure out the rack end fitting size so I can run astra pump in my vr statesman it's a pain in the ass time I invested in a thread ID kit

[@TorqHub]

I can't remember off the top of my head but I know speedflow do the fittings. Look up bump tube adapters, they do m14 m16 and m18 with an -6 male end so that's probably what you're chasing mate. If I can find the part numbers I'll post them in this reply section.

[@bigdavedownunder]

@@TorqHub I've got them on order kenco

[@Ben-ed4wx]

Hey mate whats that intake manifold?

[@TorqHub]

Hey Ben, the intake manifold is an original oem item off a vn ss group a. Considered by some as the holy grail of intakes for the beloved holden v8. Thanks mate

[@timwhalan6417]

🍺👏👍🏻

[@TorqHub]

Cheers Tim!

[@holden355citurbo9]

First🏎🤘

[@TorqHub]

Hot on that reaction time mate 🔥

[@holden355citurbo9]

@@TorqHub especially being from N.S.W