VL Turbo has a bad day at the track.

[@jedidude04]

That suspension setup is amazing

[@19jacobob93]

Hahaha looks someone spent all his money under the hood and left the stock suspension on!

[@theautofromhell6529]

Jacob O'Brien that’s the point with these vl turbos

[@yommmrr]

@@theautofromhell6529 more sag in the rear the less wheel spin. Drag racing 101, guy from 8 years ago.

[@Tommo1976]

WTF , did you put landcruiser springs in that thing. Looks like a monster truck

[@stephenturner9097]

Jeez there's some haters on here. The guy got a crappy Australian car with a great Japanese engine, probably built the thing in his shed at home on a shoestring budget, and went racing. Massive props for that. At least he's having a go. With racing it's the mistakes you make and learn from that make you a better driver, builder, and racer. Keep it up dude.

[@GlitchBob]

Stephen Turner Japanese engine in a Aussie car, There's the problem right there end of story

[@beauanthonygriffin1]

Stephen Turner this doesnt look like a shoestring budget to me mate

[@scottbrown1300]

Definitely a no budget car, I've seen it before and these guys worked on my VL Calais over 10 years ago

[@scottbrown1300]

Definitely a no budget car, I've seen it before and these guys worked on my VL Calais over 10 years ago

[@rcn3540]

Its a ford motor in a holden

[@marko308]

Needs to be higher, it handles too well

[@zesty_reptile431]

More like hectic Habib has a bad day at the track😂

[@GlitchBob]

Definitely a habib driving it

[@blownhemi]

@rioross Nissan RB series 3-litre straight six is the standard motor, but they did also have the factory turbocharged option. It was pretty much the quickest thing around (in Australia) when it was released. They are the Buick Grand National of Australia. :)

[@Hoogoh]

I love that pause and the 'holy mother of god'. Gets me all the time.

[@T1000AX]

quite amazing how much went wrong with the car in one day

[@donrosscojoe5014]

That thing goes down the track like a car that's been written off and then cut n shut back together with random junk yard parts. Engine's strong though.

[@levybest]

@phatgtx yes the rb30 in the VL commodore did come out with factory turbo model, the rb30 in the skyline did not have a factory turbo.

[@blownhemi]

@elementalfunk It's quiet because it's a turbo car. It's twisting because it's got plenty of power but probably very little money spent on suspension set-up.

[@clarkdef]

I used to have one of these, and I can remember it feeling more like a boat than a car

[@stevenrodriguez7668]

@ me installing nitrous on my Camaro !

[@wyrazowfkp]

The wildest dragster I ever seen --- no traction , and broken suspension and still 12 sec !! Thats a hell of a driver. Those stupid coments are from people with no fantasy - bored kids ... one even like to watch Hondas - man ! I don't feel sorry for him - sometimes shit happends - but respect for using this as a dragster :-)) A lot of work to make it better...

[@TRVSTY]

gotta love all the heros in here having a go without knowing anything. Car went mid 10s in the 140mph that day. Car has now run 9.20 @ 108mph (broke gearbox shifting into top)

[@tubefed420]

holy compressor surge, Amongst other fails. Good video, I needed a laugh.

[@Bandicoot803]

Nice 8° bank angle!

[@VLgoldrush]

everyones quick to act like a keyboard hero, this is actually i very well known vl in Melbourne and built and been to some of the best shops down here he's just had a bad day and put the wrong springs in for the track, this thing is weapon! and looks amazing in person

[@imafirinmalaser]

I love the BOV hahaha this thing is a mean machine though :D Sounds goooooooood!

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

Hectic Habib strikes again with his “mad boost”. 😂

[@tonyppe]

I love cars like this. Nothing really to look at but all the good stuff is under the bonnet. Looks to me like this is a work in progress so don't slate it for the bits that still need doing. In any case, the car is leaning like that because of the huge torque the engine has, the soft suspension and the big tyres. If the owner was to give it a stiffer setup then the engine would be able to transfer more power through the wheels instead of wasting it through moving the suspension. Nice runs.

[@jros199]

love it mate. she's a keeper for sure, new tail shaft in oder tho bad luck.

[@Zer0kbps]

considering how quiet it is, the power is insane

[@blownhemi]

@JLangevin Not really sure, he wasn't a particularly big guy, I can only assume that the springs are just sagged from years of having just a driver in the car.

[@tcpnetworks]

The Turbo - the drive train - all going to be comprehensively buggered by the end of the day..

[@Bandicoot803]

Concerning the gear: NO! Concerning the angle: YES!

[@ZWeinstein15]

Have to give the guy credit....he doesnt quit

[@blownhemi]

@texturedmuffin No half shafts on a VL Commodore, they're a live axle rear end. Of course he could have broken an axle but I think that would have been very apparent if it had happened. It certainly wouldn't have launched the way it did.

[@SuperFluffyfluff]

imagine how fast it would be with the right suspension... that would fix that walking burnout thing too....

[@SupahD30]

that was my thought. The weight in the drivers seats keeps him from staying in a straight line!

[@iRoN_ReGiMEnT]

XCHSER and PANNIC we're two beasts, always at Bell ST maccas back in a day

[@Prototypexl]

bounces like its got hydraulics at the end of the track everytime.

[@polarablues64]

@xXxDANMANxXx Turbo chargers can have a muffling effect. He's also likely running a muffler on top of that.

[@blownhemi]

@JLangevin Many Commodore owners don't run one because of the factory two piece tailshaft set-up. It keeps the front half short enough that it doesn't dig in. Not making excuses for anyone but that's what most Commodore owners believe

[@NorthRiverTV]

Fastest taxi I've seen in quite a while

[@TheOnly1Ever]

Serious suspension set up issues there haha.

[@fsfer]

that was very entertaining, great vid, poor bloke and poor VL. ha.

[@CoquiAudio]

oh shit that's funny a bad day in the track... loved it!!!!!!

[@zaccaria9769]

Looks like he put a set of super duper high king springs

[@Doosterify]

I'd say there was either something broken in the suspension or too low of a spring rate on the right rear. Maybe broken shock absorber mount. Did you wind up finding the problem?

[@herbnalis3723]

You can see the car is leaning to one side & bouncing going down the track. So much for safety 1st. If something doesn't look right stop & inspect & avoid an accident.

[@gregatkinson7276]

A stock "Le Car" might have done as well?

[@dylanmarshall3112]

i remember this car from danny's shop i was way too busy drooling over pannic an platnm fuck they were some nice cars

[@dazza027]

Still got the original fitted shocks and springs I see...

[@RIPSNZ]

Ah well, at least he kept rolling right down the middle of his lane when the car broke!!!

[@TRVSTY]

forgot to say, held the manual vl turbo record too until WHONXT took it years later

[@blownhemi]

@texturedmuffin Actually, you got that back to front. We (Australia) are right-hand-drive, you guys in the US are left-hand-drive.

[@blownhemi]

@hemiwarlord Which Centura was that, I usually remember such things. That's right, this was the Chrysler Drag day wasn't it?

[@billybodybuilder]

Full credit for having a go mate but to be quite honest , ditch the manual for a good auto & stallie ! Car will be MUCH faster ! Sounds like she's got plenty of ponies , don't waste it changing gears , Cheers :)

[@JLangevin]

@blownhemi One other thing... why is the car leaning so far to the right at rest? He the suspension dialed in and preloaded or something?

[@philtripe]

@blownhemi id like to add to that...i think a very weak frame and or unibody...needs tubed chassis and like you say suspension is very important

[@SuperTelecom]

Ah, good on him for having a go, but god damn thats funny.

[@catey62]

@scwolf81 How do you know that the sheetmetal used by Holdens was not up to standard?....I worked there for 10 yrs at the Elizabeth plant in the body shop where the shells were assembled,and know for a fact that this is not the case...yes,they had design faults,as do many other cars out there,but using substandard materials was not one of them

[@MrSutekii]

@DeanosAAAA I was thinking the same thing watching it. Going fast is more than just sheer horsepower.....doing something about that suspension alone will improve his time. Once it's fixed of course.

[@leftylethborg]

respect to the driver able to run 12 seconds in a car specially modified to kill the driver

[@hqmunro87]

You have to give credit when it's due. At least he's having a go unlike many people i know who are too scared that the mythical power and times they have talked up to their mates will be found to be a lie. But really, that car shouldn't be allowed on the track. It sits crooked, it doesn't track straight, and worst of all, it's mechanically weak. Have to be positive though, a few weekends and the right parts and it could be a really nice street car. 2 more cylinders might help too.

[@dankoz3286]

Had a VL in 98-99 wish I still had it

[@simcaP60fan]

holy shit!!! he got some nerves to race with that kind of suspension...

[@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798]

This car gives off black air force energy

[@blownhemi]

@XxAtomic646xX I didn't say it LOOKED like a GNX, only that it was like a Buick GN in that it's a Turbo Six and it was one of the quickest cars in Australia the year it was released.

[@RistoKappet]

lol the car was tilted to the right since first run, amazed that it drove straight

[@thunderbirdlver]

That thing is awesome!

[@marketday12345]

well gotta give the guy credit as he made effort building a car and taking it to the track.

[@rotn50]

@donkeykong8u thats great champ, but why does he not belong on the track? Gotta start somewhere.

[@DaZyzz]

To much power for the car to handle haha

[@RK1Hatty]

Lets break this down and look at what happened. Run 1: Bouncing off the rev limiter during the burnout=torture on that engine. A hard pop on the start=I wouldn't have taken it down the track after that for fear of transmission issues. Run 2: If you can't burnout in a straight line, don't even bother showing up. And MORE bouncing off the limiter. Take two and you're leaking fluids? Thats a day stopper right there. Take three....can you say tweaked frame? (cont.)

[@Vaccin3Gamingl33t]

looks like from that hit in the wall he decided to break the whole damn car haha

[@TheFridge]

Damn, someone fix that suspension setup! That thing is never gunna track straight.

[@no1aussiepaul]

he broke the suspension on the first launch... and hate the sound of turbo's .This video is proof of that

[@Dragonfire7666]

Great video

[@mr5litre304]

I know FA about settung up a car for the drags, but that thing has a shite load of torque... shouldnt the rear right be stiffened to compensate for that?

[@tufstato]

10+ years later, still feel bad🤣

[@blownhemi]

Was this you?

[@BusterMachineX]

That frame is shot to hell and back. Shoulda invested in some subframe connectors.

[@dav3fk]

That thing looks like it'd be an unstable daily, I wouldn't sit next to him at a stoplight, much less racing. Scary. Maybe if he had like, the same shocks on the left and right....

[@Sasunarulove]

have you ever thought of lowering it? Would do it justice in some ways.

[@gabimusu]

i think the diferential is messed up... the torque goes only one one weel and therefore the bad suspesion effect......

[@DerrangedGadgeteer]

has this guy never heard of suspension preload? Air shocks maybe? the car's not supposed to point at the wall when you launch.

[@Vidiwell100]

Yeah, that body flex should never have happened. He really need to fix that suspension. The car dropped a nut.

[@stevieb931]

That thing floats like a boat :P

[@zdrux]

That thing looks so unstable.. like a pool table on wheels

[@benspeed1974]

awesome video, huge torque trying to put the fucker on its roof!! dont change anything (apart from the prop shaft!!) dancing down the quarter!! good on yer cobber!

[@ArchLITE0]

Now that's bumpin' and grindin' :)

[@popsfereal]

He should spend some time sorting the chassis.

[@505197]

Th suspension looks scarey when it's just driving down the track on the far end.

[@dj17q]

Yep, that is indeed a Holden car....

[@RyanBelcher12347]

just mean or did everyone lean their head while watching the yellow car?

[@elementalfunk]

2 questions: why is it so quiet? and why is it twisting, i dont see how torque could do that when the diff is splitting it up?

[@WesTheWicked865]

That's cuttin the wind Son!!!!!!!

[@blownhemi]

I'm the guy behind nthe camera, not behind the wheel, you're talking to the wrong guy :)

[@englok]

Nice weight balance bro!

[@SkylineSonata]

1:01 and that, my friends, is the effects of high amounts of torque

[@chevymanjosh]

obviously some frame reinforcement needed or sub frame connectors. its probably too late though lol

[@JLangevin]

@blownhemi Well I guess that makes sense. i personally would think it would just be extra piece of mind given how cheap they are. It makes sense to me now why it seemed to be so short. Thanks for the reply! (Thumbs up)

[@HoweDoYouDo1999]

It ain’t bad if a bloke wanted it to fuck up. 😂

[@texturedmuffin]

@texturedmuffin Ok, correction, since I am now assuming this is LEFT HAND DRIVE, I live in the USA(right hand drive), so my mistake is that I was refering to the PASSENGER side axle.

[@myshit011]

I mean is that normal where they are, just smash the wall and they use the damn leaf blower to blow the bumper fender and broke headlight off the track and he just backs up and drops it in drive again at 6000 rpm????

[@blownhemi]

@JLangevin Yeah, I'm with you there

[@vandecayear10]

The suspension on that car looks all over the place.

[@rioross]

what engine usually comes in these cars? Obviously the turbocharger isnt a stock unit, but engine is it attached to?

[@TheKeyboardKnight]

Hello there, drive shaft. Ow... look what these people have done to your brother. R.I.P. Differential

[@sikmik77]

That's at Heathcote Park right?