With a hectic schedule leading up to the holiday break the Gen-TT Twin Turbo crew represented at the worlds largest hardcore auto parts show - Performance Race Industry - in Orlando Florida. Taking over a heap of new technology including the Pontiac G8 Gen-TT Intercooled Twin Turbocharger system and a complete F-Body arrangement many new contacts were made that will ensure that the Gen-TT brand continues to be a driving force in the US aftermarket scene.

Possibly the most time intensive engineering exercise undertaken by LS1Turbo has been the ADR Tailpipe Emission compliance for the Gen-TT VE Intercooled Twin Turbocharger system on the GM VE/G8 platform. With current standards raising the bar many times over earlier and much simpler emissions levels the reality remains that even totally stock motor vehicles may struggle to meet Euro III emissions in some instances.

Using the extensive ADR testing facilities of Orbital Engineering in Perth Western Australia, and having out own people on the ground in that area - WA Performance Centre - with a VE Clubsport R8 test vehicle, the past eight months have been a constant process of development and engineering to bring to market the very first and fully ADR compliant serious engine modification solution (not just Forced Induction) for the VE Commodore range.

"The process has been long and drawn out teaching our software guys plenty of new lessons along the way" according to LS1 Turbo Engineering Director Keir Wilson "but with an unstopping drive to do what we have been told is quite literally the impossible, we never took our eye off the ball or forgot our basic mission statement for the Gen-TT VE system which was to be fully road legal in every state of Australia...and Euro III, the most important and difficult data we had to gather to meet this objective, is now firmly squared away with a definitive and conclusive pass grade."

After spending the last 12 months constantly honing and developing our TTVE complete with our new Gen-TTR Intercooled Twin Turbocharger system we are now ready to race in the 2007 Classic Adelaide, one of the worlds great Tarmac Rallies. Once more we will be out there walking the walk.

Substantial modification has been carried out on the car to make it turn better, point in nicely, ride the bumps and absorb road blemishes, and most of all put down its 400rwkw from the GTDW2840 turbochargers in a smooth and fast fashion. With blistering lap times at Mallala, well beyond anything VE related that has ever seen that surface (save for maybe a V8 Supercar?) the last link in the chain was getting the right graphic scheme...a little break from tradition here, but Dean Robinson from http://www.hrt433.com had the answers as usual...which is why he is ALWAYS our first choice for graphics excellence.

With regard to the state of tune and power output we will run in the engine for Classic Adelaide, certainly it is an endurance event run under hot and tough conditions, so we will leave boost low, and with our new GTDW2840 series turbochargers on the Gen-TTR Intercooled Twin Turbocharger system run a conservative 400+rwkw 9psi state of tune like this. Notice the massive bottom end on the dyno graph....220rwkw @ 3000rpm.

The new Bride (pronounced Breed) Brix II race seats fitted up with five point SABELT 3 inch harnesses make sure everything and more importantly everyone stays safe during the event. They almost keep an OEM look to the interior of the VE.

Last but not least time to thank everyone that's helped out along the way and been part of what is without doubt the quickest allround street based VE in the country. Major props to everyone at work, and espcially Helistar for coming on board as our primary backer. Thanks plenty guys....now playtimes over, the race face beckons.

For information about the Classic Adelaide Rally go to http://www.classicadelaide.com.au

Having retired our Tarmac racing VX Clubsport and onsold it as a daily driven road car to the far north the new owner figured it was time to take the Gen-TTR Intercooled Twin Turbocharged hard hitter out and give it a run down the dragstrip. Looking for all the world like a normal streeter with its warpaint graphics removed and a new quieter full street exhaust in place we were all happy when the times flashed up a 10.9 second pass in the 30 degree (95F) hot conditions. Since the car doesnt comply as a competition drag car the owner was then asked to remove it from the track (having gone faster than 10.99) till the car could be properly tech inspected. Just proves how versatile the Gen-TT/R systems really are. Circuit hero one day, drag strip king the next!

With many hundreds of hours spent on engineering, fabrication, then testing, our GM Truck Gen-TT Intercooled Twin Turbocharger system that uses the standard Truck headers to tuck the turbos neatly away under the truck for a totally stealth, and low underbonnet temp experience, is now shipping. Able to be fitted quickly and easily with no cutting to the body of the vehicle, and no interference with the trucks air conditioning and cooling systems Gen-TT Intercooled Twin Turbocharger system for GM Trucks is already a winner. Check the Turbo Kit pages for more information.

TRT Turbo in Kuwait have a reputation for building some fast GM cars, so when they saw our F-Body Gen-TTR Intercooled Twin Turbocharger system it was only natural it would end up on the TRT Turbo Kuwait Workshop Trans Am. Complete with a strong 408 cubic inch iron-block engine and all the necessary supporting hardware to get the best from our large 560 series turbochargers the TRT guys slowly climbed up on their boost pressure and tuning till they reeled off 912rwhp at 14psi. At this level though the injectors are well out of flow, and the factory computer is having trouble keeping up with the hardcore airflow capability of the turbochargers. With some new 100lb/hour injectors and a Big Stuff 3 going into place to control them, its only a matter of time before we can bring you the report of our first member of the four digit rear wheel horsepower club. Good work guys!

After a gruelling and intensive development program that saw us design and engineer a ground up system for the F-body platform cars, tune the system, complete on-road durability testing, then measure the performance at the race track, we are now ready to ship.

Hot on the heels of DeeJays amazing 10.5 second pass in a Gen-TT equipped stock internal LS1, our own Gareth Norton has wound up the wick and powered to an opposition crushing 10.2 @ 140mph pass at the 2007 LS1 Drag Nationals. Featuring a beefed up factory 4 speed 4L60E auto, stock diff/driveshafts and driveline Gareth found it hard to put down not only the 700hp of the Gen-TT package, but also the brutal mid-range torque that saw the VX require constant throttle adjustment to keep straight. From here on in Gareth reckons a stock engine Gen-TT 9 second pass is on the cards...lets see what happens at the next 'sticky prepped' track meeting!

For those of you that have been following the progress of our Gen-TT F-Body Intercooled Twin Turbo development program, the time has now come to release power figures from out first stage of testing. Although our engineers had performed all of the necessary calculations to ensure that the power and torque levels of the Gen-TT F-Body would be superior to any other commercially available turbocharger system the real proof of the product comes when it is first evaluated on the dyno. As an initial shakedown procedure then we started with a low 12 psi of boost pressure and performed some 'check runs', during which our Fbody development car produced a mind blowing 730rwhp. Now remember this is on an Aussie load dyno which uses an Eddy Current retarded to measure power, so we would expect a US style inertial dyno to read around 800rwhp for the same combination. Track testing at this stage has shown awesome roll on accleration capable of turning the rear tyres to molten rubber with a floored throttle...in fact Gen-TT Fbody is everything we hoped for and then some!

Chris from HP Tuners had seen most forced induction hardware for LSX powered cars. You would expect this though as he is the guy that cuts the code and writes the software to give us such brilliant tuning tools. He was in for a pleasant surprise though when he decided twin turbo would be the way to replace his current positive displacement supercharger. Lets see what he thinks of the Gen-TT Intercooled twin turbo system - "With the stock cam, and cast manifolds, thru turbo's the car still has a nice exhaust note, anyway with the whoosh of the turbo's spooling to 12psi and the sounds of the BOV's between gears has bought a whole new aspect to driving. And i thought blower whine was cool! .......We're just sorting thru a couple of minor clutch issues and should be hitting the dyno tomorrow for a good workout and what i think will be some impressive numbers! The force of the seat pushing in my back tells me so........We ran the car on the dyno today and it seemed we had the clutch gremlin beat. It made 348rwkw (465rwhp) @ 5200rpm pushing around 9.5psi which about the number these things do......I can tell you already that tire smoke from cruising in 3rd is possible"
Good work Chris and we look forward to seeing your results from the track soon!

Codenamed Raptor by our engineers our new Fbody Twin Turbo project is going to be a revelation to the boost starved US Fbody scene. Using big twin turbochargers and able to support 400+ cubic inch engines our Gen-TT FBODY is designed to generate up to 800rwhp all without breaking the bank or making you the owner lose the creature comforts of air conditioning or ABS. Gentlemen....PLACE YOUR ORDERS! and get in fast to be on the winning Gen-TT team!

That's right, the hard yards we have carried out in testing and development over the past six months on our own range of VE Commodores has enabled us to finalise a completely tested and tuned Gen-TT Intercooled Twin Turbocharger system that will bolt directly to the Pontiac G8 and its UAE Arabian derivatives. A whole new generation of US customers will get to enjoy over 500rwhp of thundering turbocharged power and torque, while still retaining excellent economy and driveability!

We are currently undertaking a stringent emission compliance program on the new Gen-TT Intercooled Twin turbocharger system for the VE range of Holdens and HSVs. Using Australia's most advanced emission laboratory we are ensuring strict Euro III compliance is in place to ensure that each and every one of our turbo systems is not only hugely powerful but also environmentally responsible by adhering to all current tailpipe emission standards. More news on this as testing progresses.

And now for something completely different! This Skyline is the frankenstein brainchild of South Australian company GT Autosound. Featuring a full wide body JGTC touring car style conversion, the very best in suspension, braking, and chassis/aero development, the GT boys got serious by throwing away the fragile Skyline engine and replacing it with a Gen-TT Intercooled Twin turbocharged LS1. Being built primarily as a professional level drift car look to seeing this car on 'Speedweek' telecasts of the Drift Australia series, safe in the knowledge that underneath that ricey bling exterior beats a genuine heart of Aluminium Chevrolet V8 goodness!

Fresh on the wave of our successful venture to Summernats Horsepower Heroes competition, we took the Gen-TTR equipped Clubsport to South Australias newest high performance show, the Murray Bridge Autofest. Featuring a dyno competition as well as an array of driving events we decided to enter the Clubsport into the lot and see how it went in a variety of different challenging tasks. First up was the dyno though, and once more Gen-TTR got the job done easily eclipsing its 500+ cubic inch drag engined competition, with an overall outright horsepower win margin of a crushing 60hp. Then it was off to the track, where Gen-TTR excelled by registering the fastest Go to Whoa time of the entire event, showing that not only does it make huge dyno numbers, but the instant response of the intercooled twin turbo system is hard ot beat in real world driving conditions.

A new release for both LS1 and LS2 powered vehicles is our new Gen-TTR Intercooled Twin Turbocharger Kit. Built on the highly successful Gen-TT platform, the Gen-TTR option consists of turbochargers with bigger compressors, each capable of moving 480hp worth of air to give some serious top end grunt. Initial testing on an LS1 engine has shown figures in the range of 400 - 420 kilowatts at the back wheels (550 - 580rwhp) with plenty more left in the tank. A great option for big cube engines, or for those that want the very best dyno numbers, not only is Gen-TTR available as an off the shelf kit, its also a straight fit upgrade for existing Gen-TT customers. Send us an email here for more information, and check out the comparison dyno graph here.

Classic Adelaide 2006 provided the ultimate durability test for our Gen-TT Intercooled Twin Turbocharger system. With over four days of pedal to the metal competition covering some 1100km (690 miles) of the scenic South Aussie countryside we plunged in 'boost and all' with our Gen-TT equipped VX R8 HSV Clubsport. There was nothing altered about the Gen-TT kit used, it was simply picked off the shelf and bolted to the car in which form it made 370rwkw (500rwhp) on 9 - 10psi of boost pressure, and gave us the biggest power and torque in a field of cars that numbered over 220 competitors. With the temperature of the four days competition spiralling over 38 degrees Celsius (over 100 degrees Fahrenheit!) the Gen-TT system performed both powerfully and reliably to prove itself as the only GTO twin turbo system that has ever competed on a public stage in a world class competition.
Full event report and a heap of photos coming soon!

Scheduled for public release in the first half of 2007 our new VE SS fitted with our VE series Gen-TT Intercooled Twin Turbo system has already been testing for several months. New for the VE design is a different layout for the twin turbochargers pushing them lower in the engine bay and giving an extremely stealth approach under the bonnet. Engineering work has so far consisted of in field evaluation that has seen several thousand kilometres of punishing durability work already registered on the L98 Gen-IV engine in extremely hot conditions, and under heavy load. The big question on everyones lips though is 'How does she go?' Surely the answer 'Awesome' wont come as a surprise to you!
Starting off with only 100km on the clock our manual test mule VE SS was a fit example, tuning 235kw at the back wheels on our dyno. Fitted up with the Gen-TT Intercooled twin turbo running at 8psi of boost pressure though this power figure skyrockets to 360rwkw, which is near on 450kw at the crankshaft...but thats only the half of it. A mountain of torque coming in at just over 900Nm is there for the taking anywhere between 2200 and 4500rpm which endows the VE with such tremendous pulling power it has already caused one journalist to comment - "Inching the throttle to the floor for that last quarter and it’s like the car’s been shot in the bum, there’s even more urge, it’s like rolling thunder"
All this and in this preliminary phase we are running through the totally stock exhaust system on the lowest boost possible! Plenty more to come, stay tuned.

A long time in the development process Gen-TT our budget priced $6995 twin turbo system was unleashed onto an unsuspecting public at the 2006 LS1 Drag Nationals. Using radial tyres and the lowest boost setting (8psi) the Gen-TT walked off an impressive 11.20 second pass at 120mph, which shows plenty of 10 second potential once we start to wind up the boost and get serious.
Find out more about the Gen-TT Intercooled twin turbo system here.