All too often, mainstream media gets fixated on modified cars from Europe, Japan or the U.S. But even before the advent of the Internet, enthusiasts all over the world have been turning out interesting, if not crazy, builds based on their needs, parts availability and skill sets. This build we're featuring now comes from Australia, and it would be classified as an old school build. However, the performance of this thing is such that there's nothing old school about its sub 8-second quarter mile times.
As befits a serious drag car, this diminutive Mazda R100 has thoroughly been reworked, starting with a chromoly cage inhabiting the completely gutted interior. A 4-link rearend was installed, which controls the movement of a Mitler Bros chromoly diff hoising using 40 spline axles and an alloy centre. As you can see, the diff should be quite narrow, considering the width of the drag slicks on those 15 X 15 Weld wheels. A parachute completes the requisite safety equipment for a car with this potential.
Power will be courtesy of a prepped 13B turbo, dumping its reported 1080 horsepower to a 5-speed G Force clutchless transmission. The car runs in the mid-7s consistently and the reported horsepower was achieved on a low boost (around 20 psi) setting. The engine can supposedly tolerate 35 psi, so a lot more power can be generated as long as the rest of the driveline can hold up to the torque. A turbo calculator should give us a pretty good idea of how much the engine can make.
Builds like these are quite interesting, because we see that factory-quality detail and top performance are not the exclusive domain of high-budget teams, and skill and dedication go a long way towards making a top performing ride. Source for the article can be found here.
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