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Lexus Powered Dragster...	Sun, 29 February 2004 06:17

Lexus Performance And Engineering is providing popular with Hot Rod and Race Car enthusiasts, displacing larger American based engines in a recent compeditive racing event... A modified Lexus LS400 V8 engine has claimed victory at Willowbank Raceways Supercharged Outlaws drag racing series in Queensland - over vehicles with much larger engines... It was the smallest Capacity engine in the class... In the first Lexus win in the sport, Team Capricorns 4.0 litre (240ci) Lexus Piranha Hot Rod constantly beat compeditors powered by 8.0 litre (500ci) engines... Driven by Nathan Peirano, the supercharged Lexus Hot Rod will compete again in other drag races... Car owners Peter and Heather Peirano are among a growing number of Hot Rod show car and drag racing enthusiasts favouring high performing, lightweight Lexus engines over the more common Chev, Chrysler and Fords... Mr Peirano said the attraction of the Lexus engine was its quality design and engineering... "These engines are so superior in their initial design - they come standard with six bolt main bearing caps and a steel crank..." The Lexus LS400 Quad Cam multivalve configuration allows the supercharged drag racing version to exceed 9000rpm and to generate 1000hp (745kW) - or four times the power of the stock LS400 engine... The drag race engines power could be boosted in future to a mammoth 1600hp (1200kW)... Nathan Peirano drive a consistant series of passes at Willowbank, culminating in an 8.27 second time for the standing quarter mile and a win in the final over Darryl Woods' 7.67 litre Ford... [Report message to a moderator]

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