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Pictures courtesy of http://www.highoctanephotos.com

After a decade at our current home in Leederville, from 7th of November WA Performance & Service Centre is heading south and relocating to

10 Blamey Place
O'CONNOR WA


We would like to thank all the guys/gals that have had their servicing needs met at Leederville for their custom, it has been a great 10 year stint in the Perth CBD but as the business has evolved, we are on the move.


We will be carrying out servicing by appointment on Saturdays once we are settled and hopefully this will help out some of the loyal customer base that we have built up over the years. As the date approaches we will have new contact numbers, but until then you can reach us on (08) 9388 0250 or 0408 911 767.

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WA Performance & Service Centre represented the V8's with three cars running at the recent Motorplex Hi Tech Titles. The results - three new PB's:

Age 01 - Vx Clubby H & C auto
New Pb of 11.11 @ 121

Rod - VETT M6 Clubsport
First time at the track with twin turbo's fitted. Street trim including factory fitted wheels and tyres.
New PB 11.5 @ 122.78 - 1.498 60'

WA Performance & Service Centre - VUSS50 Ute
N/A 346 Heads & Cam - drag radials.
New PB 10.93 @ 123

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WA Performance & Service Centre VU SS Ute
Western Australia's first N/A 346ci LS1 10 second pass

The workshop VUSS50 was purchased some 12 odd months ago with one thing in mind - workshop bunky, come drag Super Street car. After driving it around as a bolt on stocker for most of that time, the decision was made to send the car over to Victoria for the 2008 LS1 Drag Nationals.

It was Deb that was going to drive the car and her deal was, it had to be auto and run on Drag Radials. So with this in mind we put out the call to a couple of our suppliers as to combo’s and set about transforming the car. We removed the engine and t56 trans from the car and stripped the heads off the engine. These were replaced by a set of Higgins Race Developments hand ported cylinder heads fitted with double valve springs. A set of comp lifters went in with a double row timing chain and a cam chosen to fit with the std 120,000 k bottom end. A Fast 90 manifold and throttle body were sourced with bigger injectors, fuel rails and a surge tank was also fitted with an 044 pump with braided stainless fuel lines. With the durability of the transmission being required for drag duties, the call to Simon at Allfast Converters was placed. The result is a manualised T400 and matched converter to suit the approx hp of the engine. The engine and trans were then reunited with the car along with an auto oil cooler, shifter and tail shaft mod. Some drag oriented suspension was added at the same time.

With time running out to get this car to the Nats it was place in railbox for the journey over, untuned and untested. We arrived in Melbourne on the Thursday morning prior to the Nats and spent the day swapping rockers and setting up the car at GM Motorsports. Late that afternoon we were able to get it onto the dyno and with little time spent, were able to get a tune into it that were making reasonable numbers consistently being repeated. Debbie raced the car with little more than a change of rear wheels to a new set of Drag Radials. For the event were able to achieve repeatable 11.4s @ 119 mph and netting a best of 11.39 .

Back in Perth, the decision was made to prep the car to try and crack a 10. We removed the tailgate, passenger’s seat and added a fuel cell. Drove the car down to the track changed to slicks and front runners for the first time, got thru scrutineering line up for a first pass of

10.97 @123.28 mph

Check out video of the run in Gallery

Thanks again to our loyal crew that have supported and encouraged us to enjoy our drag racing this year.

Thanks to:

Nathan Higgins from Higgins Race Development – all out nice guy Proven products that work.
Simon from Allfast Converters – The supply of the auto and converter. Their knowledge and support is unquestionable.

Photo's by Mini Mitch

A massive turnout for Holden v Ford at the Motorplex with 175 odd entries, and the staging lanes packed full, with plenty of late model cars slicked up and ready to go.

WA Performance had over 8 cars flying the Holden flag, each one giving it their best. Interesting results that's for sure, with H/C cars, FI cars and Cam only manuals, as well as bolt ons...pretty much every field/class was represented on the night.

Clinton Rushton - VY Clubsport
6 speed manual, 346ci Ls1. WA Performance Intercooled Vortech T-Trim combo (only running 10 psi) cam, springs, chain, rods, manifold, throttle body, fuel system,3.9 gears, Textralia/Rip Shift combo, slicks, runners.

10.4 @ 130 mph Timeslip

Western Australia’s fastest cam only 11.2 @122
Western Australia’s fastest 346 ls1 10.4 @ 130

Adam - VY SS Ute
Stock bottom end and stock headed 346ci with a Higgins Race Developments cam, pushrods, double row chain, 25% u/d pulley, Textralia Z-grip, 3.73 diff gears. Gen T-1000 Turbo kit - WA Performance Tune.

Full slicks with 90/10 front shocks. Only weight removed was tailgate and fuel cell cover. Full Interior, headlight removed for more air to turbo.

10.84@133.7mph :1.66 60'
10.78@132.2mph :1.63 60' Timeslip

AGE01 - Runner up in Oz efi. New PB 11.21 @120mph
INSINR8 - 13.33 @ 107mph
JAY - New PB of 11.9 at 117mph

Look out for video coming soon...

Photo's by Mini Mitch

Check out Biante12 for more images of the 2008 LS1 Drag Nationals.

We would just like to start by saying a big thank you to all involved in our trip to the Australian LS1 and Holden Nationals. It was a huge effort to get the two utes setup, trucked to Melbourne, further setup and then driven to Bendigo ready to race.

Special mentions to GM Motorsport for letting us take over part of their workshop, without the help of Phonz and the guys and the space to make last minute tweaks we wouldn't have made it to the track.

Local thanks go to:

• Simon & Adrian -Allfast Convertors
• Jeff - Toll Priority
• Current Trendz
• M Dynamics

with Victorian support from:

• Higgins Race Developments
• GM Motorsports

Now for the racing - just getting to the event was a big achievement, but the team were there to race, with Adam in his silver VYSS and Deb piloting the WA Performance and Service Centre VUSS. Adam's SS, with a WA Performance & Service Centre cam only package, recently livened up with the addition of a Gen-T1000 turbo hit some solid times, ending the weekend with best times of 10.90@131 mph and 10.99@133 mph. Converted to auto, and running a stock bottom end with a head an cam package, Deb took the VU to a best of 11.39 @ 119 mph.

The figures only tell half the story, the times were one thing, for us the big result was to be involved in an event like this and meet up with other members of the LS1 community.

Bring on 2009 (after a nice long holiday...)

Check out Biante12 for more images of the 2008 LS1 Drag Nationals.

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