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Take a dive into our Empire Elite Performance Parts blog, where we showcase some of our own work, as well as our amazing customers work!
Ozzy's KNGFGX
Where We Pushed The Limits!
Ozzy's story behind the quickest and fastest Barra is something that is so inspirational, along with our workshop Empire Mechanical & Racing and our very own parts store we have worked together endlessly to push the limits of the Ford and BARRA motor to be in particular. Ozzy started off with us just aiming for a happy 350kw in his FG Xr6 Turbo, and from there he did not want to stop! His Xr6 Turbo went from 350kw, to 450kw to 700kw and just kept climbing from there as he quickly feel inlove with the adrenaline drag racing gave him! As a result along with ourselves and our workshop Ozzy took this beast to an insane 1/4 ET: 7.2s @ 192mph! The amount of R&D we done with this vehicle is the very foundation we built all our performance parts to handle. From our billet oil pump gears, to our billet sprocket, to our timing chain kits to ultimately everything in our Empire Elite catalogue! It is safe our performance parts have been put to the ultimate test! We have not seen the end of KNGFGX so keep your eyes peeled ;).We believe everything you put onto your body matters. Transform your everyday beauty routine with our products that are perfect for all skin types.
Jake's EMRJET
Where Power Meets Beauty!
JAKE'S EMRJET has come a very long way! This beast started off as a normal tough street Barra build and once Jake got his feel of the power and the potential of his car the sky was the limit for him. A long side Empire Mechanical & Racing and featuring some of the strongest parts from ourselves (Empire Elite Performance Parts) as well as many other amazing reputable brands EMRJET has continued to push the limits! Jake's F6 has recently had a V2.0 update on his motor, going bigger, stronger and better featuring a brand new monstrous intercooler, twin fuel rail set up and billet crank. Keep your eyes peeled out for this beauty she is not finished yet!
Empire's MUSTANG
Featuring a 5.0L Single Turbo Coyote
After conquering the Barra scene we decided it would be good to try something else out. This is when we thought what better to do then to turn our weekend cruiser Coyote Mustang into a insane street drag car. When you think which team has built the Baddest Mustang in Australia it has to be Empire! This bad boy Coyote has shocked us with it's potential. With limited work to make it happen, and always rushing things as we never have time for our own things we have pushed this Coyote to new limits, this beast has run a crazy 7.912s @ 171.99mph. Now that is one quick mustang!
Liam's FG
Sky Is The Limit!
Gday everyone! My names Liam Turnbull, I’m 26 years old, I’ve been a cairns local my whole life and in the last 2 years I’ve been chasing my dreams of owning a Turbo Barra ever since I bought a N/A Ford FG Ute back in early 2021. As soon as I bought the car I became obsessed with the car scene, and started attending local meets and even started to drag race up at Springmount raceway in northern Queensland with the N/A motor. In 2022 I began the journey of finally making the conversion a reality. I said I’d go with just the basics and like head studs, valve springs and oil pump gears. Maybe a rebuild with some standard pistons and rods. Just something to make a clean 400-500hp set up. This quickly escalated as my passion for cars and motors grew way beyond my wildest dreams. I began going on ride alongs with other people I had met along this journey who were running 600hp all day everyday and knew I wanted to take this project further than I ever thought. As I began exploring what kind of parts I would need to achieve something with good reliability but also the power behind it I started looking around online and found Empire Elite Performance Parts. I was instantly grabbed by the fact they had Barras that they used to test their products, and the times they were pulling on the track were proof that what they had to offer definitely had the numbers to back it up. I started with just valve springs, retainers, and street timing chain kit with a billet crank sprocket. Now it’s easier for me to name what I don’t have from Empire Elite Performance Parts. I scrapped the idea of using my current motor that is in my UTE and went to the local wreakers and found my self a G6E took it back to a good friend of mine and we began tearing down the motor, it was in fantastic order and only required a 10 thou on the block, the crank was in great condition and only required languishing. It became very clear that I wasn’t just doing a basic build anymore. Shout out to my friends/teachers “Steve and Gibbo” I would never have been able to help assemble this engine we’ve built together, I am entirely grateful for having them walk me through this step by step. Instagram: Mr_turnbulls
Alexandre's Barra GTR
The Netherlands Perfect Match?!
Alexandre Denouel's passion for cars is conveyed in his work, after a long life dream to start a company for his own, where he can show the people that nothing is impossible if you set your mind to it. Alexandre created the first ever Barra powered Nissan Skyline R32 in Europe, and this car means a-lot to him as his father used to own this similar car in the same colour!. Along with our help and support he was able to have the swap done, featuring most of our top quality performance parts!