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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!

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