Paul Testa's Astron Powered GC Galant
8.56@157mph WSID (Jan 2011)
Paul Testa's GC Galant(MR 2600) recently ran an 8.56@157MPH at WSID making it one of the, if not the
fastest 2.6 Astron in the country. Paul's Galant runs a 2.6 injected turbo, C4 auto with trans brake and manual
shift, 9inch diff, Microtech ECU and a HKS T51R Turbo. Paul has a couple of decades of development and
experience with the Astron motor behind him which is testament to his success with the Galant. Paul offers
mechanical services including engine rebuilds
& upgrades, custom inlet & exhaust manifold's,
custom intercoolers & intercooler upgrades, dizzy covers for coil packs, strut covers,
aluminium radiators, bellhousing adaptors for
Borgwarner bellhousing to C4, Heavy duty
flex plates, water pump block off plates so you
can run external Davies Craig waterpump,
brackets for Davies Craig waterpump, balancer
and alternator upgrade kits, custom fuel systems, Turbo Bonnet Vents etc to complete race packages as seen in the Galant.
Paul can be contacted on 0413 318087 during
business hours.
A hard launch on the way to another 8second
pass at WSID. It's fair to say the package
Paul has developed with the Galant is solid as
the car has consistantly run 8second passes
without fault.
The Galant's engine bay. All work on the Galant is carried out in-house by Paul.
Paul has also produced reproduction custom made Turbo Bonnet Vents which are available for sale.
