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Sam Charlwood17 Jan 2019
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Premcar unleashes 483kW Ford Falcon V8 kit

Aussie tuner working on 100 ‘GT Holy Grail’ intercooler packages for Miami V8

Specialist Ford tuner Premcar has announced a new intercooler package available to all Falcons fitted with the Blue Oval's 5.0-litre Miami V8 engine.

The 'GT Holy Grail' kit, as it will be known, will extract a whopping 483kW and 753Nm from Ford’s 5.0-litre supercharged V8 found in a host of locally produced XR8 and FPV Falcons. The kit will be limited to 100 vehicles and is priced from $24,885.

Premcar is well-versed on modifications to Ford’s swansong XR8 engine; it is the same core team that originally developed the FPV Miami V8 engine. Premcar morphed out of Prodrive Engineering following a management buyout in 2014.

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According to Premcar director Bernie Quinn, the modifications are applied in a way that preserves the Falcon's typical characteristics… in placid driving, anyway.

"We've blended OEM [original equipment manufacturer] driveability that features face-melting performance and allows you to push your vehicle to its potential limits," he says.

"It's not just an upgrade – it's more a factory standard conversion, built to factory specification and a seriously high level of engineering."

The package includes a new cast aluminium intake manifold, intercooler system, heat exchanger, high-flow coolant pump, new moulded hoses, pipes and fittings, and a unique engine and transmission calibration.

Premcar has launched a website for the GT Holy Grail kit and is currently open to expressions of interest.

It will shed more details on the package at the All Ford Day in Geelong on February 17.

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