RP Racing

RP Racing Performance custom car parts. Building performance engines for over 20 years. Specializing in factory looking performance engine packages.

RP Racing is the performance wing of Rodney Plowman Restorations. Over the years we’ve worked on projects that require precise, custom made modifications where off the shelf components simply weren’t available. By using the highest quality materials and equipment we’ve been able to create these modifications in-house, and also produce parts for retail use in the process, like our Concours & Billet

351 Cleveland Alternator Spacers. Drawing on over 50 years worth of engine building experience (1st and 2nd Gen Builders) and using quality parts, our RP Racing engine builds really perform. From factory spec to high performance street and race applications, we can cater to all of our customers needs. Sometimes keeping a cars factory appearance but wanting to add more performance can be a tricky business, but we can add performance enhancements to ‘stock’ looking vehicles, retain as much authenticity from the outside as possible, whilst being able to increase overall performance.

After recently purchasing this tidy white XW Falcon Ute, the owner had us throw her on the dyno to see how she was runni...
17/08/2026

After recently purchasing this tidy white XW Falcon Ute, the owner had us throw her on the dyno to see how she was running. Too much fuel and too much timing meant she definitely wasn't running at her finest, however within a couple of hours we had her purring again, much more road drivability and another 35HP to play with.

A VIP recently came in with a long list of issues he had after having another shop installed a Sniper EFi kit. After onl...
27/07/2026

A VIP recently came in with a long list of issues he had after having another shop installed a Sniper EFi kit. After only a quick look over her we realised that a lot of the issues were poor installation/setup so we got to rectifying what turned out to be a long list indeed!

One huge mistake was fitting the temp sensor AFTER the thermostat so the EFi had no reading on temp until the thermostat cycled. We weren't looking at a horsepower increase - this was all about drivability - however in the end we saw a fair increase in torque and horsepower.

Have you had a Sniper EFi fitted that doesn't seem right or wasn't what you'd expected? If so give us a call and book your beast in today!

Another day another Holley Sniper install! This was a custom installation with custom fuel surge tank and no extra holes...
04/06/2026

Another day another Holley Sniper install! This was a custom installation with custom fuel surge tank and no extra holes drilled into the vehicle (all fabbed to use existing holes).

If you're thinking of an EFi upgrade or have an existing system you think could be tweaked, drop us a line today!

After 4 years of putting up with an extremely mediocre tune and very poor drive-ability (cold start issues, random stall...
02/06/2026

After 4 years of putting up with an extremely mediocre tune and very poor drive-ability (cold start issues, random stalling) we waved the magic wand of knowledge over her with some HP Tuner magic and she's now reliable, and just a tad more fun to drive!

Have you had work done on your pride and joy and aren't sure you've got what you paid for? Book your rig in today!

We recently had this tidy HG in with a huge list of tuning issues that made the car undriveable. After having a carby fe...
28/04/2026

We recently had this tidy HG in with a huge list of tuning issues that made the car undriveable. After having a carby fed, crate LS motor fitted by a well known shop the poor thing never ran right, so after much to and fro she was taken to a specialist shop for rectification.

They decided a Sniper2 EFi solution would be the best outcome, yet after months again of to and fro and no real solution (but more invoices to pay) the car was eventually parked due to sheer frustration. Not even being able to start it properly, she spent a long time gathering dust until she was finally brought to us.

After a baseline run to see what was going on we proceeded to make our own ignition timing map via the MSD timing module and then in the Sniper we realised the tuning parameters were so far out we did a full factory reset on the Sniper to remove the previous tune.

We finished her off with a full custom tune including cold start maps, accelerator enrichment etc etc and now she's a whole different set of wheels....for less than a tenth of what she'd previously had spent on her ;)

If this story sounds all too familiar to you (or a friend....we're seeing more and more of this coming through the shop) then give us a call and book in your beast today!

Address

107 O'Sullivan Beach Road, LONSDALE
Adelaide, SA
5160

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

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