Powertune Australia

17/10/2026

When the sound experts come to visit! 🎙️

We had the pleasure of welcoming the social media team from RØDE to Powertune this week to capture some ASMR content on a few of the cars we've currently got in the workshop.

It was a pretty cool experience getting a behind-the-scenes look at how this type of content is produced. From microphone placement and lighting to capturing all those little mechanical sounds we normally take for granted, there's a lot more to it than you might think!

A massive thank you to the crew at RØDE for coming out, spending some time with us and hooking us up with some awesome recording gear. We really appreciate the support!

And to everyone who's been giving us grief about our audio quality lately...

We're officially running out of excuses. 😂🎤

Stay tuned. Things are about to sound a whole lot better.

16/10/2026

Ozay summed it up perfectly today:

“Our shop looks like Need for Speed Underground right now…”

Couldn’t have said it better.

We do this day in, day out, and it’s easy to get caught up in the wires, the bolts, the fuel trims and the pixels.
Sometimes we forget to look around and realise that, in a lot of ways, we’re living the childhood fantasies we used to dream about.

A workshop full of GT-Rs, Supras, Lamborghinis, Porsches and all the other cars we grew up obsessing over — except now, this is just a Friday.

Have a great weekend, everyone.

And every now and then, remember to take a step back and look at the bigger picture.

Chances are, it looks a lot like a dream you had when you were younger.

From all of us at Powertune Australia.

15/10/2026

Another GT-R. Another Smoooooth Sequential Config.

Moey came to us after sourcing an OS Giken OS88 sequential for his R32 GT-R.

He’s had big setups most of his life, and for a long time he knew the land of sequential gearboxes was where he was eventually heading.

If you’ve been following the work we’ve been doing with smooth sequential configurations, you’ll know we normally recommend a few supporting changes — clutch setup, engine management and a handful of other things that help us get the result we’re chasing.

This time, though, we did things a little differently.

Moey was adamant about retaining the parts already in the car, but thankfully his brief gave us plenty of room to work:

“Anything is better than the way it shifts now. Any flat shift is better than no flat shift. Any autoblip is more autoblip than I have now. I'm shifting a sequential with the clutch right now. Surely you can improve on that?”

With an attitude like that, how could we not give it a crack?

The result?

Have a look for yourself.

Flat shifts on the way up, autoblip on the way down, and an OS88 that’s surprisingly civilised when you’re just driving the thing around.

What do you reckon — how did this sequential config turn out?

14/10/2026

🧙‍♂️WIZARDRY WEDNESDAY🧙‍♂️

Lamborghini didn't give us the manual for this one. So we read the code instead.

Remember when we tore apart the factory instrument cluster from Jay's Gallardo? The mission: get it talking properly with the car's aftermarket engine management system.

Update: We cracked it. 🔓

And it went a LOT deeper than just tracing wires.

With proprietary vehicle electronics, there's almost no public info on how anything works. The usual move is to monitor the CAN network, watch what's being sent, and peice together what each module expects.
Sometimes though, that just isn't enough...

So one of our resident magicians went to work and pulled the clusters firmware apart. Disassembly. Decomplilation. CAN Analysis. Hours on the bench. All to understand exactly how Lamborghini's own electronics ticks.

We mapped the communications the cluster needs and got deep into the software logic behind it all.
And that's where there was a catch! Some of what the factory cluster expected simply couldn't be replicated to keep everything happy.

So we changed the rules...

We found the flashing protocols, replicated them, and rewrote the clusters firmware ourselves...

Jay's Gallardo dash is now fully under our control. Every warning, every display, every needle, doing exactly what we tell it to do, when we tell it to. 🎯

Sometimes the answer isn't in the wiring. It's in the software on the other end of it.
This is just another kind of wizardry from the Powertune team! ⚡

👇What's the most stubborn electrical gremlin you've ever chased? Tell us below.

13/10/2026

Big power GR6 transmission getting ready to head overseas.

We've recently completed work on this R35 GT-R transmission in-house, upgrading it with a Dodson Motorsport ProMax 13 clutch package for one of the international race teams we support.

The GR6 is a bloody formidable transmission from factory, but once you start pushing serious horsepower and torque through it, its limitations quickly become glaring. Factory clutch packs can struggle to hold the increased torque, while the transmission casing itself can flex and distort under extreme loads.

The ProMax 13 uses 13 friction plates per clutch, providing substantially more torque-holding capacity than the original setup. The upgraded billet components aren't just there to look pretty either, providing additional strength and rigidity where it's needed.

It's not every day we get to show this side of what goes on at Powertune, but there's quite a bit of work happening behind the scenes that doesn't always make it onto our socials.

This one's packed up and heading off to its next assignment.

11/10/2026

Hot hatch is an understatement.

As serious as its setup implies, Ian's GTi-R is one of those cars that never stops being fun.

Making around 450 awkW, this thing is a crazy little firecracker.

It's built around an SR20VE combination that we originally put together way back at our old Wetherill Park workshop. We're proud to see that all these years later, it's still going hard.

One of the more interesting features of Ian's little hatch is the CP9A driveline conversion, incorporating an Evo VI 5-speed gearbox, custom twin plate clutch, RS rear diff and driveshafts.

For those unfortunate enough to know firsthand, the GTi-R's factory driveline is the glass jaw of these otherwise amazing little machines. The Evo conversion was the silver bullet solution at the time, addressing one of the platform's biggest weaknesses.

More recently, we've moved the car from its previous BorgWarner turbo to a Turbosmart 5862. The internally gated BorgWarner had reached the limits of what we could achieve with boost control, prompting the change to a setup offering greater flexibility.

Tying the package together is a MoTeC catalogue engine management system, giving us the control and monitoring needed to make the most of the combination.

Small car, big attitude, and still every bit as wild as it should be.

10/10/2026

Adam's 180SX is alive!

After having some wiring completed and working through the usual pre-start checks on a fresh engine, Adam's SR22VVL fired into life this week.

The video pretty much says it all. First start checks complete, moving under its own power, and now inching its way into the dyno room for the next stage.

From here, we'll begin the run-in process and progressively work through the car before it sees its final tune. There's still a bit to do, but this is always a satisfying milestone on a fresh build.

A few people have also asked about the gearbox. Its running an RB25 gearbox with a PPG gearset (H Pattern retained), which should give you some indication of where this combination is headed once we start leaning on it properly.

And for those who have been following Gary's black S15, Adam's 180SX is very much its sister build. Two seriously well put-together SRVVL-powered Nissans, both under our roof at the same time. Both clean enough to eat off. We're pretty honoured to have the opportunity to work on both of them.

Next stop: run-in tune.
Stay tuned.

09/10/2026

Huge congratulations to Brendan Hill and the BIMIK Racing team on finishing 2nd in Class 10 of the 2026 ARB Australian Off Road Racing Championship. 🏆

An awesome result this season.

We’re proud to play our part in getting behind machines like this. Off-road racing puts an enormous demand on not just all the parts in a package, but the drivers, their team and their people. It’s always rewarding to work with teams that are prepared to keep developing, testing and pushing things further.

Congratulations again to Brendan and everyone involved in the campaign. We’re looking forward to continuing the development with you and seeing what this thing can do as they head back out to compete in the future.

Well deserved, guys. 👏

Well done to Brendan #1004 for getting second in the Australian ARB championship. With him racing for his first time on all but one of the tracks this was a great effort.

Big thanks to
Ron @ Race trans
Chris @ Kartek
James @ Jenkins performance engines
Ryan at Power tune
Jai for crewing all year
Kelvin and Paul Grant for helping with steel fab over the years
And for all that has help over the years , be it parts or knowledge or just helping in general 

08/10/2026

Another GT-R, another sequential to make behave properly on the street.

Moe is no stranger to a proper street-fighter setup. After securing an OS Giken OS-88 sequential transmission, he got in touch with us after seeing the work we've done getting race-bred sequential gearboxes to operate smoothly and predictably in street-driven GT-Rs.

And this R32 is a seriously neat bit of kit.

There's plenty going on under the bonnet, but what we really like is how much of the car's original character has been retained. It's effectively a restomod - serious hardware underneath, without turning the whole car into something that feels stripped of its R32 identity.

Nismo emblazoned seats, the original-style interior, factory centre gauges and even the factory A/V system still sitting neatly in place. You don't see many modified R32s presented like this anymore.

Now, the OS-88 is out and the next job is getting the transmission, control strategy and car working together the way they should sharp when you want it, but without making a street car unnecessarily miserable to drive.

Another one worth keeping your eyes peeled for.

07/10/2026

This one's being built to be used properly.
Matt's Tarmac Rally R35 GT-R.

The brief is simple: Get everything we can out of the factory turbos on flex fuel, while keeping the package sharp, reliable and ready for competitive timed events.

That means a proper fuel system upgrade with oversized injectors, a high-flow fuel pump and flex fuel hardware. We've spec'd the injectors with future headroom too, so when Matt eventually outgrows the factory turbos, the fuel system won't be the thing holding him back.

Then there's the brain of the whole package a MoTeC M150. Matt already had the ECU, so we'll be setting it up for the R35 platform and tying the strategy together around the way this car will actually be driven.

Mechanically, we're also opening up the intake and exhaust side to remove the obvious restrictions and let the factory turbochargers work as efficiently as possible.

So no, this isn't just a throw some boost at it and see what happens setup.
It's a carefully matched package built around response, usable power, fuel flexibility and future upgrade potential.

Judging by the cage, seats and harnesses already in it Matt clearly plans on using every bit of it.

More to come.