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Jay Duca’s 4-Rotor Swapped VL Commodore Drift Car
Jay Duca has become one of the most recognisable personalities in Australia’s online car culture, thanks to his YouTube channel, ‘Low Standards,’ and the wild builds he documents there. What makes Jay stand out is the way he brings viewers into the process with him. Nothing is staged, nothing is dressed up, and everything is done for Jay’s authentic enjoyment. That raw, no-nonsense honesty is exactly what people connect with.
One of the biggest projects to come out of the Low Standards garage thus far is Jay’s 4-rotor, slammed BT1 VL Commodore drift car. A bright yellow VL drift car on its own already turns heads. Slam it on 4 stud wheels in a way that nobody expects, even more so. But dropping a 4-rotor into it is the kind of decision only Jay would make.
The VL was not always the neck-snapping masterpiece you see today, however. The car appeared at Jay’s front door as a rough shell, donated by a friend. Jay was inspired to put his dream motor, an all-billet 26B 4-rotor, built by Pulse Performance Race Engineering (PPRE) in New Zealand, into the car for Summernats 36. With 5 weeks until the show and the clock ticking, the build commenced.
While lowering a car seems simple to most, the process becomes complex when you aim to go as low as Jay does. 30mm was cut from the chassis rails, an S13 front end was used as it raised the radiator, and utilised an S13 IRS diff and cradle in the rear. Other limitations needed to be considered as well, such as fuel tank relocation and wheel fitment, but nothing can get in the way of Jay and his extreme low builds.
With the quad rotor in and a Holinger RD6 sequential manual ready to put the power to the ground, the car needed an engine management system. In went a Haltech Nexus R5 VCU, iC-7 Dash, Can keypads and four wideband and EGT sensors. The car was completed with just days to spare before heading to Summernats in Canberra.
The result of this journey is an unmistakable blend of Aussie heritage and Japanese rotary madness. The engine screams, the stance is aggressive, and the whole car carries the same chaotic, creative energy that defines Jay’s channel. With Haltech systems managing the heart of the car, it has become one of the most impressive VL builds in the country.
The time has now come upon us again, Summernats is around the corner and Jay is focused on what’s next, his attention shifting toward his new project: a Diesel swapped Holden Torana. The build is being revealed in real time via the Low Standards YouTube channel and with Jay, nothing is off the table. That unpredictability is a big part of why people love to follow his journey.
Jay’s passion, personality, and willingness to tackle the unusual have shaped Low Standards into a channel that captures the real spirit of car culture: the mateship, the frustration, the breakthroughs, and the excitement of seeing a wild idea turn into a running, screaming machine.
With the VL still shredding and the Torana freshly debuted into the world, Jay’s story is only getting started.
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