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Group A VL Commodore
This was the first Group A since the introduction of unleaded fuel so people were pleasantly surprised to find more power than before as they feared it could have been the same as in the ADR27A days when cars lost so much power. The engines in the Group A were strengthened with stronger rods and cranks and used a lightened flywheel. The exhaust was different this year as the rules for racing allowed for anything goes after the first join so Holden made the first join closer to the heads. Of course the usual was done to the heads to help them breath and the fule was fed from a high pressure pump into a Rochester 4-barrel. The gearbox for the 4.9 litre was a Borgwarner T10 with a one to one top gear. This was Brockys last stand and the fallout between Holden and Peter Brock was stretched to breaking point and beyond. Brockys Group A was signed and came with the 4.9 litre engine while the Generals product was unsigned and came with the 5.0 litre.  Brockys car also came with the Energy Polariser which was the stumbling point between Peter and GM-H as they saw no reason to add this piece of equipment to there cars and bvecause of this Peter saw no reason to add his signature to there Group A cars. The Brock version Group A was the race version and came with the sportier suspension package which allowed for better handling for the comprimise of comfort. 
 Specifications
Price:
$29,600

Engine:(5.0 litre)
V8 front mounted OHV
Bore/stroke: 101.6 x 76.8 mm
Capacity: 4987 cc
Carburettor: Rochester Quadrajet
Compression: 8.5:1

Power:
137 kW @ 4400 rpm
345 Nm @ 3200 rpm
Maximum recommended rpm: 5600

Performance:
0-80 km/h 5.33 seconds
0-100 km/h 7.64 seconds
0-140 km/h 15.2 seconds

Standing 400m:
15.54 @ 142 km/h

Fuel consumption:
14.4 l/100 km.....but who cares!

Transmission:
Gear
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th		 Ratio
3.25
1.99
1.29
1.00
0.72		 Max km/h
63
104
160
207
221		 RPM
5600
5600
5600
5600
4300

Final Drive:
3.08:1

Brakes:
Front: 289 mm discs
Back: 230 mm discs

Weight:
1295 kg

Wheels / Tyres:
Alloy 7JJ X 16
Bridgestone RE71 205/55 VR 15

Fuel capacity:
63 litres


The 4.9 litre Brock engine.


The 5.0 litre Holden engine.


Brocky did win but Bathurst but in the car he started in and not until the Texaco Sierras were rightfully disqualified.
The 1987 Bathurst was a foregone conclusion for the VL to loose but someone must have forgotten to show Peter Brock, David Parsons and Peter McLeod as they finally were given the win after the Texaco Sierras were disqualified after an irregularity in there fuel tank. It was found that they had  traces of higher than allowed octane petrol in there tanks after the race when they were inspected. Now this was one of the more unusual races as Brocky started out in 05 but after encountering trouble he dumped 05 and joined the number 10 Mobil Commodore where he was cross entered just in case this scenario ever happened. This was outlawed later but if you ask me it was what I would call a shrewd call on the master of the mountain and may I add he was not the only one to do this.
 Pics

The Momo 16 x 7 inch rims stood out like the rest of car and along with the Bridgestone RE71 which were 55 series allowed for a slightly better comfort level than the VK with it's 50 series tyres.