My VZ SSZ

[OMR346]

Hey guys, just signed up here. I know a fair few people already off other forums, and from around the Brissie area. Been reading stuff on here for quite some time now. Finally thought i would sign up. Here is my car.

Name: doesnt have one yet
Model: 2005 VZ SSZ
Colour: Impulse blue
Bodykit: standard VZ SS
Engine Type: 5.7ltr LS1
Engine Mods: Comp Cams 228/230@112lsa cam, PAC 918 valve springs, 25% underdrive, Ziggy OTR, Mafless tune
Power: 260rwkw, 651nm, 12.7 @ 109mph
Exhaust: Pacemaker 4-into-1 extractors, stainless steel cats, 3" Xforce cat back
Gearbox: 4L65e, Dominator 3500rpm convertor
Diff: LSD, IRS
Brakes: SSZ specs (320mm rotors, Corvette calipers)
Suspension: Standard, except SL King rears
Wheels/Tyres: 19" chrome mags with Kumho tyres and white walls
Interior: SSZ (leather seats, guage binnicle)
Other Mods: N/A
Stereo: stock
Build Period: bought it in november 08
Cost: to much
Contacts: B.E.S.T Performance, Mr Muffler, Ziggy's OTR's, Bliss Custom Machining, Beurepairs Rocklea, Bartons Holden
Future Mods: 3.7:1 diff gears, bigger extractors and cats, lower suspension, personalised plates, eventually some Patriot heads (maybe in 10 years lol)

Pics: (pics should come good in a few days... i hope :confused:)

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[wikky]

Sounds very nice mate! But your pics don't work.

[OMR346]

Yea i hosted about 800 pics from Powercruise #19 on there and then posted them up on a couple of other forums. With in 3 days, i was over the bandwidth limit. It should come good again in the next few days.

[SHANESVZSS]

sounds like a great combo you have there , cant wait to see some pics :goodjob:

[flyreels]

sounds great, looking froward to the pics

[calais190]

Looking good there mate, the rims suit the blue, it's a nice combo... The cam and exhaust must leave it sounding pretty insane.. What plates you got in mind?

[OMR346]

Cheers mate. But the pics arnt working still, so how did you see it?

I know the plates i want. Im not spilling about it though becuase last time i worte up on a forum the plates i was getting, someone else got them about a week later. So im keeping quiet about it for now lol. Hopefully i can get them very soon though.

[OMR346]

Are the pics working for anyone else? They still arnt for me ???

Also a quick update. SSZ went 12.5 @ 109mph, 1.8 60ft, on Wednesday night at Willowbank. Im pretty happy with that, considering it was on shit bald semi slck track tyres and with 3.07 gearing :)

[MarsVolta]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/023.jpg

[OMR346]

Pics are finally working :)

Looking at some Patriot Performance heads at the moment aswell. That should hopefully see my close to 300rwkw.

[FPVTZA]

Hey mate looks tuff like the white walls.

[LS1 S13]

love the wheels

[VZSSIMPULSE]

great lookn vz and best colour as well,but it need to be lowered.

[OMR346]

Cheers guys. Yea, it wouldnt hurt coming down a couple of inches, but i like to get out to Willowbank as often as i can, and the FE2 is great for drag racing. That is the only reason i havnt dumped it yet. I will one day though :)

[NIXON]

Looks good mate, top colour.

[PC12]

Great looking car.

[steedsy]

Nice car mate, like the splash of colour under the hood too.

[OMR346]

I am getting some gearing done in the new year. Im tosing up the idea of going 3.7, 3.9 or 4.11. Any advice?

[wikky]

I am getting some gearing done in the new year. Im tosing up the idea of going 3.7, 3.9 or 4.11. Any advice?

Yep, punch diff gears into the search field and get ready for plenty of reading. :)

[OMR346]

Thought i might give this a bit of an update. Not to much has happened since my last post though.

Ive had the power steering lines replaced under warrenty, for the 2nd time in less then 10 months. The 4-1 Pacies are sitting very close (less then 5mm) away fromt he lines (where they connect to the rack) and rubbing on it. So i need to sort that out as soon as i can.

Ive got a big Derale trans cooler sitting here waiting to go on. I will be getting a PWR power steering resevouir, and a P/S cooler aswell, and fitting them all up at the same time.

Also just bought a Whiteline chrome sturt brace. That will probably go on at the same time as the oil coolers go on.

Picked up a set of M/T Street ET's aswell. Just havnt had a chance to use the bloody things yet. Diff gears are going in soon. I decided to go with 3.9:1 gearing. Hopefully i can crack an 11 with the gearing, slicks and winter.

I am also picking up a new car on Saturday. A VX Berlina wagon, LS1 of course. So that will be getting a Ziggy OTR and MAFless tune soon. Already has PAcies and exhaust, so thts a bonus.

Oh, and im about to buy a HG Kingswood aswell. Dropping a 350/383ci chev combo in and going drag racing :)

Here is a few new pics of the SSZ.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/QC%20Photoshoot%2021-03-2010/255.jpg (http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/QC%20Photoshoot%2021-03-2010/?action=view&current=255.jpg)
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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/QC%20Photoshoot%2021-03-2010/197.jpg (http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/QC%20Photoshoot%2021-03-2010/?action=view&current=197.jpg)

[OMR346]

The white walled tyres, or the mags?

I bought them off a mate, like they are. They are Kumho tyres, and he had the whitewalls done himself. Cant remember who he got them done thru. Apparently they are about $50 a tyre. I have never seen those rims at a shop, and to be honest, i dont even know what they are lol. I think they are a Koya. Ive only ever seen them on one other car. A ED Falcon, at my work.

[OMR346]

This is the new car i picked up on Saturday morning. Saturday arvo saw a MAFless tune and Ziggy OTR being fitted up. Also came with Pacemaker Tri-y's and cat back exhaust, lowered suspension and 17" VY SS rims. Also had SS Inductions MAF sensor and CAI, which is for sale now.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/7792397.jpg
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[OMR346]

Got a new diff fitted today. 3.7:1 KAAZ LSD with Harrop diff cover. Also have some new Ballistic 100cpi cats, thanks to Mal from Mr Muffler. New plates arrived last week aswell. 'OMR346'

[Jezmont]

Awesome work mate... very keen to see how you go with the heads too! As said, wheels go well with it

[HSV590]

Geez Mick, ya getting through a bit of work on the SSZ..looks a treat and sounds nice too..Nice pick up on the wagon too
Cheers
Mark

[OMR346]

Awesome work mate... very keen to see how you go with the heads too! As said, wheels go well with it

No longer doing heads on it. I have a HG Kingswood that i am building up for street/strip duties. I was going to get more involved with the SSZ, but if i break it, im up shit creek as it is my daily. So yea, i bought another car to play with.

Yea Mark, its come along way since i bought it. It was 100% bog stock 18 months ago. Next is a 'Craigs' gearbox, as mine is starting to play up (lasted 10 months with the cam and convertor, not bad for a stock 4L60e lol). Maybe a bigger convertor aswell (4000-4200rpm). Eventually i will be fitting up a set of 1 7/8" Di-Fillipo headers, and that will probably be it. Unless i can get a FAST 92/92 for the right price lol.

The wagon is pretty good. I took it for a run to Warwick a few weeks ago to pick up a diff for the HG. It handled great thru 'Cunninghams Gap'. Made it from Marsden to Warwick in record time ;).

[DNO-55]

No longer doing heads on it. I have a HG Kingswood that i am building up for street/strip duties. I was going to get more involved with the SSZ, but if i break it, im up shit creek as it is my daily. So yea, i bought another car to play with.

Yea Mark, its come along way since i bought it. It was 100% bog stock 18 months ago. Next is a 'Craigs' gearbox, as mine is starting to play up (lasted 10 months with the cam and convertor, not bad for a stock 4L60e lol). Maybe a bigger convertor aswell (4000-4200rpm). Eventually i will be fitting up a set of 1 7/8" Di-Fillipo headers, and that will probably be it. Unless i can get a FAST 92/92 for the right price lol.

The wagon is pretty good. I took it for a run to Warwick a few weeks ago to pick up a diff for the HG. It handled great thru 'Cunninghams Gap'. Made it from Marsden to Warwick in record time ;).

Have you thought of calling SureShift Automatics here in Brisbane regarding your auto? He does quality work with runs on the board as well. Not knocking Craigs at all it was just a suggestion?

Nice rig you have. The converter will liven her up a bit :goodjob:

[OMR346]

Yea i thought about Sureshift, but decided to go straight to Craigs. If i was going to go local, it would be Sureshift, for sure. It goes pretty good now with the 3500rpm Dominator. Not 100% sure if i will go bigger or not yet. Ill have to see how im going for funds when i get it done.

[wrp]

Very sweet ride, I like the color too. I really like those wheels

[OMR346]

Cheers mate

[OMR346]

MMMM....

I had a bit of an impulse buy...

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[HSV590]

oohhh nice buy Mick...:)

[OMR346]

Yea i thought so to lol

Went out to WB last night. Ran 3 12.4 @ 109mph runs. Getting alot of axle tramp. Time to sort out some new suspension.

[OMR346]

Picture from last Wednesdays T&T...
http://image-cache.boostcruising.com/database/forums/files/post-77032-12749493051557066008.jpg

[OMR346]

Went out again last night. Only got 2 runs in, due to all the pro-racers out practicing for Wintrnats (3.5 hour blody wait for the first run :(). Changed shockies for a pair my mate had laying around that he changed a while back. They made the ass end alot more stiff. Also pumped the ET Streets up to 16psi. Had a great launch, withno axle tramp. And felt alot better up top aswell.

First run...
12.33 @ 111mph, 1.71 60ft.

Second run...
12.29 @ 111mph, 1.70 60ft

I think its time for some more timing, and chase a flat 12 :)

[sszkid]

Seen you drive past me last night coming out of maccas, sounds fantastic mate. Love it, good luck with the flat 12 or if not an 11 :)

[DNO-55]

Looks like it launches pretty well. With some more runs I reckon you will run an 11.

Should be running a few more mph though?

Nice rig. :goodjob:

[OMR346]

Seen you drive past me last night coming out of maccas, sounds fantastic mate. Love it, good luck with the flat 12 or if not an 11 :)

You int he blue SSZ ute??? Looked good mate. Not only do i have a liking for Impulse SSZ's, i also have a big soft spot for the utes :)

Yea it would be great if it goes 11's. Flat 12's is what im aiming for though. But i suppose, if it goes flat 12's, then 11's is there for the taking aswell. Will see what happens though.

Im going to play with tyre pressures abit more, and still want to try standard springs again. Its all a matter of trial and error now. Bring on the Pheonix Lights drag day for some testing :)

[REDHOTLS3]

Thats a great photo Mick, I like the action going on on that back tyre, you,re picking up some good numbers, good work.

[sszkid]

You int he blue SSZ ute??? Looked good mate. Not only do i have a liking for Impulse SSZ's, i also have a big soft spot for the utes :)

Yea it would be great if it goes 11's. Flat 12's is what im aiming for though. But i suppose, if it goes flat 12's, then 11's is there for the taking aswell. Will see what happens though.

Im going to play with tyre pressures abit more, and still want to try standard springs again. Its all a matter of trial and error now. Bring on the Pheonix Lights drag day for some testing :)

Yeah mate that was me, haha thank you :) hopefully it will run similar times to yours soon. Give us a wave if you see me out and about again, might head out to Pheonix lights myself.

[OMR346]

Will do mate. I live around the area, so im always out and about around here. Give us a honk is you see me. What are you doing to yours?

Glyne, we just need to get your GXP doing the same thing ;)

[sszkid]

Yeah same here, just up at Heritage Park. Will do mate :) But as for my Ute, as it is now it just has a cat back, mafless tune and OTR. Right now I am sorting out the rest of the exhaust system and keen to chuck in some 3.9 diff gears. Towards the end of the year I want to cam it and a stally, about the same size as yours. How is it to drive with the stally? I drive mine daily to work (only a 28km round trip).

[OMR346]

I drive mine every where. It is my only car (on the road) at the moment. Ive had the cam and stall in there for nearly a year now, and done about 18,000 with it in that time. It gets around 15Ltr/100km, roughly, with most of that being city driving. Driving with the 3500rpm stall in great. Its a Dominator,, so its nice and tight, and great to drive. IU just in my misses car (VX Berlina LS1 wagon) and it feels so doughy, even though it has exhaust, OTR and MAFless tune.

I wouldnt have it any other way. But to be honest, if i were to do it again, i would go a bigger cam and bigger stall. I will need to rebuild my box eventually, so at the same time, im going to go up to a 4000-4200rpm convertor instead of the 3500rpm.

Give us a yell when you want to do the cam and stuff. Ill get you some good prices on some gear (i sell Comp Cams, and all the rest of the gear to go with it).

[sszkid]

Cheers for that info, good to know. I am pretty sure 3500 stall will be the size for me but since I am unsure of the size cam I want to run I will wait and see to make a final decision on the stall size. But from the sounds of it I am in for a treat, cant wait :)

Will do mate, appreciate the offer. I have changed my mind on what size cam I am after a few times but will work something out soon. So you can obviously get me the valve springs and what not as well? Who did you go through for installing the cam and tune out of interest? Sorry if it’s already in the thread, I am too busy at work to look back through it all :( lol

[OMR346]

Yea mate i can get you everything you need. Shit, i can get you a whole motor if you want one ;) lol

The cam and everything else was done down at B.E.S.T Performance @ Sumner Park, and Sean (nqcv8) tuned it on the dyno at B.E.S.T.

Mal @ Mr Muffler (also same building at B.E.S.T) done the headers and cats for me.

[EV1LR8]

looks good mate seen it out at willow bank saturday nite, what a joke of a nite that was :P

keep up the good work

[OMR346]

looks good mate seen it out at willow bank saturday nite, what a joke of a nite that was :P

keep up the good work

Yea mate it was shocking. You raced my mate in the first run, in the BF XR6t. I was going to come say g'day to you, but everytime i was near your car, you wernt lol.

[EV1LR8]

haha i only got in one run and was spinning the wheels to round 80ft with slick :P to many oil downs :( and to many revs :P

[OMR346]

Yea i saw that. You were skating for a fair bit down the track. At least it looked good lol. The BF XR6t is bog stock with injectors, CAI and flash tune, running 11psi. Everything else is stock, inc exhaust and intercooler. Made 300rwkw and best so far of 12.5 @ 113pmh (the race he had with you). Not bad if you ask me.

[OMR346]

Seems to be running pretty consistant times now. Did 5 12.3 and 2 12.2 at Pheonix Lights drag day on Saturday. So im happy with how consistant it is. Just need to get a few bugs sorted, and chase flat 12's. Then hook the giggle gas up :)

Here is a couple new pics from Saturday.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/OMR_346_by_XhArD.jpg
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[Little Brad]

1st one looks good pumba.

[SammyK]

Pics look sweet mate, love the white walls.
Im thinking of a similar size cam, is it ur daily? Keen to see the outcome when the lil blue bottle is hooked up :goodjob:

[OMR346]

Yea its my daily driver. Goes great around town, and gets around 9-10lt on the highway.

The white walls dont look that good now. They have gone a shitty colour. I wil be getting new tyres soon, so ill see how they look with out the white walls, and decide if i will get them done again or not.

I was hoping to have the gas hooked up for Powercruise, but i dont think that is going to happen now :(

[sszkid]

Looking good in those new pics mate, very consistant times as you said.

Mine went in to Mr Muffler today for headers and Hi flow cats, cant wait to pick it up :woohoo:

Might see you out at Powercruise if you are heading out there.

[OMR346]

Yea mate ill be at Powercruise. Ive got a carport aswell :)

Come say gday if your out there.

[MrHSV318]

Looks like its getting off the line hard, what type and size rears you running? They look like slicks but i notice you dont have front runners.

[OMR346]

Im running 235/60/15" M/T ET Streets. I cant run front runnmers, as the SSZ's have 320mm front brakes, and need 17"s to clear. If i could fit 15"s over the front, id have some front runners on for sure.

[Little Brad]

Yea its my daily driver. Goes great around town, and gets around 9-10lt on the highway.

The white walls dont look that good now. They have gone a shitty colour. I wil be getting new tyres soon, so ill see how they look with out the white walls, and decide if i will get them done again or not.

I was hoping to have the gas hooked up for Powercruise, but i dont think that is going to happen now :(

well let me borrow the kit saves it being in your house just wasted lol ......:jester:

[OMR346]

You want it, you can buy it. Its not getting opened unless it is getting installed on my car, or unless i sell it.

[OMR346]

Went out for another play tonight. Had 3 runs, all 12.2

12.27 @ 111mph, 1.70 60ft
12.23 @ 111mph, 1.69 60ft
12.23 @ 112mph, 1.69 60ft

Getting very consistant with the time now. Just need to get the reaction times down pat.

Unfortunatly, i dont think my box is going to last much longer. Its really starting to get doughy on the shift changes. I think its time to get that Craigs Transmissions box.... Anyone got a spare $3500 laying around? :(

[OMR346]

Havnt updated this for a while. Ive been out to Willowbank once since my last post, and it was running 12.3's @ 111mph. The gearbox was really starting to slip that night, and let it down. It was a great night for racing to. Still havnt got it built yet though, and it hasnt blown yet.

Next ont he list of mods, besides the gearbox and 4500rpm convertor, is a few more blingy bits for the engine bay, and a Senator rear spolier. Also had a few thoughs about getting cowl scoop for it. I have seen a few VY/Z's with them, and i think they look shit hot.

A few pics i took tonight.
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[A PSYCHO]

Also had a few thoughs about getting cowl scoop for it. I have seen a few VY/Z's with them, and i think they look shit hot.


NOOOO!

Ive seen maybe 1 that actually looked good. But in my opinion they totally kill the smooth looking body lines of the car.

[OMR346]

Good thing its my car and not yours :p

[DNO-55]

A bigger stally will get you into the 11's no probs. Why not a tad bigger than a 4500rpm? :)

Reverse cowl would look great - EV1LR8's looks angry and suits the shape real well. I was thinking about one for my old car.

Bet you cant wait for winter this year.

[OMR346]

Yea i love Jasons R8. It looks bloody tuff with the massive cowl scoop and the Weld Prostars.

I was going to go with a 4200rpm, but will see what i can find. If i buy new, it will be a 4500rpm Dominator, or ive been looking at the Vigilante convertors abit aswell.

I am looking forward to Winter this year. Mainly becuase its to ****ign hot at the moment. I hate summer. Not only becuase its to hot to race, but becuase i hate the heat full stop lol. But yes, i do want to get back out and get some more racing in. But i need to get the box done first. I dont trust it at the moment.

[A PSYCHO]

Bah dont be soft. My box IS ****ed and it cops more of a floggin' than yours haha.

p.s. your lucky its not my car, if it was it'd be doing 11's already.... ;)

[OMR346]

hahaha Yea, im sure your box has copped more of a flogging. Mine has gone over 18 months with the cam and convertor, has done 2 Powercruises, 2 C4C's with racing, and about 80-100 Willowbank runs. Your done less then 3000km with no drag racing, no track racing, no burnouts... Harden up Princess lol

[A PSYCHO]

Your done less then 3000km with no drag racing, no track racing, no burnouts... Harden up Princess lol

i wouldnt say that lol

[OMR346]

I would. Im talking about since the cam and stall have been in. And since then, yours hasnt done anything interesting. Befpre then, yours has seen a track once, which was C4C7, and that was hardly racing. Its been to Willowbank once and done 4 runs. I dont class street racing as drag racing. And i dont class shity little half arsed power skids that peg leg as doing burnouts either :p

So yes, i would say that lol

Just hurry up and get the dam box built. It sounds puss when revving the tits out in first and then dropping to 3rd haha

[steedsy]

Hey mate,

I saw this on facebook tonight, think it looks surprisingly familliar? Street Commodores sent it to me to tell me about the sale at Lowe Fabrications. Your famous!!
:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/photo.php?fbid=10150405002455438&set=a.461835050437.376593.282999820437

[OMR346]

lol Yea mate, SammyK sent me a PM with that earlier aswell haha.

Damian Lowe, AKA: CHUBBY, gets the billet caps from the same bloke i get them from, which is a mate of mine, who is mates with Damian aswell. Who also makes the caps for the new HDT cars. Those strut caps are the only ones of that design that were made, before going on to another design. I have them here, actually sitting about 2 feet away from me, along with about half a dozen sets of VE caps.

[DNO-55]

Yea i love Jasons R8. It looks bloody tuff with the massive cowl scoop and the Weld Prostars.

I was going to go with a 4200rpm, but will see what i can find. If i buy new, it will be a 4500rpm Dominator, or ive been looking at the Vigilante convertors abit aswell.

I am looking forward to Winter this year. Mainly becuase its to ****ign hot at the moment. I hate summer. Not only becuase its to hot to race, but becuase i hate the heat full stop lol. But yes, i do want to get back out and get some more racing in. But i need to get the box done first. I dont trust it at the moment.

My stally was an 8 1/2" Converter Shop 4500rpm non lock up. I loved it. Lots have run the Converter Shop brand and have run quick 60fts. 1.68 60ft from 229rwks in mine with no set-up. Just a thought though.

Build the box, bigger stall and you will be laughing mate! :)

Good luck

[OMR346]

Nah im not a fan of Convertor Shop convertors for street use. Every one ive seen has been pretty loose, and not the best for street driving, compared to a Dominator, for example. Ill either be getting another Dominator, or one from the US (Vigilante). Ive run a couple of 1.69 60ft's with the 3500rpm Dominator and 3.73:1 gearing. So with a 4500rpm Dominator and 4.11:1 gearing (also on the to to list), it whould in theory go 1.5 60ft, hopefully lol

[pro 346]

tce make very tight convetors too, drive really nice

[DNO-55]

Nah im not a fan of Convertor Shop convertors for street use. Every one ive seen has been pretty loose, and not the best for street driving, compared to a Dominator, for example. Ill either be getting another Dominator, or one from the US (Vigilante). Ive run a couple of 1.69 60ft's with the 3500rpm Dominator and 3.73:1 gearing. So with a 4500rpm Dominator and 4.11:1 gearing (also on the to to list), it whould in theory go 1.5 60ft, hopefully lol

Yeah they are pretty loose and would not be great for a daily but great at the drags. I didnt mind as I liked it flaring.

4.11's are the go mate. Get em in ASAP :goodjob:

[Lincoln87]

Nah im not a fan of Convertor Shop convertors for street use. Every one ive seen has been pretty loose, and not the best for street driving, compared to a Dominator, for example. Ill either be getting another Dominator, or one from the US (Vigilante). Ive run a couple of 1.69 60ft's with the 3500rpm Dominator and 3.73:1 gearing. So with a 4500rpm Dominator and 4.11:1 gearing (also on the to to list), it whould in theory go 1.5 60ft, hopefully lol

4500 stally and 3.73s plus MT ET Streets saw me go 1.54 60footer and an 11.85@116mph in my Six-Ohh Calais.

wish i had the cashies for some 90/10s too... and/or a full set of slicks and front runners.


Good luck.
Dogsballs on here has had great sucess at the strip with 4.11s and a big stall, now doing the same thing but with a 6.0L =P

[steedsy]

lol Yea mate, SammyK sent me a PM with that earlier aswell haha.

Damian Lowe, AKA: CHUBBY, gets the billet caps from the same bloke i get them from, which is a mate of mine, who is mates with Damian aswell. Who also makes the caps for the new HDT cars. Those strut caps are the only ones of that design that were made, before going on to another design. I have them here, actually sitting about 2 feet away from me, along with about half a dozen sets of VE caps.

So this mate of yours does he do a radiator cap or cap cover for the VZ? Now I have my new OTR it looks a bit odd that my radiator cap doesn't have a billett cap given I have them everywhere else.

[OMR346]

Nah we dont do the radiator caps for VZ, as they are under the cover. We took measurments for it, but decided it was cheaper (to make, and to sell the kit for less) to to do it with out them. To be honest, im not sure if he made any more VZ sets after the couple i got made up. I have one on my SSZ, and SammyK has the other set on his SSZ lol.

Lincoln. I have read your thread already and the Calais is pretty impressive. 11's with a bolt on only 6Ltr is pretty good. It will be interesting to see how it goes with the cam in there. To be honest, ill be happy with anything in the 11's once i get it all sorted. Its just a matter of having the coin to do the gearbox. Ive been off work since Xmas with some torn ligaments in my ankle, so ive been living off all my savings, which was for my gearbox. Kinda sucks pretty dam hardcore lol

PRO346. I havnt been in or driven a car with a TCE as yet, but i have heard good reports on them. Is that what you have in yours?

[***VX*R8***]

Love the car...looks tough.
Are you from Brisbane southside? Love to get more involved with the LS1 side of cars and wouldn't mind heading out to Willowbank with some people that have been before and know how it all works.
I recently came from the Nissan side but am definitely loving my clubbie now and want to learn as much as I can about the LS engines...

[pro 346]

Nah we dont do the radiator caps for VZ, as they are under the cover. We took measurments for it, but decided it was cheaper (to make, and to sell the kit for less) to to do it with out them. To be honest, im not sure if he made any more VZ sets after the couple i got made up. I have one on my SSZ, and SammyK has the other set on his SSZ lol.

Lincoln. I have read your thread already and the Calais is pretty impressive. 11's with a bolt on only 6Ltr is pretty good. It will be interesting to see how it goes with the cam in there. To be honest, ill be happy with anything in the 11's once i get it all sorted. Its just a matter of having the coin to do the gearbox. Ive been off work since Xmas with some torn ligaments in my ankle, so ive been living off all my savings, which was for my gearbox. Kinda sucks pretty dam hardcore lol

PRO346. I havnt been in or driven a car with a TCE as yet, but i have heard good reports on them. Is that what you have in yours?

Tonner has tce, gto has dominator and the tce is much tighter and both are the same stall speed

[OMR346]

Interesting to know mate. I might look in to it a bit more.

VX V8... Yea mate, im around Browns Plains area. I havnt gone to Willowbank for a while, and i wont be out there anytime soon. I need to do my gearbox first.

[***VX*R8***]

Oh ok, I'm actually from Regents Park/Browns Plains lol.
I might be losing my license for 6 months very soon and if that happens I want to try and do a cam swap at home and some 3.9 diff gears and then go out to Willowbank after the 6 months.

[OMR346]

Nice, thats pretty close. Im technically in Boronia Heights, but i said Browns Stains as most people know where that is. If your interested, i can supply you with cam and things to go with it, and even sort out a tune for you for your car.

[***VX*R8***]

Oh ok cool. I'm just waiting on my built sr20 to come back from VIC in March after a freshen up, and then hopefully sell that and get the cam etc then so might chuck you a PM late March about a cam etc.

Cheers and good luck with the VZ :goodjob:

[OMR346]

All good mate. Shoot me a PM if you want anything.

[OMR346]

Been a while since ive updated this.

Not much has happened yet, except for a new grille. Just got my old standard grille colour coded. Fitted it up this arvo.

Got a few more plans to happen in the future. Going to fit a VZ Senator rear spolier, HSV rear number plate surround, VZ HSV guards vents, VZ Calais chrome bonnet strip. Going to lower it aswell (SSL in rear and SL in front, also have SSSL rear if i want to go lower any time). And a smaller quieter exhaust will be going on it aswell. Im looking in to a twin 2.5" Burkley system for it. And of course, i still need to get the gearbox sorted lol. Not going to put a bigger convertor in it anymore though. Im also going to see if i can find a set of 20"s for it. Something like a set of Supersports, or even something with a billet sort of look.

All this will happen over time. Not in a hurry for it. When i see parts at the right price, ill pick them up. I wanna concentrate on the HG first, and then another project that im looking at aswell once i start at my new job.

Here is a pic of the grille.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/095.jpg

[SammyK]

That grille looks HEAPS better mate, looks great! :goodjob:

[SSZ.]

what is it with these SSZs and blowing boxes mines prity well rooted aswell now, but i got another stuffed one to get freshend up so i dont have the car off the road, just dont no what extent to go with it full build or just standard.

cars looking good mate senator lip should be sweet im thinking the same for mine

[SammyK]

what is it with these SSZs and blowing boxes mines prity well rooted aswell now, but i got another stuffed one to get freshend up so i dont have the car off the road, just dont no what extent to go with it full build or just standard.

cars looking good mate senator lip should be sweet im thinking the same for mine

DONT JINX ME!!! lol i know its not a matter of if, but when with the box but cam goes in on Monday...

i mate of mine just ordered a senator boot lip from evilbay for $215 - he should get it this week, ill let you know how it goes... half of what i paid :vpo: its only gel coat but so was mine.

[OMR346]

Do it, Paul. SammyK and Steedsy both have the Senator lips on there's and they look great. I was wondering how long your box would take to go. Dont look past a full rebuild with all the good bits, otherwise with yoru mods, you will blow it again in no time. Do it once and do it right. Im just so surprised mine has lasted as long as it has. Its been over 18 months so far.

Yea Sam, i like it aswell. I was worried it would look wierd, but im happy with it. Just need to get that chrome Calais strip on there now lol. Defently let me know how the spolier goes on your mates car. If i can get it for that price, ill be cheering. Gelcoat doesnt worry me. Ive got a mate who will paint it for a good price for me.

[SSZ.]

DONT JINX ME!!! lol i know its not a matter of if, but when with the box but cam goes in on Monday...

i mate of mine just ordered a senator boot lip from evilbay for $215 - he should get it this week, ill let you know how it goes... half of what i paid :vpo: its only gel coat but so was mine.

haha sorry mate but to give you more bad news i only put my cam in last november haha didnt take long for the box to go south, its not completly shaged but it fuks around abit going from first to second at the drags, i dont feel it on the street, its like when i bort it on the street well except for the extra 120 or so hp.

ill look into the full build michael but how much do you recon a fully built 4l60e would take cos ill do heads later nd maybe some nos on and engine upgrade

[OMR346]

Most good trans builders will say there box's are good for around 600hp. Ive known some 4L60e's to take 500rwhp thru them, which is well over what the builders say they are good for. But then ive seen others that have blown with 400rwhp, and needed to be rebuilt for the 2nd or 3rd time. Have a talk to Craigs Transmissions in Sydney and see what they can do for you.

Oh, and i thoguht i might rub it in again... My car has done 30,000kms, 18 months, 2 Powercruises, 80 or so Willowbank runs, plus numerous other shit, and its still going.... Barely, but its still going lol

Matt, A PSYCHO, had his cam in for 3000kms before it lost 2nd gear. Now he has the box in getting built. And another mate of mine has a VT SS with 231/239 cam (same as what SammyK is going) and done about the same before his box blew.

I guess ive just been lucky with this one. It was deserved after my last car. VP SS with a few mods and i blew a suposed built T700r to pieces. Then blew another box not long after getting it rebuilt.

[SSZ.]

mines no ecactly blown but i think its holding me back at the drags and that will not be tolerated

[OMR346]

haha Great excuse to get it built then lol. Mine still drives, but it slips when i plant it while driving along, and hits the limiter on the 2-3 gear change when high in the revs, instead of just dropping it like it used to. It also is really laggy and sloppy on gear changes, at all times.

[SSZ.]

yer mines just abit slow from first to second but thats enuf to get it done for me dont want the troubles of blowing the box in the midle of a drag meet, so ill get the other one built the keep the ogiginal for a spare.

are you going all out with you build?

[OMR346]

Yea the usual stuff. Not going to be making this faster anymore. I want to concentrate on my HG instead. This is my daily, so itll do for now. Kinda getting over new cars aswell. Thinking of getting some old US muscle

[SSZ.]

im thinking the same mate, (must be something about SSZ owners must think alike) im thinking of building a street/strip mostly strip just in street spec ls3 powerd vk

[OMR346]

Nice. I had a VK i was going to build up, but sold it to buy the HG. I put pics of it up on CCCWA ages ago. Not sure if there still on there though. I know there are pics of the HG there.

A mate of mine is in the middle of building a VH with an LS1 (head/cam/Vic Jr combo). Itll be interesting to see how it goes when its finished.

[SSZ.]

yer im thinking of heads and cam to start off then nos to keeo it cheep then stroke and blower mostly for drags then tho, gona get the misses into drag racing so will skip super street and put her straight into super sedan, mmm vh sounds like he will be having fun driving something like the, i love vh's but i already had the vk as a spare car

[steedsy]

Hey lads,

Interesting look with the gill . Think it's that massive badge that doesn't do it for me. Have you though about also painting the outside ring of the badge leaving only the lion chrome? If only there was grill with a full chrome strip with no badge at all

Well just when I was starting to come around to the idea of getting a small cam, you guys have turned me off again with all this talk of it blowing the gear box. :lmao:

Hey I got one of those elcheapo senater spoilers from ebay, think mine was $275 but I got the LED with mine save all the farting around trying to find the right part at repco. Can't fault the one I got. Even my mate the spray painter was surprised by the quality.and it fitted up with no drama.

Those old skool cars sound awesome guys, I am hanging out to get myself a HJ 4 door monaro one day when the kids get older and the mortgage gets smaller!

Dave

[Cmycv8]

Mate I was on awe when I saw this car in person, neat, clean and well looked after.
:goodjob:

[OMR346]

Sounds like it will be a pretty good combo, Paul. Especially if the misses is gonna get in to it. I told my misses ill take her a run at Willowbank when i go out next, as they are nmow allowing pasengers (on cars running 12.00 or slower) to go down the strip. She has always tried to take an intrest in it, but i dont think she likes the costs involved. I guess thats one of the down sides to choosing such an expensive hobby lol

Steedsy, have you got a link to the spolier you bought? There are a couple on Ebay that i have seen. Dont be scared of a cam. It was the best thing ive done to my car. The gearbox is only a "minor" issue, i swear haha. Seriously though, if i could do it again, i would go for a 240+ cam with a 4500rpm convertor and 4.11 gearing. But as ive said, thats what the HG is for. That'll be used for strip/Powercruise purposes.

And yes, it would be good if there was a plain grille with the chrome bar and no badge. I would buy one in a flash.

[OMR346]

Mate I was on awe when I saw this car in person, neat, clean and well looked after.
:goodjob:

Thanks, but when did you see it? lol

[SSZ.]

Hey lads,

Interesting look with the gill . Think it's that massive badge that doesn't do it for me. Have you though about also painting the outside ring of the badge leaving only the lion chrome? If only there was grill with a full chrome strip with no badge at all

Well just when I was starting to come around to the idea of getting a small cam, you guys have turned me off again with all this talk of it blowing the gear box. :lmao:

Hey I got one of those elcheapo senater spoilers from ebay, think mine was $275 but I got the LED with mine save all the farting around trying to find the right part at repco. Can't fault the one I got. Even my mate the spray painter was surprised by the quality.and it fitted up with no drama.

Those old skool cars sound awesome guys, I am hanging out to get myself a HJ 4 door monaro one day when the kids get older and the mortgage gets smaller!

Dave

dont stress about putting a cam in mate like omr346 said his box has lasted ages and its had a fairly hard life and mine has a fairly big cam and has done about 200 drag passes countless skidz track days and motorvation where it coped a thrashing with full 1/4 mile skidz, and its fine for street driving, it only shows the slightest sign of hesitation and the drags nothing to worry about.

if you look after you trany, instal a big trans cooler and dont thrash the guts out of it, a small cam will do fine in there

[OMR346]

if you look after you trany

I think it may be a good thing i didnt move to WA now :1peek:

lol

[SSZ.]

Sounds like it will be a pretty good combo, Paul. Especially if the misses is gonna get in to it. I told my misses ill take her a run at Willowbank when i go out next, as they are nmow allowing pasengers (on cars running 12.00 or slower) to go down the strip. She has always tried to take an intrest in it, but i dont think she likes the costs involved. I guess thats one of the down sides to choosing such an expensive hobby lol

Steedsy, have you got a link to the spolier you bought? There are a couple on Ebay that i have seen. Dont be scared of a cam. It was the best thing ive done to my car. The gearbox is only a "minor" issue, i swear haha. Seriously though, if i could do it again, i would go for a 240+ cam with a 4500rpm convertor and 4.11 gearing. But as ive said, thats what the HG is for. That'll be used for strip/Powercruise purposes.

And yes, it would be good if there was a plain grille with the chrome bar and no badge. I would buy one in a flash.

yer i took the misses as a passenger a wile back before i put the cam in, then we switched and i got here to drive, she ran a best of 13.5 wich isnt bad for a first timer, only .4 off what i run with a passenger i want to get her into it again now with cam and slicks its much easyer to get a good consistant time, shouldnt go into the 11s with a passenger!!! i hope haha

[SSZ.]

I think it may be a good thing i didnt move to WA now :1peek:

lol

confused??

[OMR346]

It'll be cutting it close to the cut off. But whats the worse they can do, tell you she cant go in it again? Ive really gotta get mine built before taking it back out. Im hoping to have that done soon, as its getting close to race weather again.

[OMR346]

confused??

Your talking about looking after your tranny... Thats something you should keep to yourself ;)

Dont worry... Its 12:15 over here. Im starting to look at the back of my eye lids lol.

[SSZ.]

ok then....

[steedsy]

Steedsy, have you got a link to the spolier you bought? There are a couple on Ebay that i have seen. Dont be scared of a cam. It was the best thing ive done to my car. The gearbox is only a "minor" issue, i swear haha. Seriously though, if i could do it again, i would go for a 240+ cam with a 4500rpm convertor and 4.11 gearing. But as ive said, thats what the HG is for. That'll be used for strip/Powercruise purposes.


Yeah mate, here is the seler I got mine from. Keep an eye on his items for discounted buy now offers. He will often list one at his regular price of $310 along with a listing for ame thing at a cheeper price.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HOLDEN-VY-VZ-SENATOR-STYLE-BOBTAIL-SPOILER-LED-LIGHT-/230587445231?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item35b0152fef

[SO PHAT]

Love that color mate

[OMR346]

Ive got that on my watch list already. Ill defently be keeping an eye on it.

Cheers Dan. I like it to. I like the colour on your new one better though.

[OMR346]

Spoke to Craig's Transmissions earlier. Craig was really helpful, and gave me a run down on what i need. I will be getting the box built shortly. Still not 100% sure about the converter at this stage. I spoke to Craig about stepping the stall speed of mine up to about 4200rpm (max they can go with the 9" unit). That should see some 11 second passes.

Any thoughts on this one?

Also ordered a couple of cosmetic things for the car. Got a chrome Calais bonnet mould on the way, and picking up a HSV rear number plate surround, hopefully this weekend (from a member here)

[OMR346]

Got a few quick updates.

I now have the HSV nuber plate sorround all painted up, but stil havnt fitted it yet. Ineed to debadge it first, to fit it on, and ive ever been to busy, or to drunk lol.

Also got an Elite catch can, but like the sorroud, its not fitted yet.

And lastly, i have purchased a built 4L60e for it. Its sitting at the mechanics as i type this. I just have to wait for him to be able to fit me in to fit it up. So ill soon be able to get out and race again :)

[steedsy]

Got a few quick updates.

I now have the HSV nuber plate sorround all painted up, but stil havnt fitted it yet. Ineed to debadge it first, to fit it on, and ive ever been to busy, or to drunk lol.

Also got an Elite catch can, but like the sorroud, its not fitted yet.

And lastly, i have purchased a built 4L60e for it. Its sitting at the mechanics as i type this. I just have to wait for him to be able to fit me in to fit it up. So ill soon be able to get out and race again :)

Some good shoping mate. Bet you can't wait to get that box sorted out.

[OMR346]

Yea mate, its getting pretty bad now. I havnt been able to go racing since last year. I went to Willowbank on Good Friday,but it wasw rained out before i got a run in. I was expecting to blow it that night if i had of run. Its getting worse all the time now. I cant even give it enough throttle to drop back, as im afraid its going to slip to much lol

[A PSYCHO]

SO thats the real reason your too pussy to bring it out cruising.

[h41ry]

mine is faster :P

[A PSYCHO]

Finally made an account on here aye h41ry haha.

[h41ry]

Finally made an account on here aye h41ry haha.

lol....yeah man

[SSZ.]

finaly got a box for it aye mate, whats been done to the box, what they rekon it will handle, 4200 min on the stall mate, it'll love it haha im thinking of steping mine up abit more to

[OMR346]

SO thats the real reason your too pussy to bring it out cruising.

No, I've been out cruising. In fact, me and Johnno were out cruising on Friday night....

Ohhhh.... Did we forget to invite you??? lol


mine is faster :P

You cheated though.... You have a bigger cam :p



finaly got a box for it aye mate, whats been done to the box, what they rekon it will handle, 4200 min on the stall mate, it'll love it haha im thinking of steping mine up abit more to

Yea mate finally got one. I'm bought it off NZSHAKER on here. It was built by Craig's a while back, and then freshened up by a local shop at Christmas time. I've known him for years and I know he does things right, so I have faith in the box.

Still staying with the 3500rpm Dominator I have now. I've just picked up a 400ci for my HG so time to concentrate on that one now, and leave this one as the daily.

[h41ry]

No, I've been out cruising. In fact, me and Johnno were out cruising on Friday night....

Ohhhh.... Did we forget to invite you??? lol



You cheated though.... You have a bigger cam :p


matts car is to slow thats y we didnt invite him :P


but mine was cheaper :P

[SSZ.]

big stall will still work for the evryday comut, haha the joys of having more than one project going, means they all get done slowly or some get neglected, i got 3 atm and they all seem to go no where, wish the money tree would hury up and grow.

so what you hoping for once the box is in, any improovments?

im getting my box done by DTM over here once the tax comes in, trying to resist pulling money from other things, will also get the conveter split and checked wile im at it, gona get it loosened up abit (was built for nos but ive decided not to go that way, well at least not yet haha)

[A PSYCHO]

LOL you 2 make me laugh. So johnno is your car actually drivable again? Good timing anyway, i was already out friday night. I wouldnt fit in anyway, with you commodores in my HSV.

[h41ry]

yeah just got a standard box in it atm...but going to convert it to stick
oh and r u talking bout the berlina princess :lmao:

[OMR346]

yeah just got a standard box in it atm...but going to convert it to stick
oh and r u talking bout the berlina princess :lmao:

hahahah My misses drives a Berlina as well.... Same model, colour and mags, as Goldies Berlina... Hey Goldie :p Dont ****ing give me that HSV crap... Is a god dam Commodore you douche bag lol

Paul, if I can get any quicker times, its a bonus. I just want to race the dam thing lol. It's been driving me nuts for a while now.

[A PSYCHO]

Funny, your missus car is worth half that of mine stock vs stock. Wonder why, oh the HSV badge i got none of your cars do. Whats goldie mean? another new nickname for me hey? Tall poppie syndrome me thinks....

p.s. my party is cancelled so forget about it you 2.

[h41ry]

Funny, your missus car is worth half that of mine stock vs stock. Wonder why, oh the HSV badge i got none of your cars do. Whats goldie mean? another new nickname for me hey? Tall poppie syndrome me thinks....

p.s. my party is cancelled so forget about it you 2.

that was your choice to pay that much extra for a badge noone told u to do it
i could just put a hsv badge on mine
pretty sure your compliance plate still says its a commodore :P

and meh to the party...i just scored a t56 conversion so i will be doing that :P

[SSZ.]

Paul, if I can get any quicker times, its a bonus. I just want to race the dam thing lol. It's been driving me nuts for a while now.

haha fair enuf mate, i no what you mean tho, the strip has been closed here for nearly a month and im missing it already

[OMR346]

Funny, your missus car is worth half that of mine stock vs stock. Wonder why, oh the HSV badge i got none of your cars do. Whats goldie mean? another new nickname for me hey? Tall poppie syndrome me thinks....

p.s. my party is cancelled so forget about it you 2.

Tall poppy syndrome??? Yet your the one carrying on about a badge? Half the VN-VS Commodores in Queensland have HSV badges and body kits on them, yet they are still only worth $500 lol.

And of course your car is worth more then my misses car you douche bag. But my car is worth twice yours, so go suck on that :flipoff: lol

Johnno, his compliance plate says its a Berlina lol

I forgot about your party.... What happened? No one showed any interest? Oh I'm so surprised... :1peek:

As for Goldie.... Dam you just lived up to the name... Obviously you don't remember us calling you that last time we were all out. Its because you have the memory of a gold fish... You just proved it right lol

[OMR346]

Why has the track been shut, Paul? You talking about Kwinana? I'm still yet to make it over there aye. I'll get there one day lol

[A PSYCHO]

But my car is worth twice yours, so go suck on that :flipoff: lol

LOL! thanks pumba i needed a laugh this morning. :rofl:

Party was canned because everyone was too cheap to pay for the 'entertainment'.

[OMR346]

LOL! thanks pumba i needed a laugh this morning. :rofl:

Party was canned because everyone was too cheap to pay for the 'entertainment'.

Yea because your VX is worth lots hahaha Just because you paid $5k to much for it, doesn't mean others will lol

Chances are I wasn't able to make it to your party anyway. I think that's the weekend I'm going down south... It seems a lot of thing's are falling on that weekend lol

[OMR346]

I picked the car up this arvo with a nice built box now fitted.

It is so much more responsive now, and so much more fun to drive lol. It wants to turn the tyres a hell of a lot easier now to. Cant wait to get it out to Willowbank next weekend for some racing :)

[A PSYCHO]

So your ready to lose to me then? is Johnno coming to the drag day? Can he adjust your tune to suit or is yours locked?

[SSZ.]

Why has the track been shut, Paul? You talking about Kwinana? I'm still yet to make it over there aye. I'll get there one day lol

yer kwinana mate, the track shuts down in winter from the end of may till september, but for actual competion drag racing it shuts down between april and october, sucks arse mate

[OMR346]

yer kwinana mate, the track shuts down in winter from the end of may till september, but for actual competion drag racing it shuts down between april and october, sucks arse mate

That's pretty gay. Winter is the best time for drag racing lol

Matt, Johnno killed his motor, so I dought he will be racing any time soon.

I'm chasing flat 12's next Saturday :)

[A PSYCHO]

Matt, Johnno killed his motor, so I dought he will be racing any time soon.

I'm chasing flat 12's next Saturday :)

Damn! really? what happened? Also flat 12's huh? funny that, me too. ;)

[OMR346]

You need to get in to the 12's first before going for flat 12's :p

He has done the bottom end. And here I was giving him 2 weeks before killing the clutch.... He killed the motor after not even a week lol

[A PSYCHO]

So we confirmed my car is faster. Also apparently its louder because its a HSV too? hahaha

[OMR346]

Your car isnt faster.. You just pulled away up top becuase mine changed gears before you... Notice how i was pulling until i changed in to 3rd. And that was even while spinning the tyres when we took off. Thats the bad part about short diff gears and a rolling start. You will discover that now that you have fitted your new diff lol. So until you show a faster time slip, it aint faster :p

And yes, you better get a more quieter exhaust, you noisy HSV (Berlina) driver.

Ill have a talk to Chris during the week and see what he wants to do about the DB test. I think i will be getting that new exhaust sooner rather then later now lol

[h41ry]

meh...mine is faster :P but not atm :(
its not even a hsv and its louder to :P

[OMR346]

^^^ Lets go out for a race then..... RIGHT NOW... :p

Or wait until I change the cam lol

Not bloody happy with the POS right now. Still ran 12.2 at Willowbank, but went from 112mph to 109mph, and 60ft went from 1.69 to 1.67... how ****ed up is that lol

So time for a bigger cam now

The gearbox is going great though :)


A few pics from Saturdays drag day...

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/DSC_4572.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/DSC_4609.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/DSC_4615.jpg

[OBNOXIOUS]

looks awesome mate nice work

[SammyK]

that top pic looks great mate, the colour looks gun!

[OMR346]

Yea, considering how dirty it was (still is), it came up rather well lol

[patrolking]

nice good work love it

[OMR346]

Thanks mate

[knoxy05]

hi there can anyone help me,ive got a 2.5inch xforce exhaust its been on my vz ls2 clbby for 3months and now its so loud and angry sounding,not a v8 rumble..has anyone else haqsd this problem

[OMR346]

Typical X-Force exhaust.

Easy fix......

Get rid of it lol

Mine reads 90db on idle and 110db at 4150rpm (where they test it)

[h41ry]

So we confirmed my car is faster. Also apparently its louder because its a HSV too? hahaha


So your ready to lose to me then? is Johnno coming to the drag day? Can he adjust your tune to suit or is yours locked?

dude your car is slow....remember the last time we raced...80k start i was on the limiter in 3rd and still pulling away....u need to just accept the fact that your car is SLOW :p

[A PSYCHO]

dude your car is slow....remember the last time we raced...80k start i was on the limiter in 3rd and still pulling away....u need to just accept the fact that your car is SLOW :p

Funny i honestly dont remember that? I DO remember you losing to a stock Audi 4WD and i smashed it while turning the tyres still.

[h41ry]

what the hell do u expect it was from standing start...i doubt u were spinning wheels dude u raced it from like 60ks :p

[h41ry]

oh and i got the time slip to say my car is like 1.5sec faster than yours :p

[OMR346]

oh and i got the time slip to say my car is like 1.5sec faster than yours :p

ooohhhhhh SNAP...

And its actually only .9 second faster now. Goldie got a 12.9 at the drag day lol

[h41ry]

ooohhhhhh SNAP...

And its actually only .9 second faster now. Goldie got a 12.9 at the drag day lol

but i hit the rev limiter :(

[OMR346]

lol Yea that was funny haha

[h41ry]

ooohhhhhh SNAP...

And its actually only .9 second faster now. Goldie got a 12.9 at the drag day lol


lol Yea that was funny haha


no it wasnt....u no how long i waited to take the car out and i only got 1 run
now its to late to get the number cause its stick :(

[A PSYCHO]

pfft ill walk in an 11 when i get some proper tyres just wait. and LOL pumba, 'ohhh snap'? really?

[OMR346]

no it wasnt....u no how long i waited to take the car out and i only got 1 run
now its to late to get the number cause its stick :(

I have no sympathy for you... I waited just as long and it started raining as I got to the burnout pad... I was next to race god dammt lol

[OMR346]

pfft ill walk in an 11 when i get some proper tyres just wait. and LOL pumba, 'ohhh snap'? really?

What happened to your 10 second pass??? You talked it up so much, yet you barely broke in to the 12's?

Oh, and I ran a 12.5 before I had decent tyres.

[A PSYCHO]

DAMN! thats not much of a time drop for a built box and ET streets then. Oi ill PM you a link with some tyres/rims im looking at, just want your opinion, if they will work.

oh and i beat you 2 on the street, hypothetically.

[h41ry]

vote....matt should quit while hes ahead my bad.. i meant goldie :p

[OMR346]

^^^ lol Goldie haha

Getting a twin 2.5" Burkley cat back fitted up on Saturday. Going quiet(er) now for street use. But getting a separate rear section made up so I can dump it when I go to Willowbank, etc.

[OMR346]

Finally got around to doing the chrome bonnet trim i had sitting at Holden for 2 months.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/IMG_0161.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/IMG_0165.jpg

Will hopefully be fitting up the HSV number plate surround tomorrow.

And also about to start pulling everything down to put a bigger cam in. Getting it tuned on Monday by Chris over at Western Suburbs Mechanical @ Seventeen Mile Rocks.

All in preparation for Powercruise next weekend lol

[steedsy]

Looking good dude. Hope the new cam sets you up for a great time at Powercruise. Wish we had a powercruise.....sigh!

[old_mate]

johnno doesn't do your tuning?

Will be curious to see what cam you end up putting in. I'm starting to think about a stick for my Crewman, but will need a clutch first i think.

[OMR346]

johnno doesn't do your tuning?

Will be curious to see what cam you end up putting in. I'm starting to think about a stick for my Crewman, but will need a clutch first i think.

Not with this cam. If it was a small cam or non-cam tune, then yea he would do it.

How is your Crewman going anyway mate? I never heard back from you last time we spoke.

Finished the cam install at around 3:30am this morning. Took it for a drive, and it is definitely an improvement over the 228/230 cam i just took out. It should be interesting when it is tuned.

While i was at it, i finally got around to fitting up the Elite catch can i bought a while back.

Steedsy... Really? I thought Melbourne had a Powercruise event? Thats a shame if you dont. You should send Gup an email about it.

[old_mate]

My car is going well, that pesky miss that was bothering me for some time ended up being a dodgy plug lead, all sorted now.

[OMR346]

That's good then. We were only talking about you a week or two back.

[SammyK]

Chrome strip looks great mate, suits the front end really well!

Bet you can't wait for powercruise, make sure you take the camera out!!

[OMR346]

I dont have a camera mate. Some thieving little **** broke in and stole it a few weeks back. Still waiting for insurance to get me a new one. Gotta pay the excess first though lol.

Just finished fitting up the HSV rear number plate surround. It makes the arse end look alot better. I just need to get the Senator spolier now lol. I will get a pic of that when i can.

[A PSYCHO]

So whats the new cam specs? Johnno fit it?

[OMR346]

Yea we fitted it up on Saturday night. It is the cam out of his VT. 231/239@ 50", .617"/.624", 113LSA. Also fitted up new Lunati dual valve springs, retainers, valve stem seals, etc.

[h41ry]

mine is still faster :p

[OMR346]

mine is still faster :p

Give me a 6.2Ltr and see what happens then :p

[OMR346]

Good news...

12.09 @ 111mph
Powerskids thru to 3rd gear with 19" tyres
Its a lot more fun to drive


Bad news....

Killed my KAAZ LSD


Time for a 4.11:1 Tru-Trac... Pending inspection of the KAAZ.

[h41ry]

do it....u no u want to :p

[OMR346]

Indeed i do.... As well as 1 7/8" headers, 4500rpm stall, heads, Vic Jnr, and a few other things lol

[pjk20m]

Looks good mate I’ve got nearly the same set up on mine the boy's from HPF did most of my stuff and very similar power too mine is about 280 rwkw keep us posted on future moods

[OMR346]

My KAAZ LSD after Powercruise weekend....

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/IMG_0175.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/IMG_0173.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/IMG_0171.jpg

Time for a Truetrac me thinks lol

[steedsy]

No better exuse needed for a Truetrac. :)

[OMR346]

That is correct good sir lol

A mate of mine done some ringing around for prices today. I should have it done next week.

[OMR346]

Dropped the diff housing off to Aussie Diffs yesterday. Should be ready to pick up early to mid next week with new Truetrac and 4.11:1 gearing :)

[OMR346]

Got the new diff fitted up now. I was planning to go to Willowbank on Saturday night, but they canceled it due to a big storm on Saturday morning. So unfortunately i now have to wait until the 22nd before i will get a chance to go for a play.

It pulls a lot harder though. The 4.11's are a big improvement over the old 3.73's. I wouldn't recommend them though if you are concerned about fuel economy. Mine has gone shit house now lol.

Next on the list is 1 7/8" headers and a bigger stall :)

[h41ry]

atleast this time mine will be ready..now i can finnaly give u a run :p

[OMR346]

I bloody hope so. If yours doesnt run an 11, i am going to burn the ****ing thing myself lol

[h41ry]

i will burn yours if it doesnt dun an 11...it doesnt bother me if i dont run 11 just as long as i run atleast 120 mph lol

[OMR346]

So if i dont run an 11 and you dont run 120mph, we are going to have a nice bonfire?

[h41ry]

and an insurance claim haha

[VY-SV8]

If you do end up going the bigger primaries i'll take the old headers off your hands.. :P

Also, top ride my friend, and i mean TOP ride. very very nice.

I'm in brissie also up in greenslopes, i've been outta a V8 for a few years now and finallly told my missus it was time for some LS1 power. You chaps seem to know whats what up here so anytime you up for some shenanigans feel free to shoot me a line.

[VY-SV8]

obviously i'd pay you for the headers...

[OMR346]

Thanks mate. It goes OK for what it is. It owes me far more then i care to mention though lol.

I will definitely be going for some bigger headers eventually. Not sure when though. I was looking for some, but then the diff decided to let go. So i had to get that done. Now i am back to saving again. I will post up a for sale thread with the old ones when i eventually get new ones.

I am near Browns Plains.

[VY-SV8]

hahahaha, if i ever told my missus the exact costs of my hobbies i'd have nothing left to do!!! they're all too expensive to pass on fully.

also i noticed while reading through this 13 page novel you know someone who can do tuning. I am looking to get this done in about a month, wanna get a few runs down willowbank in the form i bought my new car before going mafless and tune. then run it again and have fun till i eventually go cam before winter next year. If you're going up to willowbank on the 22nd i'll have a chat with ya then about all that.

[OMR346]

I've spent about $7k in the past 3 months on the gearbox, diff, new cam, etc. The misses just shakes her head at me lol

Yes, we can do you a tune and even OTR if you like. The one that does the tuning should be at Willowbank with me as well. So we can definitely have a chat about it if you like. We can also do a cam package for you if you want.

[VY-SV8]

Sounds like i've hit the jackpot, and i'm pretty sure i just heard the missus start her moaning. lol.

sorry for the thread hijack, back to the drooling over the blue beast. ;)

[MrXVZCalais]

nice, very nice (from a fellow VZ owner),
especially the tyres/wheels you have

[OMR346]

Thanks mate.

[OMR346]

461rwhp with 150 shot of gas. It likes to skid lol

I will post a pic of dyno sheet when intake one

[OMR346]

^^^ Correction.... 465hp on gas, 361 aspirated.

The VZ went rather well out at Powercruise. Used 3 bottles of gas. Unfortunately there was no one there doing refills. With the ET Streets on it was hooking up rather well and i was winning almost every race i had. Even against blown LS1 and LS2's. Walked away from a 440ci Charger with ease, and with a full car load.

I definitely recommend the bottle to anyone looking for that extra bit of go. It is addictive. I want more lol

New plans now are for a solid cam conversion. I am going to buy all the parts needed and then do the swap. 465 hp these days just doesn't cut it lol

[TWISTEDW86]

^^^ Correction.... 465hp on gas, 361 aspirated.

The VZ went rather well out at Powercruise. Used 3 bottles of gas. Unfortunately there was no one there doing refills. With the ET Streets on it was hooking up rather well and i was winning almost every race i had. Even against blown LS1 and LS2's. Walked away from a 440ci Charger with ease, and with a full car load.

I definitely recommend the bottle to anyone looking for that extra bit of go. It is addictive. I want more lol

New plans now are for a solid cam conversion. I am going to buy all the parts needed and then do the swap. 465 hp these days just doesn't cut it lol

Might have to throw some gas on my ute it put out 437.7rwhp n/a with stock heads, intake/throttle body. Didn't get chopped by much out there pity I didn't get to line up next to u to give it a run

[OMR346]

Might have to throw some gas on my ute it put out 437.7rwhp n/a with stock heads, intake/throttle body. Didn't get chopped by much out there pity I didn't get to line up next to u to give it a run

I wouldn't be believing that dyno mate. Its a great power figure, but way to happy if you ask me lol. Especially with only running 114mph on Friday night. And with a 224/230 cam and stock 241 heads.

I did see your ute out there mate. I didn't realize it was you though other wise i would have come and said hi. It looks tuff as with the Prostars. I want some for mine except I've got big front brakes.

[OMR346]

Just got back from Willowbank.

First run on the gas...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/552339_113909375430326_1073608455_n_zpsff5d5b3c.jp g

Second run....
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/487511_113924842095446_65983836_n_zps36ad0298.jpg

Third run was almost identical to the first.
Fourth run was wheel spin city and heard a bang half track (while still spinning the tires) so backed off and called it a night.

The 26" ET Streets keep spinning and i'm crossing the line in 4th. Time to get some 28" ET Streets (or maybe even some slicks and front runners).

[vxtasy]

Nice reaction times!!

[OMR346]

Havent updated this for a while. Not too much has changed. Put more gas thru it. Broke a few more things. Havent been back to Willowbank since the last slips went up though. Hopefully will get back out soon.

A few new pics...

Powerplay in January...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/11554_174524452702151_1713598372_n_zpsea118041.jpg (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/pumba_1985/media/11554_174524452702151_1713598372_n_zpsea118041.jpg .html)

Powercruise last year. I got kicked off the track for this skid. The whole middle straight was covered in smoke by the time i finished. Hit 3rd gear limiter while power skidding....
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/407905_137561833065080_1098447123_n_zpsf4f06490.jp g (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/pumba_1985/media/407905_137561833065080_1098447123_n_zpsf4f06490.jp g.html)


Commodore club and Ford club dyno day at Hi-Torque earlier this year. I took out 3rd place in the Holdens. The Nitrous lines froze up so could only run aspirated...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/734408_144947928993137_601804042_n_zps26f7bd44.jpg (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/pumba_1985/media/734408_144947928993137_601804042_n_zps26f7bd44.jpg .html)
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f164/pumba_1985/69623_144947908993139_1233924759_n_zpsb74701e3.jpg (http://s47.photobucket.com/user/pumba_1985/media/69623_144947908993139_1233924759_n_zpsb74701e3.jpg .html)

[highlander_69r]

nice read mate. pick mysel up a vz ssz (manual) to have a play with for a little while.

[OMR346]

Few new updates. Now have a new custom grind cam, 1 7/8" pipes, 80lb injectors, oil pump, duel row chain, rod bolts, and a few others bits and pieces. Made 440hp aspirated and 560hp on gas. Ran 10.9 @ 126mph on gas with wheel spin, and 11.5 @ 118mph off gas. Unfortunately now its under stalled with the little 3500rpm Dominator. Time for 5000rpm stall, surge tank, fuel reg, E85, Holley Hi-ram manifold, and 200hp gas.

Some pics from Powercruise weekend...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=204670133043182&l=b201aef694
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=204670156376513&l=453182a654

Dyno video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWDL0QaYhkM

[ittwgn]

congrats on the ten mate !!! future plans will produce the goods !!! keep the updates coming !!! cheers