Want to make my VZ SS 5.7 go faster

[Drizt]

Can you break down the costs of each item to get to this value please? I'd like to compare

Thanks

Sure, I picked up my second hand lsd diff centre for $600 and got my tune and OTR done for $1500.

[FrangaFry]

As for a tuner, go and see Chevs Performance in Carrum Downs. There are many happy forum members on here that use him quite regularly....not me since I'm in Sydney (mine's tuned by Sam )

Your on the money there mechatron, Chev is the man.

CrazyKent, I also live in Belgrave and make the trip to Chev's for all the good bits; It's a bit of a hike from Belgrave, but I re'kn Chev and the guys are worth the effort. Top blokes, they know their sh1t, do great work and stand by everything they do ............ I can't recommend Chev's Performance enough mate.

[JezzaB]

Sure, I picked up my second hand lsd diff centre for $600 and got my tune and OTR done for $1500.

oh ok. I thought we were talking new

[Drizt]

oh ok. I thought we were talking new

No problems. Any real reason to buy a new LSD when you can get a second hand one for 1/3 the price ?

[white lie]

There isn't really one provided it actually performs as it should. Can't tell how those types of things have been treated, especially if you're buying a complete diff.

[SSUte01]

$1500?
Out of interest, how much do you expect to pay for a tune?

For quality work, I would roughly break it down something like this...
Intake - $500
Diff - $1200
Tune $800

So close to the 2.5k figure, some OTR's will be more than others. Even this would be on the cheap side IMO, I can't really see it happening for a grand less but obviously you'll save money using second hand gear, up to you if you want to go down that route. Manuals are usually slightly cheaper on the tune cost too but I'm just talking ballpark here.

Agreed if you're talking about a diff rebuild, sorry I should've explained that I was basing that comment on a second hand complete LSD which is around $4-500 for 3.46 and perhaps $5-600 for 3.73. Brand new VCM Alloy OTR for less than $500 and a few hundred for a quality tune. Well less than $1500. Don't be under the misconception that because someone pays $800 for a tune, that it will be quality. The $630 tune I saw the other day was a corker, point is, price and quality don't necessarily go hand in hand for tuning nor do internet reviews is my experience over the past 8 or so years.

[cava454]

New after market diff gears are $500-550. Genuine are $700-1000.
To get the diff built prob another $700-1000. More if you add a true track center (which I recommend)

Intake is around the $300-600 depending on what you use. (Currently looking to sell my DuSpeed OTR if your keen at all)

You will be hard pressed to get a Dyno tune FROM A SHOP for under $1000...Id use APS in frankstone. Alternatively I know a mate that can help you regarding the tune who is a lot cheaper. Does his own free lance work so he has no over heads.

[bozodos]

Surely that's not the going rate for an LS1 bolt on tune these days...

[whitels1ss]

Surely that's not the going rate for an LS1 bolt on tune these days...

I agree mate, I can't see many people paying that sort of money these days.

[bozodos]

well I'd assume that most tuners would own the vehicle stream licence (if HPT), and that they would use pretty much a generic tweak with the usual couple of tweaks. I could of course be wrong, but that's how my VZ was done, and the bolt on dyno tune was $750 inc $250 for HPT credits

[BlackGen3]

$1500 for a decent otr, tune and diff gears, i dont think so

A good diff build will cost over $1000 alone
plus $700 for a Duspeed OTR then a tune $800ish depending on where you go

This is what I paid here in SA, $700 for Duspeed OTR shipped to my door, and $800 for mafless tune at Willall.

Before tune I was running a growler pod intake, much prefer the OTR by miles, looks 100% better.

Next is diff gears and stall (as recommended by tuner), 2nd hand 3.46 diffs are roughly $500 from wreckers here.

[surfwagon]

Pity your in SA I just pulled out my 3.46LSd and fitted a 2nd hand 3.73LSD, feels better and fuel use is a little better.

[surfwagon]

There isn't really one provided it actually performs as it should. Can't tell how those types of things have been treated, especially if you're buying a complete diff.

Ive bought 3 x 2nd hand diffs for myself, son and a friend and they have all been good and Half or less than the kays of the cars they were going into.
The 2 x 3.46's cost $450 + $465 and my 3.73 cost $700.
only extra cost was that my sons was a late VZ into VY and mine was VY into HSV Z so they both cost an extra $100 to have the pinion flanges changed.

[JezzaB]

Ive bought 3 x 2nd hand diffs for myself, son and a friend and they have all been good and Half or less than the kays of the cars they were going into.
The 2 x 3.46's cost $450 + $465 and my 3.73 cost $700.
only extra cost was that my sons was a late VZ into VY and mine was VY into HSV Z so they both cost an extra $100 to have the pinion flanges changed.

How much to install?

[Toddler78]

Wow I got a good deal on my custom cam tune for $500 then