Want to make my VZ SS 5.7 go faster

[QldKev]

I agree, even 4.11's didn't make the gears anywhere near too short. Just revs a little high on the highway/freeway for my liking.

I'm also running an A4 and 4.11's, loving every minute of it. I think 3.7's would be great is you went a decent stally.

[zorro]

I reckon a pair of these should do it easily....

[Crewstick]

I have just been through all of this with my VZ SS Crewman.

Fitted a cat back 3.5" single..... sounded better didn't seem to go much quicker.

Fitted Pacemaker 1 5/8 primary Tri-y's and some decent cats.......sounded better didn't seem to go much quicker.

Fitted 3.46 gears from 3.07 stock (A4)...... now we're getting somewhere ! Car just drove so much better, would go 3.7's if I was to do it again.

Fitted Oztrack mail-order tune and Duspeed OTR....... totally transformed the car, particularly in terms of off-idle driveability and throttle response.

Diff gears would be the first thing I would do if I had to start over.

JMHO

[Crazykent]

I have just been through all of this with my VZ SS Crewman.

Fitted a cat back 3.5" single..... sounded better didn't seem to go much quicker.

Fitted Pacemaker 1 5/8 primary Tri-y's and some decent cats.......sounded better didn't seem to go much quicker.

Fitted 3.46 gears from 3.07 stock (A4)...... now we're getting somewhere ! Car just drove so much better, would go 3.7's if I was to do it again.

Fitted Oztrack mail-order tune and Duspeed OTR....... totally transformed the car, particularly in terms of off-idle driveability and throttle response.

Diff gears would be the first thing I would do if I had to start over.

JMHO

Good post mate, makes me feel very comfortable about my decision. Thankyou.

[bigfoot]

I have just been through all of this with my VZ SS Crewman.

Fitted a cat back 3.5" single..... sounded better didn't seem to go much quicker.

Fitted Pacemaker 1 5/8 primary Tri-y's and some decent cats.......sounded better didn't seem to go much quicker.

Fitted 3.46 gears from 3.07 stock (A4)...... now we're getting somewhere ! Car just drove so much better, would go 3.7's if I was to do it again.

Fitted Oztrack mail-order tune and Duspeed OTR....... totally transformed the car, particularly in terms of off-idle driveability and throttle response.

Diff gears would be the first thing I would do if I had to start over.

JMHO

I agree with most of this post but in my opinion I would use a twin 2 1/2" exhaust and pick another tuner instead.

[cava454]

^^^what he said

[clubzls2]

Hey Crazykent I booked in to Chev's for the tune next week, I mentioned your power dilemma to them you should just give Gary a call...I've done every mod under the sun over my journey and if you're really power hungry just go straight for the cam package however you might also need a hi-stall if you go that way... If you just go the tune you will be craving more eventually. I had 337RWKW back in 2006 in my VZ clubby. It was blown and still not enough power really, if you want to be frank..

[Crazykent]

i decided to go with autotechnique chevs is just too far away from me especially if i had to go back again. i was going to reply with that here.

Yeh i dunno mate. Im too new to all of this. It's hard to be confident doing things when i've barely tasted real power anyhow.

Also if i started going crazy i would need better brakes/susp, im already thinking of new brakes with the mod's i've decided on now

[ATOMIC MALOO R8]

forget all the toy stuff if you want real power just go straight to a blower , no cam , no this no that , 350rwkw + straight up no mucking round no bull shit
at the end of the day a second hand blower wouldn't cost much more than all the other bolt on stuff
a friend down the road just picked a maggy 2300 black edition for $5,500 $1800 to fit and tune doing 580 rwhp on 12psi , plenty of the old harrop smaller stuff round now to

[clubzls2]

i decided to go with autotechnique chevs is just too far away from me especially if i had to go back again. i was going to reply with that here.

Yeh i dunno mate. Im too new to all of this. It's hard to be confident doing things when i've barely tasted real power anyhow.

Also if i started going crazy i would need better brakes/susp, im already thinking of new brakes with the mod's i've decided on now

So what have you decided to do ? Just take things as they come, no need to beef stuff up till you see it is required or it breaks. A tune or cam change is not a massive big deal on the scale of problematic mods anyhow if done correctly. Good luck

[Crazykent]

forget all the toy stuff if you want real power just go straight to a blower , no cam , no this no that , 350rwkw + straight up no mucking round no bull shit
at the end of the day a second hand blower wouldn't cost much more than all the other bolt on stuff
a friend down the road just picked a maggy 2300 black edition for $5,500 $1800 to fit and tune doing 580 rwhp on 12psi , plenty of the old harrop smaller stuff round now to

Well like i said im already looking at new brakes/susp for the mods im putting on now. Already had one fukup, got it lowered when the headers went on
the guy goes 'koni adj wont make it ride any better' so i put monroe gt gas on then i put 20's on an the guy goes 'oh yeh if u had of told me you
were putting 20's on i would of said put the konis on in the first place'. I did tell him i was putting 20's on lol.

So now i've spent money on shocks for nothing if i decide to upgrade now, thats another 900 then im looking at bigger rotors. Its not just about
making it go fast i have to be able to drive it around where i live, the roads are narrow, bumpy, theres sharp edges everywhere. It will become
undriveable around where i live, there isn't even enough room to slow down that much power lol, hence the reasoning for low ratio diff gears.

[Crazykent]

So what have you decided to do ? Just take things as they come, no need to beef stuff up till you see it is required or it breaks. A tune or cam change is not a massive big deal on the scale of problematic mods anyhow if done correctly. Good luck

3.7's and tune for torque, just waiting for a call on price its going in this week when theres a slot.

The guy said i can simply come back later if i decide i want more power an get a stage 1 cam and a retue for minima cost or they can cut one
for torque which is what i want. But yeh fuk the high stall after talking to the guy today
They're sh|t up hills and are harder on the juice, not gonna argue with anyone, its just something that doesn't interest
how i like to drive my car for fun.

[duke5700]

Whats a tune for torque....

[Crazykent]

i dont know buddy its just what i asked for im sure they know how to translate that request to some degree.

[white lie]

No problems with my stall up hills and fuel consumption didn't change one bit when it went in... everyone has an opinion I guess