3rspecB
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A HSV-targeted vehicle could simply be an identifier to let assembly workers feel extra pride when screwing their bit into the vehicle in the hope they are better built that the run of the mill unots. Possible part marketing fluff to make HSV owners feel that little bit more special.
But i don't know any details though i've seen pictures of Holden vehicles fitted with dicky transport wheels when shipped to HSV where these transport wheels are then sent back to Holden for reuse... I've also read somewhere that HSV were pulling out Holden installed V8 engines and installing their charged mills which left HSV with a bunch of engines for sale (seems Holden wasn't taking them back). Then on these forums there there were statements that HSV pulled fenders off doner Holdens and installed their own bespoke fenders on i think the GTS-R W1? leaving them with a bunch of VF Series 2 fenders for sale. So HSV-targeted, maybe not so much.
Now my view is that vehicle manufacturers are notoriously cheap and don't like making changes, especially structural to floors just to install a diff, otherwise there is big complience costs involving crash testing. As such i'd guess the big diff is a bolt on proposition, maybe with some bespoke HSV brackets...
It's any ones guess until someone in the know actually drops some facts which can be backed up. Pictures would be great, i like pictures
LS9 was fitted at HSV. LSA and its drivetrain was fitted by holden assembly plant.