VN mod ideas

[91VN84km]

hi there guys i come here with a question to ask. over the past few months i have been thinking of wat small mods i can do but the problem i have is i dont know wat order to do them in. iv looked up some of the places that can do these mods i want its just the order. this is where you guys come in

1.Upgrade brakes
2.Power chip
3.Stage 2-shift kit
4.LSD Diff with 3.91 gear change
5.Tune or remapping

mods done
Cold air intake
Exhaust System

suggestions will be appreciated

1991 Limited Edition VN Commodore

Thank You

[Fun_Bucket]

Okay, Firstly - No point in upgrading your brakes, unless you plan on doing any track work. Only upgrade to them should be some decent pads..

Secondly, By the time you purchase both a shift kit, and replacement diff gears, and have them all fitted (because i'm assuming you cant do it yourself) you could have considered the possibility of a manual conversion.

Thirdly, No such thing as a power chip, you can however have your factory memcal re-tuned..

And last of all, you left out the more basic mods, such as a cold air intake system, and an upgraded exhaust system..

[stocky]

no point upgrading brakes? its not like its going to do any damage. surely greater stopping power is always a good thing. could save his life one day as the VN brakes are smaller than any other v6 model commodore, and really arent that great.

[stocky]

1. Memcal/Tune
2. Shiftkit/Manual conversion
3. LSD with 3.7s, or 3.9s if you really want them

and brakes somewhere in there if you decide to do them. always a good idea to update them, or at least get some decent pads for them.

[91VN84km]

Okay, Firstly - No point in upgrading your brakes, unless you plan on doing any track work. Only upgrade to them should be some decent pads..

Secondly, By the time you purchase both a shift kit, and replacement diff gears, and have them all fitted (because i'm assuming you cant do it yourself) you could have considered the possibility of a manual conversion.

Thirdly, No such thing as a power chip, you can however have your factory memcal re-tuned..

And last of all, you left out the more basic mods, such as a cold air intake system, and an upgraded exhaust system..

thanks for the information but i left the c/i and exhaust because i have done that already

[91VN84km]

still want some more opinions

[Fun_Bucket]

no point upgrading brakes? its not like its going to do any damage. surely greater stopping power is always a good thing. could save his life one day as the VN brakes are smaller than any other v6 model commodore, and really arent that great.

Yeah of course there's no harm in upgrading them, but if it was me, while i'm still performing basic mods, then other than decent pads, im sure i could find somewhere better for the money to go, that's all

[stocky]

cheap upgrade would be VP brakes. same as vn v8. would cost **** all to do and might make a bit of an improvement. possibly a 1 inch master cylinder as well

[91VN84km]

yer iv looked in to all that stuff, upgrading is probably the last thing i would do if that

[ucwepn]

hearing good things about adjustable rockers for v6 having same effect as cam swap, get them a larger throttlebody, chip to suit, and extractors and it'll scream, u'll prolly need better brakes after these mods imho

[rob drag racer]

hearing good things about adjustable rockers for v6 having same effect as cam swap, get them a larger throttlebody, chip to suit, and extractors and it'll scream, u'll prolly need better brakes after these mods imho

a larger throttle body is a total wast in truth the v6 standard throttle body was extremely close to maximum flow for that engine and besides after that the elbow slows the airflow any how

if you ask green foam or some of the other guys here they will tell ya the same you may get slightly better response time but its un likely

and as for a tune ask greenfoam http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/...greenfoam.html
im sure he will hook you up and around here hes known to be the one to talk to about it good luck

[TrikkBen]

could take the bellmouth off? bit better response i'm told

[rob drag racer]

could take the bellmouth off? bit better response i'm told

good point i did but that's because it shatted due to a lpg backfire i dont notice that much difference but i spose it is worth a try

[h0Ld3n`VN]

leave the bellmouth in there.. theres no point removing it

[Fun_Bucket]

Theres no point in removing the bellmouth, or fitting a larger throttle body. What's the point in a 5mm increase in the TB body, if the elbow is left unchanged....Your just throwing away good money. As far as removing the bellmouth goes, i've said this to people before, if you want to modify your engine, or any other part of your car for that matter, then this is done by replacing, or fabricating a part, that is superior to that of the one you are replacing. Not by simply removing that part all together....

[crazybiker]

You can upgrade to the V8 throttle body, which is 65MM. Anything bigger than that is pretty much useless as the elbow is 68MM.

Honestly, I've always been one to say this, the first thing you ever do to a car is improve it's brakes. Might not have to be by much, but I've been told on the VN V6's they're shit. (I've got the Sports pack, so they come with the V8 brakes). You can go to the V8 brakes if you want. For something more, there's the VT brake upgrade, or if you want some insane stopping power, you can do the same as someone else on the forum, and convert it to the monster VE brakes. As for brake pads, everyone has their personal opinions. I like the feel of the QFM-HPX pads. Feel very nice under your foot.

Once that's done, then you can start doing performance mods;

These are in no particular order, really, just to help you.

1. Diff gears.
a)Don't do much highway driving? 3.9s or 4.11s
b)Do some regular highway driving? 3.45s or 3.7s

2. Get rid of that single spinner
a)Love doing burnouts? Mini/Full-spool is your only option
B)Not a burnout boy but want the added effect of a twin spinner? Then get an LSD

3. Greenfoam tune. $55 or so, it'll be some of the best money spent

4. A nice shift kit in it. I've got a manual, so I'm not really informed on shift kits.

5. Nice set of high-lift roller rockers. You can go the 1.8 ratio rockers on the VNs. Get them and you should notice an alright increase. After that though, it may be beneficial to get another tune off greenfoam.

6. Forced induction. You haven't got much more choice now without opening up the motor.

[91VN84km]

You can upgrade to the V8 throttle body, which is 65MM. Anything bigger than that is pretty much useless as the elbow is 68MM.

Honestly, I've always been one to say this, the first thing you ever do to a car is improve it's brakes. Might not have to be by much, but I've been told on the VN V6's they're shit. (I've got the Sports pack, so they come with the V8 brakes). You can go to the V8 brakes if you want. For something more, there's the VT brake upgrade, or if you want some insane stopping power, you can do the same as someone else on the forum, and convert it to the monster VE brakes. As for brake pads, everyone has their personal opinions. I like the feel of the QFM-HPX pads. Feel very nice under your foot.

Once that's done, then you can start doing performance mods;

These are in no particular order, really, just to help you.

1. Diff gears.
a)Don't do much highway driving? 3.9s or 4.11s
b)Do some regular highway driving? 3.45s or 3.7s

2. Get rid of that single spinner
a)Love doing burnouts? Mini/Full-spool is your only option
B)Not a burnout boy but want the added effect of a twin spinner? Then get an LSD

3. Greenfoam tune. $55 or so, it'll be some of the best money spent

4. A nice shift kit in it. I've got a manual, so I'm not really informed on shift kits.

5. Nice set of high-lift roller rockers. You can go the 1.8 ratio rockers on the VNs. Get them and you should notice an alright increase. After that though, it may be beneficial to get another tune off greenfoam.

6. Forced induction. You haven't got much more choice now without opening up the motor.

Wow Thank You for that Very Helpful information