just bought vp ss!

[Denso]

gday, my name is jono and im new to this forum. i have just bought myself a vp ss, in white with the red pinstripe. it has a 185kw 304 and a t5 manual box. apparently it is a test model for some of the new technology for that era (but not 100% sure of that) it has IRS, non electric windows, and huge brakes. pictures wil be posted up soon. and maybe some of you guys kno more about it than i do.
cheers
denso

[pow3rslave]

sounds sweet, the vp ss's are under-rated but iirc they're getting rarer. i thought they had the standard v8 brakes, unless it's had a vt upgrade or got some group a spec ones.

[Cobez]

Hell yeah, VP SS's are tough. They look great. Agreed with powerslave, they are getting rarer, you hardly see them around anymore, especially the grey ones. They look horn as.

[Denso]

heh yeh they do aye, i love it. it has the 17" senator rims on it very sex. unfortunatley one of the fog lamps is smashed due to a little "racing accident" from last owner. it has an hsv induction and weirdly for some reason has a vr floorpan. i think this has sumting to do with it being a test mule for the 185 v8.... lol im very new with holdens, i used to be a supra guy..... but i find that v8's are just better. spacially siting in a vp ss :P could sumone tell me the difference between a 185 and a normal 304?

[Denso]

here is a couple of photo's just taken. sorry bout the quality i took them on my mobile phone lol.

[Cobez]

Difference between the 185i and the normal 304 is just a HSV factory tune and exhaust.

[STEALTHY™]

Technically speaking, the 185 and normal 165 are both 304s. As cobez said, it was only a tune and exhaust that gave the extra power.

Also just so you know, those wheels are copies (non genuine HSV) as they never came in 17s, only 18s (which is why they are silver, not gold).

Not sure what your on about with this VR floorpan. If your going by what the last owner told you, thats a load of crap People say all sorts of things to sell a car. (unless he means HE put VR hubs on, which is why you can fit the front wheel centres over the dust covers)


Shame about the foglight. Which one is smashed? I might sell my spare for the right price.

[centy]

ifthe floor pan is from a vr then it was probably rusty and swapped over.
lery little difference through.
very late vp may have been made with some of the parts from the newer model.

[Denso]

oh k, lol so there non genuine wheels? thats a shame, ah well they still look the part. lol yeh i guess he has twisted my leg a bit, but it still goes well and is a nice ride it uses a funk load of fuel aswell, i get about 200-250k's to the tank LOL. its the right side that is smashed btw.

[greenfoam]

He might have said it has a VR floorpan because it's IRS but all VP SS are IRS anyway so they all have the irs floor:P, seems like a stock VP SS with the 185 option to me (like the one Paradox had but smashed and sent it to the tip (also white+185)

[Denso]

oh ok, cool. ah well its a lovley car! has a couple of things wrong with it. but i love it. has a geat note to it with the flowies and 3 inch exhaust. the paint is immaculate which is a plus i used to drive an isuzu mu 4x4 diesel lol, going from a car that probably does the quater in about 35 seconds to the ss is very cool lol. i like your senator rims STEALTHY! the black looks badass.

[Reaper]

gday, my name is jono and im new to this forum. i have just bought myself a vp ss, in white with the red pinstripe. it has a 185kw 304 and a t5 manual box. apparently it is a test model for some of the new technology for that era (but not 100% sure of that) it has IRS, non electric windows, and huge brakes. pictures wil be posted up soon. and maybe some of you guys kno more about it than i do.
cheers
denso

Good buy - I like the VP's as well. From the pics it might be the test car for the (then) new police unicorn technology chip.

Reaper

[Commydoor]

Wasnt the standard 304 in the VP's 160kw? The Vr's were 165kw. From memory the 185kw was the Clubsport that had Extractors and HSV mufflers, a CAI and a modified memcal. And a 185 badge on the rocker covers lol.

[Denso]

oh k, yeh mine has 185 on the roker covers. i love it, but i think this car deserves forced induction. im thinking twin turbo. i already have two decently sized variable vein turbo chargers off the new durbo diesel hilux's setup. they are quit a large unit, and produe boost at low rpm, i think they kick in at just under 1200 rpm but thats on the 1KD. will be researching options and shit this week. bit sore though as i just had my wisdom teeth removed yesterday all 4 of them. holy ***in ouch.

[kniever]

this is from another post by airstrike

Base engines - VN-VS SI - 165kw

Base engines - VS SII - 168kw
Same as above with revised CAI

Base engines - VS SIII & VT S1 - 179kw
Roller cammed blocks

HSV Enhanced - VN & VP - 180kw
Comes with different headers, airbox, memcal/tune and knock sensor


HSV Enhanced VR & VS - 185kw
Same as above

HSV Enhanced VS SIII & VT S1 - 190kw
Same as above but roller cam block, and upgraded cam

HSV red engine covers - VN & VP - 200kw
Headers, memcal/tune, airbox, knock sensor and cam

HSV black engine covers - VP (GTS, 5000i models) - 200kw
4 bolt main caps, crane roller rockers and revised springs

HSV Group A - VN - 215kw
Same as above including TTB manifold

HSV Stroker - VR & VS - 215kw
Harrop stroker crank to increase CI to 350

HSV Stroker - VS SIII & VT S1 - 220kw
Same as above but roller cam

I have left out alot of detail, but you get the idea.

[STEALTHY™]

He might have said it has a VR floorpan because it's IRS but all VP SS are IRS anyway so they all have the irs floor:P, seems like a stock VP SS with the 185 option to me (like the one Paradox had but smashed and sent it to the tip (also white+185)

Series 1 SSs it was only optional wasn't it? Or am i thinking ABS?

[greenfoam]

Edited for the truth... :P

IRS was standard on all the SS's and Calais from day dot, optional on everything else (sedans). ABS was an option on Series one V8 cars and option on all models for Series two.

Can you imagine the weirdness of the guy that optioned my car. 5 litre, FE2, IRS, power mirrors, power antenna and forgot the LSD: P!. It can't have been fair off the price of a Calais

[TVR-190]

Very nice mate, VP SS is my favourite out of all commo's

[Denso]

thanks guys, im contemplating getting dished out chasers as-well, if anyone knows anyone who has dished out pursuit rims pm me! i want twin turbo, does anyone know of anyone who has a twin turbo 304, im interested in this mod.
cheers jono

[kniever]

look at this thread, he is doing a single turbo install atm, opperation turbo vp v8