new member with 1992 VP commodore sedan with lots of extras
Hi all
i have a 1992 VP sedan its what i call a "sleeper" has lots of power to the point i find it hard to drive.
i paid $600 in 2009 for this car it had was left outside and had not been driven or started since 2004 had no rego flat tyres and back in 2004 was parked in front of a bush which the ate the car we then cut the bush off the car to get in it.... got some fuel and a recond battery for $20 put it in the car and as the owner had lost the keys we had to hotwire it to get it to start so we started it... it started 1st time like it was only driven the day before so we put air in the tyres a drove it home that day after it had a wash as it had thick green moss on it
so its home and has been for 12 months as i am on land it gets a drive everyday and it still unreg but that will change soon i hope.
i am the 3rd owner since new 347.653klm on the clock new auto gearbox before i got it.
it has .........v6 p/s aircon alarm cruise control radio cassette electric mirrors and more
im starting to think it might have been and unmarked cop car at some point as it has more power than most stock VP's i am trying to find the ECU to see if it has a power chip in it as its last owner had not done anything to the car it was the same when he got it.
my plans
i hope to make it into a SV6 VP commodore group A body kit VZ SV6 voodoo blue paint colour and mags ....smoked tail lights.... leather seats..... i want to turn this car into a show car that can be driven on the road.
p/s this car also has no rust after all the years being left outside on a farm nextdoor to me
2nd p/s will upload photos soon
Last edited by VP_SV6; 23-01-2011 at 09:44 PM. Reason: just some more typos and have the paint colour name
my car i hope you can see this as im new to computers.
ok today i was give brake calipers, for nothing $$$ they were free and look ok the guy said they were from a BT1 cop car but i have no idea if this is true i need help ?? they say GIRLOCK on them they look like a commodore but i don't know if they are i will get a part number and photos today when the sun comes up later.......
did holden use girlock brakes on the cop cars or ss commodore ??????
Not bad at all for the price you paid for it, sounds like the engine is still going strong and has a good amount of life left in it.
The 'cop chip' is a myth, though a previous owner may have gotten a custom memcal done for it. The VP's can be made somewhat quick with a bit of work.
No rust is always a good thing, with a bit of time and money this will clean up real well.
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gridlock are used by holden, i had them in my vn. also pbr calipers, to check if it was a x tog, look at the vin numbers. whats it end with?
OK thanks i will have a look at the ECU and the brakes i got...i also got the brake booster and disks and some brake lines
will also take new clear photos of the car too
on holiday
being a vp it allready has BT1 brakes thats the factory spec on vp
I tune the oldschool way fear on the passengers face and knuckle colour cant go wrong
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oh ok i didn't know that ..................the brakes and disks i have are huge the brake booster is also big i will take photos today and get part numbers
Last edited by VP_SV6; 01-02-2011 at 01:45 PM.
ok i have the brake caliper part numbers i think ................Holden....... girlock.....A66FF.....PD 3552/78..... these are the only numbers i can find
I must have missed something, why is it so powerful its hard to drive, is it not a standard v6 with over 300k on the clock.Originally Posted by VP_SV6
My VN has only 39,000km on the clock but wouldn't say its powerfull, nor was my first brand new VN I bought in the early 90's
Regards Dazz
I didn't realize that either
VN BT1 Mock Up Commodore
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i have no idea why it has so much power Dazz its a standard V6 motor with over 300klm on the clock the motor has never had a rebuild has a new auto gearbox in it back in 2003 before being parked in 2004 in a bush until 2009
the old owner said he had done nothing to the car at all.
im thinking it might have a power chip in it i need to find time when i don't have the flu or the temp is in the 40s to get in it and see if the ECU has a chip in it..??
its 1st owner was in his 70s the last owner before me is in his late 30s i am the 3rd owner since new.
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It doesn't have lots of power.
Really pretty straight forward.
Your 17 yeah?
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i think its all a piss take soop. Theres no way a stocker vp would have too much power to handle
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im 19 not a hoon have never wanted to have fun in this car to me its just a car but family friends have also said it has more go or power in it than there VP commodores .........dad finds it hard to drive too he doesn't know why it has that power......when i get time to look at the ECU it might answer everything as it might have a chip in it
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having the "chip" won't make two tenths of bugger all difference.......especially on a stocker 6.
My 5ltr never has enough power....
thanks vkcommo ......im only here to ask for help as i rebuild it i don't want to start any fights.....im only going by what i know the car is like and have taken other vp commodores for a drive...this one just seems to have more power than most
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I cant understand why it's "hard to drive" though.
That 170hp must be astonishing.
:):):)
the title said lots of extras what are they?
peeling paint isnt a extra btw.
u must be a shocking driver if u cant handle a buick 6... HA
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hey now now don't knock the v6 power, im not too bad a driver but ive managed to scare myself with mine a few times! lol im serious too
keen to know these extras too, maybe the tail lights?
lol ok thanks for the replys i found out it has some sort of chip in the ECU and has no stickers on it but it looks like this car will never get on the road as i have found a VP commodore with only 8000klm on the clock from new that i am waiting to pay for a man in his 90s got it new drove it for 8 months then parked it in the garage still has all its new tyres from holden and sevice books showing it has only done 8000klm has no rust or paint peeling but the breaks are stuck on so it will not move as its been sitting for so long and i don't know why but the check engine light is on so will be trying to fix it asap. and there is a big rush to get it moving and out as his garage made of wood is falling down around the carand if it falls it will crush the car into a pancake
maybe it just has F***ing horrible tyres on it ?
have you driven anything that has "decent" power on paper ?
maybe you just need something to compare it to, i admit when i drove my dads manual vn v6 i thought it was quick all it had was bolt ons.
i then drove a vk v8 and was amazed at how much quicker it was.
I tryed a friends stock v6 chip and my car has a big loss of power and is nicer to drive than when its other chip is put back in so i am starting to think it might be a burnout chip as the car revs hard to the point it backfires and even when i have the foot on the brake only and just let it sit..... the rear wheels slip and spin just from revs if i put it into reverse the wheels slip and thats before i take my foot off the brake friend with a vp says its revs are around 3k in park and idle
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Just curious have you driven it on bitumen?
Idol at 3000rpm!?!
Burnout chip?
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