VN Calais Turbo

[cohn]

my vn, in progress at the moment. i have had it for two years, the first mods were the brakes, sterio and suspension, then i have only just started to the engine conversion, kit and respray a few weeks ago.
was: vn s1 calais,auto,v6, factory sunroof. stock as a rock when i brought it.
mods:
pod filter,becomming cold air intake/pod
sports steering wheel
lowered
vt front brake upgrade with slotted all round.
2 x 12 inch subs, 6x9's on parcelshelf
17x8 rims.
vr/vs clubby kit. titanium grey in colour.
clear tailights with lexen rear garnish
work in progess:
motor conversion. skyline/vl rb30et.
forged pistons
port and polished with over sized valves and stage 2 cam
1mm copper head gasket
custom highflow plenmem cjamber
t3/t4 t04e turbo, external wastegate
high mount manifold
400cc injectors
aftermarket engine managemet
manual conversion. vl 5 speed.
triple core copper radiator with twin cooling fans
hybrid gt spec intercooler. 600x300x76 core
lsd or locker (depending)
walbro 500hp fuel pump
later:
custom leather interior.
heres some pics.
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[sim_vs]

not a fan of those bodykits on vn's, but i like the concept of it being an rb30et. good work mate.

[VRSS]

yeah it's different, keep us updated mate. very nice

[V-ahhh]

that is an awsome looking VN, love the colour and the motor sounds like its gonna be nuts!

[VR_Project]

nice man, very original and innovative...

i like it

[1vngal]

I like it, the front spoiler looks a little out of place, never was a fan of that type of kit on the VN, but still it looks good!! Love the colour!

[blaze]

sounds like a nice car she power house?? yer i dont really like the look of the kit either a SS kit would look crazy

[VRFURY]

dam love that colour, it looks wicked from the rear end, wicked ride man

[flyen]

f**en awsome mate
love the bodykit, paint,wheels, well all the looks

and the RB30T, in a vn cool idear man, good on ya for doing it

[SUSPECT]

least u got somthing right with the whole car, go the rb30's bloody good motor and so easy 2 get power out of.

[1991_Vn2nV]

least u got somthing right with the whole car, go the rb30's bloody good motor and so easy 2 get power out of.

Man you really gotta move past the denial stage that VN's are a better car than the VL...

Sweet VN Cohn, awesome work. Cant wait to see how it goes on the dyno and down the 1/4

[SUSPECT]

if that is tru then how come hes not using the ghey old buick v6 motor and when was the last time u saw a vn doing a 8 second 1/4 mile with one ?

oh and heres site i found in my travels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Commodore

[NickVR]

looks good. not sure on the kit but a nice car.

[wes_v8]

nice lookin VN, i rekon looks pretty good keep us posted

[VL Soldier]

Got any interior pics? That grey is schmick as - nice glossy look.

[cohn]

thanks, i wanted something different and i always wanted a turbo, and i could get more power out of a rb30 for less money then the 3.8l buick. the conversion is pretty easy aswell becasue everything is holden so all t he parts fit with minimal modifications.
sorryz no interior pics, its pretty much standard calais inside at the moment, i will have to save my pennys to do the interior later.

[flyen]

thanks, i wanted something different and i always wanted a turbo, and i could get more power out of a rb30 for less money then the 3.8l buick. the conversion is pretty easy aswell becasue everything is holden so all t he parts fit with minimal modifications.
sorryz no interior pics, its pretty much standard calais inside at the moment, i will have to save my pennys to do the interior later.

good to know the conversion is an easy one
and the vn calais interior is underestimated some times, very nice stock interior

[cohn]

yeah, once i do the conversion i will save up to modify the interior.

[driftking]

verry nice but not to keen on the kit but still nice wat mods are involved in fitting a rb30et in there and makin it drivable not leagal just drivable

[94vrexec]

nice ride mate how much power are you expecting? and how much was the engine conversion?

[vn88calais]

nice looking vn calais mate looks pretty unique. the conversion would be an easy one, because the vn was going to come out with the 3.0L nissan engine, thats why there is such a big gap between the buick engine and the fan/radiator. the deal fell through for holden and nissan and they opted for the 3.8L buick engine...

cheers, Todd

[POVRTY]

very differant but they are good motor for boost