S1 VN Calais 5sp

[Calais_5sp]

Been a member of the forum for a while now and thought id finally put a post up of my wheels. So here it is-
Mods,
-S2 vp v6, t5 5sp
-HD clutch
-CAI, K&N
-V8 throttle body
-Pacemakers, 2.5 redback from cat back
-SL lovells, kyg shocks
-full noltec overhaul with adj radius rods & panhard
-ASA 17 inch chromies
-235/45/r17 falkens
Future Mods over next few months,
-Monza's(just needs install)
-Turbo(now in process)
-Minispool
These are all old pics b4 the suspension was done.
Hope you all like.

[R Photon]

not a huge fan of those mags man...other than that looks pretty sweet..

[1991_Vn2nV]

Yeah not keen on that style of chromie. 17" is too small for a chrome rim anyway imo. But other than that nice calais mate.

Any more info on this turbo setup and what you're aiming for power wise? Very interested in hearing more man !

[les82]

i didn't know u could get calais manuals did you get that fitted nice car by the way

[Lumps of cheese]

Very nice, good job mate.

[Calais_5sp]

had to fit the manual myself, originally a series1 i had to change the engine aswell. was well worth all the effort i think

[NickVR]

Nice car mate. There were manual Calais VNs but very rare. VN Calais were the last Calais' to recieve manual gearbox from factory.

[Calais_5sp]

Yeah not keen on that style of chromie. 17" is too small for a chrome rim anyway imo. But other than that nice calais mate.

Any more info on this turbo setup and what you're aiming for power wise? Very interested in hearing more man !

been spending alot of time chasing info on a decnt turbo set up and to start with i am only goin to run about 8 to 10psi on the stock engine until another rebuilt bottom end is completed (chasing up an acl race series rebuild kit as we speak). working on a set of custom manifolds atm. only goin2 run a t3/t4 with an internal wastegate (if i can find 1 to run 8/10psi) otherwise ill have to run an external. t not chasine huge hp to start with, just wanting to get the project underway and running then increase things from there. but for now im just sorting out exactly what im going to need that is going to work well together.

[1vngal]

Nice car. Manual too. Be good to see it when you turbo it.

[STEALTHY™]

Nice car mate. There were manual Calais VNs but very rare. VN Calais were the last Calais' to recieve manual gearbox from factory.

Actually VP were. There was a red VP Calais 5L with factory manual (only made 20 i think it was said) with over 350,000ks, and still wanted $15,000 for it.

Easy way to tell if a stock car is a factory manual (VN or VP) is it wont have cruise control. This car does, as does mine.


Agree with everyone else, change the wheels.

Turbo idea sounds good!
After you get the spool, i suggest you spend a few days learning it, like if you know someone with a farm you can thrash around on, as the car will drive completely different. Thats assuming you havn't driven a car with a locked diff before.

[VRSS]

personally i dont mind the rims, alot better than stockies
nice calais you have manual bet you have fun in that!

[Calais_5sp]

cheers guys. yeh the manual is so much better than the auto, was well worth thetime and effort. seriously thinking about gettin some different mags, chrome rims are just too hard to keep clean. leaning more towards a set of
18inch furys. gettin another car just for a runabout soon so i can pull it off the road and get the turbo install underway. ill keep you all updated.

[Jo3_Blo]

Nice calais dude!

BTW, call me a n00b, but how does a locked diff function? Is it an LSD only more powerful?

[Commotion]

LSD never locks. both wheels can still spin but they will be spinning at different speeds. a locker has the wheels locked together permanently where a detroit locker locks the wheels untill there is enough torque to spin the wheels independently ie going around the corner. LSD and detroit lockers kinda work opposite to one another. with the LSD its open untill there is enough torque on both wheels to bind them together where as the Detroit lockers are locked untill there is enough torque to separate them. the second makes more sense to me.

[GIMPY1]

Very neat mate!! nice ride!