Morton's white VQ Statesman

[Dirbatua]

I hope to get my G-Tech back off my mate this saturday, so I can do a full-weight run, and post a base stock time to improve on

isnt ur gtech ****ed, or is ur mate repairing it or something?

I brought one a week and a bit ago, should hopefully get it this week or next week, will be getting my base time then as well, then ill be putting my foamy tune and cai etc in as well, you got urs back yet?

Should have over 100kg removed from her within the next couple of months. I'll be buying myself a large plastic "sin bin" for this project. Something with a recordable base weight. Then EVERYTHING I remove will be placed into the bin. Towbar, jack, sound deadening, etc, will all be placed in the bin, and added up over time. Things like the manual/power arial swap will be both weighed, and the difference added.

I'm looking forward to this!

haha i do wonder if you'll need a forklift to lift the bin in the end

[HoZy]

Morton, sounds like you need some bmw 15x6.5 alloy rims! just put a set on the vn! awesome!!!!!!! lol very very very light they are!

Cheers
MaT

[Morton]

isnt ur gtech ****ed, or is ur mate repairing it or something?

I brought one a week and a bit ago, should hopefully get it this week or next week, will be getting my base time then as well, then ill be putting my foamy tune and cai etc in as well, you got urs back yet?

haha i do wonder if you'll need a forklift to lift the bin in the end

Well I'm going to try out the old GTech and see what it gives me. Greenfoam is under the impression that my VP just got slow, so I'm interested to see what it thinks of the VQ if it gives me random results, I'll be buying a new one.

hehe, I may need more than one bin though. If I'm going to reach my target of over 100kg, I may need three or four

Morton, sounds like you need some bmw 15x6.5 alloy rims! just put a set on the vn! awesome!!!!!!! lol very very very light they are!

Cheers
MaT

Hehehe yeah, greenfoam's been talking to me about them too. The only catch is... well... they're stockies. and it's a stato.

The two don't mix

[HoZy]

LoL! get sum nice style hubcaps, there are sum real nice lookin stocko 15" ones, or spray em gloss black!! black tint, lowish, loud, fast.... mmmm vq

cheers
mat

[DioXidE]

lol, if you dont do skids morton what do you call the fun we had a few mondays ago

[Morton]

LoL! get sum nice style hubcaps, there are sum real nice lookin stocko 15" ones, or spray em gloss black!! black tint, lowish, loud, fast.... mmmm vq

cheers
mat

hehehe, maybe. maybe. I'll experiment with it later

The tint and the low, I can do. And the fast. hehe

lol, if you dont do skids morton what do you call the fun we had a few mondays ago

hehehe, I would have called that the only sensible way to treat a written-off VP Still, I see much nicer cars at the stains treated much worse than anything I did. No redlines for me

[DioXidE]

lol, i love to limiter bounce my 180 :P

[Morton]

hahaha, we all know how you tread that wagon dioxide

Work started in earnest tonight on removing the sound deadning from the VQ. All pieces and mats are being kept in a large fibre garden bag, and feels around the 20kg mark after only half has been done

Pics to come soon. Both driver and passenger footwells are completely bare, and the centre console and trans tunnel area is smooth to the metal. Sounded wicked driving home without even the rubber grommets in the floor

[Wagon_Wheel]

Your a crazy kid danny boy lol.
Keep it up though!

[greenfoam]

Anyone that has the balls to strip the tar out of a mint VQ gets maximum thumbs up from me , the force is strong in you young Mortus :P

[Morton]

Your a crazy kid danny boy lol.
Keep it up though!

Naaaah not crazy.


Okay, maybe crazy. But I totally know what I'm doing

Anyone that has the balls to strip the tar out of a mint VQ gets maximum thumbs up from me , the force is strong in you young Mortus :P

Thankyou master foamus. Your endorsement is appreciated ^_^

It was a bit of a tough choice doing it to a mint stato. I had a bit of a gut-churning half-hour removing the seats and the console, but once I got in there and started hacking at the tar, it felt good Just like it should.


Meanwhile, here's some ridiculous pictures of my fuel economy over the last week. 80% of this driving is to/from work in peak hour traffic. 60min each way. Average speed proves it isn't all highway.

[greenfoam]

Impressive, are you going for the most economical and quickest stock VQ awards both at once

[HoZy]

UPDATESSSSSSSSSS!

C'mon man!

[vnv8driver]

you have 3 differant 'modes' in the level 3 cluster, on each 'mode' press and hold the reset button down and see what the numbers say, they should all be on 625.

[HoZy]

Hey man i'll let u post up what we spoke about just before lol i feel special gettin half an hours worth of phone calls from ya haha

Cheers
MaT

[Morton]

Impressive, are you going for the most economical and quickest stock VQ awards both at once

hahaha, economy can only get better as I make it lighter (3.7 gears will murder that though)

UPDATESSSSSSSSSS!

C'mon man!

yeah, busy times in my life at the moment. I'm struggling to keep up with selling VP parts, let alone working on the VQ :P

you have 3 differant 'modes' in the level 3 cluster, on each 'mode' press and hold the reset button down and see what the numbers say, they should all be on 625.

ahhh I never knew that. Tried it, and the one you're speaking of was on 625 The fuel tripmeter was set to read -.5, and the distance trip was set on a default 500.

Hey man i'll let u post up what we spoke about just before lol i feel special gettin half an hours worth of phone calls from ya haha

Cheers
MaT

hehehe... well:

got in there and did some servicing today. Changed spark plugs, leads, dizzy cap and rotor button.

The spark plugs looked about two years old, the leads were oily and pinched and worn, the dizzy cap was molested and the rotor button looked like someone had used it to engrave their name in a brick wall

HOWEVER: when I was in there changing the right-hand-side spark plugs, I noticed something strange. A little silver plaque bolted onto my passenger side headers.

I brought out the old mechanic's mirror, and held it up: "E - I - N - E - G"...

HOLY ****, GENIE! hahaha, seems my car was fitted with Genie Try-Ys and I didn't even realise

That should make for some nice go-fast once I get a decent 2.5" catback bolted on there


Also, now that all spark-related items have been changed, the car has a LOT more power. Didn't even used to do more than a chirp off the line with the foamtune, and now she bags them up beautifully and warps to 100kph.

The lost power is found again I can't wait to g-tech it.

[stocky]

bah! not a 2.5 exhaust. you need to do what the others are doing and get a twin exhaust off a vy ss and modify it to suit yours.

also, where my half hour call ya bastard! lol

[Wagon_Wheel]

I have a VY SS exhaust sitting in the shed if you want it, its yours DANNY BOY!!!
Lol, too bad ur in QLD

[inocnt vn]

nice ride.. good reading ur thread!!

[Morton]

bah! not a 2.5 exhaust. you need to do what the others are doing and get a twin exhaust off a vy ss and modify it to suit yours.

also, where my half hour call ya bastard! lol

not a bad idea

I have a VY SS exhaust sitting in the shed if you want it, its yours DANNY BOY!!!
Lol, too bad ur in QLD

Are you serious, or are you taking the ****? Because if you're serious, I'll get someone in Melbourne to hold it for me. Dead set.

nice ride.. good reading ur thread!!

Thanks man Hopefully once I get some moneys together later this year, she'll really start pumping!



It feels like a high-mid 6sec car at the moment. I'll have to get the G-Tech out to be sure, but it's really starting to move with fresh oil and good dizzy/sparky bits And ofc it's got genies ^_^

I can't wait to throw the CAI and 3.7 gears in there. She'll be off like a rocket then!

[Bz Kn33z]

nice job man, i'll keep an eye out for this thread, i wanna see how fast u can get this VQ going with alot of weight reduction and backyard mods lol good stuff

[Wagon_Wheel]

Im not kidding man, i got it to put on my car but now im putting a blower on so need a bigger exhaust so no point putting that thing on. I paid like $20 for it i think

[vnv8driver]

It feels like a high-mid 6sec car at the moment

YouTube - nuisance

V8's feel faster with 205/65 wheels, thats a vid that my mate sent me (my old vq), he loves the stock tyres! Get some wider rubber and youll lean towards the 6 second barrier 0-100, you cant get a proper launch with the stockies...

[Emackulation]

Wunna pick my Gtech up for me Mortomus? You can have first go.

[Dirbatua]

you cant get a proper launch with the stockies...

tell me about it, pain in the arse with 205s


need some 225's at least morton, go on put ur ceptors on the VQ, you know you want too.