calaiscruzer's new VN SS, stock with TTB's + more to come

[calaiscruzer]

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[calaiscruzer]

Saw that awesome camaro last weekend and had to slot myself next to it
(my dream car)

[Wagon_Wheel]

Good pick up for $3300 man. Why did you go TTB's on a stock motor? What did they set you back.
Cam and heads will be sweet

[RVN 355]

looks nice,how much pwr did you pick up on the manifold?

[calaiscruzer]

Good pick up for $3300 man. Why did you go TTB's on a stock motor? What did they set you back.
Cam and heads will be sweet

Yeah well it needed a diff reco, new brakes+tyres, but the paint is nearly flawless, so I thought id rather spend $1500 ontop of purchase price, at least i know ive got all new parts.
Got the manifold for a good price
Ill get a bumpstick soon so it should sing nicely after that.

looks nice,how much pwr did you pick up on the manifold?

I just took it to a different dyno place (the 2nd time) than when i got the initial dyno run done. So obviously the readings are guna be a bit different..
before manifold - 139rwkw (dynolog)
after manifold - 144rwkw..(dyno dynamics) but definetely feels more than that. has a noticeable improvement so at least 10-15rwkw increase i reckon.
AFR's are a bit rough so Foamy's making me a tune to suit as we speak, so after thats in ill take it back to the 1st place i got the dyno run and see exactly whats goin on..

[kniever]

this is a very neat ss man, good to see ya got that ttb on now, must be loving it

[TVR-190]

man that is some new hotness

wish i coulda had a v8...

[rch-13z]

very nice, youve managed to avoid the worst part of the VN's.... Their paint...

Nice buy mate..

[calaiscruzer]

kniever:
yeah its pretty cool, induction sound is awesome, as well as the ass end tone

TroyRulz007:
its never too late for a v8!

Finally gave it a wash + a light cut+polish and it came up pretty shiny.
Still gota tidy up the engine bay a bit though..
Saw another camaro SS which was worthy of getting in a photo with my SS .lol

[calaiscruzer]

Havnt done much lately cos ive been busy as, just gave it a proper cut+polish, clean again with dirt/stain remover, then polish all with meguiars products..came up pretty shiny now
and just touching up a few bits n pieces. In the process of re-spraying the door handles black.

I replaced the upper+lower rear trailing arms a couple of months ago, so I thought it would be good to replace all the front rubbers also..
Got the nolathane sway bar link kit ($41), and all new sway bar rubbers($20), +nolathane strut tops ($173)at the end of the week cos mine have a few small cracks in them.
Also replacing ball joints cos theyre getting a bit cruddy..
All up it around $270+ labour, ill do it myself if i get the time, but Ill probly get slack and pay for it to be done.
Cornering is guna be tight after this

[Jecs]

tuff ss mate. need to get some polished 2 into 1 piping asap and get rid of the vacuum cleanin hoses.

[vn calais manual]

tuff ss mate. need to get some polished 2 into 1 piping asap and get rid of the vacuum cleanin hoses.

lol agreed.

whats next for the old girl?

[calaiscruzer]

Well I wana put a cam in ASAP, BUT with summer approaching and no air-con, think ill put some new tint on..

[calaiscruzer]

Yeah I know, that would make it look 10x better and flow better, but I rang one place and they wanted my car for nearly a week and 2into1 custom intake piping would be around $500+.
whats average pricing for something like that and best places jecs?

Next will be new window tint for summer, maybe reflective but im leaning towards just darkest legal black.

[Pub247]

damn thats pricey i could knock something up for waaaaaaaaaay less than that. Here's a pic of the ecotec TTB i made. In the end it waay easier with a car there as the ones i made were right up close to strut tower and about 200mm too long.

If you have a look at classifiedcalais my ride theres a pic with them on his car

[calaiscruzer]

Yeah thats why i wasnt keen on them..but if you can do them for cheaper PUB then i might have to give you a buz..

[Pub247]

I got a couple of alloy 90 bends still and some pipe but probably not enough to do would have get some more. The main problem is measurements i need lots if I was to do it. preferably have a look at the car. It does require a fair bit of time and if your paying industry rates i can see how it can cost $500. It took me about 5-6 hours to make that one.
Here's the link for anyone who CBf looking for it
http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/...s-image005.jpg

[Jecs]

i know alot of people go down to exhaust shops like exhaust bro's to get their cooler piping made up. Pub24/7 has the right idea, but get the end piece made so you can fit both pod filter and the standard CAI back on (incase you wanna sell it)

have a look at these two threads, you might see something you like

POST UR PICS:308,304,355ci Engine Bay & Componets -Painted or Polished

Engine Covers

[calaiscruzer]

Yeah awesome bays in there.
Pub24/7 has offered to make me an intake (like the one in the pic he posted above) for a good price..ill get that done when I get the cash, and more importantly the time.

Got a pic with the car bra on..next to the secong toughest looking machine compared to my SS .lol

[calaiscruzer]

Got another tune update from greenfoamfor the TTB manifold, mid-upper RPM range is noticeably improved, and economy alot better now also..down to around 17l/100 around town and hopefully still around 10l/100km on HWF driving
Scored these for $120.
cream top 24lb, good for up to 220rwkw which is enough, im aiming for around 180rwkw-190rwkw/ 240kw@engine once cam is installed..

[Zuicider]

Got another tune update from greenfoamfor the TTB manifold, mid-upper RPM range is noticeably improved, and economy alot better now also..down to around 17l/100 around town and hopefully still around 10l/100km on HWF driving
Scored these for $120.
cream top 24lb, good for up to 220rwkw which is enough, im aiming for around 180rwkw-190rwkw/ 240kw@engine once cam is installed..

arent the cream tops also found in the old magnas?

[greenfoam]

Yes, from the magnas, You can usually get them cheaper than blue tops as most people make the mistake of thinking the blue tops are better

[calaiscruzer]

Ah thats right, forgot that.
Oh well theyre in pretty good condition, they were re-co'd a year ago so should go well.

[ucwepn]

Wow looks great and should deliver the numbers you are after with the cam, Is that the ttb off Sc forum i was eyeing off?? hehe Looks good man i'll watch with interest. Think i spotted you near thomo maccas other week ( a sunday morning i think).

[calaiscruzer]

Yeah I remember a red wagon v8 banging around that roundabout.


yeah I snapped that TTB up quick
Anyway the cam choice is getting tricky, trying not to loose to much low-mid rpm range..It wont end up being a very hot cam but should add a decent amount of "FCCK YEAH" with good CITY/HWY driveability.

PS. Getting new dark window tint on sat..