worth doing these mods to a v6?

[GMHCalais]

forgive me if im wrong but i was having a conversation with my mate about what else to do to my calais..

ive got the following mods already : pacemakers, K&N CAI, performance chip and an exhaust from D&T..

my mate was telling me to go down the line of cammed and ported heads?

any help would be appreciated

[2khamisj]

Just turbo it haha

[GMHCalais]

Just turbo it haha

anything actually WORTH doing?

[VYMAD]

Just buy a v8.....

[GMHCalais]

Just buy a v8.....

tis the most obvious thing to do, but after having my dads blown vy r8 written off ( honestly wasnt my fault ) im not allowed hence me buying this!

so anything other than a v8? just asking your opinion really..

[Fonzie]

Depends how far you want to take it really... You're getting into more serious money from there up, so most people (unless it's a project car that lives in the shed) sell off and get something better, rather than pour money into an older daily.

[shiftySLE]

if you are keeping it for a while, heads, cam, kit the auto with a stall but where do you draw the line, you are better off working out a budget then getting the best options that the budget allows, if money in no option then the sky's the limit. Sonner or later, the top end gonna need a beefy bottom end built too.

[GMHCalais]

Depends how far you want to take it really... You're getting into more serious money from there up, so most people (unless it's a project car that lives in the shed) sell off and get something better, rather than pour money into an older daily.

i do believe that im going to have the car for a further maybe 2 3 years.. and also was curious as to how much id be looking at if i decide to go down that line too.

[Fonzie]

Personally i think the first thing you should do is a manual conversion.

After that...Well if you've got money to burn, you have a few options... Or f*** it, why not combine them all
1. V8
2. Cam & Heads
3. Blower/Sucker

It's a pretty nice way to spend $15k+... But if you're only expecting to keep it for another 2 or 3 years... It's up to you really.
How old are you? We all obviously like working on our cars... But i don't intend to have a serious project car until I'm settled somewhere and have the funds to do it properly. That could take as long as 10 years, maybe more.

[GMHCalais]

Personally i think the first thing you should do is a manual conversion.

After that...Well if you've got money to burn, you have a few options... Or f*** it, why not combine them all
1. V8
2. Cam & Heads
3. Blower/Sucker

It's a pretty nice way to spend $15k+... But if you're only expecting to keep it for another 2 or 3 years... It's up to you really.
How old are you? We all obviously like working on our cars... But i don't intend to have a serious project car until I'm settled somewhere and have the funds to do it properly. That could take as long as 10 years, maybe more.

lollll.. all my mates got s/c cars so wanting something different..

im17 and i work so i do have time to f*** around i guess.

[GMHCalais]

if you are keeping it for a while, heads, cam, kit the auto with a stall but where do you draw the line, you are better off working out a budget then getting the best options that the budget allows, if money in no option then the sky's the limit. Sonner or later, the top end gonna need a beefy bottom end built too.

would draw the line couple mods after a stall kit..
am very fond on th car so yeah am wanting to keeep it lol

[Smallies]

Sorry for ducking off topic -

But i really wanna hear the story of your dads blown VY.

I'm probably not the only one.

[rocco555]

you've already wasted enough money on it as it is, save your money for a better car

[venerableChicken]

I have $10 riding on beating my mates VS SS with my VS 6 (cat back, cai, chip and 1.9 yt roller rockers on the way) will let you know when i beat him ;-) Stick it to the forced inductions and V8's says I

[GMHCalais]

i suppose i could save the money for a better car, but in saying that. if i did decide to go down the cammed & ported heads. what sort of kw would i be looking at? and also what is the highest kw's someone on here has got out of a n/a v6?

[SV62NV]

if you go cams and heads your looking at a 50 to 70kw gain (correct me if im wrong)...

But then again i thought about this myself, ive got all the same mods are you on my vs minus the pacemakers, and i myself believe to save up for a better car and work on that.

In the end is it really going to be werth it? All that time and money which you could have spent on a v8 to get double the results.

I know you have the v8 issue with your dad but still, have a think about it

Shane

[GMHCalais]

if you go cams and heads your looking at a 50 to 70kw gain (correct me if im wrong)...

But then again i thought about this myself, ive got all the same mods are you on my vs minus the pacemakers, and i myself believe to save up for a better car and work on that.

In the end is it really going to be werth it? All that time and money which you could have spent on a v8 to get double the results.

I know you have the v8 issue with your dad but still, have a think about it

Shane

i suppose so ey.. i mean its not only the dad issue but its the fact that majority of my mates have turbo'd cars and they alll believe commodores are shit ra ra raa. i just want to mod mine up to the extent that i can eat them and prove that theyre cars are shit

[Smallies]

i just want to mod mine up to the extent that i can eat them and prove that theyre cars are shit

No mods required bud. hehe.

[GMHCalais]

No mods required bud. hehe.

hahaha unfortunatly in my mates case there is..

his daddy bought him a brand new S15 Silvia. already crashed it, and now hes thrashing it more.. i just want to show him up cos he thinks his car is the god car =]

[Smallies]

haha alright, no worries

Just don't go crashing your car in the process man....

[Sgt Santa Cruz]

dude you can stroke the v6 my mates stato is stroked with standard exhaust he has 163 rwkw. of course cam change and kalmaker tune aswell, tis a nice car. he has now just got polished pacies with a twin 2 1/4" exhaust on it. has such a nice note!

[GMHCalais]

haha alright, no worries

Just don't go crashing your car in the process man....

nah no waay. nothing high speed. care for her too much lol

[GMHCalais]

dude you can stroke the v6 my mates stato is stroked with standard exhaust he has 163 rwkw. of course cam change and kalmaker tune aswell, tis a nice car. he has now just got polished pacies with a twin 2 1/4" exhaust on it. has such a nice note!

yeah dude ive seen those stroker kits, the 4.2L ones? they cost bout 5 gees withouth tune and other shit u need. not to cheap. lol

[tt460]

Go talk to Tony at knights engines

4/ 4 Byre Ave
Somerton Park
SA, 5044


Not sure if he has done much in the way of the V6 but his work is top notch, does a lot of speedway and other race series cars engines