My 2tone 355 vr stato

[v8_stato]

hey im luke and this is my beast.


MODEL:1994 vr statesman sedan
COLOUR: breeze on top black on bottom with tribal design
BODYKIT: standard
ENGINE TYPE: V8 5.8L
ENGINE:355 stroker,solid cam,forged pistons,double row timing chain etc.
POWER: untested
GEAR BOX: stage 2 shift kitted auto,strenghthened internals corvette servos etc.
DIFFtandard,minispool
BRAKES: standard
SUSPENSION: lowered pedders in front,king springs ultra lows in rear
INTERIOR: full elctrics,grey interior,leather seats,neons under back seats and under dash.
EXHAUST:twin high flow metal cats,2 1/2 twin system,mandrel bent.

OTHER MODS: 440cc siemens 45 pound injectors,high rise single plane torque-power manifold,1000cfm 4 barell billet throttle body,mini spool,stage 2 shift kit,clear side indicators,caprice front grille,strut brace,clear front bumper indicators,3 auto meter gauges,18" elanors,rear camber kit,red engine covers,vs S11 rear garnish and tail lights

STEREO: clarion dvd/tv 7" touchscreen indash,soundstream 6.5 inch splits in front,6x9 hertz speakers in rear,1x L7 kicker solobaric 750rms sub,soundstream 1300w mono block for subs and soundstream 1040w 4way for speakers.

as most of u already know that i did have my stato supercharged on 10ps1 making 253rwkw.was awesome but to much pressure n stuff for the stock motor,front seal cracked as well as the rear main and sum gasket,so i sold the charger setup and brought the fully rebuilt 355 motor for 7k.the bloke i got it off spent about 13k on it.it hasnt even been used yet.it goes in my stato 2morro,cant wait.

[<RaBBiT>]

sounds sweet as all hell got any engine pics?

[WogBoyz]

you planning on charging or turboing this new built motor or leaving it N/A?

[Verynice]

looks good man

[v8_stato]

cheers fellas.might charge it later down the track maybe lol.

[revhead1988]

love the tribal look! very nice car

[betts]

The new donk looks good, love the manifold Let us know how it drives mate

[v8_stato]

cheers fellas.yep good manifold,torque-power high rise single plane.with a 750cfm 4 barell throttle body ontop.motor is in and half done.still gotta do a couple things yet before its running.should have it back by next tuesday or wednesday,cant ****in wait.heres some more pic.

[Wombles]

Either you have a rich family, you saved like a bitch or your just lucky.
I would kill for my car to look so good!

[v8_stato]

haha thanx man.nah lets just say im good friends with the bank lol.

[v8_stato]

just thought i'd chuck a couple vids up of the stato when it was charged.

YouTube - supercharged VR statesmen (very loud)

YouTube - vr stato- gor cruise

[v8_stato]

well went to msc the other day where my stato is getting done and they fired it up for the first time,it was running really rich tho and wasnt idling properly and would cut out if u didnt hold the revs over 2500.so they tried changeing everything,new coil,ignition module,tps,iac valve but nope still didnt work.so last thing ic could of been was the ecu as it wasnt 100% right as it was just for the start up.so i went to the tuner errol at efi dynamics and he said he would cut the fuel down a bit on the ecu,so he did that then i took it to msc and,it was in the tune,put the ecu back in the car and it runs soooo much better.but wont idle properly unless revs are turned up a bit.so i'll be pickin the car up tuesday finally this time 100% and then take it to the tuner so he can fix it up a bit so its good to drive for 600 or so k's then back there to get it on the dyno cant wait,it sounds tuff as ****.my mates car was 20 meteres away from mine when it was just idleing and it set his alarm off haha.

[betts]

Ah sweet, yea you will be setting off car alarms left right and centre now Nothing ever goes completely smoothly with an engine build or transplant huh, but glad to hear you only had a minor issue. Keep us updated

[Wombles]

well went to msc the other day where my stato is getting done and they fired it up for the first time,it was running really rich tho and wasnt idling properly and would cut out if u didnt hold the revs over 2500.so they tried changeing everything,new coil,ignition module,tps,iac valve but nope still didnt work.so last thing ic could of been was the ecu as it wasnt 100% right as it was just for the start up.so i went to the tuner errol at efi dynamics and he said he would cut the fuel down a bit on the ecu,so he did that then i took it to msc and,it was in the tune,put the ecu back in the car and it runs soooo much better.but wont idle properly unless revs are turned up a bit.so i'll be pickin the car up tuesday finally this time 100% and then take it to the tuner so he can fix it up a bit so its good to drive for 600 or so k's then back there to get it on the dyno cant wait,it sounds tuff as ****.my mates car was 20 meteres away from mine when it was just idleing and it set his alarm off haha.

**** me! That is prime!

[v8_stato]

yeh cheers fellas.hows ur ute going betts?

[betts]

It's going ok, I've been experimenting with the gaps on the spark plugs, while doing a service last week I gapped them a little more and performance has decreased, so I've ordered a spark amplifier (MSD 6al) which should rock up end of the week. New manifold and exhaust system are coming soon, hoping to push way over 300rwhp after the upgrades. I should really stop spending money on the bloody thing and do something useful with it, but I'm addicted

[v8_stato]

haha sweet man.yeh its addictive aye lol.i need start saving for a house n stop spending money on my car lol but ahhwell.what manifold n exhaust u getting?whoz doing ur exhaust?

[betts]

Yea I'm the same, should really start thinking about a house, but I keep telling myself "next year, finish the ute off first" but I know the ute will never be finished. I'm going for the tp dual plane high rise, should give me a fair bit more all through the rev range, and I still havn't decided on the exhaust yet, as I have a few options:
Twin 2.5" exiting out the left hand side
Twin 2.5" one exiting on each side of the bumper (could get me pulled over a bit more)
Single 3" lukey system.
Really can't decide on what I want, and what will give me better performance, any ideas?

[v8_stato]

yeh thats just it mate.only live once so who gives a **** i say lol.yeh i got a cutsom 2 1/2" twin system mandrel bent exhaust with twin high flow metal cats.sounds tuff as ****,mick at exhaust fix does a great job and hes a top bloke and good price to,i paid 1450 for everything from extractors back.can give u his number if or when ur interested in getting it done.

[betts]

Ah yea, from what I have heard on the forums twin 2.5" sounds like the way to go, but a couple of exhaust places said a 3" would flow just as well. Are you in Perth too? I thought you lived in the eastern states...

[v8_stato]

yeh 2 1/2 all the way.oh u in perth lol?im in melbourne dude

[betts]

Yea well maybe I'll go with the twin 2.5", just got to decide how I want it run. Is your system pretty loud? That's one thing I'm worried about with the stroker engine and twin 2.5"

[v8_stato]

this is when i had it supercharged.sounds tough. YouTube - supercharged VR statesmen (very loud)

and now with the stroker,**** man its much louder,sounds horn.will post up a vid when i get the car back 2morro night.

[betts]

Sweet as. Looking forward to it

[v8_stato]

picked the car up tonight,wont idle properly as its not 100% tuned just yet so its at the tuners now n he will have it driveable 2morro for me so i can do the 600-800k's before it goes on the dyno cant wait tho.was good to drive today,lumpy as **** lol