Deano's s/charged 5l '97 calais

[hendorockstar]

G'day eveyone I'm fairly new to this site so I thought share some info and pic's of my Calais

Name: Dean

Model: 1997 VS Calais

Colour: Botanica mica

Bodykit:

Engine Type: 5L V8

Engine Mods: Powerdyne supercharged 10lb pulley, Crane custom blower cam, Intercooled with 3" piping, Turbosmart BOV, 42lb injectors, twin thermos, Walbro in tank and custom fuel set-up in boot
Power: 236.6 rwkw @10lb/ 959.6 Nm torque

Exhaust: Pacemaker extractors, single 3" system, twin tips

Gearbox: 4l60e shift kitted, TCE 3000rpm hi-stall, fully manualised

Diff: 3.7 lsd

Brakes: Cross drilled+slotted rotors

Suspension: SSL's

Wheels/Tyres : Vs Calais polished/ Dunlop fast response 225/55/16

Interior: Stock

Other Mods: tinted windows, oil and boost gauges, B&M Quicksilver shifter

Stereo: Pioneer head unit, 2x12" Champion series subs, 2xgm-d7400 mono's, 1xgm-6300 4 channel, type R splits, type R 6"

Build Period: 1 year

Future Mods: Full hypereutectic rebuild, Pro-charger blower, respray, custom interior

Anyhow enjoy !

Any comments would be much appreciated

[ParkwayDrv]

**** yeah!!! This thing made my middle pant region get tight.....Moar pics lol

[hendorockstar]

Thanks mate I'll get some more pics up when I put the new wheels on and give her a wash

[DvS_Bt1]

would sound fat with the bov.. im saving my coin..

[hendorockstar]

Thanks mate, the bov does sound pretty sweet

[Jonnii]

Wow very nice, i love the later model vs calais with the mouth insert at the front. One thing i noticed that often gets over looked (even on my own) is teh brake hubs a coat of black on them maybe will jsut clean it up a little better. Very jeleous i bet it goes

[hendorockstar]

Thanks for the compliments mate , yeah I noticed the hubs in the pics aswell I'll hit 'em with the rattle can when I change wheels.

[hendorockstar]

The wheels in the pics are now for sale $1000ono. If anyone is interested let me know through here. Cheers

[WogBoyz]

very nice man, must sound good as!, however cant that pod go newhere else? id imagine its getting some pretty hot air there lol

[hendorockstar]

Thanks for the compliments mate, yeah its not in the best position but there's honestly not much room in there, if I keep it in that spot I'll probably put a small scoop in the bonnet.

[MADDNE33]

looks mint man, gd work

[hendorockstar]

Thanks mate, getting the hi-stall done this week and hopefully the new wheels as well. I'll put up some more pics shortly

[Troy5L]

very nice ride mate..where u situated in vic?

tell me how the car feels with the stally and can ya post a video if u can, im thinkin about gettin a cam and stally for my blown 5lt, and wanna no how they are with the stallies...

and also how much did the cost of the stally and gettin it put in cost?

thanks troy

[hendorockstar]

Thanks for the compliments mate . I'm from the Dandy area. Yeah it'll make a world of difference with the stally, it's gonna cost prob $1200 to get mine done and I'd definitely recommend getting a custom grind to suit your blower.

Yeah I'll put up some more pics and a video once she's all done. Cheers

[brinz96VS]

this is nice man! just out of interest how much did you pick the car up for?
defiantly upgrade the brakes im collecting parts for the VT conversion on mine.
im in SE area too might see this around.

[hendorockstar]

G'day mate thanks for compliments/advice. I picked her up last year stock except for the exhaust an 17's for a pretty good price $5500, but some panels and the front end were a bit ratty, so I've since had them fixed. Yeah I'm definitely gonna get a brake upgrade once I finish the engine/driveline and interior, and yeah mate if you see me out and about give me a toot. Cheers

[sweefu]

Nice mate, how much torque does it make? Cheers.

[Cammed v6]

Hey mate thats a real nice car you have there. love the colour. wish i had a blown 5 litre. good work

[hendorockstar]

Nice mate, how much torque does it make? Cheers.

G'day mate and thanks, at the moment it's making 925nm or 682 ft lbs torque

[hendorockstar]

and thanks for the compliments cammedv6

[Cammed v6]

No problems mate

[hendorockstar]

G'day all haven't posted an update for a while, I've been away with work. The car is finally back at mike's dyno getting the finishing touches done i.e stall heads and final tune. should have it back at the end of the week. So for the time being I thought I'd post a couple of pics of the wheels I'm gonna be putting on when I get her back. Let me know what you think. Once I get her back I'll post some more pic and a video. Cheers

[nathanVY]

your car is bloody amazing, should get new rotors - really ruins the look of good rims all the rust.
i'm guilty of this too lol.


shotty if you ever sell it lol

[hendorockstar]

Yeah thanks for the compliments mate, I forgot to mention Mike's are gonna do the brake upgrade as well (slotted rotors+twin piston calipers) not that you'll notice them with the Calais wheels going back on eh. Sweet you can have first shot when I sell her ; )

[nathanVY]

haha sweet, maybe, maybe.