1995 VS Calais - L67 and T5 Manual

[wamboin23]

Model:
- 1995 S1 VS Calais

Colour:
- Sherbrooke Green Metallic

Bodykit:
- just stock Calais

Engine Type:
- 3.8l L67

Engine Mods:
- 87mm ZZP modular pulley
- 1.9 MACE rockers
- MAF moved up to throttle body
- 90mm Intake Pipe
- 7 inch pod filter in enclosed box
- 82°C Thermostat
- Alloy LIM Gaskets
- Blower and LIM ported for W2A
- Painted most of engine, including Wrinkle Black blower
- MAT sensor for eventual MAFless tune
- Deleted boost bypass solenoid
- TTT Performance solid engine mount on passengers side
- 10mm K-Frame Spacers
- Alloy fuel rails
- Real Time tuning modified factory ECU
- CAE Hi-Torque Starter Motor

Exhaust:
- Pacemaker 5039 Extractors, collectors opened to 2.5"
- Twin 2.5" 200cpi Cats
- Twin 2.5" Mufflers
- Merge to single 3" before diff
- Single 3" Resonator

Gearbox:
- T5 Manual
- Exedy Extreme Duty Clutch
- Billet Products Short Shifter
- V6 Conversions Auto Flexplate to Manual Flywheel Adaptor

Diff:
- BorgWarner M80
- Eaton Truetrac
- 3.73:1 Ratio Gears
- Nolathane Rear Diff Mount Insert

Power:
- 161.3rwkw (8/1/2012 - SummerNats 25)

Brakes:
- VT front calipers and slotted rotors
- VS-VT Conversion Brake Lines
- VT Master Cylinder
- Race Brakes Sydney VT Master to VS Booster Adaptor

Suspension:
- Munroe GT Sport Shocks/Struts
- King Springs SSL Springs
- Rear 4-point camber kit

Wheels/Tyres:
- 18" VE SS
- 235/40/18 Federal 595 Tyres

Interior:
- Stock Calais
- Modified auto console to suit manual
- VY Indicator/Cruise Control Switch
- VY Wiper Switch w/ variable intermittent dwell
- Uniden UH015sx UHF radio mounted in centre console lid
- LED footwell lights

Sound System:
- Sony Headunit
- Alpine 4 channel amp
- Alpine monoblock amp
- Kicker 12" Sub
- Audio Development Front 6.5" Splits
- DNA Rear 3way coaxials

Other Mods:
- LED globes in rear lights, and front indicators and repeaters
- Philips +100% High/Low H4 globes
- Philips +80% High H3 globes
- Genuine foglights with Philips +80% H3 globes
- Colour Coded Bonnet Protector, with Supercharged badge
- Tinted Windows
- Chrome Illuminated Door Handles
- 80l Long Range Fuel Tank
- Hidden UHF antenna

Future Mods:
- A2A Intercooler
- Stage 2 Crow Cam
- MAFless tune

It is in pretty good nick, which is the main reason I bought it, body is as straight as a die, and has all the parts in it that I wanted to fit anyway - Power Windows, Climate Control, Level 3 Dash, Chrome Door Surrounds.

[sweefu]

very nice!

[HoldenManDan]

Sherbrook green metallic mate,thats the colour! Isnt your VR the same colour again lol?

Nice easy way to get all those luxuries you were after Brendan, good thinking!

Good move doing the MAT sensor while it's out, this'll go hand in hand nicely with a mafless tune!

Trim looks awesome too!

Keen to read more dude!

[wamboin23]

well the L67 is in now, should be driveable tomorrow if I can get the exhaust hooked up ok. Otherwise it's a tilt tray ride into town for a full exhaust system.

Sherbrooke Green Metallic, thats it. VR 'was' that colour, but had been resprayed at some stage, was quite a dark green.

Yeah, for the $25 for the MAT sensor, and the $50 to get it drilled and tapped, along with the coolant temp sensor, it was hardly worth not doing it. All the wiring is there now too, all the way to the ECU. So hopefully it can all be put to good use soon.

[RoboticCherry-Coke]

A single tone VS Calais! I have a single tone white VS Calais and I have never seen another one.. I approve

[wamboin23]

well doesn't look like the exhaust y pipe will line up past the transmission crossmember. So its I've got to make the desision whether to get full exhaust done now, or just a twin cat y-pipe. I'll talk to the engineer and see whats going to be best for now cause i'm pretty sure i'm going to need to get an emmisions test done. So it might be a while before i can actually drive it

[nathanVY]

well doesn't look like the exhaust y pipe will line up past the transmission crossmember. So its I've got to make the desision whether to get full exhaust done now, or just a twin cat y-pipe. I'll talk to the engineer and see whats going to be best for now cause i'm pretty sure i'm going to need to get an emmisions test done. So it might be a while before i can actually drive it

Why do you need to get an emissions test done?

[wamboin23]

Why do you need to get an emissions test done?

not 100% sure, but going to need to get it engineered for the L67, brakes etc, so I'm not sure if I'll get sent for an emissions test or not. i'm hoping not.

[wamboin23]

Car is on the road.

Got custom Y-pipe made up during the week.

Got a few little problems to sort out, passengers side extractor is knocking on the body in first and second gear when accelerating, and i've got a vibration coming from somewhere, possibly front left, seems to be road speed related.

Interior wise, need to sort out console, not happy with the stock manual surround, I want something classy again, looking at a S3 Stato centre console, looks like it will be easier to modify to make work.
Other than that it's running like a charm.

Put it on the dyno yesterday at a local dyno comp, 150-odd rwkw. pretty happy with that, considering it's only got an 87mm pulley, 1.9:1 rockers and a manual.

[Thomas1]

passengers side extractor is knocking on the body in first and second gear when accelerating

You need one of these:

TTT Performance Engineering Leaders in engine performance upgrades

Fit it to the passenger side and leave the stock drivers side mount in there and you won't have any problems

[nathanVY]

You need one of these:

TTT Performance Engineering Leaders in engine performance upgrades

Fit it to the passenger side and leave the stock drivers side mount in there and you won't have any problems

Hey that looks good, I'm getting exhaust vibrations cos the engines not idling too well, running pacemakers too. Think this would help?

[wamboin23]

You need one of these:

TTT Performance Engineering Leaders in engine performance upgrades

Fit it to the passenger side and leave the stock drivers side mount in there and you won't have any problems

planning on that and a set of K-Frame spacers next week actually, as long as the engineer is happy with them.

[VS_Pete_1]

looks nice

[HoldenManDan]

Hey Brendan, decided on w2a? Should be pretty awesome mate! Where did you get your blower and lim ported and if i may ask, what did it cost? Did you get the lim gasket from zzp?

Keep up the top work!

[wamboin23]

I'm pretty sure I've decided on W2A. I'll see how it goes for awhile anyway. Might give me a bit of a barrier as to how far I can go/how much money I can waste lol.

Did the porting myself, so only cost the price of some angle grinder cutting blades.
It's nothing major, just blower and LIM port matched to the gasket. Was going to go a bit further and open up the intake, but didn't want to damage anything. Maybe next time.
Yeah, LIM gaskets are the alloy ones from MACE/ZZP etc, thought I may as well get them, considering it was all apart and I was getting stuff from ZZP anyway.


Took it for a wheel alignment last week, to try and sort out a vibration issue. The camber on the back wheels was ridiculous. Turned out it had adjustable bushes , but only on the drivers side. Got a new 4 point kit put in, sitting great now, and also sorted out 99% of the vibrations.

Going to change the steering rack over for a non-Variable Ratio one. Variable one is too big, and the clutch cable is melting on the extractors, because it's pretty much jammed in there.

Hopefully get the VT brakes and master cylinder on this week, along with the power steering rack, and aim for getting the engineers report ticked off next week, then get it rego'ed the week after. Personalised plates or not?

So that's where it's at at the moment.

Cheers,
Brendan

[HoldenManDan]

Sounds good Brendan! Happen to have any pics of your porting work? I'd be keen to have a crack!

How low have you got the arse end of the car sitting? Has the 4 point kit gotten you back to almost 0 camber?

That sounds weird about the variable rack and the clutch cable! Maybe because there probably wasn
t anything out of the factory with variable and a T5? If you need a non variable pump ive got one.

When you do the brakes, if you can manage it get the spacer from racebrakes that goes between the master and booster, unless you're using the vt booster too that is!

Im really interested to see what you acgtually need the engineers cert for, as the L67 was a factory option for the vs.

And yes to personalised plates!

Look forward to more updates!

[wamboin23]

Sounds good Brendan! Happen to have any pics of your porting work? I'd be keen to have a crack!

How low have you got the arse end of the car sitting? Has the 4 point kit gotten you back to almost 0 camber?

That sounds weird about the variable rack and the clutch cable! Maybe because there probably wasn
t anything out of the factory with variable and a T5? If you need a non variable pump ive got one.

When you do the brakes, if you can manage it get the spacer from racebrakes that goes between the master and booster, unless you're using the vt booster too that is!

Im really interested to see what you acgtually need the engineers cert for, as the L67 was a factory option for the vs.

And yes to personalised plates!

Look forward to more updates!

Got pics of the LIM only (i think, i'll keep looking).

It's not overly low at all atm, I'd say they would be lows at a guess. It's sitting pretty dead straight, hopefully it doesn't change too much when I go a bit lower.

Well the variotronic steering only came out on the top model cars, so no manual option. It's no big problem, don't know how well it works because I've never had the right pump on it. It's only a matter of changing the rack, high and low lines, and the intermediate shaft between steering wheel and rack.

I plan on using the adaptor, just gotta get my cousin to pick it and the shims for the hubs up sometime this week, he's in Wetherill Park every other day.

Well - the L67 was only an option in the Series II VS, more specifically, from Oct 1996 onwards. Anything before this technically needs an engineer's cert. Not to worry though, the brakes will be engineered as well.

I'm leaning towards perso. plates, something like [VSL•67C]. Something that is standard number/letter sequence. not sure on colour yet either. haha so many choices.

[wamboin23]

Got the VT brakes fitted over the weekend. Got the master cylinder adapter and rotor shims from Race Brakes Sydney. Stops alot better now!

Have removed both rear quarter windows and resealed them, both were leaking quite badly. Don't think there is any chance of them ever coming out again though lol.

Also got all my audio gear fitted. Good to have the speakers running through an amp again, and have some proper bass.

Anyway, just a few pics of the brakes, master cylinder, engine bay, closeup of the rocker covers (love them), and how the interior is (really need to get some class back).

[flawnt]

very nice mate

[wamboin23]

well it's finally rego'ed. complete with ugly yellow plates and all.

cost the best part of $2200 all up with greenslip, blue slip, and engineers report.

ended up been 6 kilos heavier over the weighbridge than the 'large' weight bracket, which put it into the 'extra large' weight bracket, which cost me an extra $134 in taxes. lol if only I'd known.

[Haydz]

those damn extra large calais. lol

good work mate.



definitely need to add lsd to the future mods side of things.

[wamboin23]

man, its so extra large. RTA made me put wide load, and road train signs on it.

LSD is half way done, been that I own one. But it is still in my old car, and that means I've got to take it out of there first.
Either that or just buy a reco'ed one with 3.45 gears, and then sell the one I've got later.

Who knows...

P.S. its quite cold of a morning with no heater, must fix.

[Haydz]

ahh thats good to know then. i remember when i had a single spinner. so sad lol

any other plans that will be happening soon? you got eveything swapped over pretty quick. and yes cold mornings. i get up at 5 im glad my crx is warm in 5 minutes.

[mischa]

Dam really couldnt of taken a extra 6kg off it somewhere while it was getting weighed

[wamboin23]

Couple things that need doing sooner rather than later include TTT Performance engine mount to stop exhaust hitting chassis, and get the annoying rotational knock/noise located and repaired. It makes it so annoying to drive.

Next performance thing will most prob be a half decent twin 2.5" exhaust system, so it's ready for intercooling.

Dam really couldnt of taken a extra 6kg off it somewhere while it was getting weighed

if only I'd known the weight ranges. had half a tank of fuel, theres 20kgs.

now to get it changed, I need to get it reweighed, and another blueslip. the money has already been paid, so I'll sort it out next year.