LM8185's Raptor Blown VS V6

[LM8185]

Name: Luke
Model: 95 VS Commodore Executive
Colour: Botanica Mica With Silver Highlights
Bodykit: VX Clubsport, VZ Monaro Bonnet Scoops, VS S-Pac Bobtail Lip Spoiler, VZ SS Guard Flutes (Smoothed into Guards)
Engine Type: 3.8L Ecotec V6
Engine Mods: Raptor V Supercharger Kit (Consisting Of: Raptor V Supercharger, 6x 36lb Injectors, 6x Iridium Spark Plugs, SAAS Pod Filter, Polished Air-Intake Pipework, New Longer Drive-Belt), F.I.T. 1.97:1 Roller Rockers With 5/16 Pushrods, MACE Engineering CAI Airbox, 12mm Manifold Insulator and 12mm manifold Spacer
Memcal: Electronic Automotive Raptor Tuned Memcal
Power: 183.4rwkw Or 245.9rwhp (Pre MACE CAI and Royal Purple Lubricants)
Exhaust: 2.5" Redback System, High Flow Cat, Pacemaker Extractors
Gearbox: 4L60E With B&M Stage 2 Shift Improver Kit And Corvette Servo
Diff: Stock Live Rear Axle (3.08:1 Ratio)
Brakes: Front And Rear DBA Gold Slotted And Cross Drilled Rotors With Bendix Ultimate Brake Pads
Suspension: Super Low King Springs, KYB Shock Absorbers, Pedders Strut Tower Brace
Wheels/Tyres: 19" BSA 264 Rims With Nankang Ultra Sport NS-II 245/35ZR19 Tyres
Interior: VS Clubsport Interior, VY SS Pedals, Painted Dash, Autometer 20PSI Boost guage, Speed Graphics Instrument Cluster With Custom RSV (Raptor Supercharged Vehicle) Emblem, H-VAC Air Conditioning Control And Automatic Gear Selector Panels (Light Up Blue Instead Of Green)
Other Mods: Royal Purple 20W50 Engine Oil, Royal Purple Super Coolant Additive, Top Gun Heavy Duty Silicon Ignition Leads, MSD Coil Packs (Relocated To Rear Of Engine To Make Room For Charger), Altezza Headlights, Altezza Taillights, M3 Style Mirrors, Chrome Window Surrounds, Undercar LED Lighting Kit
Stereo: Pioneer In-Dash 7" Touchscreen DVD Player (AVH-P7550DVD), Pioneer 4-Way 220W 6" Speakers (TS-A1680R) In Front Doors, Pioneer 4-Way 350W 6x9" Speakers (TS-A6980R) On Parcel Shelf, Two 12" 800W Pioneer Subwoofers (TS-W305C) In Pioneer Double Enclosure, Pioneer 1000W Monoblock Amplifier (GMD-510M)
Build Period: Three Girlfriends And Counting
Cost: Never Kept Track
Contacts: Raptor Superchargers, Zanotto Automotive, Warilla Automatics, Urban Auto Styling
Future Mods: Colour Door Trims To Match Dash (VHT Vinyl Dye Satin Black And Silver - Waiting For The time), Royal Purple Oil In Diff And Gearbox, 3.71:1 Gears And Minispool In Diff, New Exhaust From Castle Hill Exhaust; From Current Extractors: Dual 2 1/4" Pipes Into Dual Stainless Steel High Flow Cats, Dual 2 1/4" Pipe Merging Into Single 3" Muffler, 3" Pipe Over Diff Into 3" Resonator, 3" Exit Pipe, Intercooler And Custom Tune To Suit

Aiming For 180rwkw After Supercharger (Achieved) And 200rwkw After Intercooler, Exhaust And Custom Tune.

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Look Forward To Hearing What Everyone Thinks About My Car.

[johnvtls1]

nice car mate
hows she run with the twin throttles?? thinkin of gettin some myself. did it make much difference?

[LM8185]

nice car mate
hows she run with the twin throttles?? thinkin of gettin some myself. did it make much difference?

Dont want to say too much yet, as i havent had it tuned to suit the TTB yet, but it has made more power and much more mid range torque. First thing in the morning she idles pretty rough, but after about 10 minutes its fine. The throttle responce is great too. If you want one its worth it, BUT i would definately recommend you think about the future mods you have planned first. The charger i originally planned for will not fit with the TTB due to the intake on the charger being to close to the throttles when they are both fitted. Just research it all before you go. Ill still be charging her, but unfortunately not with the Raptor V anymore.

[fmlycar]

Still looks tidy man. I didn't know you were on this forum as well. Much changed on you car lately?

[LM8185]

Yeah, only recently joined this forum, so still very new. Not a whole lot has changed recently. I had the Auto Shift-Kitted a few weeks ago, which helped with the eratic changes caused by the TTB. Also in the process of speaking to Tim about modifying the Raptor V to fit the TTB, aside from that not a whole lot, just researching the blower situation.

[LowVp]

nice, this reminds me in the readers ride of this months SC mag there is a Vp in there with a twin throttle body setup and claims to be making 187rwkw with extractors chip and exhaust. pffff come on surely the guys at SC should know better

[LM8185]

nice, this reminds me in the readers ride of this months SC mag there is a Vp in there with a twin throttle body setup and claims to be making 187rwkw with extractors chip and exhaust. pffff come on surely the guys at SC should know better

How funny was that. I almost fell off my chair when i read it. I would kill for numbers like that with those mods. Even when i get a blower i might not get 200rwkw. Last time i checked a blower will give more than 13rwkw. Maybe it was a typo and was supposed to be 187kw at the flywheel. Still a BIG maybe though.

[RVN 355]

luv the twin throttle and ur engine mods,the vz vents suit the paint work nicely,would hope with a blower ur at 200rwkw id say more along the lines of 220 would be nice but aye sweet ride man,not many ppl willing to spend big on ecotecs for big power top effort.

Check out my ride hoping for 220rwkw naturally aspirated v8 VN SS by Jan 08

[NickVR]

Nice VS mate. That throttle body looks awesome.

[HoldenManDan]

Hey mate, i must say i love the colour! Nice amount of mods too, and yours is like the first vs i've seen with the monaro bonnet that actually looks good! Same goes for the interior, seen so many half-assed jobs and you can tell! I'm with RVN 355 with the vents too, they fit in really well. You'll be grinning from ear to ear once you get the tune to suit the ttb, i've seen fairly awesome gains from just adding the ttb!

Look after her mate

[LM8185]

luv the twin throttle and ur engine mods,the vz vents suit the paint work nicely,would hope with a blower ur at 200rwkw id say more along the lines of 220 would be nice but aye sweet ride man,not many ppl willing to spend big on ecotecs for big power top effort.

Check out my ride hoping for 220rwkw naturally aspirated v8 VN SS by Jan 08

Cheers mate, 220rwkw would be nice. As for Ecotecs with big power, thats the goal, not crazy power, just respectable street power.

Nice VS mate. That throttle body looks awesome.

Thanks for the comments mate.

Hey mate, i must say i love the colour! Nice amount of mods too, and yours is like the first vs i've seen with the monaro bonnet that actually looks good! Same goes for the interior, seen so many half-assed jobs and you can tell! I'm with RVN 355 with the vents too, they fit in really well. You'll be grinning from ear to ear once you get the tune to suit the ttb, i've seen fairly awesome gains from just adding the ttb!

Look after her mate

I love the colour too. With all the body mods, most of it has been resprayed too, i think the doors and roof are the only panels untouched. Hopefully the gains will be good, but im waiting for the charger before i get the tune, dont want to fork out that kind of money twice. I agree about the bonnet, i was a bit worried about it, cos i hadnt seen any VS with it when i ordered it. I think it looks good because the VX Clubby Kit has similar lines down the middle, so it all blends in well together. Cheers for the comments mate.

[damez]

looks wild man... how much did the vz indicator setup cost? check out my ride... bit more basic tho lol

[LM8185]

looks wild man... how much did the vz indicator setup cost? check out my ride... bit more basic tho lol

Cheers mate,

Bit of a story behing the VZ indicator price. Got quoted at about $900 to cut them in and respray both panels. Thought it was a bit pricey. Then i got hit from behind at a set of traffic lights, causing me to run into the car in front of me. Not very happy about that, but both front panels and front bar needed to be resprayed. Seeing as that was now happening, i got them to cut the guards in. ($300 on top including Genuine VZ Guard Flutes from Holden). So really, in a weird way the accident was the reason i got them in. Saved me about $600.

[fmlycar]

Yeah, only recently joined this forum, so still very new. Not a whole lot has changed recently. I had the Auto Shift-Kitted a few weeks ago, which helped with the eratic changes caused by the TTB. Also in the process of speaking to Tim about modifying the Raptor V to fit the TTB, aside from that not a whole lot, just researching the blower situation.

I've been spending some time around force fed cars lately and I'm starting to get itchy.I've been looking at the different options and at this moment in time I think I will be going with a vortech blower for fitting ease more than anything else.

[LM8185]

I've been spending some time around force fed cars lately and I'm starting to get itchy.I've been looking at the different options and at this moment in time I think I will be going with a vortech blower for fitting ease more than anything else.

Im lucky in that respect. Dont spend much time around blown cars at all so i cant be tempted as easily. Probably the only reason shes not already blown! Ive also been speaking to Steve from Mace Engineering about their new blower setup, which will definately fit, and not as pricey as other blowers. Just no reputation yet. Had my heart set on the Raptor V setup so ill wait and see how Tim goes with fitting ideas before i make up my mind. Whats the Vortech setup you want worth?

[fmlycar]

I'm not sure on final cost, base kit is 4k.

[Raptorsc]

I think the reverse mount Vortech kit is best for the twin throttle setup ........ at least until I manufacture some reverse rotation blowers (a fair way off). Might be your best option IMHO.

I gather the ease of fitting comment was in relation to the twin thrott setup.

[Tadgh]

[QUOTE=LM8185;648772]Cheers mate, 220rwkw would be nice. As for Ecotecs with big power, thats the goal, not crazy power, just respectable street power.
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220rwkw it's quiet achievable from the stock internal ecotec and has been proven a few times, unfortunately mine is just shy of that mark with 214rwkw but i will find that 6kw as i want to reach the magic 300rwhp mark, which is more than enough to make it a fun daily.

Good luck with it mate, nice ride. I will be following your progress as i am keen to see which f/i path you go down and what effect the twin t/b has. You could always sell the twin t/b and go back to single or get a twin made upso the t/b's are on the passenger side, then just run an i/c raptor setup.

[LM8185]

I will have to consider all my options. Had thought about a reverse plenum to run an intercooled Raptor, but that will incurr extra costs. I am looking at a goal of 200rwkw, and i think i can get there cheaper by using a blower that will fit with the current TTB, rather than messing around with costs of reversing plenums and such.

On a seperate subject, i have finally finished the front door trims, and they are back on. Check out the last picture in my first post, and let me know what you think. Cheers.

[NickVR]

That looks awesome. Love the look of that door trim. Good to see you thought about how the trim flows and not just painted the door handle a bright colour. Well done.

[Tadgh]

Yeah man nice job, looks awsome and it all comes together really well. Just out of curiosity what blowers are you looking at?

[LM8185]

Cheers for the positive feedback on the trim guys.

Had my heart set on the Raptor V setup, but it looks as though that is out, due to fitting issues. Have also been speaking to Steve from Mace Engineering about their new blower setup, which will definately fit, just a bit worried about being a guinea pig, so ill wait and see what happens.

[thekid]

how mutch was ur Strut Tower Brace

[stocky]

what if you flipped the intake manifold around, so the throttles are on the other side. could the blower fit then?

[Raptorsc]

Can be done there but not sure he is prepared to do that, in fact I am certain he won't want to.

Is the new blower an internal gear drive or belt drive?