'97 Caprice SHYGMH

[Jecs]

Name:
Andrew
Model:
'97 VS SII Caprice
Plates:
SHYGMH
Colour:
White Over Metallic Silver
Bodykit:
SIII Front Extension
Engine Type:
- Factory V6 Ecotec
- Converted to a Stroked 355 5.8lt
Engine Mods:

Built By PAVTEK
- VT 5.0 Litre V8 engine
- Harrop 355ci 5.8L Stroker Crankshaft
- Crane 286 Cam
- ACL Larry Perkins Flat Top Pistons
- Hot tanked, R & R Cam bearings
- Line hone main tunnels
- 2 Bolt Main Stud Kit, Bore & Torque plate Hone
- Deck Block to Square
- 9.8:1 Compression Ratio
- Romac Steel Balancer
- Moly Rings
- BMC Panel Filter
- Groove Lifter Bores
- VS HSV GTS 24lb 775 Injectors (Sonic Injection Reco)
- ICE 9mm Leads
- Irdium Spark Plugs
- Rollmaster Double Row Timing Chain Kit
- Custom Memcal Tuned By Electronic Automotive

Parts, New
- Fan Belts x3
- Top/ Bottom Radiator Hoses
- Heater Hose Kit
- Colder Thermostat
- Oil Sensor
- Temp Sensor
- Temp Sender
- Ignition Coil
- Water Pump
- Engine Mounts
- Breather Filters
- Jaylec High Torque Starter Motor
- Motul 4100 Power 15W-50
- Proform 100amp Alternator



Power:
V6: 99kw @ The Wheels
355 W/ Standard Manifold: 206.7kw @ The Wheels, 690Nm @ The Wheels
355 W/ New Manifold: 250kw @ The Wheels, 880Nm @ The Wheels
Exhaust:
- Pacemaker Extractors
- Twin 2 1/2" pipes
- Twin Cats
- Cross-Over section
- Balance Pipe
- Twin Short, Straight thru mufflers
- Twin 2 1/2" pipes
- Into Twin Rear Resonators
Gearbox:
Fully Manulised Built/Strengthened T700 VN Auto
TCE 3500 Hi Stall Converter No Lock Up
Heavy Duty PWR Transcooler
Diff:
Rebuild LSD Tighten
4.1:1 Fine Cut Gears
New Bearings
Brakes:
DBA Slotted Fronts - Stealth Pads
DBA Rear - Stealth Pads
Wheels:
Set 1: Polished 16" VS Caprice Rims
Set 2: Simmon RV20's White Centre
Set 3: VY Senator Signatures (Genuine)

Suspension:
Front: King Spring V6 ultra low
Rear: Peddars Live Axel
Interior:
- Factory Grey Leather
- Autometer Monster Tach
- Autometer Air/Fuel Gauge
- Autometer Oil Pressure
- Autometer Water Temp
Other Mods:
- B&M Quick Silver Shifter
Stereo:
- Pioneer LCD DVD H/U
- 15" MTX Sub
Future Mods:
- Manifold

When i first got it:











The Write Off (aka The Donor):












The Engine:



































The Build:















The Interior

















The Car:

[EvoVIIIJDM]

incredible. More pics asap.

[Emackulation]

Looks awesome, good to see you changed it from the V6 to the V8.

[Cobez]

You finally posted your car. Damn i love this thing. Caprice's and Stato's (VS) look as tough as guts sitting down with big wheels.

The white and the sigs go so well together. Very nice man!!

[AirStrike]

Nice car mate.........don't understand how you can spend all that money on the engine to then drive on chopped live axle springs and classs gutted cats as a future mod

[XTC16]

That's bloody tuff mate, well done.

[ssmate]

love the stance on the sigs
looks tuff as mate!!

[Joey_21]

nice doesnt it feel rough on the road with the cut springs do u even attempt 2 go over speed bumps lol looks tough though

[Jecs]

incredible. More pics asap.

haha, motor or car?

Looks awesome, good to see you changed it from the V6 to the V8.

cheer mate. didnt want to spend any money on a six, but didnt want to part with a car which ive had for so long.

You finally posted your car. Damn i love this thing. Caprice's and Stato's (VS) look as tough as guts sitting down with big wheels.

The white and the sigs go so well together. Very nice man!!

hahaha yeap. thanks man.

Nice car mate.........don't understand how you can spend all that money on the engine to then drive on chopped live axle springs and classs gutted cats as a future mod

lol. ive been through alot of springs (thank you repco and your staff prices ) but always wanted to go lower. the car doesnt see the roads everyday so id rather it have a tuff stance. plus i live in geelong, home to cut springs. yeah, i said no to high flow cats when my mate blew out boths of his on a stock 5lt (not even 6 months old). plus i couldnt justify the price for them. plus im a tight ass.

[EvoVIIIJDM]

more pics in general man, in the bay, other shots. You cant just give us a taste, its cruel.

[shwarno]

hey that thing looks sicK deffenetly a tuff ride its better then all the commodores out there driving around with "rick kelly's" racing wing. neat.low and loud thats ur car in three words and about the high flow cats u mentioned i had one in my ute 2.5" on my v6 ecotec and i blew it on a dyno run and mines only 150rwkw. cheers mate update with pics when u've got some

[Grennan]

I think i saw your car today, were you at the burwood highway/stud road intersection this morning around... i spose it was after 11. I didnt recognise the car but im pretty sure the plates were SHYGMH, didnt get a real good look as i was turning right.

**EDIT** just saw your from Geelong... i doubt it was you then... mustve misread the plates.

[Jecs]

hey that thing looks sicK deffenetly a tuff ride its better then all the commodores out there driving around with "rick kelly's" racing wing. neat.low and loud thats ur car in three words and about the high flow cats u mentioned i had one in my ute 2.5" on my v6 ecotec and i blew it on a dyno run and mines only 150rwkw. cheers mate update with pics when u've got some

i know what you mean. i hate these VY kitted, 16" chrome riding, sittin higher than a 4wd VS's gettin around. id rather just lower it and put acclaim hub caps on. 150 rwkw ecotec is very impressive! the amount of money you spend gettin high flows your better off puttin a straight through pipe in the standard one.

I think i saw your car today, were you at the burwood highway/stud road intersection this morning around... i spose it was after 11. I didnt recognise the car but im pretty sure the plates were SHYGMH, didnt get a real good look as i was turning right.

**EDIT** just saw your from Geelong... i doubt it was you then... mustve misread the plates.

lol unless someone put holes in my floor pan like the flintstones, cause my car has no engine in it

[Cobez]

Engine is looking very nice mate!!

[Emackulation]

hey that thing looks sicK deffenetly a tuff ride its better then all the commodores out there driving around with "rick kelly's" racing wing. neat.low and loud thats ur car in three words and about the high flow cats u mentioned i had one in my ute 2.5" on my v6 ecotec and i blew it on a dyno run and mines only 150rwkw. cheers mate update with pics when u've got some

How come your dyno readout only says 177rwhp...thats not 150rwkw...Also, the sheet dosnt even say what car or anything, could be anyones you've found lol.

[Jecs]

anyone no what the go is with re-stampin an engine? the engine builders grounded the orginal one off.

[Cobez]

Why on earth did they do that??

[minux]

lol. ive been through alot of springs (thank you repco and your staff prices ) but always wanted to go lower. the car doesnt see the roads everyday so id rather it have a tuff stance. plus i live in geelong, home to cut springs. yeah, i said no to high flow cats when my mate blew out boths of his on a stock 5lt (not even 6 months old). plus i couldnt justify the price for them. plus im a tight ass.

If he blew out cats then they were obviously blocked to begin with. No way in hell a stock 165 kw 5.0 litre will do anything to a set of steel 3" cats.
I suppose if you get emission tested you will be happy to pay the upward 100k fine and 2 year jail time? Hardly worth the $600 you would pay for 2 very good cats.
As for the cut springs....put Airbags in for the love of god. I do not really want to hear about a statesman hitting a tree at 100 km/h because a rear spring shattered due to dodgy workmanship.

Car is looking good though, you just need to unhitch that invisible caravan your towing.

[minux]

anyone no what the go is with re-stampin an engine? the engine builders grounded the orginal one off.

Isn't that illegal in a road registered car lol?

[Cobez]

But i gotta say, the invisible caravan look on the good ol' VS style stato's makes the rear end's look tough. They look awesome sitting low. Give them a mean stance. Mister plod in my area doesn't seem to like them though i tell ya.

[Jecs]

Why on earth did they do that??

alot of performance engine shop ground the numbers (so ive been told) i have no idea why tho??

If he blew out cats then they were obviously blocked to begin with. No way in hell a stock 165 kw 5.0 litre will do anything to a set of steel 3" cats.
I suppose if you get emission tested you will be happy to pay the upward 100k fine and 2 year jail time? Hardly worth the $600 you would pay for 2 very good cats.
As for the cut springs....put Airbags in for the love of god. I do not really want to hear about a statesman hitting a tree at 100 km/h because a rear spring shattered due to dodgy workmanship.

Car is looking good though, you just need to unhitch that invisible caravan your towing.

ive been waiting for you mr. minux. lol.
no point sayin 'this and that' cause your right at the end of the day. id love to put air bags in. but the car is over 10 yo, and not worth anythin. no point on wasting money like that. ive built the engine so if i do get sick of the stato i can buy a VL upwards and drop it into that. south geelong exaust fitted the cats, and when my mate took it back they remember the car. when my mate asked he said they were 'faulty cats', but 2 faulty cats that blow at the same time?

Isn't that illegal in a road registered car lol?

yeap. went n saw jonny dyno. its illegal to re-print the same numbers again. gotta go see vicroads and get new numbers.

But i gotta say, the invisible caravan look on the good ol' VS style stato's makes the rear end's look tough. They look awesome sitting low. Give them a mean stance. Mister plod in my area doesn't seem to like them though i tell ya.

hahaha will agree with ya there. but shes raised up in the ass. sits like this now.

[VRSS]

jeez... thats tough! takes some pics of it at normal angles so we can actually see how it sits

[Jecs]

jeez... thats tough! takes some pics of it at normal angles so we can actually see how it sits

you dont wanna see how it looks now. its sittin on standard springs, black VE 16" ceptors, inch of dust n dirt. gotta get a roady an soon as i get it runnin, then get some insurance on it.

[RVN 355]

Hot Stato Man A Credit Too You!

[Jecs]

thanks RVN. your VN is one of only few i like.