Benjaminos 450rwhp VX SS Turbo-finally on 19s

[benjamino]

hey guys, picked up this beasty after sellin my vx exec..
good upgrades..

Model: VX SS

Build Date: 2002

Colour: Black

Engine: 5.7L LS1

Engine Mods: Custom Single Turbo kit - All pipework and manifolds ceramic coated.
-Garrett TO4Z turbo
-ASE Manifold+Crossover
-3" Dump pipe
-Black Intercooler
-TurboSmart 48mm External Progate with 2"screamer pipe
-TurboSmart type1 BOV
-Custom intercooler piping
-Alloy Oil Catch Can+ ASE Radiator Overflow tank
-Delphi 2bar MAP sensor

Kms: 78000bought, now 108000

Power: 450rwhp/335rwkw @ 7psi on conservative tune

Gearbox: T56 6spd

Diff+Drivetrain: TrueTrac LSD Centre, Nolathane mounts, 3.91 Diff Gears, GM RipShiter, Xtreme Heavy Duty Organic clutch 600hp rated.

Fuel System: Custom alloy 1.5L Surge tank, Bosch044 fuel pump, Billet Fuel Rails, TurboSmart FPR1200, all braided lines.

Exhaust: Twin 2.5" Straight thru

Brakes: HSV 330mmx32mm Front 2pots, 315mmx32mm Rear single pot

Suspension: King Spring SuperLows, standard shocks

Wheels/Tyres: Speedy Cheetah 19s

Interior: Red Leather, Full blue led dash conversion with all dials n buttons changed..(rep ASR Audio)

Stereo: Pioneer DoubleDin HU
Alpine Type S 6.5" Splits front
Alpine Type S 6.5" 2ways rear
Alpine Type R 12" 500w RMS Sub in box
Alpine V12 Mono Amp 500w RMS

Other Mods: Chrome outer handles, VZ/VE Shifter, centre console lid painted red to match interior

Fastest 1/4Mile time: 13.75 @ 107.8mph before turbo. shud be into the 12s easy

Purchase Price: $16700 in Dec '08

Short Term Future mods: Prof.cut polish, boost controller, chrome window surrounds, sunroof

Long Term Future Mods: Some minor custom panel n paint work to be done,, full rebuild so i can run some serious boost.

As i bought her in late 2008





As she sits today..































let us no what u reckn guys!
peeeeace

[stocky]

looks nice. ditch the engine cover though, or get some two piece covers

[walesy]

nice ride mate good upgrade! yeh good idea to ditch the rear spoiler, they look so much better without them

[stocky]

ditch the spoiler and it will look like an exec with a body kit. keep it looking like an ss

[rch-13z]

dude i officially hate your guts... lol...

two things need to happen..
- rip the wing off and through it as far as you can....
- Calais garnish with chrome strip.

Very sex car bud, low k's, red leather, 6spd and ls1... can't go wrong!

[rch-13z]

ditch the spoiler and it will look like an exec with a body kit. keep it looking like an ss

lol, start to look like my car you thinks?

[James_yo7]

oooooooooooooooooooohhh shiiiitt son. finally the pics are here. im so jealous youve moved up to play with the big v8 boys now. car looks mint i love that interior.
if worried about insurance you might want to hold off on removing the spoiler. i was talking to a guy from an insurance company who said i cant get insurance because i removed it. apparently because now its gone i only have 2 brake lights so iv removed a safety feature (one on the spoiler)
cars without spoilers have the brake light on the parcel shelf but if its a factory spoiler they have it on the spoiler instead.

not sure if that made sense but yeah if it did, something to keep in mind.

none the less.... sexxxxxxx on wheels there mate

[stocky]

lol, start to look like my car you thinks?

well...yeah...since yours is an exec with a bodykit

[wrx884]

looks awsome man great buy, im in the same boat as u atm RAC decided they didnt like my mods on the VT so im now lookin 4 another insurance company 4 both. mayb u should change so the mods can begin haha lowered and some nicer rims would look good on it. oh dont ditch the spoiler as stocky said it just wouldnt look like an SS then.

[GR3GA]

nothin wrong with takin spoiler off, dont they come with 3.45 LSD? looks the guds

[SuperSixty6]

Very clean looking car mate, The interior looks great!

Noticed you are planning to do a red tint, Is there restrictions down your way for that?

[Jesterarts]

NICE!! thats damn good km for a VX!! Well done!

Keep us posted

[Sphinx]

sweet as. ditch the engine cover and hurry up with the mafless tune haha

[ve ss man]

nice vx ss man looks great , good price too ,my dad has a imaculate VX berlina V8 for sale with the same ks for 14k if u know anyone who wants one.

[benjamino]

hahah thanks guys,,

ve ss man-thanks mate, nah i dont really know anyone, the interest in buyin cars over here seems to have dropped off a bit over the holidays...
god knows why.

sphinx-hahah dam right, soon as i had the time the engine cover came off, **** she was dirty underneath.lol mafless tune has some legal issues yeh? especially insurance stuff,modified air intake system without a maf, wont look good on my claim..lol.if, i make a claim, that is...

jester-cheers man!no worries, will do

super66-thanks matenah not that i know of, ive seen a fair few down my way, but who knows, they mightve been lucky enuf just to not get done yett...lol.ill wait for all the mods after shes lowered,, it just wont look right without it..

gr3-thanks mate!yeah im not sure about it...ill have to start a poll here i think..lol ill have to do a lookup on the lsd also..

wrx-cheers man!! yeahh, spoiler debate, i knew it was guna spark up sooner or later...lol

and everyone else, because my fingers are gettin pretty sore, thanks heaps for the kind words, good to c u guys appreciate her as much as me!!

well, almost as much.haha

[benjamino]

does anybody have any ideas on the gains of having the yella terra hi ratio rockers on an ls1? power gains, which ones to get, are they worth it, etc etc,

i was pondering some ideas on short term non-obvious mods, lol

also, i was looking for some low down gains in the form of extractors, pref stainless shiny steel, does anybody know which pacemakers would do me best?

i think ill be leavin the spoiler on for now, as james said, brake light, and also, just wanna keep the original' look of her, its so hard to look away
i think if i take the spoiler off ill be lookin at the bum my old car sorta thing, if u get what i mean.

thanks again guys, appreciate the thoughts.
champions!

[johnvtls1]

firstly, i doubt a mafless tune will void your insurance as im pretty sure every single ls1 powerd car is mafless these days and if it does get another insurer.
Secondly no real gains as fair as i know in roller rockers. much better stuff to spend money on.
Thirdly what do u mean low down gains? ie low in the rev range? If thats what you want get some tri-y pacemaker extractors. that should help with low down power but if you think you are going to modify the car in any real way get some 4 into 1. This should still help with low down power but a tune will help you the most.

Also if your worried about going mafless you can still get a maf tune and retain your standard air box.

[Mc Nugget]

Great pickup Benny,

everything about it is great. just don't write if off now....

got a question. where you from in Melbourne?

if you are from Melbourne, red tint is illegal.

very envious, ill get mine perhaps a vy or ve ss tho... when im 21..

btw how old are you? obviously 21 or more to be driving a v8.

Good Luck with the car buddy

[rch-13z]

Pretty sure he's in WA... I may be wrong though

[benjamino]

correctt,lol from wa mate!
Dno were u got melb from.haha
so i dno bout the red tint issues.
Im 19 mate.
Turning 20 on 29th of jan..

Ok cheers john,yeah ill have a look about the mafless.and will i still get the low rev gains with the 4into1s?

[benjamino]

correctt,lol from wa mate!
Dno were u got melb from.haha
so i dno bout the red tint issues.
Im 19 mate.
Turning 20 on 29th of jan..

Ok cheers john,yeah ill have a look about the mafless.and will i still get the low rev gains with the 4into1s?

[benjamino]

got bored with the camera again,
shes had a bit of a wash and clean on the inside,
shhht black cars get dirty as.

*ditched engine cover in boot lol



still needs a major degrease and clean.







yeah!

[James_yo7]

haha self props in ya last photo.
such a nice car mate i love the interior.

[rch-13z]

can't go past red leather... ever!

[hsvpunk]

fkn nice. black red leather.. SEX. good pick up dude. and low kms. great buy.