My Supercharged VY S

[alien]

Name: Rowan
Model: 2003 Supercharged VY S
Colour: Metallic Black
Cost: a STEAL with 72,000kms!
Current KM's: 85,000
Background: Owned by Holden for first year, then bought by a couple in Sydney then I won it on an eBay auction
Engine: Stock (as far as i know) aside from Felpro gaskets
Exhaust: Stock
Intake: Factory setup with a 90mm CAI
Interior: Stock
Stereo: Stock
Suspension: FE2
Brakes: Stock

Completed Mods:
Nov 08 Tinting
Jan 09 Cold Air Intake -> CAI: Alien By Design
Apr 09 New Oil Sump
May 09 Added Aerial on the boot, added genuine front strut brace, replaced aerial mast with genuine aerial mast
Dec 09 Installed DVD Head Unit and mobile aerial

Work In Progress:
Stereo System
Manual Conversion

Future Mods:
SS Lights (front and rear)
VZ side indicators
Exhaust Setup
More to come....

Pics:

[LightningVP]

Looks good mate, better than looking at the msn display pics too stock though not like you...

[SAV_117]

do he foggies quick and rims looks sweet man

[alien]

It gets tinting tomorrow, i wont be saying the exact percentages yet because i'm not too sure what i want. So once that gets done and another clean (been like 2 or so months without a clean now and i've been hitting a fair few gravel areas).

LightningVP, geez, i know it's a bit stock for me (you know me too well), but gimme a break, i've gotta save money to modify it!

I dont really like fog lights, i like the projector spot lamps. The ones i had on my old car blinded everyone in front of me I've still got them, i just gotta work out how to put them on. Rims i'll get when i have money, but thats not gonna be for a fair while I've got cheaper mods to do first

Pics (moved from first post):

[SAV_117]

i know who has some brand new 19's cough* lightning cough*

[alien]

i know who has some brand new 19's cough* lightning cough*

But that MIGHT look a little sus when his go missing and suddenly i've got the same rims on mine as what was just stolen from him

Oh BTW, when i got back my car today, checked the boot and the whole slab was still there

[LightningVP]

Lol...what about the other...umm, wern't there 2 or 3

But yeah, I offered to sell yo my stockies you would really look like a cop then

[SAV_117]

nah lightning wont mind haha the whole slab pfft crappy mechanic hahahaha lol my mechanic would hae finished it off lol what a bastard

[alien]

Nah, there was only one slab in the boot, the other slab is on it's way to me, and all the other alcohol hasn't been put in it yet

LightningVP, i apparently already look like too much of a cop! So when the tint and copper aerial goes on heaps of people are gonna **** themselves.

SAV_117, that mechanic's a mate, so i guess he didn't drink it because he didn't want me to go mental and make him get me a new slab

[redcv6]

looks good man, great to see another l67 on the site. what do you have planned for it engine wise??

[SAV_117]

bahaha lol good mate than

[alien]

looks good man, great to see another l67 on the site. what do you have planned for it engine wise??

Well, after spending clost to a grand and a half on the engine nothing just yet. I'll wait until the major's done and then the next minor service is needed before i consider the engine again! But i want to first get all quality components in the engine, hence the new felpro gaskets. However i'm gonna run over the vehicle's electrical system to see if i could get an inprovement out of it with some simple modifications.

However i would like to convert it to manual first. But that's gonna be a pain!

[chargedvx6]

Great looking car, got a mate with one the same and once he put bigger wheels on it was much nicer looking.

What cost $1500 on the engine?

[alien]

Great looking car, got a mate with one the same and once he put bigger wheels on it was much nicer looking.

What cost $1500 on the engine?

New head and inlet manifold gaskets (these gaskets were like $400), heads were machined, pressure and VAC tested. Thermostat redone, rear water bypass hose redone. New oil and oil filter (even though i did it 200 kms ago). I would've done it myself, but i didn't have time

I'll probably end up changing the camshaft actually and using roller rockers. So that's probably the first real engine mod that will happen, but probably not for another year or so. It doesn't really need much atm, i dont know what Holden did to it when they owned it but it beat a VY SS O.o

[Benjamin K]

New head and inlet manifold gaskets (these gaskets were like $400), heads were machined, pressure and VAC tested. Thermostat redone, rear water bypass hose redone. New oil and oil filter (even though i did it 200 kms ago). I would've done it myself, but i didn't have time

I'll probably end up changing the camshaft actually and using roller rockers. So that's probably the first real engine mod that will happen, but probably not for another year or so. It doesn't really need much atm, i dont know what Holden did to it when they owned it but it beat a VY SS O.o

So let me get this straight, your car engine is exactly identical to mine, and it beats a VY SS?

Hmm man, maybe it's tuned? If so I wonder what my car would be able to do once I re-work the engine (Another few swings at the mines ) and change the pully plus tune?

By the way what's the difference between my Calais and the VY S? Other then the obvious different body kits, like mechanical, suspension, brakes, drive line etc, etc?

I reckon the Calais kits on the VY look better then the SS kits, might just be personal taste but anyone agree with me?

PS: Here's my car.

[alien]

So let me get this straight, your car engine is exactly identical to mine, and it beats a VY SS?

Hmm man, maybe it's tuned? If so I wonder what my car would be able to do once I re-work the engine (Another few swings at the mines ) and change the pully plus tune?

By the way what's the difference between my Calais and the VY S? Other then the obvious different body kits, like mechanical, suspension, brakes, drive line etc, etc?

I reckon the Calais kits on the VY look better then the SS kits, might just be personal taste but anyone agree with me?

PS: Here's my car.

I dont know internally if it's the same. But yea, it's a L67 or so it looks anyways Since my mate's touched it though it's now idling a bit rough, so he's gonna have to vac test it to find out where the problem is. Luckily when i get work through him it comes with a warranty

It could be tuned, i should try and find out what Holden did with it LOL, i dont like my chances of finding out though.

Calais has more luxury features over an S. Basically only electronic and internal features as well as body. Nothing different in the driveline, except you might have an LSD that comes standard, but i'm not too sure if the Calais's had the LSD standard.

LOL, i personally like the SS kit, but that may because the calais kit is more chrome everywhere and doesn't really look that great with the black (or so i think anyways). Also hate the wheels on the Calais LOL

Oh, and my car's now tinted. When i get pics i'll post them And yes, they're about as black as the car

[DUK13Y]

I guess it depends on what you like. Luxury or sports. The Calais is a very good mix of both but I probably prefer the SS kit.

Car looks great man. Black cars always look the best

[Benjamin K]

I dont know internally if it's the same. But yea, it's a L67 or so it looks anyways Since my mate's touched it though it's now idling a bit rough, so he's gonna have to vac test it to find out where the problem is. Luckily when i get work through him it comes with a warranty

It could be tuned, i should try and find out what Holden did with it LOL, i dont like my chances of finding out though.

Calais has more luxury features over an S. Basically only electronic and internal features as well as body. Nothing different in the driveline, except you might have an LSD that comes standard, but i'm not too sure if the Calais's had the LSD standard.

LOL, i personally like the SS kit, but that may because the calais kit is more chrome everywhere and doesn't really look that great with the black (or so i think anyways). Also hate the wheels on the Calais LOL

Oh, and my car's now tinted. When i get pics i'll post them And yes, they're about as black as the car

Guess it must be just my opinion haha. Just not a big fan of the matt black plastic bit on VY SS kits. However I'm pretty sure most people will agree that the Calais lights are better. Yeah I hate the Calais rims Plan on getting rid of them but want to keep a sleeper look to it. Big chrome or racing style rims and big old P plates on a car = trouble with cops...

Yeah from the looks the cars are exactly Identical mechanically. Nice to hear we can keep up with the V8 boys

[alien]

I know i can keep up with the V8 boys, maybe not when they throw superchargers on their V8's, but definatly the non-supercharged ones. When you give it a shot lemme know how yours goes?

After getting the tint today i noticed car's running rough when idling and rocking the car. Seems to me like there's a vacuum leak. Bloddy mechanic. If you want a job done right you have to do it yourself! Oh well, it's got a 20,000km warranty now, so he'll have to fix it.

Rims will stay stock for quite a while now. With dark tint and in 2 weeks the P Plates going back up if i change the wheels i'll probably be pulled over for the first time ever.

Tint pictures may take a week or two to come up. It needs a wash despratly now!

[chargedvx6]

What mods are done to the car to beat Gen3s? Stock 5L V8s aren't an issue for an L67 and even some modded ones get done by the L67 but All stock Gen3s?

A pulley and full exhaust with high ratio rockers will get you there I suppose

[alien]

That's the thing, i'm not sure what mods have been done to it. Holden owned it for a year, so maybe it was a test for the Series 2's? Or maybe just to see what they could get out of it? I guess when i get to doing engine modifications i'll find out whats gone on.

[taztassio]

So let me get this straight, your car engine is exactly identical to mine, and it beats a VY SS?

Hmm man, maybe it's tuned? If so I wonder what my car would be able to do once I re-work the engine (Another few swings at the mines ) and change the pully plus tune?

By the way what's the difference between my Calais and the VY S? Other then the obvious different body kits, like mechanical, suspension, brakes, drive line etc, etc?

I reckon the Calais kits on the VY look better then the SS kits, might just be personal taste but anyone agree with me?

PS: Here's my car.

suspension is mildy different (calais is a mix between fe1 and fe2 hence the name fe1.5).

calais has a level 3 cluster and more electrics (climate, seats etc).

driveline is the same, and engine same options for the engine (except for VY, the SS is the v8 while the calais has a v8 option)

also interior things like colours, suede trim etc set them apart

[alien]

OK, when i was working on the car today (and wondering why i scrape on every speed hump in point cook maccas and other places including highpoint [and also why i couldn't park over the cement blocks sometimes at the end of car spots with my front end]) i decided id check out the suspension. Turns out it's FE2 (and after checking the stamp it verifies it). And it makes sense that Holden's test vehicle to see what they could get out of the Superchargers would have a lower height so there's less drag.

In fact the lowest part of my vehicle's bodywork is only 6cm off the ground. And the lowest other part is 9cm off the ground (the catalytic converter).

[Benjamin K]

I know i can keep up with the V8 boys, maybe not when they throw superchargers on their V8's, but definatly the non-supercharged ones. When you give it a shot lemme know how yours goes?

After getting the tint today i noticed car's running rough when idling and rocking the car. Seems to me like there's a vacuum leak. Bloddy mechanic. If you want a job done right you have to do it yourself! Oh well, it's got a 20,000km warranty now, so he'll have to fix it.

Rims will stay stock for quite a while now. With dark tint and in 2 weeks the P Plates going back up if i change the wheels i'll probably be pulled over for the first time ever.

Tint pictures may take a week or two to come up. It needs a wash despratly now!

LOL same same, mine started idling rough recently, might check the vacuum lines. Either way she's due for a service so I'll get the mechanics to check it out.

[VY04Calais]

that VY SS must of had TC on. i have a cooler, Roller rockers, 3.1 pulley, forged pistons ect and i can cream my mates SS off the line but once i hit 100km he goes past fast