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    VT Calais - Problem replacing subs with 6x9's

    I recently upgraded the speakers in the doors but when i enquired about the subs was told they dont make 8" free to airs and to replace with a good set of 6X9 or 7x10s. I purchased the 6x9 MTX puppies and installed them easily enough but stupid me they only pump out bass and low amounts, sounds...
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    Coming Home

    Hey folks, twelve months ago i sold my VL heap and fled to the cold hell hole called England. Well im fed up and coming home, thing is i need some wheels. Where did the section go where people advertised their cars?? BTW i tell the kids every day in class that the aussies will smash em in the...
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    Head Gasket Again!!!

    ok so you put the entire motor in at once, was the oil looking fine afterwards, as if it was running ok? Secondly, was the temp running below half the whole time? Every time i bleed my system, i drive it down the road cause where i live is heaps hilly, and then i turn around and flog the...
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    Head Gasket Again!!!

    thats just a spray on goo onto the gasket. Mark do you know if the head that went back onto your car was pressure tested. Also, did you put the head on yourself, if so did you use the correct tightening sequence? Bex, i owned an 87 Skyline which cracked the head but i think i was running...
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    Head Gasket Again!!!

    did you get the head pressure tested when it got decked (machined flat) or did you just put it back on without doing either of the above. Now they should have checked the minimum thickness and pressure tested the head for cracks, its like checking for a pulse on an unconscious guy when you'r...
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    break pads? price? vt break conversion?

    R.E.P.C.O Rip Every Poor C... hic Off
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    VL WONT START - suggestions???

    go out and pull ur motor out, start it and then put it back in.... you guys may have solved your problem but you wont be able to help him, his head gasket blew but i love how all the solutions were electrical anyway. :flame:
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    running lean

    lean as opposed to other normal VL's they have run on the Dyno stock or... If they told you it was running lean, did they have some explanation to back it up? Can you tell us what the reading was at all. I haven't Dyno'd my crapper so i dont know what it would be. Was it constant every time...
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    running lean

    i run mine on metho Bex, if i run out, distilled water.
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    Koni Adjustables for the front

    Im SURE i saw an RB25DE engine in sydney somewhere advertised for $795... does that sound about right. Whats a front cut worth? would it be better to get a fromt cut if you were gonna convert the head. When i come back from OS, im going to get a nice calais body and do some funky things with...
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    Koni Adjustables for the front

    Hey Bex, look at this m8. Its a G/box, not sure what you're loking at but by the look of it, you have to buy an engine with it. http://www.tweakit.net/shop/product_info.php?cPath=&products_id=712
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    Koni Adjustables for the front

    Coltspeed - 102 Bowden St Meadowbank NSW Australia 2114 Phone (02) 9807 3830 - [email protected] Edit: this is contact given for Koni shocks in Australia, couldnt find a parts list or dealer sheet on their webby.
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    engine mods

    may as well pay em $100 to adjust your mirror while you are there. Stuff that.
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    engine mods

    ebay is ur best friend, fit em yourself. Otherwise should be about $700 fitted for new ones. Go to a wreckers for extractors, the shop i went to had a sports exhaust set-up hanging on the wall and fitted it for $280 with a chrome tip in 45min.
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    New Engine Advice?!?!

    $200 and no box... w000t. Nar she'll be right. The torque convertor bolts prob have loctite on them which you will need to re-do when you put on new motor. Its a liquid thats like liquid-nails for bolt threads so they dont come undone in a hurry as you may have witnessed. Lock the flywheel up...
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    gearbox that goes straight on?

    mate for $550 its a bargain, ive been quoted $750 to $1tonne here in sydney for Flywheel to tailshaft and computer... Sif get reco for $1700, buy another VL for that.
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    gearbox change?? advice

    auto -> auro, auto ->manual, Manual-> auto or manual -> manual?
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    XF Throttle body for VL

    and as for twin throttle bodies, good luck and post all pictures here please... Nar its only a single, you cant stick 2 sets of extractors on a motor to take away the exhaust fumes so you are only allowed one inlet for the air to come in.
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    Exiled from Ford Forum

    You go into the oppositions dressing sheds before a game and tell em their all pussies, you expect a woopin like your mama never dreampt of givin ya. Short memories maybe, Remember the VLT Vs BA XRT argument and some of the gooses sprouting for the BA (ford people) were just making clowns of...
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    Is there much benefit to an RB30 head job?

    just on a serious note, anyone actuallly focusing on getting fuel usage down rather than performance up? $1.40 in Sydney at the moment and thats standard, not PULP, bugger that. Im goin to England next year for a year and im goin public transport all the way, hopefully when i come home she'll be...
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    How far do one of you's get in a standard VL Executive on fuel?

    Are you 72 years of age and on ketamine? 75Km\h on the expressway is illegal you know.. Bah i prolly get 400 in a dodgy auto fanging around Sydney with clean injectors, PULP and massive advancement of the dizzianardo.
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    engine mods

    yer im with juzza on the exhaust. Wheels definitely make the car, as well as some nice rubber to keep it stopping so you have a car to work on in the future. If i wasnt goin to England to work id dump my 3 spokers in favour of some fresh 17-18's. As for the chip and headwork, you'd need a cam...
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    engine mods

    before you go spending massive dollars on making it go fast, set yourself a plan so that after you blow this $1500 (tax im guessing) then you will want to save more and do the next thing. If its not a long term project, dont waste your time. Second, dont go spending it on the car if its not...
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    Wy wont my VL straight 6 start?

    ok nsladden, has it started yet, if not, lets get it going. Please before you reply, check theres plenty of fuel, make sure the fuel is coming to the fuel rail by listening for pump sound and check rubber hose to fuel rail for pressure when ignition is turned on. Now make sure you're sparking...
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    vl cuts out when warm!?

    have you replaced the CAS before, is your car really hot when it conks out (by hot i mean over half). Dont ask me why but i have a hunch that when the CAS is faulty the car doesnt run so well and runs hotter which is a catalyst for the CAS to fail. Just a theory but im relying on some feedback...
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    Radio Interfrence with Rear Demister

    aftermarket radio - maybe you are borrowing power from the same circuit as the rear demist. My radio runs from the battery but runs past and is wrapped around lots of wires in the engine bay. When my headlights are on it makes a little wine from radio, its just induced currents from alternator...
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    runs poorly when cold

    mate the two rubber hoses comin off the top of the rocker cover, if they are cracked your idle will drop. My front one now is garden hose, the rear is 10mm clear nylone hose - SHMICKO! As for the black smoke around the exhaust, check the AFM again to make sure. o2 sensor, when its...
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    runs poorly when cold

    my thermo wasnt closing, that just causes the car to run cold for longer and a bit more fuel usage, shouldnt be a drama.
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    runs poorly when cold

    Did you take the by-pass hose off? Are you getting any air leaks at all around the intake hose, if i move mine much she runs like a $2 Ho due to tiny leaks at the throttle body. Make sure the intake hose is air tight and theres no leaks from vacuum hoses you may have moved, that will cause it...
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    VL poor fuel economy-check this

    volts not ohms. Plug a multimeter into the two end wires on the afm and you should get about 3.6-4V, if not, turn the screw left/right till you get it. Give it a day or two and check to make sure it stays same.
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    VL poor fuel economy-check this

    get a little flat blade or one of mums metal skewers and scratch the bugger like a flea ridden dog till its shinny again so you will get a good contact, if it looks like a vynle floor of a kitchen after an 18th B\day party and no lustre, it needs a buff!
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    Starting problems VL manual

    well done m8, good work persisting with it. By the way i've heard that the bearing should always get replaced with the CAS otherwise you get the problem you are having. Also cheap CAS will fail in short amounts of time.
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    runs poorly when cold

    mate have you touched anything of note before this? Does it run as per normal when warm?
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    VL -> VLT Brake Conversion

    just a question, if you have drums on rear, do you need to change them to a larger diameter bore at all or leave them. Will this puch out extra juice to the rears at the same time or the same amount. Remember fronts should take 70% roughly and rears 30% and you have just upgraded the master...
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    Most modified CV8 you'll see???

    I was the foreman for a chrysler dealership in Sydney and the owner was the first dude to import the Dodge Viper, the blue one that used to race against the porches and lambo's. Anyway it was converted across and God Damned it was a crusty conversion, change gears and the gear shifter cover...
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    Personalised Number Plates

    i went in and asked for buk11t as soon as new plates came out with NSW format of 3 letters, two numbers and letter. She said they were taken so i slumped the shoulders and began to walk away when she said, HANG ON! buc11t is available, and i got em. This way my mates know what im driving...
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    won't start after removing alarm

    Did you just cut the wires or did you join the ignition wires back up. What usually happens is they cut the ignition wires and run it in a closed circuit through the alarm and when you arm the alarm, it opens this circuit inside the box. When you remove an alarm you always have to solder the two...
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    VL Calais If you can fix this you must be good

    by torque converter engaging, do you mean locking in for economy mode into 4th gear? (Turn power button off) How long have you been driving it before it will engage do you know or is it a random thing. Have a look next time and see if the engine is at operating temp.
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    SOld My VT To GEt VL WITH Power Help

    i smell a challenge...
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    Rear Fe2 Shocks To Suit Vn -vp

    no fronts? might be interested
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