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Lots of excellent comments and thoughts/experience in this thread. I like it!

Hi Mate, LS3, 2300 blower kit e.g. maggie heartbeat, standard pulley, full exhaust and you won't have a drama. There's ton's of unupened LS3's running around with blowers just fine. Its a great combo, the LS3 really sings with a charger and good exhaust and a conservative tune and AFR. Go for...

Got em on my current VE Jim and i'm on my second different set of pads and its an issue. I find shims do nothing to help on the rear brembo's so copper grease it has been on piston contact area and down outside edges of pads and it stops it for a while then returns. Before copper grease i was...

In regards to IAT's and OTR's here is what I know based on personal experience. Firstly, holden put the maf over near the airbox to keep it away from engine heat and rad heat as much as they could. Thats why its over there as it gets less heat soak there. When you run a MAF OTR either harrop...

I reckon if holden reflashes the O/S into the PCM so the history of engine lights disappears that might solve the problem. If they do that and the light comes back on then there is a definite issue that needs to be fixed.

Definitely sounds like it could have been a lifter/AFM/ valve train related issue. Maybe they initially said fit a high volume oil pump because they discovered low oil pressure after replacing a lifter which they then didn't realise could have been damage to the cam or a valve from said lifter...

I totally agree, even holden would do a better job than this mob as at least holden have a clue about the engine. I'd be getting it sorted somewhere else getting them to put in writing that the real issue was etc and then instigating action against repco for your money back. It sounds like...

KPM Cats are 100Cell. 100 cells smell, even on a stock cam unfortunately. Go for 200 cell hi flow cats and there will be a significant improvement. I've had both.

Well I'll add Autowerks to my list of "avoid all together" tuners in Sydney then when it comes to non standard camshafts. The only shops left on my "could be worth a try" list are Autotech Engineering, Winmalee Car Care, LSX Tuning and Russo's.

Totally agree with you Monstar. They don't give a fig. If you find one that does let us all know. Drill a hole in the throttle butterfly and add a ton of fuel to attempt to mask either their inability or just laziness because the 2 hours they allocated for effectively your thousand bucks eats...

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Where did you get the cam done mate?

https://forums.justcommodores.com.au/threads/vf-specific-cadillac-cts-v-v2-6-pot-brembo-upgrade.253375/

Yup, their being bullish on them now that's for sure. If you don't want to pay that and not use TTY bolts from holden you can source metric grade 10.9 bolts outside holden and they have the benefit of being re-usable. Just remember to put some locktight on them. Rears VE or VF brembo caliper...

I read an article a while back that indicated that in the GEN F GTS, build number 1250 and onwards had a factory fitted change to the isolator coupler. Think mid 2014 for that build number.

Wait for a low kay GTS in the low 60's to pop up then grab it.

Its a common issue, had mine fixed under warranty and they said its in the striker plate in the drivers door. they had to change something in there.

For me the Remsa's gave a soft pedal feel, not confidence inspiring at all. Replaced them and changed nothing else and it was a world of difference. I just bought off ebay Ferodo DS performance pads for brembo front and rear for $95 a set (total 190). This is 1/3 the price brakes direct have...

Yes, hated them and pulled them out after 200kms and put something else in.

I did 9 emergency stops back to back from 120kmph to 5kmph straight back up to 120 etc on my T3 4000's with hawk HPS pads and no fade. There was smoke but the pedal was still excellent. I was also using braided lines and EBC racing fluid at the time which may have helped (brembo's front and rear)

There's also the "safebrake" kits on ebay and there is a configuration to suit your application e.g. 6 pot front, 4 pot rear brembo.

The 2017's HSV's have that recalibrated bimodal opening earlier. I have heard one, much more meaty than the pre 2017 R8 LSA's. You may find you "can live with it". Then again you may get a hard on for more power too and slap and airpod, pulley and tune on it too LOL!!! ENJOY!!!

Well trying to charge you that price for a Monroe kit that can be had on ebay for 700 bucks is one point. They charged me labour on warranty work plus they stuffed up the adjustment on the shocks twice. A mate of mine had some strut tops done there and when they collapsed in a week they tried...

If you were using a HP-1017 filter be sure to take advantage of the 1 inch nut on the end for tightening and removal and make sure you give it at a minimum the 3/4 of a turn from when it first makes contact and stops when spinning it up. I only made the mistake once going less than 3/4 turn by...

Not a problem in terms of wheel fitment and offset ect. You shouldn't have any dramas with guards. As for wheel nuts, I looked up a photo of the wheels you are considering purchasing and I can't be certain but i'm 90% that you will need new different nuts to suit that application.

Geez, I think I paid $1800 sup and fitted for Koni adjustables and Kings at Sydney Suspension at Penrith though I wouldn't go there again. I would only now go to Pedders at Hornsby. Dave there is manager and know's VE's and VF really well. You can trust what he advises.

If it's terminal I suppose he could also put a crate LS3 ($7,990 at Holmart for the engine) in it and then sell off the blower for 5K and everything else that's salvageable and minimise his losses that way - would mean no more charger though.

They add fuel to try and mask issues that they either (a) don't have the ability to resolve or (b) aren't willing to put the time into it to get it right. Adding fuel won't necessarily fix it, it may mask it a bit that's all. Been on that merrygoaround before, not fun.

Well good luck with it, be interested to hear about how it drives down low, whether its lazy or pulls hard from low rpm and what its like punting it around in traffic etc. Hope it turns out great for you!

I had a look at the planet parts ad on ebay for them and it says definitely no swapping of the bleeders is needed etc - direct bolt on they say so that's an interesting predicament you have there unfortunately.

Just go onto the "brakes direct" website, put the model of the car in and it brings up the choices. If you want the DBA 4000 series with the T3 slots, the part numbers are: Front: DBA42604S (need 2 of these) - 355mm x 32mm Rear: DBA42074RS ( 1 x right side specific) and DBA42074LS ( 1 x left...

Very low dust from what I understand though I have not run them myself.

Did you swap the pipe and bleeders or did they or your not sure? Do you have any other photos you can post of that caliper on the disc so I can see its orientation etc.

the Brembo's that come from overseas are the same caliper, just oriented slightly differently to suit the Camaro or the ctsv or whatever they were going to go on over there. For our application you need to make sure you swap over the cross over pipe and the bleed nipples on each caliper (end...

Sonny loves his stage 3 head and cam package, did he say exactly what is entailed in his "heads" and do you know what size cam is going in in terms of duration, lift and LSA? It must work as he has done heaps of them and guys seem to rave about his work.

I bet you have a bung lifter mate.

Happened to be tyre kicking at Wollongong holden the other day while a mate was looking at a wagon. 67K for a 2017 redline sedan, white with 20's in manual - no deals. That was the take it or leave it price LOL. SOAG MSE manual in showroom 85K LOL. Was at Paul Wakelings Campbelltown over the...

What are the specs of those SF11 Koya's Newbie? E.g. Diameter, width's and offsets front and rear please mate? They look excellent.

Legend, thanks mate

Yeah - 1 degrees of overlap re blower friendly. Sounds like it works really well in N/A form too if its responsive from that sort of RPM. Congratulations on that! VCM don't seem to advertise the ICL of their cams but it would be really interesting to know how much advance it has, if any.