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    ECU tuning - is it technically legal

    Hi all I have the W407 pack fitted to my vf2 redline : all Walkinshaw mods are ADR compliant otherwise Holden dealers would not be able to sell these with warranties provided : generic flash tunes provided with the performance upgrades ensure ADR compliance : any other hardware and tune setups...
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    upgrade from series 1 to series 2

    The 407 cam operates at its best above 3000 rpms so why keep it reving at under 2000 unless your in a cruising gear like 6th gear at 110 kms/h when its ticking over at 1750 rpm : as i said its my choice to drive it at over 2000 rpms : what others do is up to them
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    upgrade from series 1 to series 2

    Its not a poor tune mate its the generic safe tune that walkinshaw use thats been developed on a dyno : i keep it at over 2000 rpms as a personal choice : i do that with every car n bike that i drive
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    upgrade from series 1 to series 2

    Yeah still very drivable with the w spec cam mate as its only a mild cam : is a bit temperamental at low revs as u would expect : i always drive it in lower gears so its sitting above 2000 rpms : any lower than 1700 n it does start to feel a bit fluffy : it uses a bit more fuel doing this but...
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    upgrade from series 1 to series 2

    The 407 definitely mate : but down in the low rev range the 375 tends to b easier to live with : the 407 has to compose itself for the first minute or 2 after cold start up or it can stall whereas the 375 was like your stock ls3 : ive got the 6 sp man which tends to make the 407 easier to drive...
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    upgrade from series 1 to series 2

    You are fairly correct in your assessment there mate : ive got the W407 ( it was a W375 at first ) hence my profile name : the stock ls3 doesnt come close to the hp and torque of these 2 w packs and as u said, the low down torque is more manageable in the 375 over the 407 : the 407 comes into...
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    W457 blew #5 piston

    Well from what i know the fuel pumps that were on from 2011 backwards were smaller even for e85 use : but for e85 they may have been larger as u said but im not sure if that was the case : what i know is that 2012 onwards had the high flow ones : the OP had the smaller pump thats a definite
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    W457 blew #5 piston

    Hi all : from 2012 onwards, holden replaced the fuel pump with a larger unit which continued thru to the end of vf : this was to address issues that were occuring with the fuel pump not supplying the required pressure for the larger injectors associated with the W457 package : walkinshaw would...
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    Holden Employees "Thank You"

    I agree mate : thats the sort of rubbish that ive been reading from people that really dont have a clue : i worked there and i was on 50k a year so how about that guy get his facts right before he starts rambling crap on here : 150k a year ( what a joke )
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    Christ, tonight is just gut-wrenching. They've already built the last ones.

    Yes that is true Forg that people were still buying local but with something like as i said before, with about 130 different brands to choose from, most of which were cheap imported stuff, people preferred these over the local product. As i said, at least i did my bit and bought local
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    Christ, tonight is just gut-wrenching. They've already built the last ones.

    That Button plan to reduce tariffs to zero was the beginning of the end of car making in this country. Australia became the most fragmented car market in the world with something like 130 different brands of vehicles verses say a huge market like the US which only has about 30. People stopped...
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    Holden Employees "Thank You"

    Yes as u can c from this pic, this is the last car : it is a red brv redline : exactly the same one that left the paintshop yesterday
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    Holden Employees "Thank You"

    Hi there mate : the last car only just left the paint shop today at about 1.30 pm : i know as i was standing right there as it went into the asrs storage system : hope this clears up things for u ☺
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    The first VF2 Director

    Hi all : i just saw a heap of magnums and mse parked outside of GA if anyones interested : they r building 80 magnum and 292 mse for this month
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    MY16 SSVR or SS

    Good choice mate : ive got an my16 ssvr with the w407 : the ssvr is a much better proposition by far over the standard ss thats for sure : enjoy ☺
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    The first VF2 Director

    Hi my17 : i only know the number of builds in the month : i dont have any other info on these vehicles unfortunately ☺
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    The first VF2 Director

    Haha you could say that psisle ☺ build schedule for this month is 292 mse, 4 directors and 80 magnums ☺ hi stroker1 : yeah the magnums look good : they r a bit lower than the standard ssvr ute as they dont have the mrc fitted like the other 2 have : they r building 80 this month so ill c a few...
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    The first VF2 Director

    Hi all: i dont know where people get there info from but as i said in an earlier post on here, ive seen the build schedule for may june and july and each month had a small build of director n magnum : the number for director n magnum is a bit higher for this month : i work in the paint shop so i...
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    The first VF2 Director

    Hi all : all the special editions started getting built in may : ive seen the build schedule allocations for each month and directors and magnums were being built but only in low numbers : a few more being built this month from what i saw on the schedule ☺
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    How Long does the Elizabeth plant take to manufacture a single VF from start to finish?

    Hi there : smitty is right with the duration of the painting process : its at least 3 hours and i should know as i work in the paint plant : from start to finish is at least 2 to 3 days n thats as long as everything runs smoothly : hope this answers your question ☺
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    LS3 Start Up

    Hi all : the problem is caused by heat soak in the starter motor : perfectly normal and nothing to b concerned about : hope that clears things up for u ☺
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    Test Drove series 2 SS Redline Manual W407

    Ok thanks ls ill b looking into it ☺
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    Test Drove series 2 SS Redline Manual W407

    Hi ls : whats that short shifter like compared to the normal manual shifter : ive got the w407 : upgrade from w375 : mine gets a bit of fuel smell at idle but thats normal with a cam upgrade n yes above 3500 rpms is where the cam really delivers ☺
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    Boot Lip to Wing Spoiler

    Hi all : the boot lid for the lip spoiler has a number of holes along the back of the boot ( about 7 or 8 i think ) : the one for the wing spoiler has 3 holes drilled on each side : basically u have to swap boot lids with someone else who is willing to do that : there's really no other option...
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    MY17 Specs and Release Date

    As far as i know, parts that can be used in other gm plants like robots etc will be bought by those o/seas gm plants n used there : other parts will b auctioned off through normal processes i assume :
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    MY17 Specs and Release Date

    Oh ok : i didnt work during the shutdown so i wasnt aware of the work being done in PTEC : wonder if they did any work to the DC rectifiers then for the EC tank
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    MY17 Specs and Release Date

    Hi all : i work at the plant and thats the first ive heard of that : not sure where ppl get this info from but from what i know, nothing like that has been done
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    Manual regrets?

    The auto loses about 30% thru the driveline so that figure sounds about right : the manual loses about 20% so probably closer to 320 rwkws for the manual
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    Manual regrets?

    Hi mate : im not sure what the profile is for the walky cam and no i didnt get it dynoed : just has the generic flash tune for the 407 : definitely get the 407 instead of the 375 mate : the cam is not too lumpy but still has all those good cam characteristics : car still has excellent drivability
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    Manual regrets?

    Hi all : i have a manual my16 ssvr fitted with the W407 pack ( cam/valve spring upgrade over the W375 pack ) and imo the manual trans offers real driving enjoyment over any auto : plus i cant stand boring autos anyway ☺
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    Holden Commodore Limited Edition models

    Yeah exactly mate : but from what i know, as of now employee discounts on all V8s r has been removed permanently which means that now we will have to pay full retail for any new V8 : glad i got mine when i did ☺
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    Holden Commodore Limited Edition models

    Hi all : i couldve gotten a man MSE for 50k DA but my window of opportunity closed late last year : i have a my16 ssvr so i wasnt fussed about it ☺
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    MY17 Specs and Release Date

    Hi all ☺ after reading all these posts about my17 ssvr, im definitely glad i got the my16ssvr when i did : looks way better than the 17 imo ☺ i have the W407 fitted now n a heap of other extras as well : cost me 63k DA : to get the same specs for my17 as what i got will cost u nearly 80k DA ☺
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    MY17 Specs and Release Date

    Hi all ☺ yes the same gloss black as in the doors Flyer : in answer to your post gen : all hsvs that i have seen at the plant have the normal fenders like all other vfs so thats y im guessing that those hsvs in the pics were the W1 : maybe these guards r fitted at hsv for the W1 only : maybe...
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    MY17 Specs and Release Date

    Hi mate : all models including hsvs still have the same front fenders as they were for my16 : only the W1 will have the different guards im guessing from what we have seen in those spy pics from hsv headquarters : ive seen alot of my17 hsvs and they still have the same front fenders : also i...
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    MY17 Specs and Release Date

    Hi Martin ☺ the HSVs r sent to a seperate area after painting and every one that ive seen there has the normal front fenders like all other vfs : all other models including redlines have the same front fenders as normal : as i said b4, im only speculating that the W1 has that cut out in the...
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    MY17 Specs and Release Date

    Hi all ☺ ive just been reading all these posts on new panels for hsvs and/or redlines : ive seen many my17 models being built in the plant this year already and i havent seen any of those panels on any models so all i can do is speculate that they might b for the W1 only n r pressed outside from...
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    Is it worth upgrading VF2 SS to 375 or 400 kw?

    Thank Thanks mate ☺ yeah i dont think u can change that otherwise i would ☺
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    Is it worth upgrading VF2 SS to 375 or 400 kw?

    Hi all : i just got the W407 upgrade on my vf2 ssvr : also got it lowered all round with kings ssl springs : drives excellent with no issues at all ☺
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    What's your favourite colour VF?

    Hi all : black followed by slipstream and chlorophyll : my redline is slipstream : just adds that bit of colour instead of just all black ☺
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