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I like it!! But I expect my wallet wouldn't......

The only double beep I get is the lane assist. Is it the same beep as that?

I missed 'VF Ute' post. They are made by an exhaust shop in Clontarf, Queensland and I have seen them listed both on Gumtree and Ebay. They are no active listings right now but here is a link to one that has ended on Ebay -...

Just to close the loop on what we ended up doing. On the passenger side the header was removed to replace the cat but on the drivers side we were able to get to the four bolts (from above and below), however it was a little awkward. Thanks to all for the advice.

Ok, thanks mate.

Thanks guys. Was the from above approach with the stock manifolds or HSV headers? I just has a look and all but one bolt looks like it would blocked by header piping?

G'day, I have some shiny new high flow cats that are designed to bolt onto my HSV headers. Yesterday I got under the car thinking I could do it easily enough as it only involved 4 bolts. I was wrong, the upper two bolts where the cats attach to the headers are out of sight and in awkward...

That is it. Thanks.

Do you have the name of the website? I think I checked it out about 6 months ago. Is it the guy who owns a performance shop (or exhaust shop?) and has been doing incremental upgrades and does a 1/4 run each time to see the results? I think he is in S.A or W.A.? Well my description is pretty...

It is the century of Asia, give it 30 years we will be driving affordable performance cars made in China.....I am not saying I like that idea but it will happen at some point. We laughed at Japanese cars in the 60s but look where they are now and China works faster....

I did not even know that was a thing, I will give it a go.

$27k difference between a Mustang GT and the converted Camaro. They have very similar specs as they compete against each other at the same price point in the USA. You would really have to be a Camaro fan to pay that price difference.

Cheers LS1SS

I am interested too, they don't appear to have an active website.

I have the HSV 340 headers and cats fitted but when I had them side by side it looked like the VFII cats would work. I think internally the holden and HSV cats are the same? Both 400 cpi? I would be keen for some bolt on high flow cats in the stock position but they seem to start at about $800...

What an awesome collection of cars for a day out driving. Did you get to drive theirs? I would be drooling at the thought to be able to drive all three on a nice road.

Yeah that's the plan, preferably a supercharger but if not a cam that is designed for low/mid range. Can't continue having my wife's 2 litre (albeit tuned and much lighter) feeling like it has a stronger mid-range than my 6.2, that is just not right.....

Nice! Our Golf R is quicker in every situation compared to my SSVR and even more so with an APR tune. However on a sunny day going for drive just for fun I will take the Commodore every time. Windows down, V8 burble, can't beat that.

'Best' will always be subjective but if $s were not a concern I would take an AMG C63 or even the new E63. However, bang for your buck for a large sedan hard to go past the V8 Commodore.

I like the way when an aspect of something is said to be better than what they own clearly corruption is involved........human nature I guess :)

1900 vs 2300 I am not chasing peak power but low/mid torque and reliability would be nice. Any ideas on how they compare down low? I figure the 1900 puts less stress on the engine purely based on it is pushing less air? But the 2300 could produce the same power on less boost? Thoughts?

Off topic, but was it a Lancer GSR with AWD and the 1.8L turbo 4G93T (I think?)? I bought a near new 93 model in the mid 90s. 3" turbo back exhuast and boost wound up to 20psi, which was too much. Was a fun car but there was not much performance support for it at that time.

I just looked at the centrifugal (vortech) style of superchargers and I guess they woukd be easier to temporarily remove if I had too. I suspect you could even leave the air to air intercooler in place and just remove the piping. If you drove at low rpm to a nearby inspection station (for a blue...

G'day, Just wondering how those with superchargers go with getting annual safety checks for rego? How about the more thorough inspection if you change states (Blue Slip?). I am thinking about a supercharger but I do tend to move (often to a new state) every 2-3 years with work. A cam is a less...

Totally agree with those two comments but I consider myself a performance car guy rather than specifically a Commodore or V8 guy. On the flip side we are on a Commodore forum so it is natural and totally reasonable for those more focussed on particular cars to show their passion.

Just saw this youtube vid from Wheels mag that was released today.

My money is on some sort of motion/g-force sensor? Related to stability control?

Like them or not I reckon the more performance orientated cars available to the public the better. Creates more enthusiasts, more insurance options, more aftermarket support, more political power etc. I love the fact we live in an era of so many 'affordable' and diverse performance cars, hot...

Looks great, well done.

What?? You mean those youtube videos comparing the speed of Kia vs SS from a few months back were not rigged and the journalists did not take a pocket full of cash from Kia? Well I never would have believed it :)

I looked at roto-fab but I also wanted their optional radiator cover/panel which added enough $s to push me to a VCM OTR instead.

I drove a Chrysler 300 SRT8 for a week not long before getting my VFII SSVR and the stock 6.4 in that feels like it has so much more low and midrange torque than the Commodore and it weighs about 200kg more. Everything else about the SSVR is better but I would take that engine for sure.

True, but surprisingly there are actually genuine dyno operators that don't try to tweak results.....

A before/after dyno printout would indeed be useful to see the gains in the mid range, torque difference is what interests me.

Do you have the brand and specs for the spacers? Maybe even a link to where you got them? Cheers.

Very, very nice mate. I have lived in the USA on two different occasions for 5 years all up and it was great seeing the ocassional G8, GTO and SS. Last time round I had Dodge Charger R/T which had the bottom plate in the pic. My wife had the other one on her car. Great souvenirs...

Practicing getting heat in the tyres seems related to me....

I agree. I bounce between owning turbo 4s and V8s. As a general rule it is easier and cheaper to get a significant power increase from a factory turbo performace car then a NA V8. I am talking about the initial 30-50% increase from stock. XR6 turbo is a good example.