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mate i would try servicing it yourself, i have done my own for 20+ years, do some research, find how much oil to add when you remove the pan and filter ect, the filter service kits around $50 then add around $50-70 bucks for oil, if it's low on oil it will not shift work correctly so it's...

better you do get most common mods done all at once and save money not paying for future retunes best to pay buy a otr, brand name extractors and a 2 1/2 or 3inch sports exhaust and get it tuned once with these basic mods done once and all together once you get the taste for speed you will...

gone are the days of a reco c/o alternator or starter motor, usually it's the voltage regulator diodes, starters it's brushes, the body's is still good , shaft bush bearings etc, it's a through away world we now live in , anyone in need of a alternator or starter give cool drive in box hill...

yes ask get the ls7 lifters

gown hindhaugh now there's a aussie hoon shop from the past, i had a lot of engines machined there and built by norm with his coke bottle glasses, i still have a lc torana with a 186s bored to 190 by G & H and used to watch them working on there a9x group c hatchbacks in the late 70s the 1975...

who would rather a old valiant,torana or monaro than a vf ls3 , i once spoke to ian tate and in his own words those old cars were all heaps of **** to drive compared to late model commodores having owned fjs, ejs, ehs, hrs, hgs hts, hqs, hjs, lc, lj , lh , toranas, monaros, vh charger, vc val...

you need to have a listen to the dpe system,its old school v8 deep throaty sound, there's a clip on youtube by vcm of a cam test install vcm532 on a red vf2 station wagon which does a few drive bys on the road, have a listen if you can find it sorry i'm hopeless at posting a link but check it...

the dpe and walky dual active systems are much deeper in tone than the hurricane systems, i think it's the large dual resonators of the dpe and dpe made walky systems that give them the deep old school v8 sound

the vf2 redlines stock bars handel very well, driven hard through corners they sit flat on the road, unless your building a track circuit car i would not bother changing them

and its all GM approved and has strict QC from china , aftermarket chinese made is junk , chinese made headers, exhaust are junk, they the chinese even make stroker 308 cranks rods ect , do some research on chinese aftermarket parts , its cheap rubbish not fit to use, even dangerous copy...

ask them seller where there made chinese junk, plenty of horror stories about those , stay away,

a seller on ebay is selling genie extractors and matching hiflow cats for $940 brand new, they are tri-y design , theses you can bolt straight onto your car and bolt up to your standard cat back exhaust system or any after market cat back that bolts up to the standard cats, so no welding cutting...

yes the cat cheats work i have had a set i fitted to my car a couple of years ago and no engine light with 100 cell cats , the ones i use have a small amount of cat material in them, only cost around $30 on ebay with free post, i can post a pic of them if that helps i fitted up myself the...

don't buy empire chinese headers, would you fit chinese parts to your aussie commodore , stay away from them, as others have said buy the 340kw hsv headers or if funds allow shorty pacemaker 2.5inch copies australian made with a high flow 100 or 200 cell cat, if funds are short you don't need a...

i agree any one owning a LE with MRC fitted, it might be a good idea to purchase a set of MRC shocks and put them away, even if you never used them, in years to come you would be able to sell them and get your money back or maybe make a profit , a mates LE has a MRC shock with a small leak but...

admin if this is in the wrong place please move but i thought more guys or gals might see it here thank you . anyone interested in going on a vf commodore cruise to the trafalgar holden museum victoria address is 74 waterloo rd trafalgar adults $10.00,seniors $7.50 children 8 to 15 yo $2.50...

what crap mechanics , throw out bearing noise is only there when you put your foot down to engage the clutch, with foot off the clutch the throw out bearings not spinning as its disengaged, when in neutral if there's noise but when you engage the clutch noise goes away its the input shaft...

starting and idling a car engine in a garage to throw oil around the engine is a no no , you would be better off instead of sitting in the car and idling, go for a short drive for at least 10-15 minutes, this will work the engine and bring it up to operating temp quicker resulting in less engine...

don't be surprised if someone lashes out, some people have cash to burn, i watched a antique collectables auction of old servo oil tins and cans, people were shelling out $5k-18k for rusty old oil cans that you would just throw out, unbelievable some people have got doe to burn, wish i did

if the holden name is ever gonna come back odds on it will be with the chinese, they will need a fresh marketing campaign of course , something that the people can relate too, something like, table tennis dumplings ducklings and holden cars , hows that for a business case, will fit right in...

hot dog do you have the valve lift specs and advertised duration of the w407 cam, you should have a cam card or sheet with the specs in the cam box if you could post a picture of this spec sheet would be great, also if your installing a 3 bolt cam you might want to buy parts to convert it so...

this is really a sad day, first we lost our holden cars manufactured till 2017 , and now the holden name rich in aussie heritage, from making saddles used by our light horse during the charge on beersheba in ww1 ,to bomb racks made for allied fighters to carry bombs made in super quick time to...

you would think someone in higher management would drag her into the office over that sales presentation, no idea of the product the ladies selling car sales people need to know understand cars , watching this is like pulling teeth thanks ron

housing dept in australia is second highest in the world with many young families unable to ever afford a family home the gap between the poor and rich is widening, both parents now have to work where up until the 70s most mums would stay home and raise a family of 3 or more kids dads wage...

thanks for all the replies , looks like its roughly 50-50 for and against , some people's experiences don't sound too good while others have no issues and reckon there great , bugger i am still undecided

hi all thinking about buying a set of genuine weathershields for my vf2 redline and wondering if any other forum members had brought and fitted any, i think they attach to the car similar to the sports armour with 3m type double sided tape which i think is good as no clips to scratch paint and...

most of the time a driveway scrap is at the bottom dip section, i have seen driveways bridge the low section with a piece of mild steel sheet checker plate , cut and dyna bolted into the low section this stops the scraping, just a thought , dont let a driveway stand in the way of owning a vfssv...

i agree with cuda , the bronze bushings will not be as free moving as needle roller bearings and create more friction and rob the engine of a few horsepower but at least for a small cash outlay will stop any foreign bits of metal wrecking your engine, i think the way to go is the full roller...

just pick up some my16-17 ss bimodal mufflers, they have the flared ends to bolt up to the hsv2.5 mid section and with bimodal open work as a straight through muffler and are a cheap and loud while free flowing, a good inexpensive mod for a my2014

the 60k morano which sold was a poverty pack was hardly a muscle car, 3 speed 161, it was unrestored low milage a 327 monaro un restored passed in, bid up to just under 300k , both unrestored cars no resto better than money in the bank at the moment looking at interest rates my advice for any...

there will always be petrol around, our power grid cant cope as is less alone millions of cars being charged car collecting is big business, not only are enthusiast spending big dollars, investors with no interest in cars at all spend big dollars buying and selling a poverty pack six cylinder...

production numbers for my17 ssv redline sedans built is under 4000 which is not many cars at all, hero colours were built or customer ordered in least numbers , ssv redline sedan lightmyfire auto only 192 built ssv redline sedan nitrate man 93 built ssv redline sedan spitfire green man 162...

i would choose a vf2 my17 ssv redline over a vf1, the my17ssv redlines are already holding higher resale values and insurance values are slowley rising every year my local holden dealer is even sourcing used my17 ss and ssv redlines from interstate when available due to strong demand and higher...

it is a pain to have to keep pressing the start button every 10 minutes, but i suppose holden did it for a reason , possibly to protect the battery from going flat, the radio and computer left on would consume a bit of power

the holden red motor was made for over 23 years with most parts being common , any one into cars even youngs ones today know what a red motor rocker gasket is my point is just as another posters have said ,that parts sales kids are employed in jobs they don't know anything about, there not...

hi everyone thought i would let you guys and gals know about these filters i have been using in between holden factory warranty servicing i have found them to be easy to fit with 15/16 hex nut, i have had no leaks or issues with oil pressure, or oil drain back also hex nut is pre drilled for...

would you find it realistic to be asked what make and model when simply asking for 3/4 heater hose clamps lol made me laugh too:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

i always hated it when people tried to out brake you on club sprint track days i always thought that's the most dangerous time for some knuckle head to Tbone you mid conour, there just going to fast to make the coroner. its like not a motor race its just fun , some people just get white...

spare parts sale people these days have no idea , i can go into repco and ask for a rocker cover gasket for a holden straight 6 red motor , then only to be asked what year and model of car, what engine size ect ect i know there only kids but years ago they were older guys with trade experience...