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    Vu v6 Auto towing

    I know its a bit of an old thread, but just wondering how you went with your towing? I am currently pulling 2000kgs of trailer and excavator with a VT wagon v6 auto with 2-400kgs in the back and mine hates it!! Its ok when moving but getting it moving is causing me issues, like average fuel is...
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    modding a vt wagon for towing

    but then i'd be driving an au!! hehe In case anyone cares, an update on improvements so far. raised heavy duty rear springs - these have raised the back too much, and although it has advantages (doesn't hit anything anymore) I should have gone heavy duty std height V8 std height front springs...
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    Best way to spend MACE voucher

    For the money, I recon the tune is great. Just put one in my vt wagon, a little more power everywhere, the shifts are a little bit better, and there is a noticeable increase in economy under the same driving conditions (10-15%, but haven't done enough to calculate for sure yet). As I tow some...
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    VX Commodore Seat Foam Replacement

    I was looking into this for my motorbike a while ago, people had done these sorts of things and were changing roughly the top inch, from memory, with either softer or heavier foam to suit their needs. They used electric carving knives and contact adhesive and suggested trying it before...
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    Entire IRS replacement

    it is entirely possible that her insurance company is just trying to get out of paying. I got hit by a car once when on my pushbike (her fault) and the insurance company tried to get me to pay the $950 repair bill. I said no and they went away. Would pay to ask some questions at least
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    LS1 to 3.8?

    not saying you are wrong or anything as I thought these to be the rules as well, but why do I keep seeing p plates on non diesel turbo cars nowdays?? eg. golf gti's not gtd's imprezza wrx wagons and others?? In regards to vx exec'x question, could you find out what is needed to convert 3.8 to...
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    is there a difference for v8 and v6 diffs?

    thanks guys. If its just the diff gears I should be right then shouldn't I. Putting them into my current diff
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    is there a difference for v8 and v6 diffs?

    have a build date 1998 vt wagon which according to vin is a 99 model. from my understanding series 2 vt's got the bt80?? diff which had 3.07 gears, which mine has stamped on it. found some 3.46 diff gears but the seller is trying to tell me is for vt - vz V8 but will not fit the V6. I...
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    modding a vt wagon for towing

    grey nomads are mostly out on the highways cruising at a steady speed. Yes, mine tows well when up to speed, but i'm in city traffic, around lots of back streets ect with lots of stop start, loaded, up hills, gutters, driveways etc and this is where it struggles. Plus I like to go fast sometimes...
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    modding a vt wagon for towing

    reason I am thinking of the cam for is, this thing has nothing at all below 3500rpms. Like my old mazda 121 bubble almost towed as well as the commodore at low revs and I don't like running real high revs everywhere. need more power in the 2 - 4k rev range
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    modding a vt wagon for towing

    do vt's have std trans cooler? there is a small radiator infront of ac condenser that looks like it has trans hoses going to it and it looks factory (haven't checked properly yet though, but surely not power steering cooler or engine oil??)
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    modding a vt wagon for towing

    cheers tasmaniak, will bear that in mind regarding mic big al, am wondering that by the time I buy and fit diff gears, cooler and shift kit I wouldn't be that far behind getting a manual conversion??
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    modding a vt wagon for towing

    Hi everyone. Recently purchased a vt wagon v6 auto to use as a work car. I'm looking for ways/ideas to make it better for towing as I often carry large loads (1400kgs trailer and load the other day plus tools on the back) Things done so far, car serviced new plugs etc good front brake pads and...
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    front knocking

    if there is play in the wheel when you grab it top and bottom and wiggle, its bearings, if it doesn't wiggle holding the top/bottom but does when wiggling side to side it will be tie rod/steering rack
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    Increasing Height of my car

    hmm I can see where you are going with the whole bigger wheel thing, but over a couple of percent bigger becomes illegal and gears up the car too much ( already looking at shorter diff gears) This for me is a good work vehicle, and I see no issue with putting firmer suspension in to fix up the...
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    Dyno results

    man that is soo soo crap cos its not a v8:banstick: only a v8 is good and it must be pretend power that you made dude and you would never beat any v8's with it
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    lowering problems!!!!! Help needed

    would it be driveshafts if it happens in neutral though? not maybe random gearbox failure at the same time as spring change? driveshafts should not come out from merely lowering your car should they?
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    best mods for vt v6?

    I made no claims to bigger throttle bodies giving more power. If, however, like me you hate the "mushy, unresponsive, made for the lowest common denominator" feel of most standard cars, a bigger tb is an excellent way of greatly sharpening throttle response, and not merely a placebo. Just as...
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    best mods for vt v6?

    So let me get this straight, bigger throttle body is crap? seemed to make the engine lots more responsive which I thought was rather good Manual conversion is crap??? more fun to drive, far more control than the auto, better fuel economy than the auto, more power to the rear wheels than the...
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    lowering problems!!!!! Help needed

    put oil in your gearbox?? could it be exhaust rattling on something?
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    best mods for vt v6?

    yeah maybe, but doesn't change the fact that he was driving a lard arse v8 and my lighter v6 would have him off the mark every time, which on the street is where it counts!!!
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    Increasing Height of my car

    ?????? you are on drugs mate. I'm not talking some sort of crazy off road madness, but things like badly potholed driveways and large speed bumps/kerbs with a fully laden (3.1 tonnes last trip over the scales at the tip) commodore wagon that was hitting everything but now clears it all (except...
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    best mods for vt v6?

    To all the "get a V8 cos 6's are way too slow" I say come race my $3000 4cyl bike and i'll show you fast!! As for modding a 6, I had a vs and this is what I did to make it a "fun" but not ballistic car. 2nd hand extractors and 2.5" cat back, bigger Tb, roller rockers, manifold insulator, CAi...
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    Increasing Height of my car

    I just got a vt wagon as a work vehicle/tow hack and needed heavier springs in the rear as it was dragging the back when loaded, king springs do a load carrying spring, khhrl 69 hd from memory, and this raised the back end a lot!!! like adventura height. I am going to have to raise the front now...
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    Low cost mods for ecotec

    if your air con doesn't work, rip the entire system out, only carry your spare tyre and jack etc if you are going far from home ( seriously when was the last time you got a flat???) and take out any loose things that aren't needed in your car. looking at 50+kgs there and less weight = better...
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    [Ecotec] xr6 turbo injectors vs Vt standard injectors - economy

    just for interest, the xr6 injectors are 29lbs and from looking around the vt ones are about 20lbs.
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    [Ecotec] xr6 turbo injectors vs Vt standard injectors - economy

    Thanks for that. That is the info I was chasing. Stocko's back in it is then
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    [Ecotec] VU V6 mods

    in regards to the bigger TB on a NA v6, put one on my vs a while ago, did not give any more noticible power, but way better throttle response. Wouldnt bother if I had an auto, but ifyou have a manual an like to drive, it is a little piece of awesome
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    [Ecotec] xr6 turbo injectors vs Vt standard injectors - economy

    The entire intake is off the engine and getting a proper cleanup before the mace spacers go on, so no need for the careful part. The carbon/oil deposits where the egr comes in were coming off in big thick slabs!!! In regards to the injectors, not looking for performance gains as I know that...
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    [Ecotec] xr6 turbo injectors vs Vt standard injectors - economy

    Ok, I just bought a 99 VT V6 wagon with 255000kms in reasonable condition and am cleaning it up to get it on the road. Just pulled the plenum off as i am putting on mace 25mm manifold insulator and 12mm plenum spacer. I was horrified how filthy and carboned up the whole inside was (worse than...
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    VS Ute 1/4 Mile Times?

    Aussie Hustler, I had a VS sedan auto with similar mods to yours (1.9 roller rockers 25mm manifold spacer, cold air, 69mm throttle body, extractors and 2.5", ebay chip, ported MAF, slightly larger injectors, stock gearing) and my best run at willowbank was 14.9@93mph. Beat a vy ss over the line...
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    car runs terrible after replacing leads/distributor cap

    Hooray I have it working again!!!! Finally!! Turns out the coil was shagged. I thought it may have been the ignition module too Jxw and luckily a friend had a spare i could try but that was not it. In the end i replaced the leads, distributer cap, rotor button, ign module and finally the coil...
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    car runs terrible after replacing leads/distributor cap

    leads are in the right order, checked like 5 times now, and also marked both ends of leads to make sure. Have tried 2 sets of new leads now, new rotor button new cap, plugs less than 10k old. Leads and distributor cap changed as old cap cracked and leads were old, but the car was running well...
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    car runs terrible after replacing leads/distributor cap

    Hi, really hoping someone can help me out here. Just replaced plug leads and distributor cap on my vs ss after having to get it towed home (cap was broken and lead from coil came off). Now after doing this the car sorta started, but ran super bad, barely idling and backfiring real bad if any...
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    [QLD] Wrecking VS V6 commodore, many parts still available, Rochedale, Brisbane

    Mini spool diff centre, no gears 28 spline GC $50 Belden hi temp 8mm plug leads suit vt v6. paid $70 for them and they were used for about 2 months, VGC $15 19" rear motocross tire 110/90-19 still quite good, kenda carlsbad $35 All window glass available, drivers door...
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    [QLD] Wrecking VS V6 commodore, many parts still available, Rochedale, Brisbane

    $150 for engine minus intake plenum and injectors, and alternator otherwise complete, working in good order (has been sitting for a few months now though) and has approx 190kms on it. Its still in the car but i can have it out on sunday.
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    [QLD] Wrecking VS V6 commodore, many parts still available, Rochedale, Brisbane

    will have soon an awesome V6 power up kit, it will include complete m90 supercharger setup (including manifold, injectors, supercharger, heads, belt) yellaterra 1.9-1 roller rockers, MSD coils, mace engineering bored out throttle body and MAF, pacemaker extractors to suit auto (tried them on a...
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    [QLD] Wrecking VS V6 commodore, many parts still available, Rochedale, Brisbane

    Dont you just hate it when that happens?!! Ecotec engine, was put in my car approx 10k ago and the guy i bought it off said it had around 180k's on it. Has no intake plenum or injectors or alternator, was running pretty well, $150 Front guards, clear coat mostly gone on them but...
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    [QLD] Wrecking VS V6 commodore, many parts still available, Rochedale, Brisbane

    Tow bar setup with wiring and towball, the type that has the brace that bolts into the boot floor $65 Tow bar setup as above minus the wiring $40 Front bumper with the metal support bracket that sits in behind, paint a little faded in places and some scratches otherwise ok $50...
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