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  1. HICOMPVN

    cheers for the info... you wouldn't know where i could get one for that price in melb...

    cheers for the info... you wouldn't know where i could get one for that price in melb... everywhere 300-550....
  2. HICOMPVN

    V6 Crankshaft Info

    i got a quick question.... i would like to change out my VR s2 V6 auto crank. Can i use a VS-VX eco V6 Auto crank. my girl has thrown a con bearing, and i was thinking it would be easier and cheaper to use a crank out of the eco, to put in my buick s2 with new bearings. So is from what...
  3. HICOMPVN

    error codes 64 and 75

    When does an Oxygen Sensor need to be replaced? Exposure to carbon, soot, harmful gases, anti-freeze, chemicals plus thermal and physical shock will shorten the life of an Oxygen Sensor. This results in increased fuel consumption, poor engine performance and excessive exhaust emissions. That’s...
  4. HICOMPVN

    Transmission??? TPS?? Something Else???

    late series 2 vr's do also, I had a slightly similar problem, changed my iac and tps, shifting all good now
  5. HICOMPVN

    Vs commodore twin thermos

    for $30, I'd say hack and play away to your hearts content, you can only loose $30
  6. HICOMPVN

    Resto Project - VS Charged Ute

    pick up a hardened tube socket, should have no probs then!!
  7. HICOMPVN

    memcal to suit current daily ss, attn Greenfoam!!

    I pm'ed him over a month ago, nothing, I'm guessing he has a few other important things to do, life. (I don't blame him) ALSO greenfoam has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space......lol busy busy
  8. HICOMPVN

    what did you do to your car today?

    Well I started on sat, Did a service, oil, filter, plugs, fuel filter, then jumped onto the brakes, new pads, bendix premium's up front, and SCA calibre one on the rear. bed em in, gave the car a wash. then on sunday, decided to fit my new front king springs I picked up for $20, had done 15K...
  9. HICOMPVN

    Twin throttle body for v6

    if you can't pull a skid with a standard commodore, maybe you should be looking elsewhere. you have a commy, they all rip skids!!!!! you just need to know how!!!, I recommend, going out to your local industrial estate and practicing.... you can also work on you show to..... your wasting time...
  10. HICOMPVN

    ecu

    mate, you never asked that question, all you asked was to clear the code, myself and VR38 gave you the directions and without saying anything you started talking about your memcal, and no question was asked that anyone could understand. take two to three secs after you type to go through what...
  11. HICOMPVN

    ecu

    why are you opening up you ecu, to clear the codes...???
  12. HICOMPVN

    ecu

    what he said....^^^^^^^ BLCB is the chip model no; nothing to do with your codes.
  13. HICOMPVN

    ecu

    have what...??
  14. HICOMPVN

    this car hates me

    check your error codes.
  15. HICOMPVN

    VS V6 - Battery OR Starter Motor ??

    Really Ecoe36... you a battery technician....???? nice to see you can piss ppl off 3 days after joining.!! Excessive heat and overcharging are the two main reasons for shortened battery life. Heat causes battery fluid to evaporate, this damaging the internal structure of the battery. A...
  16. HICOMPVN

    Which brake kit ?

    the HSV/AP racing caliper is the same as a brembo caliper, fitted to HSV VE E1-2 & 3, just different screen printing of the brand label, I worked at hsv fitting them on the Prod line. it could be cheaper to hunt around also. hsv have old stock sales now and then worth the call to clayton. or...
  17. HICOMPVN

    fitting LEDs for dash warning lamps

    ahhh okay, I got jibbed then, the led, seemed a lot better then the bulbs. I'm just wondering, if you were to change the indcators to led, will that stuff up flash rate, because of the resistance required for the indicators, I have changed all my indcators to led's and also had to install a 500k...
  18. HICOMPVN

    vs v6 fuel issue

    what about the relay.. they can **** themselves.
  19. HICOMPVN

    Help!!!!!! Can anyone hear petrol splashing inside SV6 sportswagon VF

    all cars I've had, filled at 3/4 full, the fuel sloshed around, even my first car a 1967 HR holden. as for the clunking a sound file would be good, cause a lot of us may find it easier to help diagnose.
  20. HICOMPVN

    fitting LEDs for dash warning lamps

    the ones from jaycar, were they the 3.95 one's in the silver/foil packet, if so yeah I found they are really ****, but the other ones the sell, higher price, are better. is the p/b led a jaycar one in pic...?? or something other..?
  21. HICOMPVN

    VS V6 - Battery OR Starter Motor ??

    all points lead to battery!!! Aussie heat doesn't do them good
  22. HICOMPVN

    Man's best Friend, Not this man's best friend...lol

    Dog sent packing after eating owner's $130,000 Aston Martin - Autoblog 130k worth of damage...... wtf? it looks like it's only fibre-glass here's another article with more pics of the car...
  23. HICOMPVN

    hi guys

    welcome buddy, nice sweet ride!!
  24. HICOMPVN

    vs intake manifold on vn

    Post revival... so does that mean if you ran VS head's on a VN as well as VS intake it could work.???
  25. HICOMPVN

    VS & VN Series 1 Pinouts

    you'll need the book, for wiring diagram's
  26. HICOMPVN

    Vs engine swap trouble

    undo diff uni bolts, undo the center mounting bolts release h/brake cable(making sure wheel's are chocked) then pull out back of tranny...(hoping you have drained tranny, cos if not, oil will piss out the rear of tranny, when you pull out shaft)... pretty straight forward. can't understand why...
  27. HICOMPVN

    Knocking/tapping sound in VS ecotech 3.8L gets louder with RPM

    so much easier, pull the engine out. yeah the back fire can damage engine, to your extent
  28. HICOMPVN

    Ecotec to VN/VP

    well that will be a complete swap, no swapping pins on plugs.
  29. HICOMPVN

    Ecotec to VN/VP

    Cant use VS ECU in a VN, (unless you have full conversion, re: motor, box, comp's & looms), motor has to run on the VN ECU. can help if need be
  30. HICOMPVN

    Knocking/tapping sound in VS ecotech 3.8L gets louder with RPM

    this is what's happened to you I suspect... re - ovaling 3800 V6 Rebuild Part II - YouTube
  31. HICOMPVN

    supercharger blow off valve question

    T piece the vac line, into the vac line on your T/body. there are the two connections on intake manifold side of T/b
  32. HICOMPVN

    Knocking/tapping sound in VS ecotech 3.8L gets louder with RPM

    I wouldn't be running that engine at all, ne more and your doing damage, to me it sounds like something has worn away, and you have a lot of play on engine internals, crank to connecting rod bearings, conrod to piston, gudgeon pin worn, or you could have even done a cam lobe, it sounds tooo...
  33. HICOMPVN

    HELP!!! ECU problem

    torx bit's, get them from SCA bunnings, master, burson's, repco
  34. HICOMPVN

    has any got a rear strut brace on there commodore

    Now Climbatize82's one is a rear strut brace, and I would assume that would help ALOT!!
  35. HICOMPVN

    3.8 v6 not cranking with gearbox

    also if you say a clicking noise, at the starter, when turning the key, your battery is flat, check that one out also!
  36. HICOMPVN

    No heater after flushing cooling system?

    Ahh glad you got it worked out, as long as you had air flowing, and you didn't drive it for 2-5 mins with it just sitting there then, you should be fine, get some decent coolant in there and you wont have a problem over heating and also have a good heater, I recommend tectaloy gold. good ****...
  37. HICOMPVN

    auto overhaul question VT V6 series 2

    Have you had a look at your TPS, it in part controls the electronic O/D section, have you checked to see if any codes have been logged..?? I just had to change mine, as my 4L60E was not going to o/d, and it logged a tps low voltage fault code.
  38. HICOMPVN

    vn with ecotec motor and trans how hard is it PLEASE I NEED HELP

    funny when he's pm'd me! and I havn't been on her for a while you really show the sites true colours, also we live in Australia, "batch" firing is American, we called it direct injection!
  39. HICOMPVN

    Ecotec V6 mods & info..... "PLEASE HELP"

    E 85 will eat out all your fuel line seals, etc!!!
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