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ive heard of people using kevlar exhaust wrap... was gonna try this myself but never got around to it.

howd u go with this? i think my thermostats stuffed so im gonna have to get into it next weekend.

yeah i was hoping that wasnt the case. might have to have a look at getting it out to test it next weekend

hey guys havin problems with the heater in my VZ exec, when i turn it on it blows out cold air for atleast the first 10-15 mins of my trip, after this it becomes a tolerable temperature but still isnt as hot as it should be or used to be last winter, the heat is only tolerable on fan speeds 1...

my scissor jack twisted n broke under my VZ when i had it elevated, theyre heaps of **** n i have a trolley jack now which is designed for lowered cars and is great, i was wondering if anyone knew who manufactured the scissor jack for holden? i dont really like havin the big bulky trolley jack...

lol mines never done it whilst the car is running, but sometimes when i start the car it will say my fuel tank is completely empty, even tho i know that i have plenty of fuel, so i just turn the car off n start it again n its all good, dunno what causes it but it doesnt really bother me that much.

fixed my problem, my mate who did the wiring (i gave him a hand) selected 50A cb's for each amp, put a clamp meter on the 8awg going to the subs and it was drawing 70A lol, so the CB was trippin and reseting itself, im an apprentice electrician so im not used to CB's resetting themselves so i...

nah not too bad actually, but there was some minor loss. just love the feeling of when it hits about 60kms and u can just feel the difference in acceleration as it really picks up speed lol. when i get the mods going again my next step will be extractors, highflow cats, CAI and a VCM tune...

cheers dude, your ride is pretty ****in nice! im tryin to knock a bit off the loan atm but as soon as i get it down im gonna be gettin stuck into the mods again.

im with RAC and it costs me $120 a month, ive just got off my p-plates so been driving for just over 2 years without any claims (touch wood). when i called aami, i told them all the mods that i have and they said around $105 a month, however they value the car at a lower rate and with RAC its...

no worries, ill just use my tradesmans hydrualic crimpers, thanks mate. no worries, thanks for that. ill start by upgrading the main ground cable and wacking a power cap into the circuit and see how i go, wont be doing that till wednesday tho so i'lll post up my findings then, thanks for...

good stuff mate, did you just use lugs, i think i'll grab a bit of 95mm2 welding earth from work and use that.

that link didnt work mate, but thats a good point, i'll do that for sure!

i have 2 seperate runs for each amp, both in 8 guag (should have mentioned that earlier) so effectively thats the same as runnin a 4 guage main and splitting it into 8 guage's, spoke to the guy at alberts car stereo n he said my cable should be fine, but, im still taking all your suggestions...

just had a look this morning, my cable is only 8 guage... from what ive read around the forum that seems too small to me.. would that be right? got my battery load tested and they said its fine, im getting a 1 farad power cap of a guy at work for $50, but by the the looks of it i might be in...

yeh ill find out what size it is and post up tomorrow... if the cable was undersized it would be warm tho wouldnt it? coz it never gets warm

no dramas, thanks for your help champ, will do that tomorrow morning... thank **** for RDO's haha, ill post update tomorrow evening, cheers.

okay, is it easy to test a battery? is it something i can do myself or would i need to take it into an auto sparky?

cable tied mine in the top of the footwells, theres plenty of room up there lol :)

not too sure, it looks about the equivelant of 6mm2 flex (if you know what that looks like) i THINK its 4 guage tho. EDIT: i just looked up a conversion rate and it says 4 guage is around 21mm2, which my cable certainly doesnt look like, i dont know a thing about AWG sizes, but if i go on...

hey guys heres the system im running... Alpine CDA-9884E Headunit MB Quart Splits MB Quart 2-ways Alpine 600w 4CH Amp Alpine 1000w Monoblock 2 Alpine 12" Type R Subs the history: my problem is that ill be driving with my music up and the subs will cut out for about 5 seconds then...

bought mine off ebay machined for VN-VZ, had em on my VR for a year n now ive had em on my VZ for bout 18 months, no drama's.

i have a twin 2.5" cat back, i like the sound of it, but i want it louder, the guy who did my install has a vz aswell, hes got huricane extractors, stainless steel highflow cats and the same 2.5" system as me, his sounds mint! better than any ecotech ive heard, best option is to find another VZ...

hasnt got my vote. i think the pontiac version of the VZ isnt toooooo bad, still not that great tho, but this new one is pretty average, having said that i didnt like the VE when i first seen it, now its starting to grow on me... id certainly be going for the VE II over this... but i cant...

bring it to the casino and put it all on black...

hahahaha nice. when i started reading it i thought it was someone givin legit sugestions, i started to get angry lol :P

i didnt do this when i did mine... so i doubt it.

hahaha good call!

yeh mate he probs changed it from a normally closed contact to a normally open contact on the relay. so it would be a start to look for the relay, unless ofcourse it doesnt use a relay n its done by electronics, which i suppose it probably is, in which case its alot harder lol.

Mods 18" VE SS Rims - $1500 w/ tyres King Spring Superlows - $470 fitted + allignment costs ($60 i think) Debadged - Free (fishing line to slice sikaflex behind badge, then scrub glue off with a rag and eucalyptus oil) Pex Twin 2.5" Cat Back - $575 fitted 20 Grade Window Tint -...

bit of a stupid question, but checked the fuse in the engine bay?

yeh dude same here... so is this a normal thing? its annoying... but if its normal my fix will be to just keep the stereo up loud lol.

so are there any kits available for the VZ alloytech? haha just jokin.. where bouts can i read more into this pro flow fab one dude?

good stuff mate, im hopin to get around to this eventually myself... let us know how u go im probably gonna replace all 4 door trims with berlina trims or something like that if i can tho.

gonna try fading to the rear... just paid $2600 for the gear alone... now im actually pretty pissed off that i cant get it to go as loud as i want it to lol. thanks everyone for your help!

happened again today while i was driving and the tweeters didnt look or feel like they were working at all so i think ur rite.. if it is a crossover issue, what could i do to solve this... please tell me the answer isnt just dont put it up as loud lol.

ah okay will have a listen in the back this arvo as ive only experienced it whilst being in the drivers seat... but you sound like ur on to something there.

hahahahaha... uh-oh :P

hey guys ive got the following system in my car: Alpine CDA-9884E Headunit MB Quart Splits MB Quart 2-ways Alpine 600w 4CH Amp Alpine 1000w Monoblock 2x Alpine 12" Type R Subs when im drivin with the music up nice n loud itll be playin all good no dramas then all of a sudden the sound...

got the sound system in over the weekend... read the main post for details :)