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    [LS1] My tune results, a bit of handy info for you all.

    oh yeah of course feels like a different car. I have only had the thing for a week or so and to be honest wasnt very happy with the power, i drive 250-350kw jap cars around most days so thinking im getting this massive thumping v8 3 times as big as the engines i normally work on would have some...
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    [LS1] My tune results, a bit of handy info for you all.

    Hey guys im planing on doing a few more bits and pieces over time and documenting the power gains as i go. To start off with i have a twin 2.5" exhaust from the cat back, we stuck it on the dyno and it made just over 200kw which we where pretty surprised from considering the amount of km it had...
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    oil for turbo ls1

    anglom oils roadmaster 10w40 or try the roadmaster vw ester full syn 5w30 good sheeeet
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    ls1 cooling....Has anyone done a engine fan install mod to an ls1?

    yeah i know im just being paranoid haha like i said i cant stand over heating cars so i always want a killa cooling system. Ill chuck in a new thermostat and water pump before the next race meet. has anyone used those ebay alloy rads before???? notice any difference like needle sits a tad lower?
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    Opinions on rims

    do you have to buy wheels from bob jane though? and dude if you cant walk into a shop and pay cash for wheels then you cant really afford them as is can you hahaha. up to you dude but look for something with a bit of dish as it will generally have a bit less positive offset than flat faced wheels.
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    ls1 cooling....Has anyone done a engine fan install mod to an ls1?

    if im cruising hwy or fwy above 80km it will sit around 1/4, but around town and in traffic it will sit about half way between 1/4 and half. On the way home from winton on the weekend i was dropping off some gear at a mate house so had about 500kg of tools and **** in the tray and was going up...
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    ls1 cooling....Has anyone done a engine fan install mod to an ls1?

    After having my ls1 powered ute the last few weeks i have noticed the temp fluctuates a hell of a lot due to no constant engine fan and just a thermo fan. I would rather see a lower stable temp so just wondering if anyone has pissed off the thermo before and installed a normal engine fan with...
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    Ls1 otr

    aluminum alloy will not just dissipate the heat quicker it will also heat up quicker so there isnt always a positive there and yes it has everything to do with the material that is used. to the topic starter you can buy heat wrap stuff that has a sticky backing and is quite thick, im going to...
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    Opinions on rims

    just because a set of 18 x 8's are cheaper than 17 x 9's doesnt mean its a better option, forget the 18's there more expensive for tyres anyway. stay well away from anything chrome they are rediculous and anything with multi colors like chrome and black looks shocking also. as for your old...
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    Opinions on rims

    yeah see 17 x 8 is as big as they go with massive pos offset so regardless of the design of the wheel they will look pretty average. to give you an idea i used to have some 17 x 8 roh drift r's on one of our race cars for a couple of events and they filled the gaurds as good as some 17 x 9 's...
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    VX Commodore Front Wheel Studs Compliments of BJT

    well it wouldnt have been like that when it went in other wise they wouldnt have been able to get the wheel off, and if they did manage to get the wheel off and noticed it was damaged then they should not have re assembled it like that nor would they have been able to. 100% this is there fault...
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    Opinions on rims

    not a fan... a tad on the ugly side, no dish, no offset and im guessing only homo spec sizes like 17 x 7 or 18 x 8 roh made a while ago a set of wheels called drift r's i think they where, they are pretty similar to nismo lmgt2's only they had crazy offsets nice amount of dish and pretty sure...
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    Anyone converted vt/vx to vy dash?

    ah stuff it then, i was hoping it would have been a bit of plug and play with work the same plugs and so on but na not gonna spend that much time doing that crap. thanks guys
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    Anyone converted vt/vx to vy dash?

    I can get my hands on a cheap vy dash and would be keen as mustard to have my interior looking like that rather than the vt style. Just wondering if anyone has done it and if they have was it hard and is there anything that i need to know. Does everything work correctly? trip meter gauges...
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    Disappearing Coolant

    not sure with this holden stuff but generally speaking op temp should be around 80-90deg and around 100-110 is over heating, but when someone says overheated its more like it go so hot you noticed and pulled over and rad was boiling and steam coming out everywhere and **** like that.
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    Disappearing Coolant

    yep sounds like the problem dude, if you go to your local mech and ask for a coolant analysis they may have some equipment there they can test it with which will tell them the levels of carbon minoxide and hydra carbins in the coolant, this will indicate that both the cooling system and...
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    Disappearing Coolant

    a leaking or cracked head gasket doesnt always mean you will get milky oil as the crack/blow out could be between a water gallery and the combustion chamber or even in a valve port which would cause the coolant to slow suck into the chamber when in vacume and cook the ****. Do you hear like...
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    Where can i get bolt on wheel spacers

    Ill take some pics for you next weekend when we are at winton... ohh noes drifting with spacers where all gonna die......
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    Where can i get bolt on wheel spacers

    yeah found a guy on ebay from usa who does custom ones, im going to measure up the wheels on the weekend maybe and send him the specs and he will whip them out and send them off to me and is around $400 delivered from the states which im happy to pay for quality custom bolt ons. Exactly no...
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    Where can i get bolt on wheel spacers

    you talk to much.. hub centric spacers do not transfer the load to the studs. You can talk about it as much as you want the problem is you wouldn't know because you have never tried, i have plenty of times for a long long time as has most of my mates and everyone in our car club. I have never...
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    Ls1 cats

    Dont know if this will help you much unless you can buy the cats separate perhaps but this is a descent deal for 1k assuming there a descent quality. VT/VX/VU/VY/VZ LS1/LS2/L76 1 58 Headers/Extractors/Cats - eBay Extractors, Exhausts, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time...
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    Where can i get bolt on wheel spacers

    ttssss is all i have to say, bolt ons ftw its over exaggerated dont be weak.
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    Where can i get bolt on wheel spacers

    no the load is on the studs, the load would be on the hub if there was a centered lip around the spacer to hold the wheels into place and a hole in the back to sit the spacer onto the hub lip, this is the only way for the hub to bare the load.
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    Where can i get bolt on wheel spacers

    your thinking of slip ons, there rubbish and un safe, bolt on spacers will bolt onto the hub as if its a wheel, and then your wheel bolts onto the spacers as if its a hub, there is plenty of thread for the nuts, that is not an issue.
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    Where can i get bolt on wheel spacers

    thats right with properly designed hub centric spacers the load is placed evenly onto the hub and not the studs, which wont cause any issues.
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    Where can i get bolt on wheel spacers

    what spigot is not engaged? and whast the difference from running 17 x 9 +30's with 30mm spacers than running 17 x 9 +-0. the wheels and load are still sitting in the exact same spot as most out face rims with deeper offsets only extend the barrel and mounting face not offset the dish. Most...
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    Where can i get bolt on wheel spacers

    true ill give that a go, ill have to get the measurements for the centers as i can get them machined down if i have to thats no drama.
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    Where can i get bolt on wheel spacers

    exactly no different to neg off set wheels, its the price you pay for a descent looking fitment, and yes im after hub centrics i should have mentioned that as well but most bolt ons are anyway.
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    Where can i get bolt on wheel spacers

    Yeah you can buy wheels with the correct offset but something i have noticed with commodores is most of the wheels suck with fitment haha, all these 17x 7's and 18 x 8's and there all positive offset, if there was some descent 17 x 9 or 10's with 0 or neg offset i would get them instead of...
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    Where can i get bolt on wheel spacers

    man everything is illegal on cars, the foot rest in my s14 is about the only thing legal on my car and my s13 could not even be registered with the cage in it, im not worried about it. in fact in vic with the 1 intake mod rule technically you cant have an otr intake kit as its more than one...
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    Where can i get bolt on wheel spacers

    Not really interested in spending money on wheels, the factory wheels arnt to bad on the ss but the poor offset makes it look a bit ghosty. after some 25-30mm bolt on spacers for 5 x 120, had a bit of a search and cant find anything so just wondering if you guys know anywhere i can get them...
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    [Ecotec] ecotech turbo manifolds

    haha indeed, im going to check out a vu ss next week and if all goes well ill probably buy it.... damn never thought i would ever give into buying a big cubed engine, turbocharged ftw
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    [Ecotec] ecotech turbo manifolds

    well its my daily work horse and will be carrying blocks and heads around pretty much ever day but never loaded more than 200kg at a time really. then once a month will be towing my race car from pakenham to winton so its a fair haul. with that in mind whats gonna do the job better and possibly...
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    [Ecotec] ecotech turbo manifolds

    thanks for that mate, thast does look nice but $1500 for a set of manifolds is out of the budget, was trying to do this on the cheap side. just out of interest as you seem to know what your talking about, would you bother with the v6 and spending cash turboing it or just by an ss with the 5.7 lt?
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    [Ecotec] ecotech turbo manifolds

    Upgrading my ute in a few weeks and getting a nice vu s pack most likely. been hunting around and noticed a few different turbo kits around but they are all very pricey for what you get, in fact its ridiculous what these companies are charging for these kits hahaha. I build jap race cars for...
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    [VIC] Lots of stuff for sale need it gone cheap cheap

    all good champ. few other items sold still got alternator, brake upgrade and dvd screen people get in quick
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    [VIC] Lots of stuff for sale need it gone cheap cheap

    sorry mate just went bye bye 5 mins ago
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    [VIC] Lots of stuff for sale need it gone cheap cheap

    intake manifold bits and shift kit sold
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    [VIC] Lots of stuff for sale need it gone cheap cheap

    yes its the eonen brand on the deck/player it has red and white rca front L & R out red and white rca rear L & R out green rca subwoofer out yellow rca video out red and white rca aux in L & R plus all the normal speaker and power wires. then on the screen unit it has video1 in and video 2 in...
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    [VIC] Lots of stuff for sale need it gone cheap cheap

    na dude it is one. it comes with both the dvd player and the screen its basically 2 single din units, one is a music/dvd player and the other one is the lcd screen.
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