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2001 VX SS - Help with performance!!

pommyVL

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Hey guys, I have a VXSS (auto :spew:) that I love and enjoy to drive.

I recently drove a VYSS manual, and it drove absolutely perfectly - fast precise, i just had a totally different experience driving it, and was left thinking about why mine didnt have the same effect??

It wasnt just because it was a manual, or someone else car, i drove it as i would do my own but it just went better. My SS has baby blue pacemakers, and a sports exhaust.. just like the VYSS i drove.

Im just wondering if you guys have made any adjustments to your cars and what it did for performance, i dont mind spending a little money on my car. Would it just be a case of Tune-Ups and getting the timing done, full servicing or is there something else i can do? Id like get some feedback before i just go ahead and waste money!

Cheers lads. J
 

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i'd say driving the ss in a manual makea a little bit of a difference in how it drives and how it feels to you.. as you have an auto ss.

try getting a mafless tune or even better a cam of some sort

but you know you want forced induction ;)
 

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Mafless tune and a OTR. looking at about $800-$1000 for the tune an any where from $300-$650 for an OTR.With the mod's you have looking at between 220RWKW an 240RWKW.
 

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Mate apart from the manual transmission which free's up 10-15rwkw the VY SS has 3.46 diff gears to which it would feel like it gets up and goes with minimal effort

I suggest a mafless tune/otr and diff gear change you will be astounded at the difference
 

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also maybe look at flashing the 4L60

it's a piece of **** but the s/w can be fixed to make it shift better
 

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Mate apart from the manual transmission which free's up 10-15rwkw the VY SS has 3.46 diff gears to which it would feel like it gets up and goes with minimal effort

I suggest a mafless tune/otr and diff gear change you will be astounded at the difference

yeah the vx ss auto is just a 3.08 ratio and the manual is the 3.46 so yeah get a 3.46 diff :0
 

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otr, cam, histall and diff gears.
 

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its pretty much a given.

he asked performance though
 

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lmao,,just trying to get a bite,,lol
 
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