Name: Occy Model: '97 VS SII Caprice Plates: SHYGMH Colour: White Over Metallic Silver Bodykit: SIII Front Extension Engine Type: - Factory V6 Ecotec - Converted to a Stroked 355 5.8lt Engine Mods: Fully Built Pavtek 355 Stroker Motor Manifold: - Injection Perfection ITB - 50mm IDA Injection Perfection Throttle Bodies - HPC Coated - 8x50mm Ram Tubes (4x150mm - 4x220mm Staggered Ram Tubes) Motor: - VT 5.0 Litre V8 engine - Harrop 355ci 5.8L Stroker Crankshaft - Crane 286 Cam - ACL Larry Perkins Flat Top Pistons - Hot tanked, R & R Cam bearings - Line hone main tunnels - 2 Bolt Main Stud Kit, Bore & Torque plate Hone - Deck Block to Square - 9.8:1 Compression Ratio - Romac Steel Balancer - Moly Rings - BMC Panel Filter - Groove Lifter Bores - VS HSV GTS 24lb 775 Injectors (Sonic Injection Reco) - ICE 9mm Leads - Irdium Spark Plugs - Rollmaster Double Row Timing Chain Kit - Custom Memcal Tuned By Electronic Automotive Other: - Tuff Stuff Chrome 100amp Alternator - Dual Gilmer Belt Set Up (balancer, alternator & power steering pulleys) - Billet CSR Elec Water Pump - Billet Alternator Bracket - Billet Power Steering Bracket - IPR Catch Can - IPR Over Flow Catch Can - Top/ Bottom Radiator Hoses - Colder Thermostat - Oil Sensor - Temp Sensor - Temp Sender - Ignition Coil - Engine Mounts - Jaylec High Torque Starter Motor - Motul 4100 Power 15W-50 Power: V6: 99kw @ The Wheels 355 W/ Standard Manifold: 206.7kw @ The Wheels, 690Nm @ The Wheels 355 W/ New Manifold: 250kw @ The Wheels, 880Nm @ The Wheels Fuel: High Volume Walbro In-Tank Fuel Pump Custom Billet Fuel Rails and SpeedFlow Fittings Exhaust: - Pacemaker Extractors - Twin 2 1/2" pipes - Twin Cats - Cross-Over section - Balance Pipe - Twin Short, Straight thru mufflers - Twin 2 1/2" pipes - Into Twin Rear Resonators Gearbox: Fully Manulised Built/Strengthened T700 VN Auto TCE 3500 Hi Stall Converter No Lock Up Heavy Duty PWR Transcooler Diff: Rebuild LSD Tighten 4.1:1 Fine Cut Gears New Bearings Brakes: DBA Slotted Fronts - Stealth Pads DBA Rear - Stealth Pads Wheels: Set 1: Polished 16" VS Caprice Rims Set 2: Simmon RV20's White Centre Set 3: VY Senator Signatures (Genuine) Suspension: Front: King Spring V6 ultra low Rear: Peddars Live Axel Interior: - Factory Grey Leather - Autometer Monster Tach - Autometer Air/Fuel Gauge - Autometer Oil Pressure - Autometer Water Temp Other Mods: - B&M Quick Silver Shifter Stereo: - Pioneer LCD DVD H/U - 15" MTX Sub Future Mods: - Smooth Bay - Hiding Wiring When i first got it: The Write Off (aka The Donor): The Engine: The Build: The Interior The Car:
You finally posted your car. Damn i love this thing. Caprice's and Stato's (VS) look as tough as guts sitting down with big wheels. The white and the sigs go so well together. Very nice man!!
Nice car mate.........don't understand how you can spend all that money on the engine to then drive on chopped live axle springs and classs gutted cats as a future mod:whistling
nice doesnt it feel rough on the road with the cut springs do u even attempt 2 go over speed bumps lol looks tough though
haha, motor or car? cheer mate. didnt want to spend any money on a six, but didnt want to part with a car which ive had for so long. hahaha yeap. thanks man. lol. ive been through alot of springs (thank you repco and your staff prices :whistling) but always wanted to go lower. the car doesnt see the roads everyday so id rather it have a tuff stance. plus i live in geelong, home to cut springs. yeah, i said no to high flow cats when my mate blew out boths of his on a stock 5lt (not even 6 months old). plus i couldnt justify the price for them. plus im a tight ass.
Tuff Az hey that thing looks sicK deffenetly a tuff ride its better then all the commodores out there driving around with "rick kelly's" racing wing. neat.low and loud thats ur car in three words and about the high flow cats u mentioned i had one in my ute 2.5" on my v6 ecotec and i blew it on a dyno run and mines only 150rwkw. cheers mate update with pics when u've got some :thumbsup:
I think i saw your car today, were you at the burwood highway/stud road intersection this morning around... i spose it was after 11. I didnt recognise the car but im pretty sure the plates were SHYGMH, didnt get a real good look as i was turning right. **EDIT** just saw your from Geelong... i doubt it was you then... mustve misread the plates.
i know what you mean. i hate these VY kitted, 16" chrome riding, sittin higher than a 4wd VS's gettin around. id rather just lower it and put acclaim hub caps on. 150 rwkw ecotec is very impressive! the amount of money you spend gettin high flows your better off puttin a straight through pipe in the standard one. lol unless someone put holes in my floor pan like the flintstones, cause my car has no engine in it :whistling
How come your dyno readout only says 177rwhp...thats not 150rwkw...Also, the sheet dosnt even say what car or anything, could be anyones you've found lol.
anyone no what the go is with re-stampin an engine? the engine builders grounded the orginal one off.
If he blew out cats then they were obviously blocked to begin with. No way in hell a stock 165 kw 5.0 litre will do anything to a set of steel 3" cats. I suppose if you get emission tested you will be happy to pay the upward 100k fine and 2 year jail time? Hardly worth the $600 you would pay for 2 very good cats. As for the cut springs....put Airbags in for the love of god. I do not really want to hear about a statesman hitting a tree at 100 km/h because a rear spring shattered due to dodgy workmanship. Car is looking good though, you just need to unhitch that invisible caravan your towing.
But i gotta say, the invisible caravan look on the good ol' VS style stato's makes the rear end's look tough. They look awesome sitting low. Give them a mean stance. Mister plod in my area doesn't seem to like them though i tell ya.
