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Black 04 VY SS

HAZZA-VN

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Meh blower go Cam sounds way cooler and cheaper.

Need to get the speedo changed ASAP as that would be a pain.

Both sound cool. But the awesome sound of that whine when something with a blower rolls up next to you at the lights lol.
 

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Been a While since I've been on here. Since then I've done basically nothing lol. New air intake not OTR but just a different style. anyway i was wondering if anyone knows roughly what it costs to convert to a manual whole lot done?
 

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I would say around $3,000. Personally I would love to convert mine but its not worth the money. Just get the auto tricked up. I have mine so when its in power shift it shifts alot harder.
 

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Been a While since I've been on here. Since then I've done basically nothing lol. New air intake not OTR but just a different style. anyway i was wondering if anyone knows roughly what it costs to convert to a manual whole lot done?

2-3k. A lot cheaper than building an auto anyway. Most of the conversion you'll want to buy new anyway, just find a decent gearbox (with shifter & interior trim, master cylinder reservoir, clutch pedal and manual brake pedal) - and possibly a manual loom but they're pretty easy to convert from auto. Then buy new

- Master cylinder
- Slave cylinder
- Clutch
- Flywheel & bolts
- Spigot bearing

Install it all, bleed it up and you're good to go. You'll need to go see your tuner for a retune in manual & have your cluster reprogrammed with a tech2.
 

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Been a while since i have been on here.

I ended up buying some new wheels for the Car as the factory ones 2 weren't 100% round and weren't perfect condition anyway. So i bought a set of 18x9 Wheels Pretty happy with how it looks.

I've also Removed the resignators, So now it just has Extractors, hiflow cats, and a muffler on each pipe.

Sunday just gone i decided to take it too the drags, First time I've ever been down the strip. Was great fun and i was expecting a mid 14. But my first run was a 13.6 with a 2.100 60ft that was my best time of the day otherwise I was getting 13.8s a couple of 14s trying new things. I had half a tank of fuel and was just running on my 18s with street tyres. I couldn't stop wheel spin of the line.

Since going out there I just want to do it again! So I've decided to put 3.9 diff gears in it now! should be fun and I'm going to put a pair of semi slick tyres on it and take it out on the next street day in October :)

When i ordered my new wheels, felt dirty driving with stockies on the back haha!..















 
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Been a while since i have been on here.
 
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Has anyone else on here for 3.9s in an Auto LS1?
 

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I've had 3.9's in an auto 5L VQ.

Made it turn tyres into smoke a lot easier but the revs were getting up there for prolonged highway use for my liking.
 

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Ive got 3.9s in my ss and i thought it would be worse but i find it pretty good behind the auto. Highway driving suffers abit in the economy side. But i dont regret getting them one bit.
 
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