Leathal11
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- VY SS 6spd Ute / VS 5spd L67 Ute III
Just do a skid already!
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Thats pretty hard to answer specifically... The power jumped substantially with the extra compression and ported heads. There's also been over 20 hours on the dyno testing and tweaking the tune up to get THE very best from the combo.
to make a quick car its a combination of many things... its not necessarily power as you should know.
Before i went totally extreme with this car, i did basic mods that were very effective. CAI, Extractors, twin cats and free flowing exhaust. shiftkit, 3.9's LSD, 1.8 rockers. It was a demon on the street and the 5L's were a pushover. With these mods you should be in the high 14's at minimum.... 14.7-14.9
Then i wanted to go faster and make more grunt, so roll on stage II. ground up engine build, purpose built cam, all new valve train etc etc. I'd say that most of the time on the engine was spent on porting the intake and exhaust tracts. There's still more power to be had out of this combo, but im saving for my house.
Preserving low down urge is a tough one.... as most engine mods on v6's are most effective at mid to top end. IMO the v6 is the best down low when they are bone stock! You can get cam grinds that are suited to low end? sticking to a single 2.25 exhaust will keep it 'pokey' around town. definitely fit a shiftkit. with 3.9s and LSD in it too it'll be a snappy street car.
Hope that helps
Hey mate, what were the biggest things for power gain in your car?
I'm hoping to get a pretty quick N/A Ecotec, would be happy with low 14's but would like to break 13.
Got a few mods on there atm, just wondering what some recommendations are?
I prefer my low end power too if it helpos
hurry up an finish the N/A and go super six