Looking at getting a VE SS Series 2 with the A6

[torana355]

Well i ended up picking up a 2011 VE SSV Series 2 with the A6. Im getting the Camaro deep pan sump and transmission service done tomorrow at Craigs Autos. Will see how it goes.

 

[torana355]

Has anyone else notice a slight whining noise from the A6 trans in first gear, it goes away in second onwards. I only started to notice it after the deep pan was installed and service was done.

 

[Thumpin]

Has anyone else notice a slight whining noise from the A6 trans in first gear, it goes away in second onwards. I only started to notice it after the deep pan was installed and service was done.

Yep, mine's noisey as... sounds like it's running straight cut gears ! I think the word refinement was made redundant during the design process of this unit...

 

[torana355]

Yep, mine's noisey as... sounds like it's running straight cut gears ! I think the word refinement was made redundant during the design process of this unit...

Yeah i ended up ringing the transmission place back up, they said its common due to the short ratio on first gear. I also just got a Eaton Truetrak quoted up by Bosnjak Engineering for $2350 including new bearings and custom made shims. The ZF diff in the VE's clunk like hell after 80k.

 

[torana355]

Even after the warnings about piston slap i managed to buy a car that has it. I didn't realise you had to have the car in drive for the noise to appear. The lifters are quiet and im happy with the rest of the car but i just want to make sure that "piston slap" will not cause any issues down the track?

 

[torana355]

Well i had the catback 2.5" SS exhaust done at CHE last week and the VCM OTR and tune done there today. Went from 214rwkw with just the catback to 236rwkw after the tune and intake. Very happy with the increase, i should get another 20rwkw after i do the headers and cats so will be around 255rwkw. The CHE dyno is very conservative btw so it would get a bit higher on other dynos.

 

[Thumpin]

Well i had the catback 2.5" SS exhaust done at CHE last week and the VCM OTR and tune done there today. Went from 214rwkw with just the catback to 236rwkw after the tune and intake. Very happy with the increase, i should get another 20rwkw after i do the headers and cats so will be around 255rwkw. The CHE dyno is very conservative btw so it would get a bit higher on other dynos.

Sounds OK. Do you know what you were seeing before the exhaust change?

 

[torana355]

Sounds OK. Do you know what you were seeing before the exhaust change?

Nah don't know but catbacks don't really add much power, only about 5rwkw.

 

[TAS1981]

How dramatic is the difference before and after tune, in the real world /butt dyno?

On a scale of 1-10, 1 being didn't notice any difference, 10 being "wow they must have fitted a warp drive at the same time"!

 

[torana355]

How dramatic is the difference before and after tune, in the real world /butt dyno?

On a scale of 1-10, 1 being didn't notice any difference, 10 being "wow they must have fitted a warp drive at the same time"!

7 out of 10. Its pretty crazy now. The car makes a totally different sound as all the torque management is gone so you can have 100% throttle when you want it. I had the AFM turned off aswell so no more drone city.