VE SS Ute LSX 454

I Heard your ute was going in to get the cam and clutch done, have you sorted the starting issue? I heard it is an intermitent problem, chech the cluch pedal sensor, that may be the issue, I have read of it happening on another VE. I am back in town on the 22/8, so will try and catch up with everyone during my break. Looking forward to hearing it once the cam is in.

With the noise this makes on idle and driving, there was no way it was going to be a sleeper, I can't hide it, or the fact that it is something different, has a nice old school sound, nice and deep note. I will get some more vids when I am hime, some drive by's and idle shots.

They done't look too bad, what is the name and manufacturer of the them, the issue being, that I need plenty of offset for the brakes, they need the same as a GTS offset, which is +45 - +51, so don't get much of a dish with that offset.

Not long and it will be going back in for additional work, bigger cam, roller rockers, bigger headers. Then off to the Bears Body works for the interior, second harness, custom stereo, which I haven't decided what to go yet, but will look into probably a touch screen system.

It is making anywhere from 530-550rwhp, that is on the dyno, the 1/4 mile was a 12.6@120mph, as they recorded me at that, when I looked through my data from the V2, it said I was doing 127mph, so I don't know whether their system was wrong, or what, but my speedo has been checked against a brand new maloo, and the 2 are identical, so maybe the TSV dragway radar was wrong with speed. But the new cam should bring everything up a bit more, and hopefully make it better throughout the rev range.

 

Sorry Guys, been a bit slack updating the information on it,

Well the first cam wasn't doing what we thought it would, plus the headers were getting way too hot, the oil temps were getting up there too, and it just didn't seem to run right.

So out came the engine again, off came the heads, intake, headers and sump. Checked everything out, a couple of little tweaks here and there for the intake, measured the compression ratio, came out to be 11.5:1, a little off our guess of 11.8, but still good.

Out came the cam and thrown to the side, in went a new cam, bigger duration than the old one, the old cam was 247/254 @ .050 110LSA, this is a fair bit bigger, and a 112LSA, but a different type of lobe, was designed in the states by Patrick Guerra and ground by EPS. it is 25*/26* @ .050 112LSA.

On went the 2" headers, ceramic coated this time, they were built by APC in perth, a very nice job, I will post some pics when I get back home.

Oil cooler has gone on, seats are in, going to get engineered this week, then onto the dyno for the final tuning with Oztrack and LK motors in Cairns, we are hoping to see some great returns for the mods that have been done this time.

 

With Dan at LK, he is easy going and understanding that mine is being tuned by Oztrack, and is willing to work with steve to tune it, it will be on LK's dyno with steve logged in live to the car so he can see what is happening, and Dan will be using other devices to make sure that all is going well.

 

The final interior design is undecided as yet, iw will probably change a little, but I still think that the Atomic is the way to go inside as it will bring outside in. But that is still a little while off yet, have to get the stereo finished first and get the back panel re-fitted to suit the subs and amps.

Here are some more photo's of it, seats are in, headers and engine bay all painted up, took the opportunity to do this whule the engine was out again.

 

Well another update, not complete yet, having issues with injectors and fuel pump too, dropping fuel pressure when turned off, and also possibly when WOT runs, injectors are unknown, have had them out, and don't seem to be what I thought were put in.

But just about had it tuned yesterday, but due to it leaning out, couldn't keep the tune in, but it made 626rwhp on a dynamax hub dyno, changing injectors and fuel pump next year now, and will start again, hoping for a bit more though, hoping for 640rwhp, then put it on the track and see what it does.

 

Hey Mate,

The guards are genuine HSV, they're not cheap. But they do come up here and there on ebay, the front bar is from SSV in Sydney, the rear bar and side skirts are from street commodores off ebay.

Still waiting on it being finished, fuel pump should be there by now, injectors are there, hope it is finished by the end of the week, been a long drawn out saga at the moment which is annoying me a bit. But hopefully be fully tuned and ready for the slow process of doing the stereo when I am home from time to time.

 

Yeah we'll be there, have to see if Forbz is coming though, he has to get a wheel alignment before he does, so hopefully he does that this week and we're right to go,