vs slr5000

I have one, and mine is build number 89,
With a lot of research, just like yourself, wanting to know, there were 91 made, of which 33 were auto and 58 were manual (source Redbook) I have not seen one with a build number greater than 91 and I do look!, they were a HBD (holden by design) pack and were released in Victoria only. Shipped mainly to country dealers as a cheaper version of an SS.

The material used on the seats is the same as VR Clubsport, i assume that they were using it up, and they did actually come from the HSV factory.... thats where the older HBD stuff was born. They did get a build tag, but not a HSV one because there were no engine modifications. They did get the CAI, (but for my money, it starves the airflow more than the value of the decreased temperature. I find better power through the mid range just by having the larger hole in the bottom of the Airbox.)

The standard extras were:
Panther Mica paint over silver lower.
Factory FE2 suspension.
Part Leather Interior
VL Walkie wheels (what were they thinking, i reckon they look crap on anything newer than VH!)
SS Rear Spoiler
HSV Cold Air Intake
... bout all i can think of at the moment....

If anyone has any better knowledge than this, let me know, not saying that i know everything, or everything that i say is correct... just what i have found.

 

nothing special.. looks ****

 

a guy at my old mans work got one of those new for a compnay car. from memory they were released to celebrate the 20th or 25th anniversary for the slr5000 torana.

correct me if im wrong but this is what i can remember, hell this was back in 96 when i was working on my school holidays with my old man.

 

they must had a different engine to the VN SV5000 (359 built).
because these had the red version of the black 304efi.

they were 200kw & 410nm.

knock sensor chip, CAI, larger air cleaner, tuned length extractors & free flow exhaust.
internal mods are

re-vised cam, new valve springs, revised exhausts valves and a higher compression ratio. 9.0:1


post 100

 

They got the same motor as the stock VS Exec. They didn't even get extractors...

 

here are a few pics.

 

look pretty neat...little different.

 

Looks like manta... nothin spesh. Is it as slow as a manta?

 

it would be, if not slower, because it had no HSV internal upgrades Yeah based on the Exec, you can tell, not a bad ride, especially if its done up

 

why u say manta is slow?? is it slower than the ss?

 

vs slr

:w00t:

yeah i own one there were 91 made & about 15 destroyed

 

Has anyone got an information sheet on them? with correct numbers? everyone is saying different numbers and so fourth. Would like to know a bit more about them as a mate just bought one.