VX SS Commodore - My diary.

[vr304]

Could get a milder more supercharger oriented cam?

 

[Chuckmeister]

Could get a milder more supercharger oriented cam?

I'll likely do that when I have too. Its probably the smart thing to do but I gotta say that I really enjoy the lumpy sound of a big cam and really if the supercharger is not 100 percent efficient then I'm happy with that for the time being. I dont think I'll ever be after maximum efficiency. Just really making a fun daily. That and I have to start saving again lol

Not really too sure what to expect out of the setup...might be 450 rwhp... might be 500 or more. Around 500 give or take a little is what I'm hoping. I've asked for around 9-10 pounds of boost but with a 235/243 cam...may turn it into a pig...not really sure!! Will make for an interesting day on the first drive anyhow..and following video's I guess.

There are also other little things that have been brought up like my converter is not really suited to supercharging...its only another 6 or 800 bucks to rectify but I've already broken the budget. Have a funny feeling that the next 12 months is gonna be full of repairs lol

Anyway the dairy will live on lol

 

[afstruct]

Brakes are absolutely amazing.
Like I said you'll love.
Go,conservative = use , = you'll still love and build into it = ( surely cheaper than breaking and repairing).
Was told forged bottom end = more boast, right cam , small amount of head work = can get 650 hp = reliable = every day hp

 

[Chuckmeister]

Had the camber (kit) done on the rear of my car today so that my tyres don't look like they did on the page back, also some bushes that were almost non existent done while apart.. Wow what a difference. Sort of looks weird seeing the tyres vertical rather than leaning. Also seems to have lifted the height a little. Opposite side of that is the top of the tyre has pushed out and now I'm worried that the tyre will rub over bumps...hoping the guard roll is ok to stop that...its close though.
Pedders in mandurah - these guys are awesome to deal with if your in WA.

Been doing alot of harrop Vids lately lol a couple I thought were interesting for me...

factory harrop vid but was interesting watching them sand cast to finish product..

and also this guy who's channel is called 'built not Bought' ...does a factory walkthrough of the factory...

and not quite the same supercharger but my favourite power run so far... hope this guy still has the car..

 

[gtrboyy]

If you can get it engineered & able to pass rego inspections...go for it!!!

Getting difficult again over here for chrome bumper & modified crowd to pass rego inspections despite being roadworthy.

 

[Fu Manchu]

lol supercharger...that may be a few years down the track

Atm I'm talking to so many people and getting so much different advice that its a little hard to get a clear path (as well as sifting through the crappy tradesmen around my area). The original idea was to get 400 at the wheels but I'm getting the idea that I might be thinking of numbers too much rather than the drive. I'm just gonna be a stop sign to stop sign dude just enjoying the drive. Not into burnouts and dragging etc but I also want it to sound tough. So I've been talked into torque is king and that a stock cam is hard to beat for torque. The cam choice really is the challenge to the puzzle.

I went to a performance shop last week and his recommendation was to do the exhaust, 3.9 gears and a stall converter...give it a tune and see how I go with it. He was saying that every one of those steps will produce a different car and the cam may not even be needed (being a daily as well).
Then I speak to another guy that says 400 at the wheels isn't an issue even though most people are saying its a stretch (as a daily) without head work etc. It can be done but drivabilty may be an issue.

The transmission guy was pretty heavily warning me that 400hp is the upper limits of these transmissions...
so... I think the next step forward is following the performance shops advice...I'll get the 3.9's in...in a few weeks..then a converter and cai...get a tune and see how it goes. I was going to try and avoid the excess tunes but I'll try it this way and if it need a cam (which I know it will lol ) then I'll just outlay for the extra cam tune.

Bit late to the party with this thread, but have you taken the time for a trip out to York? Go see Mark from Mark’s Workshop. A nice drive and he can layout one hell of a plan. Knows what he is talking about and has built some of WA’s toughest cars.

 

[Fu Manchu]

Firstly, a stock cam isn’t the best for torque. An aftermarket cam in the mid 220’s will give you more power and torque EVERYWHERE. And if going for a histall, you’re free to go a little larger with the camshaft and you won’t notice any loss in torque.

You won’t get 400hp without head/cam alterations. Can be done cam only but you’ll lose driveability and manners.

When you have it tuned make sure they don’t tuner lock the pcm. Mines tuner locked and the bloke went out of business a couple of years back. It’s a **** tune too - having it fixed shortly though.

As for the transmission, find another transmission builder. The bloke obviously has no idea. You can build these things to take incredible amounts of torque/hp. Just not many people know how to properly. Transmission builders are like tuners - very difficult to find a good one thats willing to put the time and effort in to make it work for YOUR situation.

Only a few good ones left in Perth.
Transmissions R Us is one of the best. Lots of workshops use them. A bit of a waiting list though.

There’s a place in Malaga as well, they specialise in torque converters but built a trans for Scotty from street Machine in one of his vids. He had it sent from Perth to Melbourne.

 

[Fu Manchu]

What a great read. Thanks for posting everything.

I love the VX SS fronts. Those new headlights really make it look neat.

Some of the stuff you’ve done with the motor is what I’ve had suggested to me by someone I’ve picked out to do my engine rebuild. Even same or similar cam.

 

[Pollushon]

Nice ride mate, seems like a familiar story

You'll love the blower, peak numbers are good and all that but when you see the power and torque you make across the range... dayum

Depending on duration that cam will work but turn your car into a bit of a pig, the tuner will have to bleed off a few hp. The stock cam would be better (stock LS love boost) or something along the lines of 227/[email protected]

 

[Chuckmeister]

Thanks for the feedback guys !!

The thought passed my mind to go to York and have a look but really Marks Workshop is likely to be a little too high end for me. I've subbed to both of his channels for quite a long time now and watch most of his content.

The only video update I've really got left at this stage is the rip up my little street with the motor as is for another sound byte. Haven't done it since the cam but have been meaning to do it for some time. Been a little lazy. And thought I'd be sitting on the cam for some time... I think I got supercharger creep in my timeline lol