sircruisealotVS
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well, for a couple of months ive been semi contemplating how much longer ill keep my car for and whether to sell it to get something with an LS1 in it.
i still really havent made my mind up and i love my car, but i cant deny that id prefer a newer car with a V8 in it.
i know its a bit annoying when people ask how much there car is worth, but i think in my case im fairly justified for getting opinions, as there's no real guide to go off for pricing on a car like mine.
here's a rundown about my car and ill try to recall everything thats been done to it.
MODEL: '96 VS Equipe series ll
K's: 207,000 on the clock - engine has done 10,000, trans has done 4000.
FACTORY FEATURES: power windows and mirrors, cruise control, no airbags, no abs or irs (not sure why, but i actually like that it doesnt have those things).
EXTERIOR: 18" BSA chrome rims, VX clubsport style body kit, clear tail lights, clear indicators, tinted windows, equipe badges/stickers removed.
BRAKES & SUSPENSION: VT twin piston calipers with HSV slotted rotors (front only), superlow king spings, short travel KYB shocks/struts, nolathane bushes all round, heavy duty sway bar links, adjustable panhard rod.
INTERIOR & SOUND: VS statesman seats and door trims (not leather), VS statesman woodgrain insert console, leather gear shift, isotta leather steering wheel, jvc h/u, clarion 6x9's and clarion splits.
ALARM: viper pager alarm with remote engine start, window module (to wind up window automatically when locking car) and immobiliser.
TRANSMISSION: rebuilt 4L60E with transgo HD2 shift kit, transgo valvebody plate, corvette 2nd servo, performance sprag, steel beast reaction shell, alto red 9 friction kit, steel piston kit, sonax converter internals, huge trans oil cooler.
ENGINE: 4.2L C.O.M.E. Ecotec stroker - block hot acid tank cleaned, block bored and torque plate honed, block decked and equalised both sides, blueprint assembled with all bearing clearances checked and optimised, ring end gaps precisely matched, C.O.M.E. 4.2L stroker crank, "I" beam rods, cast hyperuetectic dish piston kit (9.7:1 comp), C.O.M.E. CSBR-416 hydraulic roller cam with hydraulic lifters dialed in with rollmaster timing gear and chain, reconditioned heads, yella terra 1.8 stealth roller rockers, C.O.M.E. chrome molly retainers and valve springs, msd coils, VT injectors, k&n pod filter and heat shield, VS s/c CAI.
EXHAUST: pacemaker extractors, custom 2" y-piece, hi flow superflow cat, 2 1/2" lukey cat back without resonator and a VY chrome tip.
TUNE: microtech ECU, microtech air and water temp sensors, maf-less tune for the street of 203.9hp (153kw).
*notes: there is barely a part left on this car not replaced or reconditioned, everything is in top working condition and i am bordering on obsessive compulsive about things working perfectly on my car. there is still some more power to be had with the engine, the heads alone should give at least 20hp more once ported and if you wanted to up the compression more that would also unlock some more hp too.
here are some pics, and a dyno sheet, unfortunately i dont have any interior pics atm..i will get some very soon.
oh, and the door handles are being painted white along with white calais door moulds put on within a couple of weeks too...so it'll be an all white beast very soon, lol.
p.s. - if you've gotten this far thanks for reading, it's a bit of a long post but ive tryed to include everything i can remember.
i still really havent made my mind up and i love my car, but i cant deny that id prefer a newer car with a V8 in it.
i know its a bit annoying when people ask how much there car is worth, but i think in my case im fairly justified for getting opinions, as there's no real guide to go off for pricing on a car like mine.
here's a rundown about my car and ill try to recall everything thats been done to it.
MODEL: '96 VS Equipe series ll
K's: 207,000 on the clock - engine has done 10,000, trans has done 4000.
FACTORY FEATURES: power windows and mirrors, cruise control, no airbags, no abs or irs (not sure why, but i actually like that it doesnt have those things).
EXTERIOR: 18" BSA chrome rims, VX clubsport style body kit, clear tail lights, clear indicators, tinted windows, equipe badges/stickers removed.
BRAKES & SUSPENSION: VT twin piston calipers with HSV slotted rotors (front only), superlow king spings, short travel KYB shocks/struts, nolathane bushes all round, heavy duty sway bar links, adjustable panhard rod.
INTERIOR & SOUND: VS statesman seats and door trims (not leather), VS statesman woodgrain insert console, leather gear shift, isotta leather steering wheel, jvc h/u, clarion 6x9's and clarion splits.
ALARM: viper pager alarm with remote engine start, window module (to wind up window automatically when locking car) and immobiliser.
TRANSMISSION: rebuilt 4L60E with transgo HD2 shift kit, transgo valvebody plate, corvette 2nd servo, performance sprag, steel beast reaction shell, alto red 9 friction kit, steel piston kit, sonax converter internals, huge trans oil cooler.
ENGINE: 4.2L C.O.M.E. Ecotec stroker - block hot acid tank cleaned, block bored and torque plate honed, block decked and equalised both sides, blueprint assembled with all bearing clearances checked and optimised, ring end gaps precisely matched, C.O.M.E. 4.2L stroker crank, "I" beam rods, cast hyperuetectic dish piston kit (9.7:1 comp), C.O.M.E. CSBR-416 hydraulic roller cam with hydraulic lifters dialed in with rollmaster timing gear and chain, reconditioned heads, yella terra 1.8 stealth roller rockers, C.O.M.E. chrome molly retainers and valve springs, msd coils, VT injectors, k&n pod filter and heat shield, VS s/c CAI.
EXHAUST: pacemaker extractors, custom 2" y-piece, hi flow superflow cat, 2 1/2" lukey cat back without resonator and a VY chrome tip.
TUNE: microtech ECU, microtech air and water temp sensors, maf-less tune for the street of 203.9hp (153kw).
*notes: there is barely a part left on this car not replaced or reconditioned, everything is in top working condition and i am bordering on obsessive compulsive about things working perfectly on my car. there is still some more power to be had with the engine, the heads alone should give at least 20hp more once ported and if you wanted to up the compression more that would also unlock some more hp too.
here are some pics, and a dyno sheet, unfortunately i dont have any interior pics atm..i will get some very soon.
oh, and the door handles are being painted white along with white calais door moulds put on within a couple of weeks too...so it'll be an all white beast very soon, lol.
p.s. - if you've gotten this far thanks for reading, it's a bit of a long post but ive tryed to include everything i can remember.
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