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Stretch's VX S-Pack, 5-speed.

Stretchomatic

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Stretch's VX S-Pack, 5-speed. EOI!!!

...SHIRL...

Name: Jason
Age: 19
Model: vx s-pack
year: 2001
Colour: phantom metallic
Bodykit: s-pack
Engine Type: 3.8 ecotec, no frills
Engine Mods: bit of paint, k&n filter, decent leads and plugs
Power: enough to get you in trouble, no official figures
Exhaust: Stock SS system with middle boxes replaced with hotdogs
Gearbox: 5 speed manual
Diff: single legger stock
Brakes: stock
Suspension: Full lovells super low springs and kyb short shocks and camber kit
Wheels/Tyres: 20" x 8.5" XHP Boost wheels
Interior: standard s-pack red and black cloth
Other Mods: not much really
Stereo: alpine head unit, 2x alpine 4 way amps bridged for my splits, alpine 850 watt mono, type r sub box set, two sets of jvc fs6 splits with custom mounted rear tweeters.
Build Period: nearly two years now
Cost: fair bit, about $6000 or so in fixing things and sound system, car cost 14700 when i got it.
Contacts: rsc in griffith for audio gear mainly...other wise ebay and auto stores haha.

Future Mods: just a few niggly things like inside door handles, rear air vents and rear passenger power window is dodgy...

And yes i know it looks like a tractor...
Here's some originals:


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How she looks now:
 
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nah man ive got my eye on a vs calais in black...i used to have a vs acclaim and kinda miss it...like i said, i'm thinking of selling, so i wont overly advertise it but you never know. plus 20" rims dont like the country area i live in, can anyone say 'BUCKLED!' we have dirty pot holes around here...
 

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vs ?? y wud u go back, once youve moved on thers no going back m8 :p lol, all those features....gone.... lol

too true. am thinking twice about getting another car again... this one seems to have a few problems which didnt occur when i bought it but are now coming out =( might look at that WH stato as it did catch my eye and is a V8 =D
 

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yeah man, going to a vs calais actually gives me climate control, 3 display dash, leather...and thats about it...but i do lose the manual...meh what can you do?
 

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yeah man, going to a vs calais actually gives me climate control, 3 display dash, leather...and thats about it...but i do lose the manual...meh what can you do?

Drop it back to 1st and use those controls?
 

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manual shift the auto??? why bother, they are designed to shift themselves anyway...

true... i guess thats why they invited overdrive or POWER -.- I dont like using overdrive... engine revvs too high, stock exhaust sounds pretty bad with high revving
 

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manual shift the auto??? why bother, they are designed to shift themselves anyway...

Cos u wanna pull better figures along the quater mile when u pinpoint ur shifts on ur monster tacho in ur v6
 
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