i have no problems with holdens,
i love the utes!!!!!!
i think they look awsome!!!!!
but there is so much more out there in that price range.
and they are so common.
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i have no problems with holdens,
i love the utes!!!!!!
i think they look awsome!!!!!
but there is so much more out there in that price range.
and they are so common.
i work in an industry, that i have to go out in power fault situations (eg power poles)
and i have seen so many holdens wrapped around pole its not funny!!!!!
about 80% to be bout right!
i have seen many holdens just loose it!
mainly young guys that think they have same skills and car a Peter Brock!!!
go to a wrecker and youl find what ever your looking for if its Holden.
How hard is it to find ITR parts?????
i was refreing a tuned GTRQuote:
Originally Posted by aaronng
andhe was refering a Tuned LS
No offence to whoever started this thread but that question about the best v8 was gonna cause arguements from conception. It should have been what's your favourite v8 and why or something. And to all the v8/holden bashers out there, don't be so narrow minded and think there's nothing better than rice and euro. Seen the latest street machine magazine? Twin turbo v8 (can't rememeber the size) torana over 2000 horsepower! Acheivable from a 4 potter? Possibly but the motor would probably only last a few seconds after you shove about 300 pounds into it. Be open minded and be a fan of anything that looks good or goes good. And on that rb30 they shoved in the VL's, note that it only lasted one model until it was replaced? I know the story behind holden replacing it with the buick motor aswell if anyones interested.
Ever had a look at sales figures between Holden's and Type R's? Sheer weight of numbers I think might explain that.Quote:
Originally Posted by locote
gnx1987 - Yep thats Ivan Tesic's Torana on the cover of street machine, 6 second passes:D:D:D Have a look at any number of magazines and you'll see big power Holdens, for example the TRYHRD R8 - 1500-2000hp.:thumbsup:
anyway back on topic,
my favourite is the supercharged v8 in the Mercedes-McLaren SLR :P
Hahahahahahh I don’t think you actually understood me :). I was emphasizing the fact that v8 commodores has a far better engine than an S15 (since we are talking about engines). Your only advantage is weight, hence try stuffing several large mates to your car. Don’t worry it was good for a laugh :)Quote:
Y would i wanna race with mates in the car?????????????
that is the stupidist thing any one would!
You sound like a newb!!!!! Id like to take the whole approach into performance mods. Simply adding on a bigger turbo and injectors and increasing BOOST would certainly not give you a reliable fast car. There’s a lot more things that you would have to look at firstly getting your car in shape, brakes and suspension, exhaust, cooling (bigger radiator, IC, oil cooler and trans cooler), new ecu, beefing up your engines internals (trust me its better to spend extra now than a rebuild later - don’t believe idi0ts that say Nissan engines are good for 6??+ hp stock), change gearing (better responsiveness and less taxing on engine), UP, electronics.Quote:
i only spent 4gs on performance mods on S15 to get 300rwhp.
I only spent 4gs on performance mods on S15 to get 300rwhp.
The S15 has way more potential than any commodore!!!!!!
all that my needed for 400rwhp + was a bigger turbo and bigger injectors thats a another 3000. that’s a high 10sec car
Having a ten second car is not an easy thing...............the fastest Nissan GTR (to my knowledge) in the world is a high 7 sec range, the fastest LS1 is a mid 6 sec. These cars are highly modified and built by tuning houses with lots of $$$$$$. One of the fastest 300zx TT in Australia is a 10 sec car (check out JP's slot car - from unique auto sport), which puts out over 400kw at the wheels.
I’m not saying that its not possible to get a 10 sec car with very minimal mods......what im saying is that its foolish to do so.
The s15 certainly does not have as much potential as a commodore. There’s a supercharger kit out for LS1's for around 3k. There are also several TT setups available, have a look at APS's twin turbo kit for the LS1.
The LS1 in factory form is severely detuned, removing the torque management would greatly improve the cars performance.....
Haha..I sign up today and find a V8 thread talking about LS1s. heh, and I joined just to talk about my gf's new Jazz.
Certainly does. Mine is a HEAVY Calais (about 1850kg with driver, 1770ish without), and it did a 12.949 on a reasonably hot day with simple mods - exhaust, 3.46 diff, different intake, and most importantly - a tune which removed the torque management.Quote:
Originally Posted by monaroCountry
Plenty of potential, that's for sure. My mods all up cost me under $4,000 (and if I wanted to scrimp, I could've gotten away with it all for under $3,000).
Cheers,
- Febs.
Do you have an auto or manual. I think auto has 2 torque management 1 from trans and the other engine. Manual should only have 1, the engine.Quote:
a tune which removed the torque management.
Auto - unfortunately Calais are auto-only.Quote:
Originally Posted by monaroCountry
Any 6sp LS1s (Exec or SS) would've cost me $$$ in insurance. LS1 Calais and Berlina's are cheap as chips to insure, because young guys generally don't drive them. :)
It's fun though. Very comfy, and it makes kills at WSID all the more entertaining when people I've never met make comments like this on random forums:
Ahhh yes, I know the car too well! I raced next to ya at the Creek a few months ago. I thought to myself "piece of cake" and then you pulled a low 13s quarter.
Cheers,
- Febs.
what was ur term speed febs????
108.67mph.Quote:
Originally Posted by locote
Timeslip :)
Cheers,
- Febs.