Quote: Originally Posted by *NiGhTeR* diff gears, larger throttle body, good extractors in to twin pipes all the way through. cam and chip and a good dyno tune about a bigger T/B does any one know any that go str8 on or if not st8 on some thing that i can get a coversion plate to suit, and how much it all would cost i can fit it my self of course, if any one knows a price and where to go that would be sweet ??? thanks guys and about the cam, /lifters ? ( do they have to be done too ?? ) & chip and good tune, any one done this and around what price am i looking at and, wheres a good place melbourne ??? any help with this guys, would be good just so shes got a bit more go.....

Quote: Originally Posted by RB-GEM I would'nt be caining your statesman too much , strokers dont like standard memcals . The progress on the Gemi has slowed down a bit , been waiting for a patrol sump to come down from Queensland . And my CPC plenum is ready to be picked up , just been so busy . In what way???? I got told it would be fine..

Quote: Originally Posted by PHS about a bigger T/B does any one know any that go str8 on or if not st8 on some thing that i can get a coversion plate to suit, and how much it all would cost i can fit it my self of course, if any one knows a price and where to go that would be sweet ??? thanks guys http://cgi.ebay.com.au/70mm-THROTTLE...QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/70mm-THROTTLE-BODY_W0QQitemZ290034190264QQihZ019QQcategoryZ32624QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Quote: Originally Posted by ovq01 In what way???? I got told it would be fine.. Whoever told you that should be shot. a stroker will be alot more thirsty than a stocker, so while it may cope down low, she'll be leaning out up the top. It might not be as big a problem as when it's boosted, but your engine will still suffer from the same principals. Lots of air + not much fuel = busted engines I'd be running the best fuel money can buy till you get that looked at. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Is it IRS? might have a 3.9 lsd rear end for sale in a month or so out of a VS clubby... dont do the chip untill you done everything else first... cold air intake, larger throttle body, extractors, exhaust, super ultra high flow cats, manual ohhh getta supercharger Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

i have a vp ss bt1, but has the hsv enhancment as well, so the engine i have been told is 185kw at the fly, it has a d and t exhuast shift kitted trans and the airbox has been cut abit for better air flow, goes pretty good. if you floor it it will hit 2nd and wheel spn and kick to side ways as it's lsd rear. i was planing next a set of extractor better cai and a cam, and a good dyno tune. hope this helps CHris...

hmmm this is interesting, i may be getting a 185i next year

Quote: Originally Posted by TGfanatic i have a vp ss bt1, but has the hsv enhancment as well, so the engine i have been told is 185kw at the fly, it has a d and t exhuast shift kitted trans and the airbox has been cut abit for better air flow, goes pretty good. if you floor it it will hit 2nd and wheel spn and kick to side ways as it's lsd rear. i was planing next a set of extractor better cai and a cam, and a good dyno tune. hope this helps CHris... it will kick side ways cause of the shift kit not the lsd id recomend a small stall as the yare a bit doughy of the line. my vs ss has rebuilt mtr 268 crane cam,cai,stg 2 trans,pacmakers into single 2 1/2 inch goes alright when it gets up of the line feels like turbo lag for a second haha. ae hydrolic lifters stock on an efi 5 ltr i duno much bout internals. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Changing diff gears will be the most effective mod, if it doesnt see highway much shorter is better 3.9s or 4.11. chips and cams are horse**** in a 5lt because compression is far to low. As others have said wind the timing up to 14 degrees and do a general tune up make sure everything is sweet and make sure you run good fuel. 5lt are a good tuff engine but they dont respond to mods to well because of the low compression ratio.

are hydrolic lifters stock?

Quote: Originally Posted by NASTY1 are hydrolic lifters stock? definately, never seen a factory built ohv engine with any else.

Quote: Originally Posted by hotbox Changing diff gears will be the most effective mod, if it doesnt see highway much shorter is better 3.9s or 4.11. chips and cams are horse**** in a 5lt because compression is far to low. As others have said wind the timing up to 14 degrees and do a general tune up make sure everything is sweet and make sure you run good fuel. 5lt are a good tuff engine but they dont respond to mods to well because of the low compression ratio. I agree 5 ltr run too low compression. when you get cam ect done because you are changing cam you should get 10thou taken off head to bring comp up.. Much easer than changing pistons

I'm a big beliver in the small efficiency mods. My VP Chaser went from 135 to 160RWKW with thermo fan, catless exhaust w/tri-y headers, 70mm throttle body and CAI (Cut a hole in the bottom of the airbox and feed it with some 5inch piping from the front of the car, and replace the element with a K&N one). If you want to take it further, take off the A/C & P/S and add an electric water pump & cam. It was dynod a few times in between & obviously the exhaust made the most difference, but everything else counted for some power. as far as gears go though I think 3.45-3.7 is plenty as you don't want a thirsty torque based motor revving its tits off. Do this and get a delco tune done and you'd be suprised at the difference!