Is it me or are 5 Speed VL's extremely hard to find ive only ever seen about 3-4 in the last 2 years I think I have the only one where I live what about you?

I have one. The box is a bit ****ty but, think it just needs new clutch fluid and a good bleed, or a new master cylinder. After that if it's still not going as it should I guess the clutch will be up for replacing. It's rough on gear changes in the low gears, 1 to 2 to 3. I plan to clean and wash it this weekend finally, first time since buying in August, only because the rear window had a pretty big water leak and I was too hesitant to wet it. All looks good now, time to finally let the hose loose on it. I'll have to cover a couple of gaps in the door rubbers that surround the windows, these need replacing anyway so hopefully that'll be done soon too.

yeah very rare from what ive seen

yeh. i have a vl manual. ppl tend to take a second look when i change gears. (also for other reasons too.

i got a 5speed factory and so has my mate....mine seems to have abit of a bulky shift too waughy....my mates doesnt however. i think that factory 5speeds are rare, but down here on the south coast, other than mine and my mates, i know another p plater has one and alot of old stockers have them too, but most of the modded ones are auto.......when i bought mine i paid top dollar, but nearly every other one i looked at was a fricking auto......

i wouldn't say their rare just not as many as autos. also ppl that have them seem to thnk that they are real heros cause they have a 5 speed VL. why is that??

well i dont think that im a real hero and neither does my mate, we are just happy with our cars Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I think I'm a hero because I have a 5 speed, Only because I know of 2 or 3 others around here and every other of the 50 thousand or so vl's in this town are all auto pieces of poo poo. Theres still a heap of them getting around, maybe less legit ones though.

Avster from here also has a 5 speed, his is a turbo car. I checked my build plate and it says MF5 for transmission so my car is a factory 5 speed as well. I don't think I'm a hero, just wanted a manual after owning 4 autos previously, an '81 laser, VL, VS and VT super6. Loved the VT, just couldn't afford to keep it.

what are the sc 6's like Waughy? any common faults/things that break. was yours boosted at all?

lol @ bextor84. Well said I have a 5 speed dont think they are really rare though.

I have a 5 speed, and i wouldn't say they're rare either. There are a fair few around, the condition of them however, is another story. Took me ages to find a good one.

yer ill agree with what vlsl5spd said...condition varies greatly with vls

exactly very good point vlsl5spd, there are a few here down south but most of them are thrashed 2 ****, i have a factory 5spd sl and it took me 2 months of searching to find a decent 5spd vl, i dont think there rare as such but try and find one that hads been looked after, had the fluids changed/checked most ppl round my area with 5spd vl's seem to think thrashin the absolute **** outa of the poor MF5 wont do n e harm... so as vlsl5spd said its not the matter of numbers just the quality of it most of them are ***ed... jeff

my car is a 5spd i did a vin calculator in here and found out it wasnt stock, dunno wat sort it is, but i blew the clutch and got a exedy heavy duty clutch + flywheel machined and a few other things done cost me 380$ all up... only cos i know the mechanic and now it chirps second Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

It should be chirping 3rd and spinning into second bloke.... Mine did

I converted mine myself to 5 speed, now it looks as though i've just dropped a bearing ...... fun fun fun ..... Doesn't matter now as i've just lost my licence and am gunna sell mine to fund a genuine Calais Turbo or Cefiro ...... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

The super 6 was great. I had a set of pacemakers on it as well as an SV8 catback exhaust (2-1/4"), plus I fitted a pulley said to boost it to 10psi. This is pretty much what they did on a car in a SC mag a few months back now and through calculations reckoned it was putting out 215kw at the flywheel, pretty much the same as the VS HSV's. I drove it and compared it to my Dad's VU SS with full exhaust and BBK TB, plus some computer tweaking at the local Holden dealer (he knows the service maanger) and the 6 would have left the GENIII for dead off the mark. The ute would have caught the 6 around 70k's and easily left it behind from there. Fuel and insurance were the killers with it, I was spending around 90/week, which is a lot for me, and insurance was up as it was supercharged. My VL is either a freak or the odo is dodgy, I filled up the other night and according to the odo the last tank had given 567k's, that's mixed driving, plus giving it a good workout occassionally. I'd still like it to be a turbo.

Ive got a VL five speed and i wouldnt say their super rare...you just gotta know where to look. IVe blown my box twice now and ive found a replacement box the same day. so they are out there...just gotta find em Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

a n/a chirp 3rd?