new car!

[Robin2]

i thought it was time for an upgrade. my commodore was getting old and the cruiser...well it is old. i had a look in the paper this morning and i saw i beauty: 1998 Holden VT Senator.

i went down after breakfast and gave it a once over and was impressed. its got 18 inch GTS alloys, GTS leather seats and all the goodies! i took it for a test drive and what a monster!

when i got back to the car yard i popped the bonnet and this is what i saw:

there was no doubt in my mind that this masterpeice was gonna be parked in my driveway. the commodore and landcruiser are now history - this car is my first child

 

[Robin2]

im going to contact the previous owner and get a detailed list of mods etc.

 

[vat_man]

V E R Y nice. Very nice indeed. Nice work.

Errr - that is what I think it is sitting there with a belt on it, isn't it?

 

[Robin2]

Originally posted by vat_man
V E R Y nice. Very nice indeed. Nice work.

Errr - that is what I think it is sitting there with a belt on it, isn't it?

yes, yes it is indeed. im still shaking from driving it home.

 

[Cobraboy]

Imagine how many tires your gonna go through now.... 😈

 

[Robin2]

265's on the back...they are gonna cost me a mint!

 

[vat_man]

Originally posted by Cobraboy
Imagine how many tires your gonna go through now.... 😈

Do I suck or is that a turbo?

If it runs a belt, it's a supercharger.

I have to ask - do they have any numbers on the output? That is the 5.7, right?

 

[Robin2]

Originally posted by vat_man


If it runs a belt, it's a supercharger.

I have to ask - do they have any numbers on the output? That is the 5.7, right?

ive no clue on output yet but it leaves my old VP for dead.

im 70% sure that its still the original LS1 block.

 

[vat_man]

Ay Caramba!

It's a pretty neat instal. Any idea who did it? I can't make it out in the photo.

Mate - I see you've got the six speed - you'd just about need a supercharged 5.7 to get any acceleration out of sixth!

 

[Robin2]

Originally posted by vat_man
Ay Caramba!

It's a pretty neat instal. Any idea who did it? I can't make it out in the photo.

the car was brought up from victoria so i guess it was done by a tuner there. when i get onto the previous owner ill be sure to ask. all the welds are so precise and smooth, its a masterpeice!

Mate - I see you've got the six speed - you'd just about need a supercharged 5.7 to get any acceleration out of sixth!

yeah, a roll on in 6th in a standard SS is very poor. ill test this over the gateway bridge when i go and pick up my wife from work 😈

 

[vat_man]

Originally posted by   
yeah, a roll on in 6th in a standard SS is very poor. ill test this over the gateway bridge when i go and pick up my wife from work 😈

You no doubt know this, but the gearbox is the same as the Corvettes, and GM wound sixth right up to improve highway fuel economy so the car would slip under the US gas guzzler tax.

 

[Robin2]

yeah well i think fuel econemy is right out the window now

 

[f1king]

Nice car!

 

[Robin2]

yeah well i have to agree with you there mate.

 

[Vasco]

it's even better than i thought mate :thumbsup:

err.. how much did it cost???

 

[Robin2]

thats a secret .

 

[Robin2]

just got off the phone with the previous owner. heres the huge list of mods

engine mods:

harrop stroker crank, balanced, o ringing, cross drilling and steel 4 bolt caps, 6.5 litre sump, romac balancer, polished VN group a rods, TRW forged pistons (9.2:1 comp), crane mechanical roller cam, crane roller lifters, crow chrome-moly pushrods, yella terra roller rockers, ported cast iron heads (flowed to 575hp), procharger D2 race series supercharger, custom air to water cooler manifold, 90mm throttle body, K&N filter, 50lb injectors, magnecor leads, delco engine management system.

exhaust

TIG welded 1.75inch 4 into 1 extractors with 3 inch twin muffler system

tranny

T56 six speed with 11 inch ceramic button clutch

diff

3.73:1 LSD with a racing centre

suspsnsion

custom adjustable front struts lowered 40mm, 32mm sway bar with adjustable ends, factory rear airbag suspension with 40mm lowered springs and camber kit.

wheels

VT GTS 18x8 inch rims wrapped in 235/45/18 and 265/40/18 bridgestone SO2s

interior

VT GTS seats in full leather and boost guage.

power

a monsterous 340kW (462hp) @6200rpm @15psi

he tells me that the supercharger is no where near stressed at the moment - its rated at 1200hp . i dont think ill be touching it, its got plenty of power for me (can smoke 3rd gear).

ive noticed a blow off valve but it doesnt give out a disgusting hiss when you take your foot off, it recirculates the boost back through the supercharger

i just picked my wife up from work and she loves it. this car wont be going anywhere for a few years to come!

 

[Race Idiot]

You lucky mother f...............
I hate you!
Damn you have a sick car!
sick sick sick damnit!
If I go to australia you have to let me drive it!
sick!

462bhp!
Do a picture of you doing a burnout in it!

 

[SandStorm]

462 bhp! I know my new desktop background . . .

 

[f50]

hey nice car bro.:thumbsup:

 

[-Fred-]

*jumps on the next plane to Australia*

damn. you're going to kick M5 asses, wait, not just M5s, with that! this thing would be a total sleeper over here!

 

[sn00pie]

Whoa!

Congratulations on the new car Robin!

 

[Robin2]

Originally posted by Y2TUSCAN
You lucky mother f...............
I hate you!
Damn you have a sick car!
sick sick sick damnit!
If I go to australia you have to let me drive it!
sick!

462bhp!
Do a picture of you doing a burnout in it!

i dont think there will be much of a chance of that happening as the tyres on the back cost more than 250 dollars each

 

[Robin2]

thanks for the complements guys!

 

[risingson77]

You lucky dog, you! Stupidly fast and comfortable...what's not to like? :thumbsup:

 

[Robin2]

stupidly fast is right, 0-60 is a bloody short time.

vat_man: 100kmh (60mp/h) @1700rpm in 6th gear...ill have to try for 300kmh one day when im feeling mighty brave

 

[vat_man]

Heh - I gather from the VN Group A rods that this is the old Holden V8 - is it the 5.0 or the stroker?

A quick trip to NT and a couple of ratchets up on the ol' supercharger and you're away!

 

[1X83Z]

..

 

[risingson77]

Quiet you.

 

[Robin2]

Originally posted by vat_man
Heh - I gather from the VN Group A rods that this is the old Holden V8 - is it the 5.0 or the stroker?

A quick trip to NT and a couple of ratchets up on the ol' supercharger and you're away!

yeah its a stroker.

the guy said to me that he has the pulleys to hit 28 psi on the blower. hes only had it up to 15 because the motor hadnt been run in properly yet.

i dont think id attempt 200mph on the NT roads...they suck pretty bad in some places.