Recent content by Brettly-2008

Easier to swap an LS into it given they already came with them. Better engine with better resale in a VY.

Hallelujah.

I did mine, driver's side jacked up, wheel off, heat shield off, you can access it and remove but only just. It helps to be a contortionist. Definitely disconnect battery earth first.

You wont have any climate issues as the Aerpro stuff ran your SS-V dual climate system right? If you go back to a stock SS-V unit it should all keep working fine. As others have said, it's just a VIN match job -your VIN, not the seller's VIN. You can get them sent to you and just flash it...

Nothing. VE is better than the VT-based stuff in every way except the intangible stuff like visuals appeal etc. Ive owned VZ and VE and they're black and white, and only a fool would say otherwise. But people "want what they want"...

I guess my point was the Barra boys rarely see logic and would find any excuse for a turbo-anything being faster than one.

Nah, the Barra boys would simply say they never came from the factory with turbos so they don't count.

I find it odd that you're tossing up between a 202 and a 253. The 253 will need a lot of V8-related work if the car was originally a 6, and if a 253 is still on the table, you may as well start looking at 308 and even the stroking options of 355 and 383. That'll get you into the 12s without...

That's a bit embarrassing. Holden's greatest achievement was VE-VF's Zeta platform; a near 50-50 balanced rear-drive set-up with huge wheelbase and low overhangs capable of great handling and power-down capability. Front-drive platforms like ZB etc simply aren't in the same league, including...

I watched this -it was pretty decent, but I find most of Ross' stuff annoying and contradictory, not to mention super Ford-biased. Almost every vid he compares whatever car he's testing to his turbo Barra, and they never stack up to the mighty Barra apparently. He never gets close to 0-100kmh...

Nah, screen has nothing to do with it. The swoopy base circled first was part of the luxury design of the modular interior -Berlina, Calais, Statesman, Caprice. HSV interiors were based on Calais so had the same design. Omega, SV6, SS and SS-V had the more pronounced vertical stack, circled second.

The rattle could be related to the timing chain tensioners which rely on oil to take up their slack. The have very small oil holes feeding them and can get blocked causing a slack chain (not stretch). Maybe try an oil flush or two?

Suspension noise is generally 'clunks' 'clicks' and 'clacks'. Given how you're describing this noise; 'front and rear, trailer with empty tin cans bouncing around' I'd say it's almost definitely a catalytic convertor has dropped its lunch and is rattling internally. That's why the noise is hard...

While the general best practice is to go genuine with replacement parts, I'm keen to hear people's experiences with non-genuine stuff like radiators, electrical stuff, water pumps, gaskets etc. My personal experience is hit and miss with non genuine stuff but a few years back I fitted a non gen...

Thanks mate, yeah I'll keep my eye on east coast options. Got quoted $1200 (exchange!) for a used box here in WA!