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  1. Fredwillows

    supercharging alloytec Ly7

    hi everyone. first off i want to appologise if i have offened anyone by accidently posting this in the wrong section. my experience is people get a bit finicky about this stuff so you never know. Id like to supercharge my LY7 engine. But i do not want one of those centrifugal turbo looking...
  2. J

    Vy supercharger u bend gasket

    Wonder if someone has a link or part number for the gasket that goes between the blower n u pipe
  3. Z

    whats better for reliability and performance?

    l67 top swap or just get a normal l67?
  4. S

    Rebuilding an L67

    So I took the risk on an online bid for a full L67, turns out bottom end was blown out blah blah blah , top end appears to be fine and I have a replacement block , have new crankshaft/new seals bottom to top etc. next on the list is a Stage 2 Cam from mace, my questions are: 1. Will I need to...
  5. M

    Whipple supercharger 5lt

    Hi everyone, I’m thinking of putting a whipple supercharger on my vs statesman, has anyone done this and what sort of power are they pushing out on a standard 304. Thanks
  6. W

    Asking for advice

    Hey. I’ve bought a vy 2003 Ute. it’s got a supercharger in it. But I had to buy another coupler and gave it a good clean. As the dude had it before me was very dodgy. I had to put new injectors in it. My problem is my husband has a reader and it won’t pick up that motor. It will pick up the...
  7. John.s

    Performance Mods On Alloytec Engine

    Hey guys I'm considering buying a alloytec equipped commodore but I was wondering what is the cheapest way to get roughly 220kw out of it. I can do most mods myself and can get my hands on most tools I would need for anything. Thanks.
  8. KaneoLS+3.8

    Project Blown LS1

    Hey everyone, I’ve just purchased a LS1 stock engine and my plan is to build this engine from the ground up with a 6/71 supercharger on top with a 3 port big n ugly hat. Now I know a bit about engines but this is my first engine build and I have no idea where to start or what to do exactly. Any...
  9. HYBRN8

    l67 back to L36

    hey guys hope everyone's well, as for my inquiry, this ones slightly of a different nature. I'm currently in the process of reversing a standard l67 swap in a VX, Long story short iv'e bought a short l36 engine and used the trans and torque converter off the super 6, retaining the l36 flywheel...
  10. Michael Kuyer

    Supercharging a 98 VT

    Gday everyone, I picked up a VT Wagon a few months ago and was wondering whats gonna be the easiest/cheapest way going about supercharging it, Not looking for anything to high end if u know what i mean, I want to just supercharge it as a way of learning how to do it all and that, Its still...
  11. M

    Aussie cars don't get enough love. My review of the 2002 Holden Commodore Calais

    Hi guys, I'm Matt and I've recently been reviewing a few cars. Aussie made cars aren't well represented, so I'm trying to make sure I can review them where I can! Tl;dw - It's a bargain, with great tuning potential from the L67! Share pictures of your Commie!
  12. S

    stock L36 top swap to L67 supercharger

    Hi all I have a 1997 vs commodore Ute 5 speed getrag just the stock ecotec now I have a vs sedan Calais auto that has m90 supercharger ( L67 ) now the block is fucked and body is a wreak,I am planning on doing a top swap from vs Calais to my Ute,what way would u all go about this I will be doing...
  13. B28

    supercharged Vt v6 wont start

    Changed a motor in a supercharged vt v6, and now it wont start. The starter wont crank at all unless we bridge the relay pins. Tried another relay and was still the same. If we bridge the starter and get it to crank, the engine still wont run. It lets out a small backfire while trying to start...
  14. B

    Vz sv6 manual supercharged?

    thinking about super changing and mild cam in my 2005 vz sv6 but not sure how to go about it. Anyone done it and can give me some options of what to buy and the potential kw gain
  15. A

    I just bought a supercharged Calais vx2 what mods can I give it too get more power?

    It doesn’t matter wether it’s p plate legal or not just wanna know what I can do too get this baby going faster and better
  16. L

    L67 Overheating Problem

    Hi, I just purchased a 04 VY L67 with overheating problems. When I purchased it the rear hose had a split in it which comes from the thermostat housing. Since then I have replaced the hose and the thermostat which I tested and was not working. I have now flushed the radiator and replaced the...
  17. V

    Vy NA ecotec to Vx supercharged

    Hi I was just wondering what or if any hassles would occur if I replaced my blown NA vy ecotec with a supercharged Vx ecotec? Any suggestions would be appreciated since this is my first commodore engine swap. Cheers
  18. 4D_SUx

    Where to find reasonably cheap supercharger pulleys?

    Hey John here. I'm running a C4B with a Whipple supercharger at 15psi. I wanna lower it down to about 12, does any1 have any info on where abouts I could find reasonably priced pulleys?
  19. J

    Squealing noise from vy/vz

    I have a VY Calais 3.8L Stock Supercharged and the motor makes a squeaking noise when the cold. It sounded like one of the pulleys was loose so I just had all 6 pulleys changed but it's still making the same noise and I can't figure out why. Prior to changing them I spoke to 3 mechanics who all...
  20. Hussy

    Change colour to black or leave original burgundy over silver? Nux don't hurt me lol

    hi all not much on forums but have a quick question. I finally brought that stato I wanted but needs few things to get upto scratch. So I was thinking I like black colours and all my cars have been black so paint this vs black but then I'm getting told don't do it, don't screw with the original...
  21. J

    VY 3.8L Supercharged Pulleys

    Need new pulleys for my VY but I'm not sure if I should by them through Holden or online. From Holden they're about $280 for the lot and online they're about $140 ( https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/182268525515 ). The person selling the pulleys online said the Holden dealers are plastic and that...
  22. Vk vf build

    Vk vf build

    This is my vk build inspired by the vf commodore.
  23. G

    V6 to v8 or keep it six so on so on

    Hey all got a couple of vps around my place I'm pulling apart one and not sure where to go with it.And i have a another one which is for work. Any ideas to get the vp that I'm pulling apart would be awesome , I'm hoping to make it 10 second ride yeah. Soo if I was to keep it v6 what would be the...
  24. BuickL67LOVER

    Raised Much More Fun Than lowered

    I just couldn't help myself being from the NT and all so I got me a Supercharged VT Calais and raised the suspension up as far as resonable and I think it's way better than FE2 if ya speedbump what I mean..!!
  25. UNLEASHED

    304 COME 590 ALLOY HEADS- Thoughts??

    Hey all. Just wondering who's got them and are they happy with them?? Thinking of getting a set but wondering if they've required re-aligning of the valve guides etc.??
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