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Holden Commodore HSV VT GTS 5.7ltr V8 with vortech supercharger and custom MAF and twin dumpvalve setup. Full stainless exhaust inc manifolds and racing cats. Ripshifter gearbox AP 6 pot fronts with 363mm disks AP 4 pots rear with 342mm disks. Had a drama on Sunday at Marham due to fluid getting too hot so was unable to change out of 4th gear on the straight. Fixed that problem but then on the next session I blew the main intake hose from the intercooler to the throttle body so game over.
GTS 029 said:
I have a dyno printout showing 571.4bhp but things have been changed a little since then. Realistically I'd say its somewhere between 530-545bhp. 4doors, 5seats and a big boot......what more could you ask for!
bloody hell thats some decent power! i bet it surprises a few people who dont know what it is!
goochie said:
I'm not taking the piss here, but have a genuine question out of curiosity....
What sort of MPG does it return?
What sort of MPG does it return?
If I'm honest then 'normal driving' returns about 16-18mpg, on a run up to about 22mpg if I'm hooning around then single figures..............sometimes very low single figures
abarthchris said:
GTS 029 said:
I have a dyno printout showing 571.4bhp but things have been changed a little since then. Realistically I'd say its somewhere between 530-545bhp. 4doors, 5seats and a big boot......what more could you ask for!
bloody hell thats some decent power! i bet it surprises a few people who dont know what it is!
Yeah you could say that, in a straight line it is just awesome. Its always funny at the 'traffic light grand prix'. Other people may pull up next to it but once they see the size of the brakes, hear the supercharger whining and the rumble of the V8 thru the exhaust they don't usually want to play.
Does generate a lot of good interest though because they're not exactly common.
GTS 029 said:
abarthchris said:
GTS 029 said:
I have a dyno printout showing 571.4bhp but things have been changed a little since then. Realistically I'd say its somewhere between 530-545bhp. 4doors, 5seats and a big boot......what more could you ask for!
bloody hell thats some decent power! i bet it surprises a few people who dont know what it is!
Yeah you could say that, in a straight line it is just awesome. Its always funny at the 'traffic light grand prix'. Other people may pull up next to it but once they see the size of the brakes, hear the supercharger whining and the rumble of the V8 thru the exhaust they don't usually want to play.
Does generate a lot of good interest though because they're not exactly common.
ah man id love to hear that nail it away from the lights! dont really see too many big V8's round here... theres one monaro but I only ever see a woman driving it very sedately!
forthright MC said:
i love these big HSV saloons, a proper spiritual abcestor to the old Lotus Carlton IMO. must say it looks the business! and from the sound of it, quite a powerful old brute too!
have fun!
have fun!
totally agree, thats what I had before I bought the HSV. The LC was and still is an awesome piece of kit but the Holden is that bit newer, much more tuneable and a little more bombproof. Which is ironic considering I keep breaking bits on the HSV
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