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It’s being built by the diff builder, but he has run out of spare m80 housings

looks like we’ve found one, cheapish. off gumtree

Have rung around but no one seemed to have any. Only 3 wrecking yards, here in Adelaide said they had them in stock. So I  went for a drive, only to find there where v6 diffs. to be honest, I thought there be heap…[Read more]

It’s being built by the diff builder, but he has run out of spare m80 housings

looks like we’ve found one, cheapish. off gumtree

Have rung around but no one seemed to have any. Only 3 wrecking yards, here in Adelaide said they had them in stock. So I  went for a drive, only to find there where v6 diffs. <span style=”caret-color: #000000; color…[Read more]

It’s being built by the diff builder, but he has run out of spare m80 housings

looks like we’ve found one, cheapish. off gumtree

Have rung around but no one seemed to have any. Only 3 wrecking yards, here in Adelaide said they had them in stock. So I  went for a drive, only to find there where v6 diffs.

Looks like it’s sorted know anyway…[Read more]

no prob

where abouts are you located?

Yeah coils are still on the covers, sounds good to me Cava PM your payment details

what type of spark plugs should I run? Some listings say Platinum, some say Irridium, both have different gaps too?

what Igntion leads are people running, not sure what are currently on the engine as there is no brand on them, im not even sure how old they are

Im looking at 3 options at the moment

1. NGK part no# RC-HLK808S (8mm) -$84 per set

2. MSD part no#5572 (8.0mm) Street Fire Wire -$76 per set

3. MSD part no#32819 (8.5mm) Super Conductor Spiral -$110 per set

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tried them too. no luck

Ive tried both Peter Page and Steinborner, Peter Page were $480 and Steinborner were $430.00, apparently there is a shortage since Air International have gone, ive also rung a handful of wholesalers too all of which are out of stock

i was kind of expecting around the $300 mark, waiting on another email back from one last place and see what they…[Read more]

Ive tried both Peter Page and Steinborner, Peter Page were $480 and Steinborner were $430.00, apparently there is a shortage since Air International have gone, ive also rung a handful of wholesalers too all of which are out of stock

i was kind of expecting around the$300 mark, waiting on another email back from one last place and see what they say

Well spoke to the exhaust shop today who had done my VS’s exhaust system

I ended up ordering a Xforce 2.5″ system with the normal size rear muffler which has two pipes into the rear muffler and 2 pipes out, it is also is brushed stainless steel, as there mild steel systems are discontinued.

I did price up the cats that are suppose to bolt up to…[Read more]

Well spoke to the exhaust shop today who had done my VS’s exhaust system

I ended up ordering a Xforce 2.5″ system with the normal size rear muffler which has two pipes into the rear muffler and 2 pipes out, it is also is brushed stainless steel, as there mild steel systems are discontinued.

I did price up the cats that are suppose to bolt up to…[Read more]

I think i’ll speak to the guys who done VS Exhaust tomorrow

pretty sure i’d go something like the 2.5″ system, still not sure whether to go there oval rear muffler or the hotdog rear mufflers

pacemaker also do cats that are direct bolt on to the pacemaker extractors that i bought, so worst comes to worst i could always buy them and a few bends…[Read more]

I think i’ll speak to the guys who done VS Exhaust tomorrow

pretty sure i’d go something like the 2.5″ system, still not sure whether to go there oval rear muffler or the hotdog rear mufflers

pacemaker also do cats that are direct bolt on to the pacemaker extractors that i bought, so worst comes to worst i could always buy them and a few bends…[Read more]

which rear muffler would you suggest cava?

yeah i know, its only one of a few reasons, im trying to do as much of the LS1 build/swap myself, including engine assembly this time, i didnt build the VS’s 355 myself i dropped it off at the engine builder. I only built the car itself.

Also trying to keep this build to a reasonable budget. the VS…[Read more]

which rear muffler would you suggest cava?

yeah i know, its only one of a few reasons, im trying to do as much of the LS1 build/swap myself, including engine assembly this time, i didnt build the VS’s 355 myself i dropped off off a the engine builder. I only built the car itself. Also trying to keep this build to a reasonable budget. the VS…[Read more]

a mate of mine has taken me for a spin is 2 of his cars, both are 6lt VZ’s, first one is a Manual Cammed VZ SS, other is a stock auto VZ Senator, the SS has a full 2.5″ Pacemaker system on it, and Senator has a 3″ X force system but stock headers by memory.

the only thing is senator’s 3″ xforce system clearance is very tight in some section…[Read more]

Well I have bought almost all the parts i need apart from Head Gaskets and a VZ LS1 manual radiator a few Aeroflow fitting for the Transmission cooler, which i’ll probably get in the next few weeks.

the only other thing im trying to sort out is the exhaust. some of you’s that have been following this thread might remember i purchased some second…[Read more]