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SLE: Can get b/w diff out of late vk’s they’re same length as vh salisbury..saves money on narrowing a diff…getting mine done through gearexchange…few ways to do it actually.
vn6cal; Still easy 3-4k exercise wheels,axles,diff housing,larger bearings for higher loading etc
I wouldnt order diff untill wheels/tyres measured & doublechecked.
If you like cruising & racking up the miles more than dragstrip then spools really suck arse compared to a truetrac.
How hard or dangerous is it to put those boot bars back in?
One of mine is missing boot bars also,found a wreck but was alot of tension in those bars..didnt want try it on my own lol.
vl diff,28 spline lsd & machined vn axles…tappity tap with sledgie & guard rolling is more than enough to get good sized rubber under a vn with smart wheel choice…mates have fitted up big ass simmons/tyres under their cars.
Easily swallow 26×10 or 28×9 slicks.
Raise car with std springs can cram in 28×10 slick but one car started tearing apart factory 28 spline axles(400rwhp,traction & fully loaded stereo etc),was street car…owner didnt want to lighten car or step it up with rollcage & stronger driveline.
I do like cutting standard tub,moving it over inch or 2 like on early vb-k commodores then move bottom shock mount over same amount but only worth it on vn if wanting maximum visual effect or willing to pay good coin on a custom diff.
Just read this may as well go whole crewman diff mate.
Blake with vn ss put crewman diff in his tubbed rear end same thing axles & bearing take higher load.
Also opens up options using diff gears & truetrac,kaaz etc ‘cos vt-vz centres.
Most go ls1 here ‘cos easier to get passed no engineer with just blue slip inspection.
Some old law 15% capacity increase not required so 5.7ls passes in 5.olyr car
My cousin got 383 BB mopar passed for his Charger due to that but had to argue at rta ‘cos 383 chrysler engine & vh charger not in system so never existed according to rta lady….
Yeah quite a few intercooled vortech 5 litres ran 11’s years ago,small cam,decent sized stally & gears away they went almost common recipe then trend became to turbo.
As a 5 litre manifold change be very little to no gain.Larger throttle body wont do that much as manifold neck part is chokes flow.
Minimum gain but cheap is matchport throttle to neck area or as some do chop neck off reweld flange to front of bananas kind of like ls1 manifold.
Once you go stroker yeah manifold change will be better than bananas but also dont be surprised it’s hit limit of raptor.
5 litre engine,3000-3500rpm stally,3.7 gears something like 284 cam & retune or memcal off 2inil8 .Compression bump could work out well for if e85 available but easier to leave as is simple & easy.
See if raptor is at it’s limit then or too much heat.
TBH going stroker will give you more torque down low but your setup end strangled out of puff up top then you’ll need to redo everything else to match.
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gtrboyy.
This will be a very clean looking SLE when finished dude.
Love how clean that interior is & knowing history of car with low mileage.
Interested in how you go with replacing all little SLE items…mine is either missing things like grille badges or small items and interior parts better off replaced.Would like to make it resemble SLE again too.
Thankfully mine still got beautiful single spoke lol.
Now relearning these things been long time since touched a vh commodore.
Smitty is right a well ported head by someone who knows them goes much further than compression or cam bump.
Did 13.1 lc gtr back in day with lowish comp 202 solid cam triple webbers,most importantly been ported properly,tonner cluctch m20 & 3.90 bango…licorice driveline kept breaking.Had easy 12’s left in it.
Always had manuals,you’d need a big stally using a trimatic.
Cant beat sound screaming 202 with webbers!!!!
Put 3.7’s in brother’s vs maloo,daily driver 50/50 motorway driving suited car very well still had good economy & for basic mods on car went wayyyy better than it should have just memcal,full exhaust exhaust & hsv s3 airbox etc,shift kit.
Small stally in it would have made perfect.
Getting speedo & shifts corrected was a pain in arse.
Dellows sell adaptor kits turbo to tri & vice versa.
If really want you can go that way or if rebuilding an engine machine shop can organise bolt pattern change.
I was using kit for trimatic to turbo blocks,still got it should sell it.
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