MadMax 355ci VN Calais - Tune 12P v112
- madmaxisback
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VK Berlina - Location: Perth
MadMax 355ci VN Calais - Tune 12P v112
Hello Team!
I have been on here just looking and learning for about 5 or so years watching the "realtime" evolve.
First of all great work to all that have developed this along the way! Awesome effort!
About my car:
It's a VN Calais that is running an engine combo that went 11's previously in my VK Berlina.
Combo is at time was as follows (11secET's):
Engine:
Heavily machined, blueprinted, ported, smoothed etc, 355ci, 11:1 Comp, X Rods, Harrop Crank, ACL Pistons, ARP main stud kit, ARP ½” head stud kit, roller master timing chain, Race series gaskets, Crane custom Hydraulic roller cam (around 238/242@50 - 600lift - 110LSA), Big VN heads (255 - 524HP @500), Yella Terra roller rockers, Crane pushrods, Crane Roller Lifters, ASR sump, Modded oil pump, ally radiator, big thermo. Holley 750DP (4779) -heavily dyno/track tuned, match ported Active Hi rise manifold, Crane HI6, race series 10mm leads, ICE Dizzy, BG280 fuel pump with -10 -8 return, speed flow fittings, Aeromotive fuel filter, BG reg, 50L fuel cell, Butler custom exhaust system.
Gearbox:
Race prepped TH180 Trimatic with all the good gear, 4200 Allfast stall.
Diff:
4:11's VL Turbo with spool 28 spline, Veem tailshaft
Here is the combo it's running now:
Engine:
Same bottom end as above, Crane custom Hydraulic cam (closest to 286 grind, around 234@50 - 295 duration - 510lift - 108LSA), Big VN heads (255 - 524HP @500), The1 (should read, GURU!) 0280155811 (big LS1) injectors, original Motec twin throttle body manifold (Thanks Dylan), Yella Terra roller rockers, ASR sump, Modded oil pump, ally PWR radiator, big thermo that is currently manually switched, Standard Bosch ignition, race series 10mm leads, Pacemaker extractors, 3" stainless twin into single 3" over diff Magnaflow system (2x O2 bungs).
Drive train:
Same VL Turbo diff with 3.9's, spool and same heavily worked trimatic with 3200k stall. Trimatic to VDO VSS speedo mod.
Brakes:
Harrop 4 spots front and rear with DBA7000 rotors, VT Booster, VS master cyl, full braided line kit, DOT4 fluid and WinMax pads.
ECU:
I have a VL400 modded Realtime NVRAM and 808. 14Point7 Spartan 2 Wideband.
Wheels & Tyres:
20x8.5 front, 20x9.5 rear Japanese custom offset 2 piece rims with 235x30 Nitto Invo fronts & 275x30 Yokohama rears
Suspension:
Full custom valved Bilstein coilovers front and rear by Andre @ Heasman Steering in Sydney.
Suspension Concepts adjustable race strut tops, adjustable Caster rods, adjustable upper control arms.
Boxed rear trailing arms by Jeff @ JP Fabrications
Loads of Superpro bushes.
Interior:
Full factory leather SV interior, MOMO steering wheel, big stereo. Rest is as it left the factory.
Glad thats done! Time to tune it now...
I have been on here just looking and learning for about 5 or so years watching the "realtime" evolve.
First of all great work to all that have developed this along the way! Awesome effort!
About my car:
It's a VN Calais that is running an engine combo that went 11's previously in my VK Berlina.
Combo is at time was as follows (11secET's):
Engine:
Heavily machined, blueprinted, ported, smoothed etc, 355ci, 11:1 Comp, X Rods, Harrop Crank, ACL Pistons, ARP main stud kit, ARP ½” head stud kit, roller master timing chain, Race series gaskets, Crane custom Hydraulic roller cam (around 238/242@50 - 600lift - 110LSA), Big VN heads (255 - 524HP @500), Yella Terra roller rockers, Crane pushrods, Crane Roller Lifters, ASR sump, Modded oil pump, ally radiator, big thermo. Holley 750DP (4779) -heavily dyno/track tuned, match ported Active Hi rise manifold, Crane HI6, race series 10mm leads, ICE Dizzy, BG280 fuel pump with -10 -8 return, speed flow fittings, Aeromotive fuel filter, BG reg, 50L fuel cell, Butler custom exhaust system.
Gearbox:
Race prepped TH180 Trimatic with all the good gear, 4200 Allfast stall.
Diff:
4:11's VL Turbo with spool 28 spline, Veem tailshaft
Here is the combo it's running now:
Engine:
Same bottom end as above, Crane custom Hydraulic cam (closest to 286 grind, around 234@50 - 295 duration - 510lift - 108LSA), Big VN heads (255 - 524HP @500), The1 (should read, GURU!) 0280155811 (big LS1) injectors, original Motec twin throttle body manifold (Thanks Dylan), Yella Terra roller rockers, ASR sump, Modded oil pump, ally PWR radiator, big thermo that is currently manually switched, Standard Bosch ignition, race series 10mm leads, Pacemaker extractors, 3" stainless twin into single 3" over diff Magnaflow system (2x O2 bungs).
Drive train:
Same VL Turbo diff with 3.9's, spool and same heavily worked trimatic with 3200k stall. Trimatic to VDO VSS speedo mod.
Brakes:
Harrop 4 spots front and rear with DBA7000 rotors, VT Booster, VS master cyl, full braided line kit, DOT4 fluid and WinMax pads.
ECU:
I have a VL400 modded Realtime NVRAM and 808. 14Point7 Spartan 2 Wideband.
Wheels & Tyres:
20x8.5 front, 20x9.5 rear Japanese custom offset 2 piece rims with 235x30 Nitto Invo fronts & 275x30 Yokohama rears
Suspension:
Full custom valved Bilstein coilovers front and rear by Andre @ Heasman Steering in Sydney.
Suspension Concepts adjustable race strut tops, adjustable Caster rods, adjustable upper control arms.
Boxed rear trailing arms by Jeff @ JP Fabrications
Loads of Superpro bushes.
Interior:
Full factory leather SV interior, MOMO steering wheel, big stereo. Rest is as it left the factory.
Glad thats done! Time to tune it now...
Last edited by madmaxisback on Sat May 05, 2018 11:44 pm, edited 10 times in total.
Re: MadMax 355ci VN Calais
Nice work love a nice VN. Keep us updated with some logs cant wait to see how it goes.
- madmaxisback
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Re: MadMax 355ci VN Calais
So, as I mentioned above the Wideband goes in this weekend. I have a spare pin from VL400. I will find a "neat" way of getting the wires into cabin and hopefully working well by Sunday.
I have done a fair bit of work on my tune so far using Dylan's VK355 bin (Thanks mate) and some info I had on what timing my engine liked etc.
Last night I had car running and driving for the first time really using the NVRAM. All pretty good, a few stumbles here and there but overall running ok. (not beating on it - all under 3k).
When I got back from the drive I remembered the car was not locked @ 10 degrees as my COME eprom wasn't quite right and I used the dissy to get the tune closer. (Advanced)
Next job, set the diagnostic mode and set timing @ 10 degrees...
I have done a fair bit of work on my tune so far using Dylan's VK355 bin (Thanks mate) and some info I had on what timing my engine liked etc.
Last night I had car running and driving for the first time really using the NVRAM. All pretty good, a few stumbles here and there but overall running ok. (not beating on it - all under 3k).
When I got back from the drive I remembered the car was not locked @ 10 degrees as my COME eprom wasn't quite right and I used the dissy to get the tune closer. (Advanced)
Next job, set the diagnostic mode and set timing @ 10 degrees...
- madmaxisback
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Re: MadMax 355ci VN Calais
Thanks mate. No worries on the logs. I will try and post as much as I can along the way.Dylan wrote:Nice work love a nice VN. Keep us updated with some logs cant wait to see how it goes.
The banana's are always going to hold it back But this combo is really just for me to learn a bit more about tuning using this gear. The real fun will begin when I finish my new motor sometime next year.
Re: MadMax 355ci VN Calais
What's the plans for that one?
Re: MadMax 355ci VN Calais
That's a decent toy to start of with just to play with definitely interested to see the next one should be a monster. Shame you can't do to much with the bananas they look nice with a set of vt covers on top but I suppose you pay the price for power gotta be a trade off somewhere. Nice looking vn love the two tone colours looks pretty tidy
- madmaxisback
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Re: MadMax 355ci VN Calais
Thanks mate. Had it for 12 years now. It's done bugger all kms, and is probably best factory tuxedo black one I have ever seen. It was a prototype for a SV series HSV/Holden did in 1990 I am told. SV120 or something like that. Still got the original engine and box etc.Dazza92VP wrote:That's a decent toy to start of with just to play with definitely interested to see the next one should be a monster. Shame you can't do to much with the bananas they look nice with a set of vt covers on top but I suppose you pay the price for power gotta be a trade off somewhere. Nice looking vn love the two tone colours looks pretty tidy
As far as manifold goes. Check this out on Kalmaker site. This VP was around a few years ago and it did make the power.
http://www.kalmaker.com.au/page63.html
It was an original Starr that was match ported and extrude honed as well. I would say with some dyno fudge it was 400HP all day long.
I wonder how the 102mm version would go? Might get mine modded later to see..
I have tuned a few cars before in my time with various ECU's and would really like to use the Delco on this car as I like to keep it close to factory as I can...
If you know what mean.
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- madmaxisback
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Re: MadMax 355ci VN Calais
New combo will be something like this:Dylan wrote:What's the plans for that one?
Engine:
355ci, 12.5:1 Comp (E85ready), Harrop Crank, Scat rods, Mahle M/SPORT or CP Bullet Forged Pistons, big custom solid roller (around 260 @50, late .600s lift on intake, 108 LSA or less), custom Heads ported/flowed to suit cam, Crane Ultra Pro roller rockers & lifters, ARP everything, ID1000 injectors, Motec Twin Throttle throttle body manifold, ASR sump, ZOK style racing oil pump, twin 044's, custom surge tank, ICE dissy, probably something to help spark.
Drive train:
Throw the other 4:11s and 4200 stall Trimatic back in.
This is in progress now (slowly) using a virgin block and I don't expect to be finishing before Xmas next year. Maybe have ready for 2020.
Something like this engineporn hopefully!
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Re: MadMax 355ci VN Calais
Be prepared to get bent over trying to find a genuine Grp A manifold. Someone really should re-manufacture these as they are still one of the best Holden EFI manifolds about.
Is Zok building the engine?
Is Zok building the engine?
Re: MadMax 355ci VN Calais
I wish someone would make them, surely there's a market for it, may be "the 1" can print some up on his 3D printerimmortality wrote:Be prepared to get bent over trying to find a genuine Grp A manifold. Someone really should re-manufacture these as they are still one of the best Holden EFI manifolds about.
Is Zok building the engine?