Still a work in progress
Just been stripped back to bare metal and sprayed 2 pak
Modified 5L
Stage 2 shift kit
3.7:1 LSD
3500 stall
1' 5/8 pacemakers, twin cat, 2.5 inch into single 3 inch exhaust
My VN Calais 5L
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jon
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Holden202T
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Re: My VN Calais 5L
No matter what the question is, the answer is always more horsepower! 
Just starting out? Have a read of the getting started guide
Basic tuning of a delco ECM with $12P thread
Advanced tuning of a delco ECM with $12P thread
Just starting out? Have a read of the getting started guide
Basic tuning of a delco ECM with $12P thread
Advanced tuning of a delco ECM with $12P thread
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jon
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Re: My VN Calais 5L
These are some of the before shots. This car has taken me a few years to get it this far. Still cant see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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jon
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Re: My VN Calais 5L
A couple more
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VX L67 Getrag
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Re: My VN Calais 5L
Do you know whats modified in the engine?
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jon
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Re: My VN Calais 5L
I know some of it
ACL pistons
Shot peened rods
heads ported and combustion chambers polished
284 crane cam (should have gone bigger)
Block was decked and heads shaved down a bit
ACL pistons
Shot peened rods
heads ported and combustion chambers polished
284 crane cam (should have gone bigger)
Block was decked and heads shaved down a bit
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Holden202T
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Re: My VN Calais 5L
honestly from my experience tuning 2 crane 286 cammed v8's i think the 284 is much better if your planning to drive it on the street regularly! plus i don't think the bunch of bananas is really suitable for the 286 for the top end!
No matter what the question is, the answer is always more horsepower!
Just starting out? Have a read of the getting started guide
Basic tuning of a delco ECM with $12P thread
Advanced tuning of a delco ECM with $12P thread
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Basic tuning of a delco ECM with $12P thread
Advanced tuning of a delco ECM with $12P thread
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jon
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Re: My VN Calais 5L
Went for the 284 for that same reason. Was going to drive it a fair bit but now it just sits in the garage. The thought even crossed my mind of putting a 5.7 alloy V8 in it but sorta wanted to keep the engine that came with the car. If I am going to make any big changes to the engine now my best option would be a side mount super charger but if I do that the engine will come back out for some re modeling. Want to make a few changes to make it more reliable and suitable for a super charger.