Janosh's VXR8

[Janosh]

Indeed, now that I have the Sola tune and dual valve springs, I’m confident she’ll keep going for a good while yet..!

Might look at under sealing as rust is probably her biggest enemy now..

[Janosh]

Treated my mouse to a new mat

[Janosh]

SturdyHSV said:

Always read your posts, even if I don't always reply, good to see how the car's doing

Thanks mate, I do the same with your thread..!

Nothing interesting to report, other than it was a glorious day for a few 4th gear pulls

[Janosh]

Never a dull moment with a Holden… the dreaded ABS / TC fault has appeared again and my scanner is coming up with multiple faults which suggests either a bad earth or perhaps the wiring harness:

C1210 - ABS outlet valve coil RIGHT FRONT circuit failure
C1235 - RIGHT REAR wheel sensor input missing

Here’s the rear harness getting an inspection (with help from my son!)



Ps. It’s on stands not just poised on bricks!

Edited by Janosh on Thursday 30th December 14:25

[Janosh]

Having replaced the earth connectors and wiring harness… it eventually turned out to be a speed sensor.

Never mind, another clean MOT pass today and she’s ready for another year of (ab)use

Edited by Janosh on Thursday 13th January 16:36

[Janosh]

Nice to see a few people at Ace Cafe for the Australia Day meet

[Janosh]

bigwheel said:

Wondering what's under the silver VXR8 bonnet bulge

A built engine, TVS2650 and many horsepowers!

[Janosh]

First decent road trip of 2022…. Wales

[Janosh]

Nothing much to report other than a nice pic from a Father’s Day run into London earlier today:

[Janosh]

After 6 years, I started getting an itch to try something new.. so the obviously place to start looking was with a VF GTS. James at Elite had just taken delivery of a lovely car and I got in there before anyone else had a chance to see it:



The ‘R8 ticks so many boxes for me that the idea of something newer and faster but fundamentally the same had real appeal.

So did I buy it? No.

I found the little extra power and additional refinement a little underwhelming. The toys also don’t make much that much difference to me as I have previously fitted an after market Apple CarPlay unit in my aging car.

The throttle response and torque is immense in the GTS, but outright power isn’t night and day when compared to my current car. The build quality is a big step forward, but it just didn’t get me excited enough to justify the spend.

Given the miles on my car and the fact I know what’s been done to it over the last few years means it’s probably worth more to me than anyone else, so I think I’ll be keeping her for a while yet.

I’m not that keen on the usual German products, maybe I’ll take a closer look at a GTR next…

[Janosh]

Fair points, mine has near 500bhp and I’d struggle to deploy much more very often!

I also think that the older cars have more character and ‘rawness’, for me there was a sweet spot of performance & engagement in cars that were made around 2000 - 2010.

Let’s see what the next 12 months brings!

[Janosh]

It looks like my journey could be coming to the end, I’ve seen something else that I’d like to try so a for sale listing will be going up today. I hope she finds a good home..!

[Janosh]

In answer to what's next, it'll be a manual V8 of some description.

I have loved my time with this car but have a hankering to try something different... front runners are either a S550 Mustang or another VXR8, albeit this time I'd look for a manual and preferably S/C'd one.

In the last 2 weeks I've used her for a weekend away with the missus, loaded her up with mountain bikes and had a great evening out with a mate in an ITR. It just does everything so well and I can honestly say that it's a way better car than it was 6 years ago!

I think I've priced her fairly but if she doesn't find a good home then I have no issue keeping her for another couple of years.. I'll have to find something else to upgrade as a little peace offering for threatening to sell her

[Janosh]

It's been fun and emotional.... the journey continues here: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Thanks to everyone that's helped me over the years!