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Hi all, used to have a red 04 supercharged monaro and still miss it dearly,
Any way times come to get another and wondered if any one new the black monaro with full wortec exhaust,ap brakes and new gearbox for sale on auto trader?
Would love another supercharged car for the noise if nothing else and prefer the looks of the vxr styling but not sure if the budget will stretch this time round,just a little worried coming from blown one and have never driven a standard v8 monaro it might feel a little tame? If you can call these cars that lol
Any way would appreciate any ones views
Any way times come to get another and wondered if any one new the black monaro with full wortec exhaust,ap brakes and new gearbox for sale on auto trader?
Would love another supercharged car for the noise if nothing else and prefer the looks of the vxr styling but not sure if the budget will stretch this time round,just a little worried coming from blown one and have never driven a standard v8 monaro it might feel a little tame? If you can call these cars that lol
Any way would appreciate any ones views
I remember seeing your old one at Odiham, for a drag day, a few years ago. 
Elite had your old one, so maybe James can help with your question about the lack of power - maybe he can help you get back in a Monaro. 
Personally, I've always found that revisiting is never as good as the memories of the original experience.
Elite had your old one, so maybe James can help with your question about the lack of power - maybe he can help you get back in a Monaro. Personally, I've always found that revisiting is never as good as the memories of the original experience.
Thanks chaps, yeah is a bit of a concern but the car in question(sorry have no idea how to put a link to it) has a full exhaust inc headers and was thinking of putting a cam in at a latter stage? But then I now the shove the blower gives low down?
Yes that was me arf, have spoken to james for advice and was very helpful,there's a nice blown cv8 with nice spec miles etc but prefer the looks of the vxr and no the costs of bumpers etc to change
Why is car buying never easy lol
Yes that was me arf, have spoken to james for advice and was very helpful,there's a nice blown cv8 with nice spec miles etc but prefer the looks of the vxr and no the costs of bumpers etc to change
Why is car buying never easy lol
Well considering some of the early setups were lucky to hit 400rwhp and a bloke with L92 heads and cam put down 400rwhp Id suggest you dont need a supercharger all the time.
Heads and cam is way cheaper, cam only cheaper still. Hell my totally stock LS2 with rockers put down more than Boss's vxr500 at SRR.
As always whats your goal!?
Heads and cam is way cheaper, cam only cheaper still. Hell my totally stock LS2 with rockers put down more than Boss's vxr500 at SRR.
As always whats your goal!?
I'm looking forward to Thunder Road to see all these FI cars and how they go over the distance. I know from what I saw at Santa Pod they make good dyno numbers but it wasn't translated to decent ET speed on the blacktop. I guess over 1 mile it should be more apparent as to the speeds at key distance points.
I'm still in the NA camp as it's a more straightforward way to get easy power upgrades.
I'm still in the NA camp as it's a more straightforward way to get easy power upgrades.
TheLeatherman said:
I'm looking forward to Thunder Road to see all these FI cars and how they go over the distance. I know from what I saw at Santa Pod they make good dyno numbers but it wasn't translated to decent ET speed on the blacktop. I guess over 1 mile it should be more apparent as to the speeds at key distance points.
I'm still in the NA camp as it's a more straightforward way to get easy power upgrades.
Exactly. Ive not seen anything over the quarter either. Most owners will tell you thats not the point and they are better over a mile etc.I'm still in the NA camp as it's a more straightforward way to get easy power upgrades.
We shall see. Im pencilled in for the mile in Aug.
Im not so sure the current FI setups are all that optimal anyway for a number of reasons.
TheLeatherman said:
I'm looking forward to Thunder Road to see all these FI cars and how they go over the distance. I know from what I saw at Santa Pod they make good dyno numbers but it wasn't translated to decent ET speed on the blacktop. I guess over 1 mile it should be more apparent as to the speeds at key distance points.
I'm still in the NA camp as it's a more straightforward way to get easy power upgrades.
193.3 is the number to beatI'm still in the NA camp as it's a more straightforward way to get easy power upgrades.
Err, I forget his name, spoke to him at the power cruise.
John Sleath did the work. 223/231-114 cam.
I could swear it was 400rwhp Maybe even a tad more.
Found it. Correct as always
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
John Sleath did the work. 223/231-114 cam.
I could swear it was 400rwhp Maybe even a tad more.
Found it. Correct as always
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
ringram said:
Err, I forget his name, spoke to him at the power cruise.
John Sleath did the work. 223/231-114 cam.
I could swear it was 400rwhp Maybe even a tad more.
Found it. Correct as always
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Would be interesting to see it at SRR for comparison.John Sleath did the work. 223/231-114 cam.
I could swear it was 400rwhp Maybe even a tad more.
Found it. Correct as always
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Thought I should pop my head into this thread
As James said, I'm the guy with the LS3 top end on the LS2. As Ringram said, it made 404rwhp, an increase of 84 from the heads and cam. I'm over the moon with it! The power delivery is intoxicating, and just loves to rev. It makes peak power at the redline, so an increase in the limit should see more gains. I have very little traction issues- in the simplest way, it gets the job done. I'm very hopeful of a good result at Thunder Road this year
As James said, I'm the guy with the LS3 top end on the LS2. As Ringram said, it made 404rwhp, an increase of 84 from the heads and cam. I'm over the moon with it! The power delivery is intoxicating, and just loves to rev. It makes peak power at the redline, so an increase in the limit should see more gains. I have very little traction issues- in the simplest way, it gets the job done. I'm very hopeful of a good result at Thunder Road this year
mikeyb1987 said:
Thought I should pop my head into this thread
As James said, I'm the guy with the LS3 top end on the LS2. As Ringram said, it made 404rwhp, an increase of 84 from the heads and cam. I'm over the moon with it! The power delivery is intoxicating, and just loves to rev. It makes peak power at the redline, so an increase in the limit should see more gains. I have very little traction issues- in the simplest way, it gets the job done. I'm very hopeful of a good result at Thunder Road this year
You wer doing well at the 1/4mile at shaky's last weekend.:thumup:As James said, I'm the guy with the LS3 top end on the LS2. As Ringram said, it made 404rwhp, an increase of 84 from the heads and cam. I'm over the moon with it! The power delivery is intoxicating, and just loves to rev. It makes peak power at the redline, so an increase in the limit should see more gains. I have very little traction issues- in the simplest way, it gets the job done. I'm very hopeful of a good result at Thunder Road this year
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