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jordan681

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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #15 on: 12 February 2012, 20:29:45 »
PM a member called Serek..  He did some amazing work to his omega..  Including full stainless system including manifold..  if I remember correctly his omega was pushing 240bhp.. 

Check the gallery section for the pics of his car...  There in there somewhere
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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #16 on: 12 February 2012, 21:08:52 »
You've chosen the wrong car if you want to get a 30% increase in power.

If you want 270bhp+, buy something else.
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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #17 on: 12 February 2012, 21:10:25 »
Welcome to OOF mate  :y
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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #18 on: 12 February 2012, 21:20:01 »
Ignore the MAF bit, not much you can do there to increase performance.

Decatting will piss off the ECU, but doable. Obviously, it'll fail the new MOTs. It would be interesting to see what a straight decat would do on a modern(ish) engine designed for cats.

TBH, a good service, done regularly, would be the best start, could return a good 10% back.


As I said earlier, non-forced induction, you are not going to increase it much. If you want more power from engine, no point cocking about, drop an LS1 in.

To increase performance of the car, which is pretty heavy, weight might be worth looking at.
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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #19 on: 12 February 2012, 21:24:33 »
i ran my T5 without a cat at all, it popped, banged and fired flames out the back running into the redline, EML was on but didnt reduce power etc
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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #20 on: 12 February 2012, 23:35:37 »
What is an LS1 guys? :-\
How many silencer boxes per side in exhaust system?
So there is not a way of putting the cat sensor in the exhaust after / before the cat should be to keep EML off?

I can always put the cats back in before MOT.
And about the wrong car, I disagree.  With the equipment, features, quality vs cost of the omega, I think it was the right car.  It's like anything, one doesn't really want a run of the mill, standard production line car.  People like to add their own uniqueness to it.  Well I do anyay.  I love the lines, the shape, the sound, the price, the size, the rear wheel(ness) of the omega and would be very pleased to make it as unique as poss.  Reg's dont bother me either.  As long as it runs the way I want, I have the style to style it timelessly.  Making something like our cars better handling and more powerfull is a rewarding challenge, yes?
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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #21 on: 12 February 2012, 23:42:05 »
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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #22 on: 13 February 2012, 00:00:19 »
I think that that might have severe drinking problems.  How does changing the gear ratios of 1st and second gear to get a bit more acceleration, leaving the others for the cruising when you get to the speed you want by easing off and the auto box cruising?
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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #23 on: 13 February 2012, 09:27:18 »
My LS-1 car is more economical than my 2.6 manual.

Quite a bit more, to boot.
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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #24 on: 13 February 2012, 18:08:02 »
Ok sounds good.  How much brake do you got?  How much was the engine?  What did installing it entail?
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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #25 on: 13 February 2012, 21:26:14 »
Quote from: Khaine31 on 13 February 2012, 18:08:02
Ok sounds good.  How much brake do you got?  How much was the engine?  What did installing it entail?
His isn't in an Omega ;) Although it's the right engine and an Aussie Car ::)

It does go well though :-X :y
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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #27 on: 13 February 2012, 23:29:57 »
ah yes!
a holden commodore :P the vt vx vz bit is to do with the age iirc, like omega A, B, C
is kevins a GTS spec :P ? in black? lol vauxhall dealers at lichfield had one in their showroom for ages as they were a main dealer for the camaros etc when they were selling euro imports at one point - few years ago now
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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #28 on: 14 February 2012, 11:33:30 »
Quote from: Nick W on 12 February 2012, 20:05:58
Quote from: tigers_gonads on 12 February 2012, 19:43:45
Nox  :y

But I hope you like rebuilding engines  ;)

You mean N2O or nitrous oxide. Or if you're some baseball capped chav, 'NOSS', from the manufacturer's(Nitrous Oxide Systems) sticker on the bottle.
Nox is one of the emissions.

I'll get off my highhorse now!



As it says under my forum name

" can't spell - don't care "   :) :-* :-*
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Re: Performance upgrades 3.2
« Reply #29 on: 17 February 2012, 12:55:59 »
I actually have two at the moment.....

A 2000 MY (VT2) Commodore SS in black. 374BHP LS-1 power. Getting sold soon. And,

a 2000 MY (VT2) Commodore Clubsport R8, which is the same car but with bodykit, brakes and better handling. Currently standard engine, so a weedy 340BHP, but have plans.....

similar to......

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=2000+clubsport+R8&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=GGLG,GGLG:2009-35,GGLG:en&biw=1600&bih=1006&tbm=isch&tbnid=q0bjehezTaMTLM:&imgrefurl=http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/hsv-clubsport-2000-10950565&docid=8OcMnP_259vlVM&imgurl=http://liveimages.carsales.com.au/carsales/car/private/8762106.jpg&w=555&h=416&ei=7U0-T-r3PIWFhQex_sixBQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=203&sig=116612838888856465416&page=1&tbnh=149&tbnw=202&start=0&ndsp=32&ved=0CJkBEK0DMBM&tx=102&ty=81

on a run, these do low 30's to the gallon. in comparison to my 2.6 manual which would do 27 on the same trip.
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