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It was the little red oil light, that occasionally comes on when it is idling, that talked me into looking into it

Meh, playing cars is fun, spending money is fun

Engine might get refreshed next year.....🤔

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Needs more twin turbos, also will act as mufflers.

Car will make good noises, less push rod LS noises and whoosy noises. Public (me included) will like more quiet and whoohy Commodore.

 

On 12/08/2022 at 3:49 PM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Needs more twin turbos, also will act as mufflers.

Car will make good noises, less push rod LS noises and whoosy noises. Public (me included) will like more quiet and whoohy Commodore.

 

I've had a few turbo cars over the years, all made mandatory choo choo noises, but never a supercharged car, now I do

Frankly, the power delivery of this kills every turbo car I have ever owned, it makes about the same Hp as my old 25/30 in the boat, but, pisses all over it from idle

Power wise it delivers better than anything I have ever owned

I actually prefer the V8 throaty roar and blower whine over the choo choo noises from any of my turbo cars

As for the public, all I get is thumbs up and comments about how good it sounds

If we ever meet up feel free to have a drive and give it a little boot, that way you can make up your own mind, I'm as biased as 10 biased things

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On 12/08/2022 at 4:32 PM, Kinkstaah said:

These are really great concise videos tbh!

(I also have a melling pump)

Which one do you use?

Your bottom end is still standard isn't it?

My bottom end was rebuilt... so I think it's standard? Or refreshed.. standard? I didn't do it - I bought it with a lot of receipts but it has new bearings, new pump and was re-assembled. Apparently I have the standard flow, standard pressure pump. I did notice the oil pressure for a LS at idle is quite low, but not critically bad, I am happy that it's at about 28psi now (that my gauges work/don't leak).

I would have probably specced the high pressure one, but I'll admit my ignorance after making my other post, I don't see how the pressure spring changes things. Given the pressure is a resistance to flow... high flow should also = high pressure, and your oil pump specifications should be dictated by how the engine is built (hence the sincere thankyou video man)

On 12/08/2022 at 5:14 PM, Kinkstaah said:

My bottom end was rebuilt... so I think it's standard? Or refreshed.. standard? I didn't do it - I bought it with a lot of receipts but it has new bearings, new pump and was re-assembled. Apparently I have the standard flow, standard pressure pump. I did notice the oil pressure for a LS at idle is quite low, but not critically bad, I am happy that it's at about 28psi now (that my gauges work/don't leak).

I would have probably specced the high pressure one, but I'll admit my ignorance after making my other post, I don't see how the pressure spring changes things. Given the pressure is a resistance to flow... high flow should also = high pressure, and your oil pump specifications should be dictated by how the engine is built (hence the sincere thankyou video man)

The springs just lets the valve bleed off pressure/oil and it bypasses the feed gallery and heads back to where the pickup feed is

On the LS the oil gets the the bearings...eventually 

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This vid explains the OEM pump well IRT the pressure release valve and how the bypass works

The oil pressure light coming on intamitantly could just be a sticky valve, but, why pull something apart and not put something better in 

I believe the low oil pressure light comes on somewhere between 5-10 psi

Well will stick a gauge in after the installation to see what difference it makes at hot idle and higher RPM, and by high RPM I mean 6300 RPM.....LOL

On 12/08/2022 at 4:33 PM, The Bogan said:

 we ever meet up feel free to have a drive and give it a little boot, that way you can make up your own mind, I'm as biased as 10 biased things

Haha likewise, take my shit box for a spin and maybe you'll end up wanting a R33 shit box again lol...

 

On 17/08/2022 at 2:41 PM, GTSBoy said:

Nek minit - LS pulled out, RB2530 transplant.

Nope, been there, done that, never again 🤯

The old girl is only at 145,000km, the engine is basically only just run in 👍

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On 19/08/2022 at 10:52 AM, robbo_rb180 said:

Almost a full resto, good yout getting little bits done so its more reliable. 

When is the next trip out to the drags?

Not sure, I'm in no real hurry, "proof of concept" was the 122 MPH trap speed

In the end it's just a fun street cruiser not a racecar 

Found out that the occasional "squealing" from the serpentine belt when I backed off after a big hit wasn't the belt slipping, it was the OEM harmonic balancer trying to spin itself off

LS1's don't have a keyway to pin the balancer to the crank, it isn't needed NA

BUT, "apparently" your meant to pin them when you build a engine and fit a supercharger, to stop this from happening

My fancy new balancer and crank has now been pinned so they play nice together 

Hooray for preventative maintenance 

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On 24/08/2022 at 9:45 AM, Duncan said:

ouch. harrop probably should have mentioned if that is a thing...

AI had a look at the Harrop site

Apparently it is an optional extra for "added security" 

Meh, it's sorted now

Got bored at work, went for a cruise for a few hours around Sydney, car is a dream to drive, literally flys under the radar, did get stuck in peak hour though for a while, big comfy seats and the slush box makes it a pleasure to drive, pumped some old PIL (Public Image Limited) on the head unit and just enjoyed life, ended up eventually getting some free air when a noisy, fart tuned C63 AMG something something sedan pulled up and tried it on, at "WSID" LOL, nope, Bogans 1, Euros 0

The Bogan cruise ship is so unassuming

My problem now is when I picked up the car, Spiro from Autotech he got out his Moroso calculator, done some sliding around with it and said some Mickey T drag radials should get me a easy high 10 at around 128mph

I would need to drop my current 2.4 60' to around a 1.6 though

So, can I justify getting some 275/40 17 drag radials when the R888R's are worn out??????? Can I ????? Really ????? Can I ??????

YOLO

I'm now looking at another set of of Gold 17 x 9.5 FR1's for street duties with some 255/40 17 Toyo Proxes T1 sports, mainly for daily duties and long weekend trips away up and down the coast, and sticking some 275/40 17 Mickey Thompson ET Street S/S on my current set for "fun" in the sun

Yeah yeah, I know......

 

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