Holden WH Statesman, 390ci + S400 build
01-28-2012, 11:41 PM
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Successful day at C&A Auto Fashion on Saturday. Managed to get 442.4rwkw (595rwhp) on 11.5PSI, on a stinking hot day. Still plenty more in the tune, and I'll be putting more boost into it than that.
01-29-2012, 04:34 AM
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01-29-2012, 04:51 AM
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Thought so, iv been there before, grew up next door to Andrew's wife, i heard they had expanded into a bigger workshop and were looking at getting a dyno, think that was a couple of years ago i heard that though. I Think Con does there spray painting in the original workshop, nice guys.
02-03-2012, 12:45 AM
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06-08-2012, 01:42 AM
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06-17-2012, 01:37 AM
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Thanks 
So, I spent some more money and bought some toys from Revshift.
I bought a pair of their aftermarket tailshaft donuts, and a poly transmission mount insert.
The tailshaft donuts appear to be very well made, the poly transmission mount insert is very poorly made but will still do what it is supposed to do.
First thing I did after pulling the tailshaft out is weigh the old and new donuts. Interestingly, the stock rubber ones are about 70g heavier than the alloy Revshift ones.
The rear stock donut wasn't too badly damaged as can be seen in the pictures above, but the front one (below) isn't so healthy.
While fitting the new donuts to the tailshaft I noticed that the inner sleeves stick out a bit on each side (3 each, offset). I cannot see any reason why this would be required, and it doesn't appear this way on the instructions. I did notice that the 2005-2006 images on the Revshift website show these inner sleeves sticking out like this, but the 2004 model flush with the bush.
I made the assumption that they've sent me the wrong items and cut the sleeves down to suit. This might have been the wrong thing to do, I'm still not sure...
I've reinstalled the tailshaft to the same position it was in originally (I marked it prior to removal) and also installed the transmission mount insert. Initial drive was interesting. There is noticably less vibration at low speed and with more throttle, which is exactly what I wanted. Gear changes are also much nicer, no lash, much firmer and a noticable thump if not so careful on the clutch. I didn't get a chance to really give it some throttle as its raining today, but I think it will work quite well.
What I did notice though is I have a bit of vibration over 120km/h. I didn't push it faster than this, but it will be something I need to look into before I take it to the drags next.
So, I spent some more money and bought some toys from Revshift.
I bought a pair of their aftermarket tailshaft donuts, and a poly transmission mount insert.
The tailshaft donuts appear to be very well made, the poly transmission mount insert is very poorly made but will still do what it is supposed to do.
First thing I did after pulling the tailshaft out is weigh the old and new donuts. Interestingly, the stock rubber ones are about 70g heavier than the alloy Revshift ones.
The rear stock donut wasn't too badly damaged as can be seen in the pictures above, but the front one (below) isn't so healthy.
While fitting the new donuts to the tailshaft I noticed that the inner sleeves stick out a bit on each side (3 each, offset). I cannot see any reason why this would be required, and it doesn't appear this way on the instructions. I did notice that the 2005-2006 images on the Revshift website show these inner sleeves sticking out like this, but the 2004 model flush with the bush.
I made the assumption that they've sent me the wrong items and cut the sleeves down to suit. This might have been the wrong thing to do, I'm still not sure...
I've reinstalled the tailshaft to the same position it was in originally (I marked it prior to removal) and also installed the transmission mount insert. Initial drive was interesting. There is noticably less vibration at low speed and with more throttle, which is exactly what I wanted. Gear changes are also much nicer, no lash, much firmer and a noticable thump if not so careful on the clutch. I didn't get a chance to really give it some throttle as its raining today, but I think it will work quite well.
What I did notice though is I have a bit of vibration over 120km/h. I didn't push it faster than this, but it will be something I need to look into before I take it to the drags next.
06-17-2012, 06:26 AM
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06-17-2012, 08:06 AM
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I'm still thinking about putting the cam in. I bought it because I was curious, but I'm not sure I can be bothered swapping it.
Currently have a 224/218/115LSA .570" .570" cam, the new cam is an LS9 cam which is 211/230/122.5LSA, unsure of lift, I think its around .570".
Not sure if it will be better. I don't want to lose the appeal of stock idle, so I don't really want to go bigger than either of those.
Currently have a 224/218/115LSA .570" .570" cam, the new cam is an LS9 cam which is 211/230/122.5LSA, unsure of lift, I think its around .570".
Not sure if it will be better. I don't want to lose the appeal of stock idle, so I don't really want to go bigger than either of those.
06-17-2012, 09:02 AM
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The intake side has less duraction so should be better on the street. But you should be able to make boost a little better I would think.
Second cam is more boost cam than the first. General rule of thumb is 10+ dur on the exhaust side to make better boost. And the LS being higher will help with that too. Longer the exhaust is closed while intake is open makes better boost.
Way cool build though.......sweet sleeper love it
Second cam is more boost cam than the first. General rule of thumb is 10+ dur on the exhaust side to make better boost. And the LS being higher will help with that too. Longer the exhaust is closed while intake is open makes better boost.
Way cool build though.......sweet sleeper love it
Last edited by Bigtoyz; 06-17-2012 at 09:04 AM. Reason: post change
