VR Senator with LSx454

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

I ran a Dominator in mine when it was in the Tonner, it was very loose slippy and not a lot of fun in a road car, that and only having a single Lockup plate you couldn’t lock it up under WOT, sold it and bought my Multiplate Circle D, spoke with Chris the owner and gave him the specs and intended use and he changed the Stator in it to suit, what a difference!

Drives like a normal car at low throttle percentages but stalls up when you get on it and the lockup feels like pulling another gear!

It needed a Cut and Clean after one of the many Trans explosions recently and I had it done locally instead of shipping it back to the States.

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Circle D is one of the mobs i was planning on using.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

K Frame has come back from the powder coaters, I LOVE powder coating for under body suspension stuff, so tough and looks awesome, just wipe it down and it looks perfect.  Also see that Jenvey now sells nice manifolding for map sensor, so thought its something I can simply and neaten up, and it removes the block I did on the firewall making it easier to get to the col packs and leads.  The big black block I used as I was running brake vacuum, IAC etc etc, now its map only, so should be good.  Also designed a nicer custom vac bleed screw that a mate is making 8 up for me.

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[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Looks good but isn’t thenblack box basically the same thing and size?

also what’s the vac bleed for??

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

No, the new one is much flatter and will sit under the manifold.  Then its easier to route the pipes as its sort of laid out like the manifold.  The black one was a single plenum that I tapped off the end for, and is actually quite chunky, (prob doesn’t look it from the pics) so I had to mount it to the firewall, and so the tube lengths aren’t equal, which according to Jenvey is not ideal.

The vac bleed screws into the manifold and protrude and draw/measure a vacuum from the air speed.  They didn’t exist for Jenvey when I did mine so I used 1/8″ bspp right angle brass fitting (in this pic) but they dont protrude into the manifold/air flow, so dont give as consistent vac pressure reading, so thought I might as well make it micky mouse.

 

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[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Now I get you. Will a straight barb cause an issue? Wouldn’t it impede air flow if it’s in the runners.

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

Love the cross member

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Nah Cav it’s tiny, no effect at all.  Yea powder coating is the way I reckon.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Slow and steady wins the race

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Got all the front sub frame back together today, looks nice and schmick again.  Got a progress pic of the porting but he has asked not to post them up until he is happy and has finished it.  Gave the headers a bit of a clean up, did some internet searching and seems this stuff is the go to get them shiny again but I cant see anywhere in Oz to get it.  Anyone had any luck with polishing up ceramic coated headers before?

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

I’d just take em back to where I had em done, they’ll chuck em back in the Ball Burnisher for an hour and they’ll be like new.

[cava454Moderator 93 VR BT1 View build HERE Member since: February 20, 2015 Posts: 2 390]

Get them done after the tune is finalised. Otherwise they will tarnish again during the tuning process.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Thanks I will give them a call and see what they will charge.  Cav that’s not a bad plan.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Just called them, they think the tarnishing up closer to the heads (the bit you see coincidentally) has been heat effected by the tune and wont most likely come up glossy even if they redo them.  What he suggested was just getting the outside redone, which as about half the cost, then they will look literally like new.  I reckon I will do that, so plan is get it all built and sorted/tuned on the engine dyno, then when its all done drop the pipes off to them.  Cheers boys.

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Thanks I will give them a call and see what they will charge. Cav that’s not a bad plan.

How did you go with this, I might get mine redone as well. edit i just called my place they said cant do it

 

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[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

sands vs wrote:

VRSenator065 wrote:

Thanks I will give them a call and see what they will charge. Cav that’s not a bad plan.

How did you go with this, I might get mine redone as well

Post above mate, its $250 to redo the outside of mine

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

my bad ha ha

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

all good mate

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Mains blueprinted, slow and steady wins the race

[Judge1 FrazerParticipant new zealand1983 VB LSA MG9 6060 6 speed View build HERE Member since: February 5, 2016 Posts: 775]

hey Gary you running the right reluctor wheel for computer or using that box thingee if box thingee good time to change it

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