VR Senator with LSx454

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

VRSenator065 wrote:

Gone solid cam, but also the stock ones won’t handle 750 thou of lift at 7,000+ rpm.

Ok

[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]

^ yeah what Immortality said, I mean its sort of gone way past a simple daily streetability kind of thing.  What I have found is the fun is all about short blasts, and shits and giggles (almost literally).  Tbh I don’t like driving it “daily” amongst traffic,  I am shit scared some tool in a Galant is going to tail end me.  So the focus is on trying to screw the most reliable and semi-useable power and torque out of it NA with the ITBs.   Sort of been focussing on some real health issues with my old man of late, so tbh my minds hasn’t really been on cars, my hearts not been in it.  Just sort of waiting to see where we are at with it, I think its close now.

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

What Converter is in this thing?

 

[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]

Grant built me one from Norwood Autos, they did the glide.  its around 3500 rpm.

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

New Cam would have to start making power around there wouldn’t it?

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

<p style=”text-align: left;”>I’d be changing to a 4500+ to make the most of the combo.</p>

[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]

Not doing anything to it until its been on the engine dyno and we have the curves.  Then I will go see Grant and see what he thinks.

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

Yeah that’s it. That’s the most accurate way.

[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]

Yea that’s righ Cav, and I have to be honest I no next to nothing about converters, so much rather talk to Grant once he knows exactly how it makes its power/torque

[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]

Well going through some heavy duty health stuff with Dad lately so cars have been very low on the priority list.  But Brenton is just finishing off the exhaust ports and combustion chambers.  Rockers have been selected and ordered, so edging closer…

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

Bit thin on the end of the plug hole…

I’m sure he’ll know to blend it so it doesn’t glow plug on that sharp edge.

Sorry to hear about your Dad..

[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]

Yea it’s a progress pic, he is a bit cagey about what I show.  Thanks, Dad’s issue isn’t fun, but that’s life I guess.

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

Heads look great. This thing will be an animal when its done

[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]

Yea I am hoping so, it was seriously mental before with the throttle response, and low down torque, but with an extra 150 odd hp (hopefully) it should be insane.  Should sound epic too

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

yip and 90 percent of the time you will be just using the 150hp of it

[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]

Yea that’s true, but the other 10% of the time when I am using it will make it all worthwhile

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

and it’s just nice to have an extra 600hp just in case you need to turn the tyres faster than they need to be turning

[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]

Precisely,  I mean I still owe Cava that vid of a skid…. 600hp just wasn’t cutting the mustard

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

You still owe me a drive for guessing the correct HP

[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]

I forgot about that, done deal, one day if I ever get over your way…

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