Logical car upgrades list?’?

[Jake Wilson]

Hey everyone.

I have a 2015 built, VF SS Sedan, stock apart from sound system. What would be a logical upgrade paths for both importance and affordability with thin etc.

1. OTR CAI and Di Fillipo exhaust l

2 Ger a bug CAM j with stall converter and shift kit (it’s an auto)

3.probably Kaaz diffat 3.75 or3.9 diff with and a tuner car.

Start considering F/I options.

Between step 2/3 get a brake upgrade (already I already have a little, just need more pistons and stronger lines with a bigger. I’ve missed out OEM style at this point.

 

[mpower]

otr and exhaust including headers not just a catback + tune.

 

[TSMAX]

As mpower suggested, go with the OTR, Full exhaust and tune. I got an OTR and tune for my R8 earlier this year, which made it even more fun to drive. I was thinking of getting a catback just to make it a little bit more noisy, but the tune shop (DPM) suggested it won't give me anything in term of performance. I decided to get the full exhaust done at a later stage as I am happy with the factory bi-modal set up and the HSV exhaust is not that restrictive as compared to the stock SS exhaust. I am making around 300kw and ~700nm atw with the above upgrades only, and it has made the car much more responsive and lively.

 

[Ginger Beer]

Depends on useage IRT cam, high stall and rear gears

Skid car, daily, weekend, drags, bit of everything
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My old VX SS LS1 w/ 4L60E has 4:2:1 with 100 cell and 2.5 twin pipe, a 223 228 114, 2800 stall, transgo shift kit and 3.91 gears and if I floor it of the line it will spin 1st-2nd-3rd with 245/45 17 RE003, it really is now at the stage where drag radials are required to hook up, which for me is fine because it is just a toy and I like a good skid

A good compromise would be to start with a stall matched to your cam and power goals, and, a shift kit, also throw in a big trans cooler in line with the radiator as well, once you have that sorted then look at where your RPM is, this should give you a better idea about what diff gears you want, especially if you do any Hwy miles or drags

Unless, like me, your car is just a toy and fuel consumption and drivablity isn't a real concern


If I was going to do changes to mine I might think about pulling the 3.91 and giving it longer Hwy legs with a 3.4 or 3.7

So:
1. Full exhaust (good coated headers, highflow cats and any old catback that gives the noise you want)-Intake-Cam-tune

1.5. Converter-Shift kit (cam dependant, if you go big cam you may need a converter straight away)

2. Diff gears

Meh, opinions will vary

The important thing is to build around what you will be using the car for

Have fun

 

[vr304]

Depending on how much you can afford to spend in 1 go of course I’d go the standard otr, extractors, cats and exhaust with a tune as a starting point if your a bit more cashed up then throw a cam in there so your not paying for another tune further down the track if you do wanna add a cam, if you did do a cam and stall and shift kit as per your option number 2 with the std intake and exhaust it would definitely be a compr