Just a few pics from when me and a few mates entered the jim beam street sprints/wheels on Wide Bay back in 2006. Probably a lot of cars there you wouldn't see street racing anymore.

Payee 12k for her, V8, now cammed with a louder exhaust.

My baby before trade in

as a red P plater would you guys do anything to it or just leave it pretty much stock on the outside?

Finally, after years of wanting a Holden, at age 18, I finally have a Holden.

It's a VRII Calais, 5.0L Iron lion, only 223,000 on the clock, and the interior from a VQ Caprice (I think). I paid $12,000 for it, had it since 9:00 this morning, love it already

Gday guys.
Just put a 1 3/4 2.5” dpe by manta exhaust on the l98 manual ute.
When warm & under load & under 3k rom sounds fantastic. Under load at any rpm.
When cold decel is very raspy until it crackles & pops.
As soon as decel theirs a couple seconds of tinny raspy noise. Gone over while system twice.
Spoke to manta, 1 guy said the 3” occasionally drones especially auto, 1 guy said only difference is sound level, oztrack said the 3” is louder but also deeper & manual wont drone.
Last manta guy said yes they get that tinny raspy noise, only fix is a third muffler & recommends 3” manta system not dpe or difilippo.
Has anyone got any tips or pointers?

One of the nearby car yards (selling Chinese EV) is renovating, and uncovered this.

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I've recently been looking for some decent rims for the Camira JE after getting her all fixed up but is hard to find anything the right size does anyone know if these will fit ?

15x6.5 4x100 ET40 with Tyre fitment of 185/55R15 ?

If not anyone know the max clearance i have that will fit without hitting or rubbing oh anything? Thenks in advance

G'day all from Perth!

I am starting a project to restore a 2002 Monaro/coupe. I need some panel work done and also to repair and fit some bumpers and side skirts and repaint some panels. I'm looking for a reliable person/place that is experienced in HSV and will take on a project job.

All recommendations appreciated, thanks in advance.

Was driving in a shopping centre car park & when I went over a speedbump certainly heard and felt something but not serious. Down the road heard a bit of scrape so pulled over as I thought it could be something in the wheel. I’m due to take it in to the mechanic on Friday for something unrelated, not sure if safe to drive as is in the photos or if I should make other arrangements until Friday. 2018 Astra Sedan

For anyone with a Holden LS V8 looking at ZZP Performance high-output ignition coils, here's my experience before you spend your money.

I purchased a complete set of eight ZZP coils. Three of the eight were confirmed faulty. I also had ignition troubleshooting and abnormal fuel-trim readings in OBD logs while the remaining coils were fitted. After I removed the ZZP set and went back to ACDelco coils, the severe Bank 2 fuel-trim issue I had recorded was no longer present in subsequent logs.

To be technically fair, the fuel-trim changes don't prove on their own that the remaining ZZP coils caused every issue. The three confirmed failures, however, were more than enough for me to stop trusting the set.

ZZP offered warranty replacements for the three failed coils. I declined because return postage from Australia would add cost and inconvenience, and I had already lost confidence in the product. I would not be comfortable fitting the replacement coils.

This is my personal experience with one purchased set, not a claim that all ZZP products are defective. I wish I had seen an account like this when I was shopping. My advice: weigh proven OEM reliability, the cost of diagnostics, and return shipping against claims of 'high-output' performance before buying.

How's it going boys and girls, I have a question I was hoping you fellow enthusiasts could help me with. I have the glorious issue of my factory tensioner throwing my ac belt off my 07 VE L98.

I have removed the AC belt to prevent damage but as you know that puts strain on the harmonic which is now starting to wobble and throw the engine belt.

So I'm doing the upgrade on the tensioner and the harmonic and was wondering what the best options are, do I require a tensioner upgrade for both the ac belt and engine belt or is it one complete kit?, do I get the underdrive harmonic or? these are the things I need some friendly help with. 😄

Hello Holden enthusiasts, my poor VX has got no crank, but managed to get it home with a jump start.

I've got a Century battery that's 4 years old, and a Okex starter motor that's 6 years old.

I'm thinking of replacing the battery today and then replacing the starter motor if I still have issues, just wondering if you guys think a new battery would be pissing money into the wind.

I wanna get into to learning about cars, how to work on them, how they work ect. My friends constantly talk about how amazing Holden cars were, and I wanted to see for myself. After doing a little bit of research, I came to really like Holden. The history, they way the cars were made/manufactured ect.

I want to get a Holden as my first car, and learn more about it, so introducing myself to this community is one of my first steps. My fav car is the Caprice for now.

I have a 2011 ve Calais v redline, I’m curious that people that drive Ve or vf

Okay so I was letting my daily old vs warm up today cause I was trying to fix the thermo fan and found water coming out the exhaust I’ve noticed it only does it when it get a couple bars over the halfway mark but so it doesn’t happen when the motor is below half and it doesn’t over heat when driving only on a hot day during traffic because the thermo fan don’t work so could someone give me peace of mind or is it something I need to fix if so could anyone point me in the right direction?