My LS3 VZ SS

[SHANESVZSS]

i thought id share my pride and joy with everyone!

specs + details are:

its a white 2005 Vz ss (auto)

Mods were carried out by Justin and Christian at RUSSO Performance and they include:

Ls3 crate

custom cam shaft ( something in the 230's, along with the rest of bits and pieces ie springs ect)

4500 lockup stall converter

full s/s extractors (1 3/4) and exhaust (twin 3') ,

3.7 diff ratio ( awaiting 3.9s)

russo otrcai

russo custom tune.

slotted brakes.

it pulled 330rwkw

we took it to wsid a few weeks ago with just street m/t's and nearly a full tank of fuel ( i dont know why i filled it up :slap: ) and managed back to back 11.2's ..hopefully have a crack at 10's a bit later..

[Brockfan05]

Awesome effort matey, how's the auto holding up?

[WOMBIE]

Looking forward to seeing this beast of yours at the pd Shane and welcome to :trackchat: mate :)

:cheers:

Daz

[NickS]

... managed back to back 11.2's

FAAAAAAAAAAAAARK ... that's an impressive 1st outing, can't wait to see you get booted come Sunday.

:stick:

Well done guys, how good are these LS3's ... :bow:

Just out of interest mate, have you got an ANDRA licence ? If you run 11's on Sunday without one they'll give you the boot. Technically anything capable of running 11's needs an ANDRA licence.

If you do have one ... can you PM me the number.

:cheers:

[SHANESVZSS]

Awesome effort matey, how's the auto holding up?


thanks mate.. auto seems to be holding up good so far , i had it rebuilt after a week of getting the conversion done as i blew 2nd gear , russso got all that organised for me..

[SHANESVZSS]

FAAAAAAAAAAAAARK ... that's an impressive 1st outing, can't wait to see you get booted come Sunday.

:stick:

Well done guys, how good are these LS3's ... :bow:

Just out of interest mate, have you got an ANDRA licence ? If you run 11's on Sunday without one they'll give you the boot. Technically anything capable of running 11's needs an ANDRA licence.

If you do have one ... can you PM me the number.

:cheers:

haha thanks mate , ive sent my number to R35 , ill send it to you to just in case he doesnt/didnt recieve it..

cant wait to get to the pd and have another go , will be good to catch up and meet the guys/girls from here..

WOMBIE: thanks man , look forward to meeting you and cheeking out your ride to.. cheers

[SHANESVZSS]

hey TC i finaly got a new set of wheels (20' ve gts replicas , black with machined front)

im also dropping my car off at RUSSO next week to get the heads done , so i can test them out at the private day :yep:

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[Muncha]

Looks nice.

What tyre and wheel combo do you run at the drags?

Will you look at getting a cage fitted if/when you run a 10?

[lee ls1]

nice one, getting the heads done on the LS3 really does help looking forward to seeing it at the TC drag day, keep us posted

[WOMBIE]

Looking good Shane your ride imo is very cool :)

Btw how long is the turn around for getting the heads done?

[SHANESVZSS]

Looks nice.

What tyre and wheel combo do you run at the drags?

Will you look at getting a cage fitted if/when you run a 10?

im not all that sure to be honest , pritty much just street mts , i'll hopefully have a set of front runners for the pd and put them on later in the day and have a crack at the 10 , as for a cage im not sure yet , maybe a bit later down the track.

[SHANESVZSS]

nice one, getting the heads done on the LS3 really does help looking forward to seeing it at the TC drag day, keep us posted


thanks lee , i'll keep you posted on up dates as they occur , im also looking forward to seeing you beast at TC drag day , will be fun!

[SHANESVZSS]

Looking good Shane your ride imo is very cool :)

Btw how long is the turn around for getting the heads done?

thanks wombie! i think chris said only a few days? i'll double check when i chat to him next.

[WOMBIE]

Oh ok cheers mate do they do them in house themselves or whats the go there?

[Delft Maloo]

Oh ok cheers mate do they do them in house themselves or whats the go there?

Justin normally does them in house last time i seen.

[WOMBIE]

Justin normally does them in house last time i seen.

I wasn't quite sure so thought i'd ask.......thanks for that Tim :)

[lee ls1]

thanks lee , i'll keep you posted on up dates as they occur , im also looking forward to seeing you beast at TC drag day , will be fun!

yeah should be a fun day, dont think al get close to your times, but really looking forward to having a play with her on strip! but the LS3 in a vt-vz is a little different from one in a VE as you well know :burnout:

[SHANESVZSS]

yeah should be a fun day, dont think al get close to your times, but really looking forward to having a play with her on strip! but the LS3 in a vt-vz is a little different from one in a VE as you well know :burnout:

ive only been to the strip once and i had a great time (altho i nearly put my car into the wall on my first fun) lol, yeap! i agree light weight vz ls3 with 300+rwkw is great fun , i think we both agree its money WELL spent :cheers:

[joegts]

:drivin: ive only been to the strip once and i had a great time (altho i nearly put my car into the wall on my first fun) lol, yeap! i agree light weight vz ls3 with 300+rwkw is great fun , i think we both agree its money WELL spent :cheers:

Shane, i think its time for you to go back to the track next wed.!! :kit:

[veewhytu]

Shane you're welcome to borrow my Weld frontrunners mate, they're at Russo's....in return for...posting up that photo of you going backwards on your first run, its a classic :)

If my first pass was in a car as powerful as your's i would've done the same thing...except i would have probably hit the wall :o Nice save!

[SHANESVZSS]

Shane you're welcome to borrow my Weld frontrunners mate, they're at Russo's....in return for...posting up that photo of you going backwards on your first run, its a classic :)

If my first pass was in a car as powerful as your's i would've done the same thing...except i would have probably hit the wall :o Nice save!

lol thanks mate , here are some pics



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mite as well throw these up to..

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[SHANESVZSS]

:drivin:

Shane, i think its time for you to go back to the track next wed.!! :kit:


if a few of the guys head out i'll be in! are you racing this week joe?

[joegts]

if a few of the guys head out i'll be in! are you racing this week joe?

yes i'm racing

[SHANESVZSS]

Hey just a little update. i spoke to christian from russo today and we have decided to ditch my 3.7 diff ratio in favour of sum 4.11's :nutbag: should be all done mid-late next week , cant wait to give them a go!!

[VESSV316]

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mite as well throw these up to..

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http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv257/shanesvzss/06050969320-20WSID20Street20Meet20-.jpg

LOL WTF how did you manage to do that pmsl

[WOMBIE]

Thought he was on the burnout pad :yep:

Mate those 4.11 gears are they the new ones that fit inside the oem housing?

[firebug]

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:shock: What's wrong with this picture... :yike:

[SHANESVZSS]

Thought he was on the burnout pad :yep:

Mate those 4.11 gears are they the new ones that fit inside the oem housing?

yep! there the new type , i'll give some feed back once she's all done.

[WOMBIE]

yep! there the new type , i'll give some feed back once she's all done.

Thanks mate i'd be keen to hear your thoughts once you've had some driving under your belt with the new gears.I've been told by some to get em' whilst others recon 3.9s at best in an m6!

[SHANESVZSS]

quick update

i picked up my car from the boys at RUSSO last night after getting the 4.11's put in , i took her for a little drive last night to see how they go and WOW!! :dance: the take off is a big improvement over the 3.7s ( once it stops spinning the tyres (eventually) also alot more of a "torquey" feel once the put the boot in.. (havent had a chance to take her on the freeway yet to see how it revs ) cant wait to test her at the PD day!

[lee ls1]

nice one, just in time for Sunday :thumbs: did you say you where getting the heads done as well?

[SHANESVZSS]

nice one, just in time for Sunday :thumbs: did you say you where getting the heads done as well?


yeah i was going to but the ratios appealed to me more , heads will be done a bit later , gotta start saving again lol.

[SHANESVZSS]

yet another update: :)


brought myself a set of l98 heads and had the RUSSO brothers send them for some cnc porting , should be ready for another wsid outing in a couple of weeks once they are fitted , going to try full slicks and front runners this time around justins going to have a drive to if he doesnt go soft :stick: ..cant wait to see the difference with the heads done..

[joegts]

yet another update: :)


brought myself a set of l98 heads and had the RUSSO brothers send them for some cnc porting , should be ready for another wsid outing in a couple of weeks once they are fitted , going to try full slicks and front runners this time around justins going to have a drive to if he doesnt go soft :stick: ..cant wait to see the difference with the heads done..

hey shane ,
Are you racing tommorow?

[SHANESVZSS]

hey mate! yes im racing , are you ?

[joegts]

Yeh i'm racing, so i guess i will see you there.

[SHANESVZSS]

Yeh i'm racing, so i guess i will see you there.

sure will! hopefuly it cools down a bit in the arvo tho..

[WOMBIE]

It cooled down beautifully last night so what was the result?

[SHANESVZSS]

It cooled down beautifully last night so what was the result?

best was 11.2 @ 120mph with a lazy 1.6 60ft , went out with 20's on the front and worn out street mts on rear , full weight , chris has a recording of the run , hopefuly he can put it up when he gets time.

[Muncha]

Was it spinning of the line?

How many runs did you manage to get?

[SHANESVZSS]

Was it spinning of the line?

How many runs did you manage to get?

there was some wheel spin , im still trying to find the right stall rpm at the start , i tried at 1500rpm and seemed to be ok maybe ill go a bit lower next time maybe 1200 or something.

i arrived at the track at around 6:45 and i got 3 runs in , my mate got there at 5:30 and still only managed 4 runs , there was a delay of around 20mins due to a car having an oil leak and leaving trails of it down the track..

[WOMBIE]

So it's still fairly busy out there Shane.......3 runs i'd feel ripped

[SHANESVZSS]

yeah wombie i was suprised how busy it was,considering it was so hot during the day... i'll be heading out again in a few weeks tho once the heads are done.

[Chris@Russo]

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[lautray]

Deceptively quick. Well done :bravo:.

[myvyss]

Nice run Shane. Loose any grip at the start?

:)

[SHANESVZSS]

I had a little trouble with wheel spin ,but out of reaction i lifted my foot of the accelerator just a touch and i think that cost me bit to , gives me an excuse to get more practice in haha!

[SHANESVZSS]

the russo boys and i headed out last night to give my vz ss a workout ,

60ft 's were down due to traction issues , justin & chris still managed to get a pb for my car ...


runs were as followed

1st: 11.413 @ 123.69 mph , 1.78 60ft
2nd: 11.341 @ 123.02 mph , 1.76 60ft
3rd: 11.326 @ 123.54 mph , 1.74 60ft
4th and final: 11.185 @ 123.45 mph , 1.68 60 ft

the car was getting better with every run , and some nice peddling by justin , with the mph and the way the cars going a 10sec pass is not far away... Chris has some footage of the runs.

[WOMBIE]

Nice one Shane your ride just gets quicker with each outing......be nice if you are the one behind the wheel when that 10 comes round.As always I look forward to the vid :D

[mick]

Good job shane i heard there was a xr6 out last night that you are to scared to race.:rolleyes:

[SHANESVZSS]

Good job shane i heard there was a xr6 out last night that you are to scared to race.:rolleyes:


thanks mick , pitty about your bad luck , theres plenty of time to hand you your @ss :lol:

[Delft Maloo]

As they say in the UFC 'Lets get it on':chuckle:

[Chris@Russo]

dRJDPonRVW4

[firebug]

Wow... Slowly (or fastly?) chipping away at a 10... :thumbs:

[SHANESVZSS]

Wow... Slowly (or fastly?) chipping away at a 10... :thumbs:

thanks mate! we just have to get the 60ft back down to a 1.5X , then the 10 will come...


p.s thanks justin & chris for coming out again! always there to help :bow:

[SHANESVZSS]

update:


ive beeen chatting and annoying the RUSSO boys again! and after a few weeks of thinking what to do next i have decided to go the stroker kit and take out the ls3 to a 427ci with ported cnc heads,and a nice big cam probably around the 250ish grind .. cant wait :yep:

i'll up date as it starts to come together!!

[NickS]

update:


ive beeen chatting and annoying the RUSSO boys again! and after a few weeks of thinking what to do next i have decided to go the stroker kit and take out the ls3 to a 427ci with ported cnc heads,and a nice big cam probably around the 250ish grind .. cant wait :yep:

i'll up date as it starts to come together!!

OH YEAH ... :bow: ... keep us posted.

[hsvredsled]

Someone inthe background audio of your last run was sure happy about the win!!!

[veewhytu]

Nice one Shane... nothing like an angry big cube motor, love em :thumbs:

Rollcage ? or new plates every few weeks :lol:

[SHANESVZSS]

Nice one Shane... nothing like an angry big cube motor, love em :thumbs:

Rollcage ? or new plates every few weeks :lol:

haha!! i wouldnt mind a roll cage but i think the boys in blue might :drivin:

[Rattler]

haha!! i wouldnt mind a roll cage but i think the boys in blue might :drivin:

You only need a rear cage mate which is legal (unless you have rear airbags)

[SHANESVZSS]

You only need a rear cage mate which is legal (unless you have rear airbags)

cool , i automaticly thought it would have to have a full cage , thanks rattler i will look into it.. :cheers:

[Luke@WSP]

Shane what happened to the beast dude???

Hope you're ok bud!

[SHANESVZSS]

Shane what happened to the beast dude???

Hope you're ok bud!

Sorry for the late reply mate, unfortunatly my car was written off in a accident on the m7 a few months ago , i collided with the safty barrier , ill try and get pics up shortly...a few bumps and bruises but nothing major , it was a bit of a mess

[WOMBIE]

Shit man I'm glad to hear that your ok as you can always get another ride.....take it easy!

[Luke@WSP]

Damn, bad about the car but glad you're ok !