Scotty's Garage - Episode 1 - Holden V6 Performance Tips

Our first episode of Scotty's Garage. We share some tips that will help you get your V6 Commodore to perform better on the street and strip.

More episodes to come.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Scotty's Garage
• V6 performance
• holden
• commodore
• street
• machine
• strip
• drag
• burnout
• YT:stretch=16:9

[cannibaskid]

will these mods work on a 2003 vy, what model v8 can i get throttle body from.

[blownhemi]

@cannibaskid

Won't work with VY Commodore, only VN-VR

[evilmonkey1911]

gday mate just wondering whatcha rekon about whether a pod is better than a high flow panel filter with cold air kit? also do u have to put in heapsa fucken effort to remove and install some new extractors? your vids are nice as mate keep em up

[blownhemi]

@evilmonkey1911

My experience with the pod filter showed that the supercharged six cold air intake worked much better and didn't attract the vcops when you opened the bonnet. Fitting the extractors at home is doable but i had to jack up the motor in the engine bay (and remove the ps engine mount) to slip them in. but remember my car also had the aircon and power steer removed which gave me more room. Much easier if you've got a access to a hoist

[Stacuracy182]

@blownhemi

In relation to that, im not 100% sure, but if a vn runs serpentine belt, how is it possible to run only an alternator, water pump, crank pully setup? run "v" belt pulleys? and also, would it be possible to fully manualise a vs with a ratchet shifter considering the overdrive? thanks.

[blownhemi]

@Stacuracy182

My VN was serpentine; what I had to do was run an idler pulley to replace the power steering pump and a shorter belt to eliminate the air-con pump. Some VN commodores sold in NZ had the option of no air-con so there are factory serpentine belts available in the right length. Yes, it's also possible to manualise the VS even with the overdrive. Again my VN was 4-speed auto and I had the ratchet shifter hooked up to that.

[mydogzty]

@thevpfreak try looking at some carforums to get an answer

[Stacuracy182]

@blownhemi

Sounds like some work with those pulley's. I'm just having trouble setting my VS up, the pwr/eco buttons got me stuffed, i want to run only "alternator, waterpump, tensioner and crank" on the belt and i need a manual valve body for the 4L60E trans. Thanks for your help blownhemi, your vids are informative and helpful :) .

[thevpfreak]

how much do you think it will cost to stroker 3.8 v6 into a 4.2 v6 and what sort power gain will i get from it?

[automan031]

I have a vt Calais II ecotec v6, going to upgrade to a L67 later on. Are there any cheap mods I can do in the mean time to get more out of it? things that can be passed on to the L67?

[evilmonkey1911]

@blownhemi thanks for ya help mate

[evilmonkey1911]

@blownhemi thanks for ya help mate