My 2017 Chevrolet SS here in the stateside is fully being converted to a Holden commodore ss redline. Inside and out. Performance I was gonna do the Kong 2650 and call it a day. But after thinking about it everyone and their moms does supercharger so I am also going this same exact route. Fully built and forged LS3. With a custom turbo kit. Everything Inside around and trans is be upgraded to hold that 1000k to 1300hp I will be making. LS3 are amazing engines LS in general. But the LS3 can make and hold huge power. Hopefully one day you could fly to the state and review my Chevrolet ss that has been fully converted and built to see how us from the USA build our Holdens.
What an absolute weapon! HSV Gen F Clubby is my dream car, I love my VE wagon.. but those Gen F’s hit different! Maybe because of the nostalgia of being the last Aussie made Holden’s is what makes it even more special. Love everything about it, turbo set up, colour... it’s absolute froth material for me 🤤🤤
This just shows all the clowns in Australia that a properly built high HP street car should be a manual. This would be an absolute enthusiasts dream weekend drive in the sun, all the control in the world from that gearbox . Very good build and review
@@toneloc9084 it’s a street car lol, not a drag car. And it would easily launch off the line the same as a 400hp clubby. It’s after 80kph you would have your hands full
@@properaussie331 with slicks she be a handfull from word go...1000rwhp is no joke .. especially after a burnout when tyres like glue...launching car at hi rpm off handbrake would take good pilot to run quick times
He should change the 340 badge on the back of the car to a 745 badge just to let everyone on the street know how much power you have underneath the hood
I have a GTS in the same model with only 400+kw’s at the rears and I struggle for traction in the dry. Absolutely pointless trying to test one of these beasts out in the wet
@@cokeaddict1663 mate you obviously know nothing about simple mechanics. The barra is DOHC the rb30 is SOHC which mean lower potential power with SOHC. The RB30 block wall is thinner with less ribbing and more prone to breaking. The Barra is an under square engine which mean max torque and reliability but lower revs, the RB30 if I remember correctly is oversquare so higher revving, but high revs come less reliability, thin block plus oversquare ain’t a good combo. So to settle it, the barra is, by reliability wise the most efficient petrol i6 engine in the world for power/cost ratio. Don’t get me wrong the LS is a good engine. Cheap (for a v8) to get power out of. More aftermarket support. It’s pushrod. And the sound (even though in my opinion it’s the worst sounding v8 due to piston firing order). But, ask anyone who’s owned one what is better for reliable power, not mass dragster power but reliable ‘cheap’ street power (500kw plus). That would be the inline 6 due to its simplicity and mechanical balance or in our case, the barra. I assume your a Holden lad, I’m a ford lad, but you gotta admit, our country produced a damn fine inline 6 engine which is technologically superior to all the outdated low litre jap crap.
Pretty sure the LS debut was in a Chevrolet Corvette, and it was designed, built, and proven in Michigan, the home of General Motors. You got it, down under, but it's an American engine.
With all the mods and money spent on this beast, it's still burdened with one of the sins Holden forced upon its' customers..... That baby poo cream horrendous looking roof lining.....how anyone thought that was a great idea is beyond me. Needs to be black.
Its a clean car, Perfect set on ride height. Didn't think the HSV's came with foggys on the front ? I've never seen one or maybe i haven't been looking hard enuf on the road... They removed them in the standard Series II which is a bummer for anyone who wants easy front brake ducts :) (the foggys were piss weak neway tho so I understand why they removed them) I don't like the front hood grille vertical bar on the HSV's so I removed it on mine with a little snip =o , they tried to make it VT style at the hood grille so thats always made me go meh. The lower front bumper is nice tho. Full sleeper would've been better (stock VFSS front and rear bars + lights), but can't knock it as I drive mine everyday anyway... :) Also props to the owner who may not have known you that well and giving you the keys.......I'm sure there was all insurance done neway but still......giving your baby away to someone is hard, I don't let anyone drive mine even my mate who races in the 86 cup and drifts for a living.......
If only the roads were dry and he had the pirelli trofeo tyres tyres on it or drag radials, then you will feel the real foce of the cars power IMHO. :)
I have the same hsv 340 r8 and my car is nowhere even close to that power man and ihit 100 in second very quick but you have to really keep the revs from dropping to maintain speed, turn of all the gay assist stuff and you no longer feel as disappointed, but still a cool car. that must be worth 500'000 to get it that way
Lol.... it’s wet as... what setting do we pick? Highest output!! Man even a stock LS will spin it up at 40km/h in 2nd in the wet.... once u have lost traction how can u accurately compare different tunes? Setting 1: it spun, setting 2: it spun a bit more, setting 3: it spun more again!
There is no way a car with 1000 rwhp will drive straight on a wet road by the way love the sound effects and the way the camera is zoomed in and out when you are on the pedal. Great work mate keep them coming 😂
HAHAHA is this a comedy !? Playing race car driver from 0 - 100 km/h . That's like reviewing surf boards in the Mediterranean !!!! 1000Hp are for getting quicker from 200km to 300km , you can't really use it from 0 - 100km/h because you can't get the power onto the road . spend heaps of money for nothing
@@yeahdog I get that, but the emphasis of JUST is incorrect. There is nowhere else the power could end other than the rear wheels.. The emphasis on JUST implies there is somewhere FURTHER that the power could go, etc. Just sounds wrong to me, that's all.
A stock rexy or Evo would chop this thing Off the mark. Yeah it's got 1000hp but try a stand still take-off without spinning it up. Great for doing land speed records though.
Clay - love your excitement - but unfortunately it was just all opinion and hyperbole. “It’s the fastest I’ve ever tested”, “it’s got big brakes - it stops really well”. “It puts power down low” Mate - buy a $225 Dragy and you’ll find out how awfully slow these cars really are on street tyres, on the street…… let alone the wet. (And watch the ‘Supercharged V8 Dragy disease’ unfold - generating lots and lots of excuses). I dare someone to do a review on a modified F6/HSV Street car (not drag car) and never mention power - but only mention Dragy times? Is it possible?
@@ericamolo1221 correct... does not mean it’s a chevy🤦♂️ designed and manufactured in Australia. Anyone who calls them a Chevy is a bum who’s just trying to prove some irrelevant point. Because at the end of the day it’s irrelevant. The LS’s are a great engine hense the reason they put them in the ss commodores. How does that make them a Chevy?? Wtf😂
