Time flies

Time flies, it seems like only a few months back I bought the Camaro. Well here we are 3 years later and its sold.

Actually it sold a few months ago to a good keen bloke from up North. It ended up being pretty aggressive. Mainly from the 3600 stall converter. Stab the throttle and you were rewarded with instant wheel spin, this would occur at most road speeds. Except perhaps on the motorway.

Chris the buyer, said it was too violent and aggressive. Id call that "working as designed".

So it was a sad sale. But it had to go to make way for this item.

100% tax deductible commercial vehicle. Which just so happens to have a Corvette LS3 V8 in it. Same basic config as the Camaro, RWD Automatic V8. Its an HSV R8 SV Maloo.

Some fancy features with heads up display etc. I already have a set of Winter tyres as it will be doing loads of miles. It arrived into the county in September, but sadly its now not going to be ready until mid November! A bit frustrating, but at least Im not managing all the to and fro about the place to get it certified and on the road.

So I wonder how long this will remain stock for?

Oh dear, a new camshaft that just coincidentally arrived around the time of the Maloo. Best I keep the two apart for a while. The Maloo has a 3 year warranty, so no point throwing that away too quickly.

Though this part looks a little more mod friendly..

The filter is HUGE, I learnt my lesson with the VXR8 which was that filter area counts as power goes up. Should be no problems with the plans on the table for the Maloo.

So ok, Ill come clean. Current plans are:

1. Rotofab 2014 SS Intake
2. Pacemaker 1-7/8 long tubes with ceramic coating into dual 3" exhaust
3. Comp custom LXL lobe Cam for durability
4. Comp conical valve springs

That will be it at that point, not looking to go too crazy. Though crazy if it does happen may consist of;

1. LS7 Ported intake
2. RHS Small bore LS7 Pro Elite heads 
3. 1.8 ratio Shaft rockers

Not planning on FIsting the engine. Too much aggravation. Solution would be to start afresh and do it properly, not the knock limited bolt on kits most use.

Alternately I can put the engine from the VXR8 into the Maloo. To be honest that's probably the most "sensible" longer term plan.