600WHP LSA Supercharged Holden Commodore // Chevy SS Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- A follow up comparison review of what its like to add an LSA supercharger to a Chevy SS (Holden Commodore)
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Coming from a place who was involved in the testing of these engines, it is still heart breaking knowing what happened to Holden. I can speak first hand that the VF series was a fantastic car all around. The engineering and enthusiasm that went into building every one of these cars was top notch. Australia had a great car here and then it just all ended. With the LSA, it was the icing on the cake for those wanting the ultimate power package. These engines have more potential in them, and are capable of some serious HP . Thank you for a great review and a thumbs up for an Aussie Icon.
In Brazil we got some of those Holdens badged as Chevrolet Omegas, they were great, not owning anything to other imports.
Agreed. I worked at 'General Motors - Holden' for a time as did my whole family. Holden's demise was a result of a number of things. As a bottom line reason, Holden eventually got the Commodore 'right' with the VF model. The problem was that by the time they achieved that, Australians had moved on from the most popular car (the Commodore) in the 80/90's to cheap, crap SUV's and other small car Korean rubbish. As a result, Holden was left holding the ball with a car nobody here wanted anymore. I have to say though that Holden had already dropped the ball in the area of marketing, sticking with an ad agency that failed to produced any impressive advertising for the cars for as long as I can remember. Additionally, Holden should never have dropped the 'General Motors' adage to their brand name. As Aussies became more global names such as Toyota, Mazda, etc where more ingrained than a backwater car manufacturer even though it was home grown. Eventually, Holden asked for money from the federal govt as they had done for years since they were running at a loss, but the Liberal government at the time refused for the first time in 30+ years, saying why should we help you out when Aussies arent even buying your cars anymore? And true to the point, much of Holden's profit by that time was coming from exports from which they (the govt) never benefited. And so came the death knell. It really is sad. Holden ended up producing one of the best 4 door cars in the world for its price point and no-one wanted it anymore. Fortunately for me I picked up a new HSV Clubsport R8 before the shutdown. I've owned it several years and it doesnt miss a beat. I love the car so much I'm about to go a Walkinshaw W547 supercharger, cam exhaust upgrade on her. This car is a keeper.
@@DavidTron63 If they hadn't stuffed up with the 3.6 motor from the VZ on, the VE would have been a great Aussie legend instead of a liability with the timing chain issue..
As a fellow Aussie....so Ford won right?
@@DavidTron63 Amen.
Thank you, Australia. You're the only other country that ever really "got" the V8 muscle car, and you did it proud.
Cars from the best country in the world the land down under 🇦🇺🇦🇺
We are also King of Burnouts here in Oz :)
The land of AC/DC, Crocodile Dundee and badass muscle cars. Love from America.
Get off the meth.
So good we don’t even make them any more
Yup from the best of USA.. GM
I live in Adelaide Australia where the Holden factory just recently closed down.. R. I. P 😢
Great review
Sad times when Holden closed down. I have one of their HSV's Clubsport R8 2012
(HSV = Holden Special Vehicle) sitting in my garage when I want to get my hoon on. I just smile at the roar and power boost. A little anti-social over 3,000rpm... just like me 😆
C u on the street.
Same here... I was genuinely upset the day it happened. 😢 at least my mate that lived in my rental on mofflin in Elizabeth grove got to see the parade of cars go past the house... wish I was able to be there that day
I live in South Australia where this weapon was made. It’s so disgusting how GM shut down Holdens car manufacturing here in Australia... not to mention steeling 120 odd million given to them by the tax payers of Australia. Holden was a true icon of Australia.
Love your work Sarah.
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Thanks for this awesome review. Many Aussie car enthusiasts are also saddened that these products are no longer being made. Even the local competitor, the Ford Falcon FGX, was an awesome car. Unfortunately their replacements here in Australia (Opel Insignia) aren't really that inspiring. They lack ... ...soul.
Bwahahahaha
How ya spot a tosser down-under, is Chevy badges on their Commodore. :D
@shane marz - not in this MoPar family :D
At 6:27, "I drove this so that I can send tires to hell"....put it on a shirt!!
I'd buy it. :-)
Good to see an Aussie icon get a mention, nice vid ☺
Is and always will be a Holden commodore!
Built in Elizabeth, South Australia. My hometown.
I'd see so many of these everyday coming out of the Holden factory on trucks with the chev badges slapped on every day. 🙂
And now you know why we love our supercharged HSVs and Walkinshaws. (On that note, if you ever come to Australia you should try and hook up a test drive in the Walkinshaw W507)
I LOL'd at the "... I drove this car to send tires to Hell" statement. Keep up the good work, Girlie!
Living in New Zealand I've had the ability to enjoy lots of great Holden's. My current Holden is a Holden that's not a Holden. It the 2018 Opel Insignia rebadged, 235Kw V6 AWD and in metallic black it's a gorgoues beast and such an awesome Grand Tourer. It just fair honks. Whilst the noise from V8's are a wonderous thang, my V6 has a sweet rasp to it that never fails to put a smile on my dial.
aussie here, I don't often add a subscribe unless the person/channel is really worthwhile but I have given you one. good content from a genuine rev head lady who can spin spanners. I approve! keep it up.
I live about 3 miles from where these cars are built, the factory has closed , last of an aussie icon glad you enjoyed it
You could buy the same power train in a stock HSV Commodore and even get this in a wagon and a ute. 12.1 stock, with a few mods like exhaust and gears they are easy 11's. The GTS had a stronger drive train and a little shorter gearing. They were Corvette money in Australia 125 k . They built a heap of them to to hang around until we get Camaro''s but they will carry a 40~50K surcharge for RHD. It's a pity the US never got the full range.... Or even a chance to keep its name.
Funny review it's difficult to jump in one of these and not want to do burnouts.
Cheers
dazaspc forgot to mention the GTSR which is a more race inspired version and started off at $150k but now are at $300k 😮 due to all the dealership mark ups
Nobody is going to buy those at that price. For those to be worth that money it will be 50 years or banana republic money. Once we get some decent cars imported ie a 300C with a hellcat drive train they will be taking up space in Holden dealers Showrooms. They will all want to have a halo car on display because who wants to see a Opel or Daewoo.
Someone send Sarah an F6 Typhoon to review,... Y'know, just so she gets that the power level is 'stock' Downunder :D
@Dazaspc - Hell Crate is the search term ;)
And still not a bar on Tesla's for similar money to the HSV's.
Nice Troll PIDsMedia
I think Sara would fall in love with an XR6T Falcon, better transmission than the Commodore and they drive better as well.
HSV is stupid money new at the moment (so are FPV by the way) Sadly the Falcon platform never got LHD. It's a real shame the rest of the world didn't get a chance to see just how good they were. There is a turbo Territory in my driveway (wifes) and it uses more fuel than my 6 liter SS and honestly stock is a bit slower.
The thing is the only RWD V8 still on sale in Australia at the moment (under 150K)by a company still in production is the Mopar. 1 in 8 of the people who buy these cars will be prepared to modify it, maybe 1 in 50 would be up for a motor swap? The 300 was never really that popular here due to it's size? I believe that there are significant insurance issues with after market SC cars here..
The Tesla isn't practical in Australia as there are few to none of the fast charge station (let alone charge stations)west of the great dividing range. You cant cross the country in a Tesla in Australia..... Unlike the US, I suppose we will have to go back to 6 cylinders...............
Cheers
@DR XR -The base GTSR starts at ~$115k, the one you're refering to is the GTSR W1 with the LS9 engine, not the LSA...
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I saw 600WHP and clicked right away haha Keep up the great work Sarah!
Sarah, I loved your review. I have a 2016 SS and will definitely look into an LSA supercharger now. Just to see how much fun you are having driving this, well, this is why I got my SS, the fun factor.
I`m impressed with your mention of density altitude. As a pilot, I`m very aware of it`s influence on performance. Both power and lift are greatly affected by it. At least there`s no humidity there which is a big factor also. I like your "flooded basement" look at 3:25. bwahaha Good job girl, very good review.
Isn't Sarah ex-Air Force? If so, it wouldn't surprise me about the density altitude reference.
Ben Whittle correct
Try a full mile above sea level and you can see why forced induction is so important where I live in Denver
2sheets to the wind How does Air density effect Aerodynamic performance in flying apart from zapping engine power?!
Anyone who is even remotely familiar with drag racing knows about DA.
The looks on your very pretty face when you dump the pedal is priceless 👌
Have 2015 with Holden badging. White with Black roof. Looks great and will now put a supercharger on it after watching this video. Thanks
Douglas Baumgartner.
I originally came found your channel from the first Chevy SS video you posted. I hope one day your get a permanent LS powered car on your channel. Either way your videos are great and I enjoy watching them. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to upcoming videos.
Glad to share our Aussie icon ss. Wife loves the Ute we have and I never see her any more lol. Next time put a cover on the seat so you don’t wet it.
Holy fish collection!
So sad Holden is gone.
Holden cars were my youth
I'm a Aussie and I love my Fords hands down. But yeah the SS GAVE ME A LITTLE WOOD LOVE IT ❤
Betty White is up for sale! This is your car Sarah! I bought my 17 SS because of you!
My wife's e mail! lol, I'm Scott
i have an LSA and auto from a VF GTS in my Nissan Patrol. absolutely love it. easy to get parts and people know how to tune it. but others like sticking a 6.6 duramax in them. too tight a fit and most of the support to run them has to come from the US.
Oh my... love the camera shake on startup. That little shimmy and shake mine does on startup never gets old. Once mine is out of warranty, I will likely add a cam+headers+tune. Not as big on doing the blower... but a wicked up N/A LS? Oh heck yeah.
A customer of ours has an LS3 Commodore, supercharged, cammed, tuned etc, his makes around 700 wheel. I never thought that you could have too much for street use, but I was wrong, It's absolutely INSANE!
I love my Holdens , i worked for a Holden dealership as an apprentice in Perth and my first car was a HOLDEN LJ GTR , RIP HOLDEN
Bet you wish you still had it now thankfully I still have my Torana Hatchback
just saw this video, i had a 2007 Z06 I had to sell due to health issuers, but i wanted a nice car to replace it. I tried the Caddy CST V but it just didn't feel right. Then i found this 2015 SS and wow it was so easy to drive. But after a bit i thought the car was too heavy. And needed a little help. So i added Eibach coil springs which also lowered it 1 inch. A pair of BRM trailing arms of thicker steel and harder bushings, then i found a fella that sells LSA Kits for $5,000 and bought that too. I added Methanol injection and the water intercooler. Stock cam, exhaust, but a new tune to adapt the PCM to the boost. I used the stock pulley to get 9 PSI, but worried about the lack of gauges. So i added three gauges Oil Pressure, Fuel Pressure and of course Boost. centered over the middle dash speaker area. Now after about 1,000 miles i think i had found the perfect retirement cruiser. Little over 500 HP really helps the heavy car although as you know the car drives nimble. Factory mufflers sounds real nice with 9 PSI. It seems you would AGREE, the SS is one hell of a ride.
I'm an Aussie, and own a 2012 VE V HSV GTS with mods. Glad you enjoy the VF. Pity you don't get the CLUBSPORT or GTS or GTS-R or GTS-R W1
The GTS-R W1 is fucking amazing. I'd love to see someone here in the states take a wrecked ZR1 Vette and swap the engine into one to make it.
Hey Sarah, great review and glad you liked the car.
I am sure you would like the car seen down under.
Your really getting good with the little edit cuts, there Funny as 💩 and your facial expressions crack me up. The Fiesta Flash
Glad you had a blast in it. 600hp is no joke! You know the score. 4 beans, not bad not bad. I know you liked ragging on it. As fun as it was, probably didn’t want to return it.
Even the scenery you're driving through looks like you could be in the Australian outback. Thought you might go all Mad Max on us !
Loved the review. GM and the Australian Government needs to hang their heads in shame. We are a small country, but we can mix it with the best. It has always felt; that someone was behind the scene pulling Australian car manufacturing apart. The rebirth of Torana around 2008 would have helped secure the numbers to remain viable. But it’s to little to late.
The Button Car Plan. That was the beginning of the end for the Ozzie car industry.
Aussie here. I have 2017 white SSV redline. My uncle has gold 2017 W1.
Glad you like my daily driver, here in South Africa we call it the Lumina SS. The only thing I don't overtake is the garage, even when I have filled up I'm looking for the next gas station. Great review, but I am a little bias towards the car, but you did a great job as always. Now for the EVO..............LOL
I still have my 2004 VY Wagon. It's up best car I've ever owned. I hate to get rid of it, but we'll getting too difficult to maintain it with spare parts. Were I in Australia, where parts are plenty, it would up a different story.
Good luck with channel. Doing great so far!
Great review (just found it on TH-cam) even though I have been following this channel for years. I even named my Forrester GUMP also 🤣
My 2012 HSV Clubsport R8 just puts a smile on my face and sounds very anti-social when hitting the pedal to the metal
It is a shame for Australia that we no longer build cars and this was our best one
blame union bosses and progressive policy
I own one of these and I love it. Unfortunately they don’t make them here anymore and as such, the price for them has gone up considerably.
What A Weapon! Sounds Tough!!!!! Love It
Great review... Keep up with the good work!!
Ironically in Australia they remove the Holden badges and put Chevy ones on...
Max Power not on this car. This car would be a stock HSV. And NO HSV owner is going to remove the HSV badges and put chev badges on.
@@Jledcustoms meh. It already looks bogan lowered that way and with those wheels. Chevvy badges wont change anything.
So here in Australia owners of these cars remove the Holden badges and install the Chevy “bow tie” badges, whereas in America the owners remove the Chevy badge and install the Holden badge........hmmm
its so true aye makes me laugh when my turbo 6 falcon ute smokes em all.
Cause it adds 5bhp 😂😂
And when they do, all the other holden commodore drivers give them shit. A bow tie is the worst thing you can do to a Holden. Also this car would never get a chev badge. Because it’s a HSV in Australia. And NO HSV driver is EVER going to remove the HSV badges and put a chev badge on
Darren S
l seen a LS6L chev with 2000hp a couple of weeks ago , your falcon turbos were a laughable joke that fell apart quicker than they could fix them ,. the smoke you talk of was cmn from your exhaust...
No smoke here mate mine is stock FPV ute don't bother with all that go fast bullshit,mine is coming up 8 yr old now no issues with her but then I do look after here very well.
Love that i own one here in New Zealand this killer is a beeeeeeeast see her reaction soon as she boost it her eye's are wide haha this is what it does i drove so many cars but this is the best I've ever owned holden supercharge
They're nice but they're so common, although I suppose not in the states, check out the gts r w1or even the lsa r8.
I Love my Supercharged 2014
started following you since the s-10, keep up the good work. P.S. your Super cute!
Straya!!!!
Have a ve at the moment and that vf sounds nice
Sarah ya need to try a Ford Falcon Barra upgraded turbo1400 WHP with turbo valve springs and oil pick up upgrade.....
I love your humor.
The Chevy ss is actually a Holden hsv comedore just different badge so actually the Chevy ss is Australian
best car revue ever!
Chevy Power 💪🏽 keep those reviews coming
That's a bad ass ss I have a red 2014 ss an I love it
Fun video...new follower...like your style and delivery. Cheers, Kevin
Just a heads up do a little more research that supercharged engine and engine are stock for that vf ss here in Australia great video tho keep it up its ashame Holden is gone
Well you wanna see when these were out and ripped around the Supecars track...
sarah love your reviews great job you rock
Outstanding Vid as usual !
Need to drive a turbo Ford barra
dang dang absolutely
Anything from fpv
Love your edits 😂 Siiiiiiick car!
6.2-litre supercharged V8 the most powerful engine in a two-door ute -sport truck- in the world (Holden Maloo) would make a great video if you liked that car 580 hp +. straight off the factory floor.
Love it 💯🔥Do more Pontiac videos 🙏 hi from Australia
Four Beans? Awesome Sarah!
Your driving right around I live 👍👍
The expressions on her face, tho! ...💡
Should had got holden wheels, huge range of sexy wheels
Great Commentary
Thank you Sarah!
You should come to Sydney Australia and drive my 2012 HSV r8 clubsport 900 whp 🙂
Holy Fish collection!!!!
Holden made the best 4 door sport cars masquerading as passenger cars ever. With proper brakes and tyres, the Holdens outperform any of the top Euro cars by bmw and merc. Especially in the rain.
how funny, in australia people put chev badges on them but over there in the states, old mate has whacked a holden badge on lol
Butt dyno , love it.
In Australia people put Chevrolet badges on Holdens haha.
Cool review 👍
azza655 only the idiot ones. And they get shit for it
I was expecting some blonde notes and some attention seeking woman but you are truly amazing with your technical facts, meticulous in terms of your experience.Great review keep up the good work n apologise for underestimating you .
Bombadore,, hoon mobile. The hp numbers are always stretched!
Here in Oz they put Chevy badges on them!!
Oh wow Tucson!
new subscriber. very well doje video. funny , informative and had that womanly touch !💪👍
Oh girl you you need to visit us in Australia these are every day drives over her
Why am i the only one that hates these cars when people do the holden conversion here in the US?? Much prefer the chevy badging.
I5ZQ8 why do some people hate tuna fish on pizza?
I5ZQ8 it’s as annoying as Aussie’s commenting about it on every damn Chevy SS video on TH-cam.
I hear ya, same thing with the goats and people commenting on how it's really a monaro...bruhh sooooo annoying
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Funny how some SS owners put Holden badges on when Aussie Commodore owners put Chevy badges on.🤔
Great review, so bloody funny as an Australian people over here are abused when they put Chev badges on their commodores. Classic!
In Aussie the put chev badges on them ....go figure. Do they have Ford Falcon FPVs over there?
Great video as allways
Should review a HSV maloo
love your work
I love to own things not everyone can have. Not even if you're rich. Like this. Or a Ford Sport Trac ADRENALIN in lightning blue.
There's a white one up here in my work parking lot in Mesa. Not quite sure of the trim level though.
Weird are heck to see a left hand drive Commodore ! Why are the utes so rare over there then guys ?
By tuning them and leaving the stock transmission in there is questionable down the road that transmission will have problems
I just subscribed.
Great review!!!
If you were in Aus - I would have to ask you out!!
Women and tough cars - so hot!!!
When you get used to it and want more... find something with a barra under the hood
How did the holden commodore get in to the U.S and the fpv gt not alound in the U.S I do not get it 🤔🤔