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Welcome to another Episode of Ross Reviews AU on this weeks Video we catch up with @TinShed & check out their Tuned L67 VY Calais! At almost 400rwhp this Supercharged V6 Actually Takes OFF!! Built 4 spd Auto RWD..i was really actually blown away. what do you think of the L67 Supercharged V6 Engine.. comment your thoughts below!
Can A Tuned L67 Actually Be Fast?? This Is What Happened || VY Calais
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Ross is slowly becoming an Aussie, you can hear it LOL
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He's got the round mouth of a septic tank no Aussie bout it
Farkenhellmaaate
7:51 yup
I’m a ford man but those l67s go hard with the right mods
They absolutely do
Been racing and modifying L67s for around 17 years. Have been 8.81@160 some time ago. The 3800 is under rated, especially once you get into turbo combos. 👍
Quick time mate!!
@shaunsankey5836 cheers. She had plenty left too.
Far out that’s wild! Definitely got potential these
@@RossReviewsauthey go all right 🤔
Strong bottom ends
I bought a new l67 S pack in 1998 and still have it, around 270k km, completely stock. I remember going for a tour of Holden Engine Manufacturing plant in around 1997. They had a stack of these engines on crates that they imported ready made from USA sitting in bulk in one section of the building. I always wanted to turbo the VT with a compound setup but ended up turboing EA to EF falcons which was a better and easier car to make good power IMO.
Great review of the Calais, Ross. I love the work he’s put into this car to make it as quick as it is. I really like that he’s kept the exterior stock. It like the colour too. Love the sound of supercharger whine. The 0-100 was quite impressive. Would love see what time it could get with more traction and a better surface. A credit to the owner once again.
this really surprised me! the eco tech can rip when modified correctly
Appreciate the comments mate 🙂
Thanks Pete.. I Just need sheepskin covers and some greys...
U selling her mate?@@catfishcalais
@@catfishcalais are you the owner? Looking at a 1999 C180 Mercedes massive 90KW 4 banger just rotting in my yard, with RWD.. Time to L67 it?!!
Such an underated motor glad they are now getting the attention they deserve!
Def are a bit of fun with a few mods thrown at them mate :-)
I was impressed
@shaunsankey5836 I've enjoyed mine for the last 4 years with a good amount of mods. I've gone turbo now so maybe Ross will need to do a vid on it
4:05 the l67 has been around at least since the start of VT (1997), whereas the barra was released for BA (2002). I personally feel like it was more of a response to the VCT Intech given the similar power figures, even though I'm not sure which one was released first.
edit: the l67 was first used in the VS, thank you to those who pointed this out
yes your absolutely correct.. just had turbo barra on my mind.. lol VCT in tech would be a closer comp
L67 was first released in the VS Commodore.
@@RossReviewsau Im Impressed with this car, but it shows you how good stock for stock the AU VCT is.
L67 was first in VS commodore in 1995 or 1996.
Possibly but there was many turbo SOHC E-Series getting around in the 90s. That's the reason Ford turbocharged the Barra because they seen how good those street builds were
So cool to see a tuned supercharged 6. I especially love the VY calais, very stylish looking car and to have supercharged 6 is icing on the cake.👌👌
Cheers mate, In this colour with the l67 and cream/brown leather interior, I had never seen before, one of then reasons I bought was to have something different
Glad you liked it!
@@catfishcalais it's a good combo 👌
Nice Clip. Very rare to see Holden Fan's do up a V6. It's mostly the V8's they focus on.
We only work on these engines and have done so for 10yrs+, very underrated engine because they don't make massive hp, but def have the nm to make up for it
I want to see all the different models
I'm pretty sure most of these engines will outlive their owners..
L67 VS with a t56 is about as quick as one can legally go on P plates in the eastern states.
they def move when opened up
@@RossReviewsau underdrive, frontmount, big injectors and a tune and you're on the way to serious power, pretty impressive for a 90° pushrod V6.
That, and an older model Golf R (5th or 6th gen). I think it is like 0.5Kw/T under the P plate power limit.
Nope. Turbo Territory with a tune and some basic mods.
@@TheSPazCOREyou get a dodgy motor though
7:51 - "Faaaaarkin 'ell maaayte!" Lol! I have a 2002 VY wagon that's currently stock and in pretty good condition, being a daily driver for 20 years. I'd love to do something similar with it - retain the original look as a bit of a sleeper, but with a hell breathing supercharged six under the bonnet!
This is really inspiring, cheers Ross and @TinShed!
Thanks for watching mate! You definitely should
Well did you do it yet? Lol
@@rollajay5301 Ha! no, money problems have delayed it- but i still have big plans!
Awesome bus mate! I really appreciate the standard look you've chosen here. Well done mate!!
Now that is a nice little build. It's all tasteful, nothing OTT with stupid suspension, 22" Simmons and tacky stickers. Would make for an awesome daily, more than enough grunt for the street, but it's still a runs like a bone stock VY Calais.
Grandpa spec was the goal mate, lambswool seat covers and venetian blind incoming lol
I agree. I like it
Very sleeper I like it
@@catfishcalais and propper mudflaps
... they really should have stuck with and developed this combo instead of going Alloytech route unfortunately ... Coming from a Holden guy here.
Cheers for the day out Jonny!! I'll let you know when the next project will be ready. #mangnaro
thanks again guys
Will need to get you back to Brissy when the Mangnaro is ready to go Jonny!! 600+hp with a manual 🙂
Thanks for the review John. I had a fully optioned tungsten grey 2004 L67 Calais and I loved it. Such an underrated car and engine, but also underwhelming without mods. So I went ahead and did a 10psi pulley swap, water to air intercooler, exhaust and tune and it was awesome. Cam, rockers and stroker kit and they become an absolute weapon. Another car that I can add to the list of regretful sales.
Another VY L67 owner 🙂Great car! No plan on selling mine anytime soon, that's for sure!
@shaunsankey5836 hold onto it mate. It's a unicorn. This is only my opinion, but the VL and VY were the best Commodores to roll off the production line. Subscribed to your channel. Cheers
@@mrcaps1971 No plans on getting rid of it anytime soon mate 🙂 Thanks for the sub!
Thanks for watching mate :)
Had a l67 in a vx with a getrag 5 speed behind it.
The box made it feel like a completely different car.
Yep, an extra pedal and having to shift yourself will do that I guess.
This thing is cool! So good to see something different and away from the ls's. They'll always be cool, but good to see people stepping outside the circle and daring to do something different. Keen to see this around brissy sometime, props to the guys who built it.
more are on the way.. glad you enjoyed it
We are based on the Northside, give us a wave if you see me mate 👋
We have done everything ourselves except for paint job, gearbox rebuild, headwork
LS's are fun but everyone has one
"Farking hell mate" in the most aussie accent ever haha the best
Part of the citizenship test now lol
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Glad to see an L67 on this channel... Something different to an LS and when they're done right (like this one), they fly down the road... Great review 👍
BTW, I'm pretty sure the owner also had a Supercharged CV6 Monaro (or maybe not)
They go alright for a little v6 with a little blower sitting on top mate.
That's correct, Evan currently has a 2003 vy monaro factory l67 sitting in the shed waiting for parts and we will begin working on that shortly 😉
Hope to see some more in the future
#Mangnaro #Partsloading
Love a good clean sleeper! This has all the power you realistically need for a fun street car.
The goal was 400hp, so we got pretty close 😊
Great sleeper and plenty for the road
Need to go noodling
Yesss!!! 🤘💪 glad you finally got to see what these things can do, keep em coming Ross😂
goes well!
Ohh they can do alot more
@@TinShed 💯
7:44 the shoulders, then head back in the seat. No acting there 😂
Bruh that's not acting, the car shifted and threw him back more
No acting here bro.. it slams you 👀 hard to see on camera but it kicks
Been waiting for ever for you to do a super 6 👌🏽👌🏽
Finally happened
To be honest the 3.8l didn't really need more power, it needed more gears.
I remember my series 1 WH ecotec would do 70kmh in 1st gear and 130kmh in 2nd gear. They should have gave it 6 gears before getting rid of it.
These vy Calais are some of the best looking commodores IMO. Almost bought one recently but stayed away only because of the lack of manual.
I would love a manual as well mate, but I wanted to keep it as "factory" as I could lol
I almost scored a hot house green S Pac L67 factory manual in 2018 for 4k but after talking with my parents we were like nah we already had too many cars and we recently sold a auto l67 in the same colour. We should've done it in 2018 because now it would be worth triple that price
Super sweet sleeper, luv it! Like an Aussie Buick GN!!!
Couldn't agree more!
Love that supercharger whine!
Goes good
Cool build- good to see something a little different. Nice, tidy streeter.
Thanks mate, that was the goal 😊
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video, nice wheels, I run a tuned 99 STI, and one of these gave me a run, was surprised to see it keep up, not sure what he had done, could only see exhaust and wheels but rolling from 80kph, it pulled even till around 120-130ish
Tuned 99 STI would be quick mate! Tuned L67 just has such an linear torque curve when tuned correctly, makes for a lot of fun 🙂
Nice set up...there a great motor...had one did over 450,000 klm with no rebuild on gas...great review....if the owner could get some air from outside the engine bay into that charger......would definitely help .......👍👍👍
The pod filter is just for now mate, custom air intake is in the works 🙂
In the states, the 3800 had quite a following for being very reliable and easy to make power for. Scene for it is nearly dead now, but still lots of built 3800s trolling
I'm trying to keep it alive but I need more $$$ 😂
I had vt Claias l67 on internationals wheels with a very similar set up years ago it was fun to drive
this was a very fun street car
I've got a couple l67. After building the factory stroker in the vr I wanted to play with the l67 after knowing a bloke with an 11.1 VP with one.
With the price of ls motors and getting a 304 quick they're good option. I'd owned plenty of turbo cars but never a blower so decided to go that way.
The 210 @.050 refreshed stock l67 with headers and a spacer is cool in the vu/vy/vz mongrel ute I've got.
Now I've got a +1 mm oversize , forged rod , main studded , 216/226 xpz cammed , a2a motor on the stand with a Baz modified blower for a vs.
Another 100rwhp and 300kgs lighter should be exciting!
Been watching the whole restoration on Evan's channel, Great to see it on your channel mate!
awesome car!
Appreciate the views mate 🙂 Keep your eyes peeled for the "Mangnaro build" coming up!
@@catfishcalais Been watching the Monaro build as well mate! I've been watching all the videos the day they come out since you blokes started the Calais resto, Keep up the great content mate!
@@_XTA Thanks mate, hope we made you laugh a few times lol
Thanks for following bud.. don't worry we got more planned
I have a VH with the L67 and its a rocket!
That is sick so glad to see a V6 commdore modified rather than a V8
Everyone else can have a LS1, I'll stick to my L67 🙂
Took a while to find one
Most people mod the v8 because it's better 😊
the collab we've been needing
hope to do it again :)
Surely you have something cheeky coming with the vt or the Monaro !
My mate had a turbo l67 in his Calais, it only lasted about an hour but it was mental while it did
glad to hear the correct pronunciation
I learned
Love the old L67s i still regret not dropping one into my old VX exec back in the day..
they go well with some mods
@@RossReviewsau especially if the main mod is a turbo conversion - I'm very surprised there aren't alot more of them
Very nice setup
thanks mate :-)
Definitely goes well
Well the prices of L67s have just gone up 😢
Probably will go up now 🥲
That road at the intro is right near my workplace haha. Always a good road to send it
It sure is!👏
You prob heard us doing laps mate lol
Good ol pinkenba
Beast ! Makes me miss My vx calais L67..
Nice set up this
Many moons ago my mate had a VT calais with an l67. Manulised auto with 3200stall, drilled/upgraded soilinoids, cams, exhaust,front mount intercooler, roller rockers, built diff, I forget what size pulley here and I think it was about 14-16 lb . He spent around $16k on it 328rwhp.... which doent sound like a lot but it made 1163nm of torque... my mate sold it cheaper than he should have and then 6 months later guy tried to sell it back to him for more fully thrashed out with a different diff and transmission. I rate l67's. They cop a lot of flak but when not old and flogged out, they are quite a respectable donk.
Your mates car would've been a bit of fun! Depending how long ago you're talking, we might know the owner. Been working on these cars for 10yrs+
@@catfishcalaisit was fun in the dry but honestly almost too much and you couldn't drive in wet conditions no matter how soft you tried to drive it, even with 285 rears. was probably about 8-10 years ago. his name is Darren, he got all the work done at BYE PERFORMANCE in Perth, Western Australia.
Like it. Top end power great but thats just there fast. Nice one.
Cheers mate
Love the underdogs and the L67 is a worthy powerplant when some mods applied. Sounds great too.
cheers mate 🙂
"farkrn hell m8" in American. Gold
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Come for a drive in my VF ssv with 818 rwhp id be more than grateful with a vid with you bro
Shoot me a message on Insta or fb would love to organise that🤝
Haven't you ever heard the old racing statement " more than 500 HP is useless through the back wheels "
Pretty cool. Sounds good too. !!!!
thanks mate, simple system - long series extractors, magnaflow cats, twin 2 1/4 xforce cat back with rear muffler
It does!
I once had a WH Statesman L67, I only did roller rockers and a pulley upgrade, and it was easily one of my favourite cars I've ever owned and would own another if i could find the right one. (Someone crashed into mine and wrote it off)
, you should have keep it for parts , , hopefully you be able to det another , one , , Hope you got paid out from the crash , people's do not look and bad judgements when driving, it sucks when shit happens , they are really , Good looking ,car that why brought one for 2000 grand , interior Good little more room at the back , , need a tidy up on the engine and paint , that ok , but it still go even with water issues , and rust underneath , and I even got people's want to buy it , , slowly doing it up , , new batt ,fuel pump ,starter , fuel filter, tyres ,
I'm just glad I can do it myself repairs , 😊 after someone side swiped my l67 Calais that riden off but still GOES 😅😅😅 AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT , JUST NEEDS PANEL AND DOORS REPLACED AND BACK ON DRIVING , WITH WATER ISSUES , ,, GOT NEW CASKETS FOR IT,, just a common things that needs replacing , ,
Very cool 😮
About to get my second supercharged commodore this weekend 🙏 had to sell my VY super 6 a couple years ago and missed that whine ever since 😢
Nice work
I love the wine lol gimme more wine 😂😂😂😂
Pretty sweet build aye
Loved it
Great car, perfect daily/sleeper
Cheers mate, that was the goal 🙂
It sure is!
L67s are awesome especially in the earlier model Commodore and statesman had one in a vs statesman not much could touch it at the traffic lights quick off the mark
I must say that did look pretty damn fast
It goes
Just ordered my wipers
woop woop
You legend 😮💨👏
Nice VY Man😎
Cheers mate!
Very clean
Smooth as silk 👍
Its smooth to drive whether your going fast or just cruising :-)
Goes good
7:50 Ross you sounded like a aussie. Thats what makes us😉
If your keen to review a 2015 Vf sv6 cammed I’m happy to Ross
shoot me a massage on FB or Insta :)
From memory the supercharged 6 pretty much split the difference between the standard 6 and V8 price.
I hope you went and paid Baz at brushworks slick Sixers while you were in Brissy mate?. Him and another Baz are the kings of l67s in Australia! 😁🤘. I have a nice VY l67 as well. Not stock at all 😁
Paid a visit I meant
This has been 100% tuned by Baz mate - wouldn't let anyone else touch it 🙂
Ive got a turbo "nugget" one of these engines you can check out if you like 😊
_❤Love the sleeper look👏🏼with a sledgehammer punch👊🏼_ … _congrats to Sean and great review Ross👍🏼_ … _BTW: any relation to _*_Willem Powerfish_*_ Sean?_
Love the description mate lol
Not that I know of 😅
🤣 long lost cousin
@@catfishcalais _yeh, Calais is a weapon bro 👏🏼👏🏼, I’ve got a supercharged (Harrop) JDM sleeper, I can totally relate 😎_
@@RossReviewsau😂 _he’s the spit of him_ 👍🏼👍🏼
@@thatguyben3128 Sleeper's FTW lol what size harrop you running mate?
Gotta love a good l67
I sure do mate 🙂
I do now 😮💨👏
I do miss my old calais international she was intercooled 16 psi and lots of other goodies but i dont miss the fuel bill.
Would've been a nice car mate! Mine is not a daily, so the fuel bill is acceptable lol
@@catfishcalais yeah true
Tuned cars are always thirsty haha
Yeah that was COOOOL
Little bit of fun mate 🙂
😎🫶
Hot Air Intake Filter?
I recon OTR Cold Air Intake would help dramatically.
Still working progress I believe
Loved my vy s2 calais l67, but couldn't say no to th 6.0 vz calais when a friend decided to sell, both were the same colour so some friends thought I had engine swapped haha
I’d prefer an LS but these can go well
As much as the revised sv6 engine would have been nice with a supercharger or turbo, why would they? Off the floor it made 190kw from 3.5L, which was 19kw more than the supercharged 3.8L L67. I've always thought the L67 had shockingly low figures for it's size, both in NA and SC form.
This here, is very good to see a L67 made into the engine that it should have been from factory.
Good daily runaround
Could be, but not with the price of E85 atm 😞
Definitely a sleeper
I’ve owned falcons my whole life. Just bought an l67 - let’s see how it goes.
keep us posted :)
i like how you blurred out the number plate , but forgot to do it at the start of the video , hahha
Only do it if they break traction.. I don’t have time to blur the entire video
Fuck yes need to get mine like this
im impressed
I was to
Dammmm that is cool . Very nice RIDE 😮👍🇦🇺 I'm a Ford bloke and I believe in the road daily driver 350/450 max HP is plenty serious you can have fun all day long with out always needing to spend $50k plus . Find a clean ride Ford or Holden $10/15 max spend $10/15 max and you got a whole lot of Fun. Enjoy
Appreciate the comments mate. 350-450hp on the streets is plenty!! Def haven't spent anything close to $50k!!
@@catfishcalais g'day mate cool I was thinking alot of people possibly stay out of playing around with cars. But be good for alot of people to know as you I assume would agree you don't need to spend a fortune to a have a nice ride. I take my hat off to those that spend alot of money and you can clearly see that some of their projects are beautiful. But definitely the 300 to 400 range with the correct drive line you can certainly have fun and impress some people. Obviously in safe circumstances 😎🙏😄 That's your hey? Very cool I remember them saying the name Shaun. Sorry if I'm wrong but yeah I really liked your ride mate very cool.
@@patrickaussieMilartry I had a VE commodore and I went back to the VY for ease of working on the engine, much simpler tech. Def don't need to spend a lot of $$ to have fun, there's more money in my suspension/paint job then engine mods. 400hp was the goal, so we got pretty close. Def me in the video mate. Appreciate the comments :-)
@@catfishcalais AWESOME mate I'm having fun in a very clean BF G8 Fairlane 06 model. Mine is pretty much all original couple little tweaks I've got just under 345 HP She's a long wheelbase but if I want I'll loose traction in first and nice little chirp in second. The 5.4 litre pushers her along just nicely. But their isn't to many of the G8s. She's in almost perfect condition owned previously by the one owner who sadly passed on old age. He treated her from new like his child. I'm actually very proud to own her. Lighting Strike Silver charcoal black leather inside. Cheers again and best of luck with doing what you love 👍
@@patrickaussieMilartry 345hp is a healthy number mate! I would hold on to it if I was you and look after it. Cheers for the support mate!
L67 was out for many years before Barra Turbo.
I love the VY supercharged. Rare car and very very desirable now. Im so upset because my family sold a hot house green supercharged S pac auto very cheap it was a bit rough but still good. Then found a supercharged hot house green manual supercharged at a 2ndnhand dealer ship for 4k in 2018 we almost bought it then didnt. Now im swearing at myself everyday because now that car is worth at least 10--13k and we couldve had ine for under 5k in manual. Cars were cheap.before covid. 😢
The Calais as a Series 1 VY in this colour with the cream/brown leather interior and L67 is pretty scarce, I've never seen another one with that colour/engine selection.
@@catfishcalais true. Still sad I got rid of mine but more sad we didn't buy the manual one ☹️
Mate all I can say is that's one of the best sleepers I've ever seen & a lot of blokes jaws will drop when they challenge him at the lights hahaha,great review Johnny thanks buddy.
absolutely they killed it with the sleeper look
I got a 01 vx l67 stock but with some mods
I'm a ford man, but I do enjoy a nice L67
They go well
I miss my vx2 L67 calais
Currently own a 05 statesman alloytec with paddle shift
I wish it were L67 but hey gonna make do with some diff gears and call it a day
Statesman would be next level comfy over the Calais though mate, plenty of leg room in the Statesman's
Supercharge the Alloytec?? haha
@@catfishcalais its smooth ngl with my seat all the way back so I can fit the rear seat passengers still can't touch my back rest 😂
@@RossReviewsau shhh dont tempt me haha
Super Mang
Mangatang 😂
Mangatang.... Name for next project perhaps 🤔
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@@TinShed Yes please! And mention me too!
These things haul ass when some mods are done. Had a mate with xu6 with 220rwkw. You would need 280rwkw XR6t to keep up with it
What they lack in hp/kw they make up with in torque, the power is just on tap, no turbo lag here!
It’s impressive what they can do
Love the reviews but damn didn't let bro speak about his own car haha😊
in north America this engine came in FWD cars, the torque steer was real.
I couldn't imagine trying to hold on to it with the amount of torque steer it would have lol
@@catfishcalais they also made the same car with a 5.3L V8, its the grand Prix GXP.
Couldn’t imagine that punch in FWD 🤣💀
I am pretty sure that in the States, they used the buick 3.8 lt v6 and added a turbo to it. Perhaps someone here can remember that particular model.
@@mariobrnabic4252 im Canadian, the Buick V6 with a turbo was in the GNX Grand National from the 80's. the L67 was in cars like the Grand Prix GTP.
It’s cool - no doubt. But an LS powered commo will do it more cheaply and more reliably.
Prob more cheaply, but you already have an extra 2 cylinders mate lol, reliability wise - no dramas so far in 11 yrs
I’d prefer an LS but it’s good to be different
man i thought i recognised this bloke...i just watched the video of the dyno run!
I'm famous!! lol
Awesome!
I had a vy Calais but a ls1
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I have a manul l67 in my Ute 👌🏻
That would be cool
Joint owners? They make a lovely couple
They built together not joint owners just they both run the TH-cam channel
I have a factory vt l67 with 159???ks on it would love mine to look like this motor wise that is
I had a hsv senator l67 and she was a grunty beast always wanted to mod it unfortunately sold it as after wet weather you could hear at least a bucket load of water sloshing around everytime you turned a corner holden problems eh
Wat pulley is he running, I've got a 9psi on mine
I have a vy series 2 2003 l67 calais with all the running gear out of my vy series 2 2004 spac l67 my running gear lists is 10 psi pulley 1.9 roller rockers bigger push rods to match grolwer cold air intake 444 cc Injects hurricane headers straight to 2 100 cell magna flow cats to a near brand new 2/25 stainless Steel xforce exhaust ls1 hsv 3.7 lsd diff
With only 120 something thousand on motor & box's still yes to get a tune
I've smoked a high out put vz calais it only has a exhaust at the time my car only had the 444 cc injects 10 psi pulley exhaust & extractors and big mouth ss cold air intake
Some good mods there mate, I would def look at some form of intercooling to help the m90 keep cool, heat transfer is the killer of hp in these engines
Only on my red ps in nsw risking my license as it is mate
Were is the link for the vy