What it's like owning a 2017 Chevy SS and mod update
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- Little 8 month and 11,000 mile update on what its like driving a Chevy SS Sedan everyday and mods I've done so far to it.
Mods are-
Rotofab Cold Air Intake, DSX Flex Fuel Kit, 2.25" inlet and outlet Xpipe removing the 2 secondary cats, Lingenfelter 160* T-stat, King Springs SSL, and a Dyno Tune
I have had mine for almost 2 years now. I love it. There will never be another GM 4 door sedan like it.
Especially considering Holden Australia don't make cars anymore :(
Parts already getting tough. Took my '17 in for last warrantees servicing and a collision guy there pointed out a red '17 on premises (that I almost bought instead of blue one in late '17) that a doctor bought for his HIGH SCHOOL DAUGHTER(!!!). Anyway, red one had fender bumper damage: $6,000!!
richard casey this will become a future classic, Don’t go overboard with any mods and watch the value rise!
@@paulsz6194 Really Paul? A future classic. Why don't YOU buy one and keep me updated on that rising value.
@@bobpierce115 will do-thanks for the encouragement! So at what point do you se Chevrolet releasing another rwd V8 sedan?
Perhaps you're in with Mary Barra and she whispers you sweet something's that we all would like to know?
That is a great machine! I have the Chevy SS older brother, the Pontiac G8 and bought it new in 2009 and it is still a great car. Of course both vehicles were made by GM's Holden Division in Australia. It is a shame that GM has discontinued both cars. They really filled a gap for a powerful American four door sedan. Thank you for explaining your mods and a great video!
Bought my SS when I was 21 2 years ago. Can’t wait to finally pay this shit off so I can start throwing some real money into it. Yes I was young and dumb but don’t regret this car one bit! The Australians know how to make a 4Door sleeper Sedan
Nothing wrong with having good enough credit to finance a car lol
Chicken Tenders Agreed, but a lot of things have changed in my life that made me realize this car could’ve waited & I could’ve invested money elsewhere in a much smarter way. It’s not a big deal though, just had to keep working 10 times harder & push for those promotions.
RawLikeThat can’t worry about sunk costs, only move forward. I love my 14ss. Best of luck in your future endeavors!
@@RawLikeThat Currently in the same boat with my first car that I have now. Plan to trade it in for a 2017 Chevy SS with 9k miles in Aug. not sure if it will be the 1hr drive tho
@@RawLikeThat How many cars give you the smiles per mile of an SS and don’t depreciate? From what I’ve seen, these cars are worth as much used as they were new. Especially the manual trans cars.
This is a best review on this car. Great job. Ones I finish paying off my Harley I am getting same one.
Thanks alot
I agree with you about the wheels and yes good choice you don't see many in the wild.
I have a 2016 hsv Lsa senator. Has 1.7/8 headers with 3” exhaust CAT delete. Ditched the MRC for coilovers. Cold air intake and tune. 620 BHP. Best daily. My 5th HSV Senator. Cannot beat Australian HSV. But now all gone. Love your colour. Don’t get that in Australia.
That sounds like an awesome setup!
Lol this dudes chill. Honest review. Good review.
I want one dammit
wanted to thank u for you honest review, just how u stated alot of people dont know how good this car really is. you can add whipple charger and wipe out any charger. great job. reach out when you ready to sell.
Appreciate it! Don't see the car being for sale for a little while, love the car
ok cool keep up the great job with reviews. looking for one and will give u update when i get it.
I have a 2017 SS M6 with 18k miles in orange blast. It is original right down to the little stickers at the bottom of the side windows. GM got it right this car. No need to change anything to make it better.
My 2017 SS says 22MPG, Mostly mountain driving, little city driving.
That’s what I get in my 2018 Honda Accord 1.5 lmao
Sweet wheels bro.. I have the 2014 ss and I love mines. Only thing I've done to it is add the pedal commander and throttle response is way more responsive.
At 6:25 you mentioned 15.3mpg and I wanted to converted it to liters/100km and guess what it's equal to 15.3 liters/100km 😅
Got lucky and found one for the six speed manual with 600 miles on it💯
Nice! What color?
Drove The SS whilst in the police Highway Patrol . Great cars.
Nice video, color is awesome brother, those wheels really does make ur calipers pop.
Ya it was a huge difference I wasn't expecting. It's now a real eye catcher going down the road
Really nice ss i really want one. If i get a 17 i will also change those wheels to the 15 ones.
I would get one with a manual transmission
We miss them too last of Australian built cars with American muscle
GM obviously knew this car wasn't going to sell great, which is unfortunate but I would have loved to see it sell like wildfire. Definitely wouldn't mind seeing more of them around.
The car would have sold great if they did any marketing
Maybe because they were made in Australia ! There everywhere
As soon as I find one in the spec I want it's coming home with me
Common misconception. They actually sold off lots almost instantly. They sold fantastically. There’s just not many of them imported.
no marketing was done for this car and GM did it for a reason.
Make sure you get the mag ride reset since you are lowered. Need to get that recalibrated. Nice ride. I have a 15 Mystic Green M6.
I really havent noticed a difference or lack of change between the modes they seem like they did stock
AWDTBSS ok but check out the ssforums and you will find that it is recommended to ger it recalibrated. Will ride even better.
05on20s will look into it when I can at a dealer!
This is a great video I have been looking for one and seriously considering buying one more and more
You wouldn't regret it! 26k miles on it now and still love the car
Love the gargleling at idle
Does it even more now with the headers!
Nice looking car mate. Heater hoses could be routed a lot nicer, I ran mine down under the ABS module.
Sold my c6 z06 now I'm looking at different muscle cars, gotta agree with you chargers and challengers are everywhere... this thing is unique. I might get one myself, found a 14 for 30k.
They are great cars and definitely don't see many of them. Get compliments on mine almost daily in it not that I bought it for that but cool to see others appreciate a unique car.
You don't see many on the road because they look like a Malibu customized at autozone
Nice ride. I’m in the North Bay and have a 2016 SS I got forover 20% off. That’s cool that you managed to get an out of state car registered in California. The SS is a fun family car. It handles great, has great sound, and is reasonably quick. I’m trying to figure out what mods aside we can get away with in California that won’t be a major problem once you have to smog it.
Whipple and Procharger are 50 state legal iirc. Those with Flex fuel would make good power and pass emissions
CA was difficult for me to register and smog my 1990 Fox body supercharged 5.0 with oorvette dual air intakes and minor gas intake mods! Basically anything observed must have a CA SMOG # certification etc..........SIMPLE!
0-60 n 3.8 ALL DAY and 2000 pounds! I miss that car!
Really great choise of wheels! Super tasty
Why does everybody say GM did a terrible job of advertising this car? We only got it because Holden needed 12-15 thousand exports to bring the manufacturing cost down just so the Aussies could build it for themselves. It was never advertised here, and GM wasn’t going to advertise it here because they weren’t really thrilled with the deal that brought it here to begin with knowing before the deal that they were going to shutter the Holden plant in Elizabeth. Besides, it was a distraction from their other performance cars they didn’t want.
Because they had to do 20% off on them multiple times to move them. In 2017 alone they did it twice
AWDTBSS
Apparently you can't read, they never intended to promote this car. The 20% sales were across the board for all cars, not just for the SS.
@@ralfie8801 well dumbass it was the only car on the lot i was seeing with that discount at the time and no one knows what the car is when I drive it so its safe to say they did a terrible job advertising it
AWDTBSS
No it's not safe to say that, shitferbrains. What part of they never intended to advertise it don't you get? Around here every vehicle on the lot including trucks had 20% off, more times than the three when the SS had 20% off too. Join the Chevy SS forum, maybe you'll learn something useful about your car, including correct information.
They were $55000 in Australia brand new , so they were never going to be cheap in Usa
Amazing vehicle
Looks and sounds GREAT!!👍
She is great mate ! Hope your enjoying it as much as i am enjoying my GTS
Nice review! Excellent and tasteful mods. I bought a ‘16 manual in Heron White from a friend across the Bay from me. Blacked out trim, CTS-V wheels, Rotofab CAI, and street tuned. 413whp, 398wtq. Very happy. Getting my Kings SSL springs installed soon. Just anxious to take it out since it’s a weekend car. Don’t ever let go of your SS. Are you planning to add supercharger?
No plans currently as I'm going to be getting a C8 Z06 next year so don't plan to do anymore mods to it besides skinnies up front and a stall. Love the car tho gonna be my daily for a while
thanks for the video ! got an ss my self YOLO
Won't regret it
I'm gonna buy one
Hey.
Nice video and what a lovely ride.
Happy driving.
Just need that Holden badge package now 👌
I wanna mod mine but I live in CA hard to purchase aftermarket parts.
I agree with the wheels. What did you pay for the set of 14-15 wheels? Great car, thanks for sharing man.
$500 and sold mine for $800
$37k for this car. Wow. Huh. My goodness.
Very nice car make a new video with the headers?
I do have an exhaust video with the headers. I will prolly make an updated video of owning soon, since I've hit 32k miles on it and 2yrs of owning it
Great review man
Do a cam and head combo and chuck in a lsd 3.70 diff ratio. You'll be tearing the tires up easy
Prolly will pass on the Heads/Cam since it's a daily and I have my ZR1 to be fast but I'm definitely at some point gonna do a stall to try and go for 11s
Looks like a DOPE ride 👍Fucking Awesome car. Sounds Sweeter than sweet.
Check out Holden gts r w1 and gts lsa mean as versions that go Aussie and New Zealand
The GTSR W1 is awesome, a LS9 in these cars would be sweet
Try Chevy hot cam oem..60 horsepower dual Springs the whole bit 2 Grand... with headers that I'll take you up to 500 horsepower....🤯
Great car. I'm looking for one.
Like the color
Nice ride
Going from 31mpg in my Corolla to 24mpg in my Acura TL was pretty dramatic... But 15mpg!😱
There fully loaded honestly.. my problem is the stock exhaust but yours is nice
Easy thing to fix, dont leave a car stock lol
LSxDrew Lol Man I’ve never Modded a Car before honestly. Performance wise but I would probably do Long tube headers , Tune , and a air filter on This which I’m thinking about getting soon
@@therealnickd3011 better late than never. Thats the setup I have currently on mine in newer vids, sounds great and performs.
I drive my 15 everyday. Mine's a manual and I love it. I bought it new and have about 40k miles on it. No mods since it's my daily, but I might do some things in the future. I would say that the seats are the biggest drawback in that they are too tall and oddly shaped. I will probably get some camaro or vette seats to fix that.
Coming from a C6 seat these are great, but haven't been in a 5th or 6th gen Camaro enough to say their seats fit better
@@LSxDrew c7 are my plan
great review i want one also not sure if they were for sale in canada or not havent seen any as of yet :(
Surprised they arent in Canada, seems like most cars we have here you guys get as well
@@LSxDrew im not sure i havent seen any i guess the closets things we got here are the pontiac g8 gxp lol
@@kevinloken7765 g8 gxp a great car too but they want so much for them its crazy when the features in the SS is much better
@@LSxDrew agreed & i wish my 95 chevy caprice had a ls3 in it lol
@@LSxDrew They weren't exported to Canada. The only way would be if one was snuck across the border. GMH only had a contract for the US.
Man it's so weird, I have the same car in Australia and removed the 2nd cats and put an X-pipe in but it sounds nowhere near as loud as the American versions.. so strange.
Do u have the 16-17 bi modal mufflers?
@@LSxDrew Yup... Well I did untill I changed them. America definitely uses something different but I don't know what, the American versions sound so much louder. Maybe it's the headers/cats because of the different emission laws
@@ashcosmo3854 thats odd I would of figured itd be the other way around since u guys get all the good engine setups there like these with a LSA
I want a VF so bad, but im poor so looks like I'll be getting a G8 Base
Great vid👍
Check out Holden gts lsa also Holden gtsr w1
Great be different I like it
its about like owning a g8 except its updated alot
I usually tell people its basically Chevys update of the G8
Chevy ss is between A ssv redline and hsv clubsport R8 in Australia .
It is exactly that. The SS is a VF Commodore. The G8 was the previous model Commodore - the VE. The body is the same.
I thought these came stock with 415 hp
Thats at the engine, to the wheels cars can lose anywhere from 10-20%
Would you mind listing your mods in the description? Also, I was wanting to know how you did the x pipe in the back? I can't find a shop to dump the rear cats out to switch it.
Rotofab Cold Air Intake, DSX Flex Fuel Kit, 2.25" inlet and outlet Xpipe removing the 2 secondary cats, Lingenfelter 160* T-stat, King Springs SSL, and a Dyno Tune.
Xpipe is a "Jones Exhaust Stamped X-pipe SXP3SS". It was welded on. If you have IG you can DM me and I'll send you pictures. My IG is 49erdrew
2014-2015 wheels look a lot better then the 2016-2017
Good buy my friend I paid 60k for mine
Mate if you put on the Holden HSV GTS SENITOR body kit and will have a true blue eye popping muscle car thank jesus for the Combustion engine HSV GTS R W1 is jesus fact
A LS9 in this would be awesome!
Nice sled!!
That's a nice Holden Commodore mate.
thanks champie
It’s a nice ass car man
It will run better with the stock plugs.. Tr6 ngk plugs are too cold for this set up. Maybe if you had a cam, yes.. Go Tr6 plugs
I've ran these plugs in every NA bolt on LS I've had tuned. Never a complaint and always recommended by my tuner and installers
Holden ssv .redline in Aussie
yon need otr over the top radiator in take 30kw no tune
Those ones are very nice and look factory
Basically a 4 door camaro
These were made in Australia right ?
Yes in the Holden plant
dam I wish they were still 37 grand lol
LSxDrew, what headers did you go with? Shorties or long tubes?
American Racing Headers longtubes
It's been almost two years now, can you talk about how's it been running on e85? I'm considering going that route as it's readily available in my area.
I will when it stops raining here. But I'm just under 40k miles now and been running E85 almost exclusively besides maybe once every other month (or on long trips) throwing a tank of 91 in. Now that I run full E85 instead of blending in a 4 gals of 91 in every tank like i did in this video i lose around 3mpg doing full tank of E85 vs 91. I love the car
@@LSxDrew Okay, and all you did was the flex fuel kit you didn't swap your injectors correct?
@@villanelle4263 when it was just Intake and E85 I didn't change injectors but when I added headers I did add injectors from DSX that were 50lb Flex Fuel friendly and cost $260 I believe because I was close to maxing the stock injectors out with just Intake/E85
@@LSxDrew Perfect, that's what I needed to know -- I'll probably go that route, really appreciate you getting back to me.
@@villanelle4263 no problem
Cool car!! How much hp/torque total??
It currently makes 430whp/419wtq. Stock they come with 415hp/415tq at the engine
I know one thing for sure it could be a standard RT standard RT horsepower is 370 the SS horsepower is 415
Why different wheel sizes (to keep car level) ?
The wheels on it were the same size as stock just the 14-15 OEM rim instead of 16-17
How did you get the 14-15 wheels on? I thought they wouldn’t fit.
Nah they fit just fine and are lighter
Why don’t you just use the heater hose relocation hoses. Less than $20 you can replace those. Look better than that.
Didn't know that was a thing people did lol. Just search that on the forums/FB groups and stuff should come up?
LSxDrew ruclips.net/video/PtlK84OuLHc/видео.html
In Australia we have the HSV version of that car and they did have the LSI and the car went out with a bang called the w1 with ls9 in it in Australia we never got the option of the corvette or the tomorrow until after the car had stop production in building cars in Australia HSV a converting the Camaro to right-hand drive for us but I've always think it's very selfish of the factories that never gave us those options to begin with so that Commodore or SS became part of our muscle car and Ford had the Falcon in Australia
These cars with a LSA or LS9 engine would be awesome!
One of which is simply the fact that it was too expensive. Its sticker price was just above $50,000, and it’s an amazing value for that money, touting luxury car goodies at a discount price. The problem is that you could only get the SS with all that stuff, and for that price. Had there been a stripped-down SS for $35,000 - something that could compete with the Dodge Charger, which is pretty popular - I think it could’ve done well.
But I think Chevy nixed this idea because it wouldn’t have made financial sense. The SS was built in Australia, and surely it wasn’t cheap to pay relatively pricey Australian labor to make the car, then add in shipping costs from such a faraway land. My thinking is Chevy had to pump it full of features so they could jack up the price, as a "stripped-down" SS never would’ve been profitable - even if it had been popular.
Another Aussie icon Holden dead by fucking morons running Holden into the ground by making poor decisions and not moving with the times! RIP Aussie muscle cars......
I’m trying to find one of these cars , any tips on where I can find any
Auto trader or the FB group Chevy SS Owners
Did you use to have an Acura TL?
No
Did u need anything besides the dsx flex fuel kit and a tune to run e85??
When i just had Intake like in this vid all i needed was the sensor kit and tune, but when i did headers i bought his flex fuel 50lb injectors he sells for like 260$
LSxDrew thank you very much love the car looks sexy
Is this kings ssl front and rear?
Yes front/read
Yes I agree that those wheels on the 16 and 17's are ugly! Love my 14 😁
@ꫝꪖzꪖrᦔꪮꪊડ well lucky you! 15th birthday you say? Guess you're gonna have to wait to get a liscense first lol!! In my opinion the 14 and the 15 are the best looking ones so I would go with either or. Keep in mind....14's only came with auto as the 15's come with either auto or manual and plus the 15's and so on come with touring mode and others that you can change it to. 14's have brembo brakes only in the front compared to the 15-17 that gave brembos in the front and back but the 14's prove to stop 6 feet faster than the other models which is crazy. Plus the 14 and 15 models are slightly faster than the 16 and 17 models which is also crazy. In my opinion....even though manual is fun, the automatic are faster. Plus on the autos you can use the shifter as a slapstick as well as paddle shifters behind the steering wheel if you wanna do your own shifting. So yeah I like my 14 the best but the 15's I like also. Good luck and enjoy it!
@ꫝꪖzꪖrᦔꪮꪊડ oh very nice....for beginning to drive you're gonna start out with some serious power. Enjoy and be careful lol
Air intake .Your Shuting the Air in that Class ?
What?
Who did you go to get the x pipe removed?
I went to a local muffler shop to have them cut and weld in the new Xpipe in place of the 2nd cats. This is the X Pipe I bought from Summit Racing- "Jones Exhaust Stamped X-Pipes SXP3SS"
Don’t these come stock making 415hp?
Ya
LSxDrew but you said you did 384 and 402 after mods? Confused.
@@greenknifeguy ya thats at the wheels not crank. 415 is the crank HP stock, to the wheels stock they make around 350-360
Get an otr set up. That cold air intake is shit
How much was your ss when you bought it?
37,700 i believe
@@LSxDrew how many miles?
@John-ho4jo when i bought it the car had 40 or 45 miles on it and i sold it with 70k miles with no issues other than a crank pulley being replaced
What x-pipe do have on it?
Catless
It comes with 415 stock. How did you manage to get one with 3 something?
415 is at the engine, when you dyno it you lose power through the drive train on the car between 15-20% on an automatic car
LSxDrew ah. Mine’s gonna stick.
@@wishihadavette_2517 prolly lose 10-15% on it then when on the dyno. Enjoy it
LSxDrew alright thanks. Nice vette btw
@@wishihadavette_2517 thanks but the ZR1 is gone, have a deposit for a C8 Z06 tho when they come out
Nice pontiac gt..sorry i ment chevy
It probably would have been a pontiac if it had survived.
How much is the exhaust my guy
That Secondary cats delete was under 40 for the Xpipe and then the labor to weld it in which was like 30min so it wasnt that much
The center rear folds down doesn't it?
Nope, only the center part opens up a small passage
@@LSxDrew sorry, weird question, does the gas cap lock?
@@crowsbridge nah they dont but I believe I have seen people put a locking one on in the Chevy SS owners FB group
hey bro can ya give me the specs you add on pls
What would you like the specs on?
How much hp u pushing with those mods bru ?
It made 400whp with intake/E85 tune. Then 430whp with intake/Headers/E85 Tune
@@LSxDrew dam foreal? That’s was up bru Maybe it’s a factory freak car bc when I bought my camaro 2015 5th gen auto (L99)it had 400 to the crank but on the dyno it said 320 hp to the wheel then I put headders from Texas speed full exhaust cold air intake n dyno tune n it bearly made like 370hp till I put a baby cam it went up to 425 n with e85 I’m at 450 hp so ur car really has a good hp bru I’m impress do u have the stick shift ls3 engine or the l99 auto like mine
@@L99CamaroSS its an auto, on 91 with cai and tune it made 384whp
@@LSxDrew dats really impressive bru do u have an ls3 engine or L99
@@L99CamaroSS LS3
What color is that again and what are those wheels??
Nightfall Grey Metallic and they are the 2014-15 stock SS wheels
AWDTBSS did you buy those wheels online or through the dealership?? Also what year would you recommend someone to buy it?
@@classified3783 i bought them off of a local owner who switched to aftermarket wheels. All years are good I'd buy whichever the best deal is. the 14 has Brembos only on the fronts and a plastic black rear diffuser vs gloss black on 15-17, 15+ have magnetic ride control and 15+ have brembos all around, 16-17 have bi mode exhaust and vented hood. I'm sure I'm missing a few things
$58,000 brand new down under
Allow for the exchange rate and you are around $40,000US.