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my mother inlaws s2 vn v6 is running like crap. it idles carp, runs crap. back fires but as soon as it is above around 2000 it seems to kick in and run ok. i hooked my laptop up today it and it only came up with one fault and that was 34 which is low voltage from the map sensor. but it does...

I am after one Buick V6 turbo piston. i can get one form the states, but postage is the costly bit. if anyone has one sitting around or a full set they want to get rid of let me know. although i am doubting it. must be STD size. also need a set of rings

I am after a vn v6 seriea 1 flywheel to suit an auto motor. i take it Castlemaine rod shop are they only ones who make them, but i was after a secondhand one to save a few $$$ as i am short of cash.. if anyone has one for sale please let me know.

i havne't been on here for a while, for those who may remember me i turboed my vn v6 and was all starting to go well till my throttle jammed and i did a big end bearing.. well i now have my motor out and apart. i have some double dot turbo con rods i was hoping to use. i did think of using the...

as the title says. is it possible to take the sump of a 308 in a hz kingswood while the motor is still in. or do you either have to take the motor out OR unbolt the engine mounts and just lift the motor??? i was told ages ago in a commodore it is quicker to just take the motor out. can a mod...

me and my little brother were cleaning out a shed down at our block down the road from me today to put his valiant in. and there was 4 holden 6 motors.. 3 202's and one with HP in the casting where the 202 is on the other 3.. they are all red motors.. i didn't know what the go is with the HP...

a mate of mine has a hz ute with a 308 in it. when he bought it, it had no inlet manifold on it and had one buggered lobe on the cam.. so he bought a stage 3 cam, can't remember the brand and new lifters and gaskets... i put the cam in ages ago and hadn't got it going cos it wasn't turning over...

does anyone know if i was to buy a turbo camshaft from the US. will it fit out series 1 engine???they are really cheap.. $130 for a good street one and 125 for a race one. i only want the street one. OR should i just stick with the stock one.

just wondering if anyone can tell me what the little ball is under the airbox.. it hooks up to a vaccum line. i am thinking it could be something to do with heater controls.. i have taken the little ball off as i am going to run intercooler piping there. but i am thinking i will have to mount it...

i haven't seen vn this low before... series 1 too.. but the price is a bit of cash Holden VN Calais - eBay Calais, Holden, Cars, Cars, Bikes Boats. (end time 25-Sep-07 11:38:30 AEST)

i didn't get to reply on paradox's thread. so i thought i would open my own. if it is closed it doesn't bother me cos i really only have one thing to say. and i know it shouldn't be in the vn vp thread, but i wanted the same people to read this thread. those books buy hugh macinness are great...

i know this is commodore related but i thought someone mught be able to help me.. i have a 95 rodeo turbo deisel and i have just put a motor in it out of a 97 model, so i am told. the main difference i have found is the injector pump. the new motor have a black box on the back of the injector...

ever since i have got my eprom burner it has got me thinking. what else could you adapt the loom to. i have a 13b rotary to put in my mazda 929 two door hopefully some time this year. and i was thinking, seeing rotary's run two rotors and 3 firing points per rotor that sort of makes the same...

i was reading on ebay and geoff whyte is selling his v6 turbo wagon. in the description he says he has duel maps at the flick of a switch. now rather than bothering him.. does anyone know how to do this??? i would be quite interested to know how to do it. then when i burn an eprom (when i learn...

while my motor is out i thought it might be a chance to remove or dissconnect the balancer shaft.. now what i want to know is. is it worth doing.. what are the pro's and con's of doing it. i have heard of people doing it and saying there engine runs smoother and had more power.. but yeah...

my series 1 v6 leaks out the rear main seal a little. i am not all that worried about it but i would like to replace it as i have the motor out to do the welsh plugs. i have heard about poeple using a sneaky pete/slipery jim and i spose there are other names for it. i really don't want to take...

has anyone done a welsh plug on the back of the right head. what i was wanting to know, is, if it is easy enough to replace without pulling the head off or the motor out. as i really don't feel line doing that right now. my car has been off the road for a month and a half now while i have been...

as some of you would know i have just turboed my vn. i hooked all the intercooler piing up today and when i put the bumper back on i had to twim is a bit to get it back on. what i wanted to know is if anyone knew of another bumper i could put on that is pretty standard looking but not really...

I thought i would put this in the general section so hopefully more people will see it. i have a vn v6 turbo. i am putting a front mount intercooler on it and i was wondering what size people think i should use. the cooler has 3 inch inlet and outlets. the turbo comp outlet is 2 inch so i...

I was wondering if anyone on here has had any experience with water to air intercoolers. or knows anything about them. i am tossing up if i put one my my car or not. as there is not much room behing a standard vn commodore bumper to put a decent size intercooler. i have heard different things...

i was just wondering what steering racks are the same as vn's. i would be thinking vp are the same but wasn't sure about vr/vs or vl. also i take it there isn't any difference between v6 and v8..

this question would have probably been asked heaps of times but i couldn't find any info on it.. what parts do you need to put cruise on a vn. i know ya need the dash cluster switches which i have, ya need the box under the bonnet and ya need switches for the brake and clutch. what else do ya...

wanted to buy LOCATION: western vic YEAR: 1988 - 1993 SERIES: vn,vp,vq BADGE: calais or statesman ENGINE: any motor or none at all. not bothered TRANSMISSION: any COLOUR: any CONDITION: any condition as long as the cabin is fairly good i am after a car with option found...

what does everyone think of these things.. i don't know much about them at all so i thought i would ask.. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/APEXI-AFC-Supra-Skyline-R31-R32-R33-200sx-Commodore-VN_W0QQitemZ230055687819QQihZ013QQcategoryZ32624QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

For the past two years i have been collecting parts for my turbo conversion. Less than a month ago my harmonic balancer **** the bed so i thought it would be the perfect time to start doing the conversion. some things went good and some bad. i thought i would put this thread up just in case...

i was wondering if anyone could show me pictures of where they have mounted small gauges. i have thought of mounting my two 2 inch gauges where the ash tray is. as i am a non smoker it never gets used, so i don't need it.. i have a couple of 1.5 inch gauges (nitrous and fuel pressure) and i was...

as the title says.. are they the same.. i am selling my series 2 motor and the bloke has a series 1. he said his auto is fine so he doesn't need my auto. so do they bolt up. and input will be good.. thanks..

greenfoam told me about how vp luke found that two vn injectors is a perfect amount of water for a v6.. so i don't know if that will still be alight for a turbo v6.. i need to know any formulars or anything usefull about using fuel injectors for water injection. and i did think that fuel...

i have read on here before that gu4 mean live axle. now i have also read that live axle is your normal everyday solid diff. is that right.. a friend of mine has a vr calais with IRS and on the comliance plate it says gu4. i have a stateman out the back. and it has gu4 and i have an 89 vn s pack...

as the title says, i need to mount an injector onto a piece of 3 inch alloy pipe. i was wondering if anyone had any idea on how i should do it.. i have attached a couple of pictures so people can get an idea of what i am on about. i was hoping not to do any welding on it.. but i may have to weld...

As the title says, if i drill holes in the elbow after the throttle body for a boost gauge and a boost switch (to run water injection) would that be accurate enough or would they need to be coming out of the manifold. i didn't really want to put holes in maifold, as when i drill the holes and...

on the front of the timing cover on a series 1 motor. there is a place there that is flat. and has a bolt hole there. it looks like it is there for some sort of fitting that australia didn't need. if i drill into it to put my oil dump there. am i going to find a water jacket?? does anyone know...

does anyone know if ya can buy mounts to mount the coil packs else where. such as on tip of the injectors. or somewhere else out of the road for my turbo manifolds.. i reckon i will end up making a mount of some sort but i am feeling lazy on this one. i have so many other time consuming things...

i just pulled the exhaust manifolds off my vn to start to put my turbo setup on.. and realised there is no gaskets. i have replacement ones to go on there. but i just thought it was strange. does anyone know what the go is with this..

I was just wondering if anyone owning a VT could tell me what economy they get out of there VT's my dad has one and my girlfriends dad has one. my dads is a series one S-pack and he gets about 600 k's to a tank and my girlfriends dads vt is a series two berlina and he gets about 800 k's to a...

this is going to sound stupid, but i am going to ask anyway. has anyone ever mounted the alternator in a different spot. the reason i ask is because i came up with a stupid idea that may work if i could get the alternator out of the road. i want to get an old motor to pull the manifold off the...

i bought a hurst quick shifter off ebay during the week and got it today. i reckon it is great. it came out of a later model falcon with a T5 in it. all i have to do was file out the holes so my gear stick would bolt onto the shifter as the new shifter had bigger bolts. it has shortened my shift...

i just thought i woould let everyone know wbout this crank for sale on ebay in the US. i don't know if it will fit, but if it does it is pretty cheap. by the time everyone see's this, the auction will be ended but fair chance they will relist it...

this might be a stupid question to some people. but can ya get a manifold to fit a series 1 v6. a manifold that bolts on an m90 style supercharger.. i don't want a toyota bolt on supercharger.. i won't have the room... i would think there would be nothing in australia but i thought that maybe...

i was just wondering what is the go with the above injectors. people list them on ebay as highflow injectors. is ther eany benifits of them. they are rated about the same cc's as 901 standard injectors..