ecotec to vn

[Kruza]

hey all, just wondering how hard is it to convert my dirty ol' vn v6 with a vx ecotec..
i know the motors are different but im just wondering if its worth it and what price im looking at {wiring,fuel,water} and will it mate up with my 5 speed thats in the car..

[UNKNOWN]

Do a search my friend, its been done on here before!

[Kruza]

where to start lookin thou heaps of people here

[JD]

hozy did a VN ecotec conversion, PM him, he may be able to help.

[Kruza]

sweet bro thanks for the head start ill pm him now
cheers

[MaN|aC]

If my ecotec goes missing Mark, you would be the first person that I go after

killed the buick already?

[Kruza]

nah man just had the welsh plugs go on the left hand side of the motor last weekend gonna cost me about $300 to fix its in there now

[Kruza]

i dont want yours anyway bro because its got a raptor on side not ready for that yet lol

[azkwazere]

what is peoples obsessions with this mod?

The ecotec is a piece of ****!

Just fix the buick.

Oh, and i doubt hozy will get back to you.. not sure he comes on here much anymore...

aZk.

[greenfoam]

Hozys busy fixing up his VN and saving up for another statesman. Gota admit the VN did go very good with a ecotec in it

[knowledge_is_power]

If you decied to go Ecotec and are anywhere near brisbane, I have pretty much what you need to get you started at a good price.
Jezz

[Farlig]

v6conversions

[immortality]

have a look in the how-to section. i'm sure Hozy did one because he was sick of answering lots of threads/pm's on the subject. other wise check i nthe my ride section (VN/VP) and look for Hozy's ride, it's got all the the details he discovered when he did the conversion

[Kruza]

If you decied to go Ecotec and are anywhere near brisbane, I have pretty much what you need to get you started at a good price.
Jezz

hey i have the motor,loom,and computer, what else do i need and how much is it going to cost me for the parts u got?

[Kruza]

v6conversions

thanks for that ill have a more in depth look at it over the weekend

[Kruza]

Hozys busy fixing up his VN and saving up for another statesman. Gota admit the VN did go very good with a ecotec in it

hey bro could u try and get a hold of hozy and ask him to pm how much effort it took him plz muchly appreciated mate
cheers

[knowledge_is_power]

hey i have the motor,loom,and computer, what else do i need and how much is it going to cost me for the parts u got?

Well it actually looks like you've already got the only parts I can offer, engine, compter, loom etc. So your about half way there.

[needwork2-4fillhabbit]

The ecotec motor is worse than the buick? I dunno why you want to put him off? Im guessing you might be reffering to the buick being harder to kill, but the ecotec does give a bit more hp due to weight it halls lol. If you do the conversion think you could write up a how to or heaps of pics? Im buying a vn calais in good nick and will consider dropping a ecotec in it if the motor is to far gone.

[Kruza]

The ecotec motor is worse than the buick? I dunno why you want to put him off? Im guessing you might be reffering to the buick being harder to kill, but the ecotec does give a bit more hp due to weight it halls lol. If you do the conversion think you could write up a how to or heaps of pics? Im buying a vn calais in good nick and will consider dropping a ecotec in it if the motor is to far gone.

no worries mate im just not sure as yet if im doin the conversion as ive been told its gonna cost me $1500 just to wire up the motor,loom, and computer, and another $500 to rewrite the ecm due to the vx having a body controlo module along with it..
if i do the swap ill definetely post pics and how to during the trade up..

[HoZy]

Ok i'm here.. ask away if you really need too...
And answer to greenfoam. Yeah another stato would be nice but i want more.. vq will only upset me i rekon.. v8 wagon is something i want.... v8 wagon 6speed..... an the vn is back on funny gas.. with the power tune up..

cheers
MaT

[Kruza]

hey there HOZY, hows it goin??
ive been thinking about doin an ecotec conversion to my vn and just wondering how much is involved and what the cost is expected of such a thing??
Greenfoam told me about what you did and i looked up in the how to section but i didnt see a total cost? may i ask???

[HoZy]

Total cost under $1000 easily..

Motor, VN loom which modify for the Ecotec, ecotec sensors an stuff.. extractors/exhaust or u can use live axel vs maniolds an exhaust... Doing it again I could more than likely easily do it for under $800

[Shounak]

How did you go with the mounts? Did you weld ecotec mounts in?

[HoZy]

vn-vy engine mounts are all the same lol.. They bolt straight into the vn K frame.

Cheers
MaT

[Kruza]

ok thats cool mat.... only curious on the job but im now gonna swap the motor and 5spd for a vrs1/2 motor for my brother.... he just blew the bottom end in his vr [as i just found out this weekend now] so thanks for the input, and ill be doin the conversion in the next few months when my vns1 motor blows...
cheers for your help hozy and good luck with ur new project..
cheers mark