engine sizes

[90VN55]

what are all the engines that were available on the commodores?

VB-VK
2.85L 173ci
3.0L 6 cylinder 186ci
3.3L 6 cylinder 202ci
4.2L V8 253ci
5.0L V8 308ci


VN-VS
3.8L V6 231ci
5.0L V8 304ci

What did the VT-VZ and VL have?
how many liters and ci they had

[hakhawk]

231ci for the v6

5.7 was one of them.

too tired to kick brain into gear for the rest

[1vngal]

VB - VK

202 = 3.3L
253 = 4.2L
308 = 5L

Ummm...thats all I can think of. Oh I think the 186 was somewhere around the 3L mark....I think....

[253@7k]

173 or 2.85 straight 6

186 or 3.0 straight 6

116 or 1.9 starfire 4cyl

202 or 3.3 straight 6 (also in EFI)

253 or 4.2 V8

308 or 5.0 V8

183 or 3.0 EFI straight 6 (also in turbo version)

231 or 3.8 EFI V6

304 or 5.0 EFI V8

355 or 5.7 EFI V8

350 or 5.7 EFI V8 (LS1) (346 or 5.665 to be exact)

219 or 3.6 EFI V6

364 or 6.0 EFI V8 (LS2)


Did I miss anything?

[90VN55]

what were each of them available on

[crazyspoon05]

Don't forget the Starfire 4 cylinder motor fitted to the VC-VH Commodores, 1.9 litres of fire breathing power !!

[1vngal]

From 186 - 308 were VB - VK.

Was the 173 ever released in the VB - VH Holden?

[253@7k]

HQ-WB: 173, 186, 202 (carbed), 253 and 308.

VB-VH: 173, 186, 202 (carbed), 253 and 308. And the wild 116 starfire 4cyl.

VK-VL: 202 EFI, 253, 308 and 304 EFI in VL walkys.

VN-VR: 231 EFI V6, 304 EFI, 355 EFI in HSV

VS-VY: 231 EFI V6, 304 EFI, 355 EFI in HSV, 350 LS1 in VT s2 to VY

VZ-VE: 219 EFI V6, 364 LS2.

[90VN55]

what was the 4 cylinders in vn's?
i know they were export only

[crazyspoon05]

From 186 - 308 were VB - VK.

Was the 173 ever released in the VB - VH Holden?

Yep, 2.85 Litre engine in VB - VH

[90VN55]

thanks for that slundy.

the reason i want to know these is too prove my dad wrong

[1vngal]

what was the 4 cylinders in vn's?
i know they were export only

2L i think...

[crazyspoon05]

2 litre engine that was the same as the Opel Vectra so probably would have been one of the Family II engines built by Holden i'd assume

[JD]

4.2L 6 cylinder 253ci 5.0L 6 cylinder 308ci

those were both v8's not 6's

and also the 308 in the vl's were actully considared 4.9L v8's it had something to do with the conversion to unleaded in '86

[90VN55]

thanks for that mate. i didnt think when i was writing that

[vtdemon]

I Thought 5.7L was more like 346ci.

[Johnsy]

I Thought 5.7L was more like 346ci.

It technically is a 346ci
But most people call them 350 chevs ( like myself )
And they are not 5.7 litres they are 5665.0 litres..

To me and most of the population they are a 350 chev 5.7 litre

SSZ-5665.0L wouldn't fit on my number plate......

[MaN|aC]

my ecotec will be soon be a 4.2L 253ci im waiting for it any day now and a supercharger is my next plan for it

[Stewart1000]

in the vl it went from 5.0L to 4.9L, it was to comply with group a racing, thats why its group a ss
but v8 supercars still use 4.9L

somethign like 4.97L

yeah didnt NZ get the 2L vn?

[white vn ss]

ls2 is actually a 364ci motor

[1vngal]

yeah didnt NZ get the 2L vn?

Yep. It was only exported to NZ as far as I know...

[JD]

anyone one here from nz got a 2l vn?

[VN Commy]

anyone one here from nz got a 2l vn?

There's quite a few over here. Theres heaps of 2L Vls.
I used to have a VK that I picked up as a bit of a hack which had 2 litres and 4 cylinders worth of tyre shredding power.

[Sphinx]

2 litre VN(export) 83Kw@5200 rpm, 168Nm@2800rpm. 10:1 compression ratio and it ran on leaded fuel.

[stocky]

2 litre VN(export) 83Kw@5200 rpm, 168Nm@2800rpm. 10:1 compression ratio and it ran on leaded fuel.

i think they had 4.11 diff gears too. would make sense