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That's more like it lol. Did you use the Castlemaine rod shop conversion kit or is there other options out there for kits?

Cheers mate, might save myself a bit with the gear I've got, I'll ask for Gerry when I call on monday Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What's the go with those motors do you send them your heads and block to do what's listed or do they supply a block and heads aswell cava454? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeh I've got that exact link saved on my phone they're the bomb mate, you can't really go wrong. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ported vn mate Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ah k sorry mate I mis interpreted what u were saying about the 13k, so ur not a fan of pavtek? I've read more good than bad about them. Yeh it's for a vh. I heard about the pressures with the springs but on thier holden cams page they're mechanical cam chart c has the same valve spring part...

Only a mild port job mate, pretty much took a bit out around the valve stem in the bowl and took a bit out of the bowl itself, they def need more, machined for springs, 7/16 rocker studs aswell, shaved .040. I bought them reconditioned for 400 with the springs, new valves/seals/retainers, got a...

Ah k no probs, so I'm looking at about 30 k for a 355 short motor and a solid roller camshaft to be built by a shop? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That was to hone the bores, chemically clean and crack test, machine for crank clearance, but I've got a 97 vs block so it doesn't need the clearance, supply fit and balance the kit, I can't remember what brand or what was in the kit though sorry. I'm just getting started with this whole stroker...

Yeh I did say money doesn't grow on trees didn't i, perhaps I should get saving. I only want to spend 10k roughly on the build, anything more my mrs would have it over me forever lol. I spoke to one shop and they've quoted me 7k for a short motor machined and assembled Sent from my iPhone...

I want it to scream lol high compression and massive torque, I'm not phased on hp figures. I don't really have a budget all I pretty much need is the short motor, I have ported vn heads and a complete top end bar a cam and lifters. I'm thinking of going a solid roller. The 304 block I've got has...

Awesome, I saw your car there, very nice.. Well thanks for your help mate, no doubt I'll be in touch for more guidance haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Which machinist do you use mate? Did you enter a car into gazzanats by any chance? What's the most youd pay for machine work on a vs 304? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've got some parts left from my 308 which went bang a month ago, still got ported heads, crane gold rockers, harrop single plane, holley 750 street hp, difilippo headers nd a couple of odds and ends the block is standard bore apparently but I've got to measure it with a vernia. I've got a very...

I've just bought a 97 vs block for a stroker build in my vh, for a start he threw the heads in for free, what I'd like to know is are the vs heads exactly the same as vn? Secondly where do I start with the build? I want to try do it myself because money doesn't grow on trees, but there will be...

Ahh k yeah now I'm with yas I've spoken to him on here before Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not sure what or who NAAF is mate lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

By roller I assume you mean solid roller camshaft? If so I've given it a little thought and yes there's a high chance of that happening lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Negative on the daily lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeh pretty much, I got a quote today, just over 7k for kit supplied nd fitted, all block machine work, crack testing nd so forth. Getting a solid roller in there too :) :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well I've given it some hard thought and I'm going to go a 355, maybe 383, my mates got a come 383 stroker nd it runs 11.5's straight off the street with a 3k stall, 3.9's, come ally heads and a hydraulic cam. I have heard they're touch and go because the machine work gets really close to the...

Don't think so, I want to re-use my street hp carb, the conversion is to get an Ls to fit in a vh, I've got a manual rack, I've got the gearbox, I need the bracket to transfer the starter to the passenger side, I need the engine mounts and spacers for the torque converter and I need extractors...

Street and strip, but more strip than street. My 308 made 283 rwhp, 4500 stall, kitted t 400, spooled 10 bolt salisbury and 4.44 gears. Would get the dirtiest looks when I drove it even though I'd always drive slower than the speed limit. I've got a 9" with 4.11 gears to go in but now it's on...

Just the block, machine work, the kit and installation, I can do the top end myself Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok so let's say I was to go 355, I've got a pretty much complete top end, bar the cam ( it's in 3 pieces) but that only costs 280 bucks to replace, how much would it cost for a new block and a sturdy 355 bottom end, roughly? I know you could spend a **** load of money but I need a rough figure...

Yeah I did miss your point, my bad mate. I want to keep it carby, can you get a carby 355 tame? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Spend the money on a 355 stroker and it's wild, spend the money on a Ls and it's mild, but with more power. The cost of either of these engines is endless I know. Ls engines are very popular at the moment, and parts are world wide. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My point exactly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Exactly, but, my cousin has a vh ss 355 runs mid 11's all day, thing is though, it's wild, so what I'm getting at is a wild 355 runs 11's or with a shot of nitrous maybe a high ten, but a mild Ls has a GOOD CHANCE of running 11's, my vu ss run flat 12's on semi slicks and weighed 1580kg with a...

The cars licenced as a six anyways, and the way it was before I couldn't (or never should of) drive it on the streets, the heat from the media on hoons reflects on every modified car guy out there. If it becomes unlicensed it would only worry me a little. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey mate where's the 10k conversion with the Ls? I've got a t400 box, so all I'd have to change is the sump, mounts, extractors nd get a manifold really, staying with the carb I've got, which will work better with an Ls opposed to a little holden motor so prob wouldn't cost to much aye? I know...

Yeah I remember lol I think it'd be better, I've got a pretty good top end here, all I need is a new block nd a stroker kit obviously gonna cost me a bit to get it done but still prob cheaper than buying an Ls second hand then having to deal with a new top end nd so forth but they do make easy...

Yeh I've got a t400 9 inch and a custom tail shaft so no dramas with the driveline, heads are ported vn just pulled them off nd everything seems fine, seems the conrod snapped the cam before the next lift lol lucky or I'd be up for valves too, piston stopped at tdc. Sent from my iPhone using...

Yer 336 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

As the title states I may be opening a can of worms here. Ive just made a mess of my holden 308 (as in took it to the drags on a Wednesday night here in Perth and destroyed my bottom end, as in snapped conrod hit my camshaft at 5000-5500rpm stopping the cam in its place breaking it into 3 pieces...

Doesn't matter now anyways, I ended up using spacers to lift the back up nd rolled my guards. First pass I'd ever run in the car the bottom end let go half track last night, prob gonna go Ls now, pull the motor out nd sell off the good bits. The top end is virtually just run in. Sent from my...

Took it to whoopass wednesday in Perth, bottom end let go, ceased. Back to the drawing board I go. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've got standard vk springs in there now but the slicks I've got are 26 x 8.5 x 15 and the guards are touching both sides so might pay to get wagon or ute, or, roll my guards but I don't wanna crack my paint Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've got a vh 308 with a crane 288 and vn heads, every time I brake it tries to stall, yas reckon I need a vacuum tank or pump? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Do vl sedan rear springs fit vb-vk sedans? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk