v6 rebuild

[tommyk]

gday everyone, i dont actually own a commodore but i am currently researching about commodore v6's for my hilux 4x4. Im just looking for a few suggestions, like whether i should go an ecotec or the vn or vp 3.8, im gonna keep it naturally aspirated but im after a fair bit of horsepower. i have contacts where i can get the motor for a carton but it would need a rebuild, i was thinking of running a high compression set up, like flat top pistons mild cam port and polish, i can pretty much do the rebuild myself as i have some experience in rebuilding engines (cough gemini cough) but im just after a rough price for parts. and was also looking for some testemonials from people running a similar set up in there street commodores. how much would it cost for a full rebuild kit back to standard to?

[Stupa]

Your probly looking at about a grand for a rebuild kit. If you want more power you can always run a stroker kit, there about 2.5k

[tommyk]

what sort of horse power would i be looking at with a stroker kit, ported and polished head and a mild cam?

[tommyk]

this is what its going in by the way

[sircruisealotVS]

what sort of horse power would i be looking at with a stroker kit, ported and polished head and a mild cam?

minimum $7k for the engine just by itself with the parts you want. looking at around 210-230rwhp depending on the cam size, compression used and how far you go with the heads. it'll have some really punchy torque though

[tommyk]

thats what im after, but i dont know whether i wanna spend that much, i just got back from a 4x4 comp at jimna and i saw alot of hilux's and surfs getting around there with commodore v6's or fuel injected 308's and theres alot coming from no where running lexus quad cam v8's!

[cracker]

get a standard rebuild shave the heads put a mild cam in it headers, eshuast v8 tb, clean the manifold up abit while its apart, should go okay and have a nice idle

[Stupa]

Sir Cruize, wouldnt he be saving a coupla grand by getting the strocker kit and not the short block already built tho?


Best bet would probly be to buy a low km wreck coz thats gonna have all the electronic gizmos that the ecotec or even the buick motor needs to run.

[sircruisealotVS]

yeah, that depends...most likely no. unless he can do all the labour and machining, or can get machining done cheap (like a mate or something) the short block is actually pretty good value for $4500 outright, delivered (as opposed to i think its $2500 just for the kit, which has crank, rods and pistons).
you get a choice of cam to go with it and then all you need is some heads and a tune.