My brand new vn turbo v8

[immortality]

Scat do H beam rods for a decent price. check the COME website. as for forged pistons there expensive from the usual manufacturers. there generally isn't much on the shelf stuff for the holden donk

[plymouth_hemi_69]

thanks for the quick reply that suxs that not much for holden maybe i save up for a forged out 396 stroker

[immortality]

there are a few stroker kits but but i don't think many, if any come with forged pistons except as a optional extra. costly.

personally i'd go for the 355 stroker. get a holden crank with chev big end journals then you have the complete chev catalogue for rods/pistons avail to use.

[plymouth_hemi_69]

good idea thanks

[plymouth_hemi_69]

just found a hole in my new 700 buck radiator not impressed was wondering y it was using so much water and getiing so hot am absaloutly pissed

[immortality]

warranty.......

[plymouth_hemi_69]

nah man it was from the turbo and engine moving foward and hitting the rad

[immortality]

bugger, might be repairable if the damage isn't to great

[plymouth_hemi_69]

yeah hopefully doesnt look to bad hey do you no of any pics or setups where you can put the turbo frm the v8 where my v6 turbo is? and also do you no where they move the alt to if i had to move it?

[plymouth_hemi_69]

jsut done a couple of things moved the bottom ov the rad future foward and put more of that heat sheild stuff on to help cool rad but still overheated

[immortality]

hey mate, that looks like a VN V6 s1 coolant reservior. in the pic it looks like there is a hose going side bottom inlet to the top side inlet. and the radiator expansion hose going into the top at the front.

this coolant expansion tank doesn't work in your application as it's pressurised. need to get the proper expansion tank mate. the way it's currently working is that as the engine heats and pressurises the coolant system excess coolant will want to flow into the expansion tank, but because it's sealed it doesn't really allow much. when the engine cools and want to draw coolant back into the radiator but it can't because the hose is at the top of the expansion tank so will only get air. this is bad. it will never allow all the air out of the coolant system

it's hard to see where the hoses go in the pics. need to get a better pic or you need to let us know where the hoses go

[plymouth_hemi_69]

so how do i fix that lol i dont understand all of what you are saying but sounds bad

[plymouth_hemi_69]

the hoses from the reservoir go like this

front top hose goes to overflow????? of the rad
top side hose goes to nothing ie has a bolt in the end
bottom side goes to water pump

and i have noticed it pressurizes like **** the reservoir

[immortality]

ok, they have tried to setup a closed system like a s1 VN V6. does the heater work ( is it hooked up)?

can you put up a pic of the waterpump area so we can see where all the hoses are connected and where they go too.

if they had set it up properly the top hose on the reservior should be connected to the highest point of the cooling system allowing it to self bleed. i.e. you would just top up the reservior, run engine untill hot ( with cap off) and the thermostat opens. top up to the correct level and your done.

because the system is presurised the reservior can't act as a expansion tank like it normally would on a V8 using the radiator cap to control the system pressure.

so we can either try to get this setup working properly or we convert it back to the standard setup

[plymouth_hemi_69]

oh ok we try to get it working then cool as will post up pics

[plymouth_hemi_69]

so i pulled my turbo off as im having major heating issues so i need to move the turbo and possibly the alt and1 no where i can move the alt easily or any1 have any ideas for me the turbo is huge so im not sure where it will fit yet

[plymouth_hemi_69]

the cars been siting there for a wile now im missing it already

[plymouth_hemi_69]

delco just got me some fans for my v8 to day to keep it cooler coz of overheating issues so now all my issues should be solved they are mondeo fans and fit perfectly to the rad

[delcowizzid]

yip mondeo are definately the ones to get they are damn near made to fit no cutting required if my tap measure is correct max overhang on each end 1-2cm onto the end tanks and height wise perfect and the other side of them is dead flat

[Automopheliac]

Damnit!! I was fully going to buy this off trademe but I couldnt sell my VP in time. You lucky prick!!

[plymouth_hemi_69]

hahhahahah im willing to sell for a profit lol how much you offering

[Warranty Void]

Those mondeo fans look pretty nice, I wish I'd known about them before making my own shroud from Aluminium sheet and cutting out the huge holes with a jigsaw etc that took far too long to be worth it. What year are they from ? "Drift" do a really nice digital fan controller and temp guage, I've got one in my car, you set the temp for fans to start and when temp drops under that by 7 degrees C they stop.
Much nicer than the underbonnet ones, you can override the controller on the go if you need to. Also shows voltage.

[delcowizzid]

they are 97 or 98 mondeo v6 and 4 cylinder fans .his ecu has fan controll so no need for a controller its all built in

[Warranty Void]

so i pulled my turbo off as im having major heating issues so i need to move the turbo and possibly the alt and1 no where i can move the alt easily or any1 have any ideas for me the turbo is huge so im not sure where it will fit yet

Is there room under the front guard to fit the turbo? Does the turbo connect to cooling system or just oil lines?
I've always wanted to fit a turbo at the back of the car, say in the wheel well, so the exhaust manifolds don't need changing. Obviously there are problems doing this but I'd love to know if anyone has seen anything like it.
Perhaps long flexible lines are the answer and the passenger can hold it on their lap.

[plymouth_hemi_69]

Those mondeo fans look pretty nice, I wish I'd known about them before making my own shroud from Aluminium sheet and cutting out the huge holes with a jigsaw etc that took far too long to be worth it. What year are they from ? "Drift" do a really nice digital fan controller and temp guage, I've got one in my car, you set the temp for fans to start and when temp drops under that by 7 degrees C they stop.
Much nicer than the underbonnet ones, you can override the controller on the go if you need to. Also shows voltage.

hey delco isnt sure what year it was but he said the v6 and the 4 cylinder had the same fans but from what its says on the website we got em from either a 97 or 98 model and cheers for the info although at the moment im trying to save for other things i will leave the ecu to control the fans for now cher bro