v8 extractors question, old commodores

[clutch]

i found a set of cheap extractors to suit a 253/308 engine, and they are off a HZ, will they fit a vc/vh 253 ok? they will bolt up ok but will they run under the fire wall etc fine?

cheers

[soop]

Nope about the only thing thats the same is the port spacing.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

As soop says, different. Not even close.

[Smitty]

nup...
crossmember and steering in the way....

[soop]

Not to mention the rest of the car.

[Bastian]

Any ideas guys if VN 5 litre pacemaker extractors will fit my VK. I've read that PH5700 are specifically designed for 5 litre EFI conversions on VB-VK, but does anyone know if these will fit also?

Thanks

[soop]

Does your engine have VN heads?

[Bastian]

To be honest I'm not 100% sure, but they're currently in my donor car (VQ Statesman). Bloke I bought it off said they are VN extractors. I think with the PH5700 pacemakers though its not so much that it won't connect up, just that they are made to fit into the VB-VK (apparently its a very tight fit).

[soop]

If the engine is from a VQ its fuel injected and there for has "vn" heads.

The difference is in the port spacings.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Once again, won't fit, not even close.

[DANNY8]

If the VN extractors are the stock tube steel style ones they CAN fit....but dunno bout the pacies.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

If the VN extractors are the stock tube steel style ones they CAN fit....but dunno bout the pacies.

Not unless the engine has EFI heads.

[ari666]

also: (assuming he has VN heads) dont you need to change the steering rack to fit those tubular headers?

[DANNY8]

Unless the VQ is running carby heads, I'd assume they're VN heads.....unless I'm reading it wrong.

The VN+ tube headers will fit when using the VN+ kframe, rack and VL intermediate shaft.

[ari666]

The VN+ tube headers will fit when using the VN+ kframe, rack and VL intermediate shaft.

LOL, you make it sound so easy

[mr j-man]

Any ideas guys if VN 5 litre pacemaker extractors will fit my VK. I've read that PH5700 are specifically designed for 5 litre EFI conversions on VB-VK, but does anyone know if these will fit also?

Thanks

yeah mate the ph700's fit in! i just had mine fitted in my vh with a 5.0 efi motor. they sit pretty bloody tight and the passenger side only had 5mm clearance from the chassis rail...they had to be chained across to have 12mm gap. other than that they do fit

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Unless the VQ is running carby heads, I'd assume they're VN heads.....unless I'm reading it wrong.

The VN+ tube headers will fit when using the VN+ kframe, rack and VL intermediate shaft.

Considering he has a VC/VH 253, I doubt he would have EFI heads.

[DANNY8]

Ohhh I see. He's not using the heads out of his donor car (VQ), he just wants to use the extractors out of it for his carby motor?? Am I on the right boat now....yeah nah they won't fit lol.

[DANNY8]

LOL, you make it sound so easy

Yeah I know aye....I should actually try it incase it isn't as easy as that! I never tried it that way, have just heard from multiple people that it's worked lol. At the time I done mine I didn't know wat worked, so spent $600 on a new set of pipes to fit VN heads in a VK lol.