VL with a VX ls1 Gen 3 Engine?

[JesseROFL]

hey guys, i was just curious as to how much trouble and money it would cost me to put a VX Ls1 Gen 3 engine into my VL?

thanks

[VL_5SPEED]

lots and lots.

[S2_VR_]

seen it done for around $20,000... I THINK!!! thats minimum though... i'd expect more like 30,000

[S2_VR_]

and ALOT of trouble... ALOT...

[VL_5SPEED]

wtf i was thinking more like 4-5k...

[snowybill]

lol 4-5k = lots and lots ? :\

[S2_VR_]

wtf i was thinking more like 4-5k...

haha well i must be way off then... i saw a yellow VL (think was a BT1- not that that matters) it had a LS1 in it...
the bloke said, all up (including NEW engine and NEW box etc) was around $25,000.. fitted...

maybe im wrong... maybe the engine was worked as well or maybe i just plain right heard wrong... im sure greenfoam or sumone reputable will confirm this or watnot

[S2_VR_]

lol 4-5k = lots and lots ? :\

haha i thought the same...

[S2_VR_]

i think if it were that cheap every wog and his dog would have done it by now..

[snowybill]

hahahaha
every wog and his dog. lol
i like :P

[detox_nath83]

bloke i work with is doing a conversion of a Ls1 Gen3 into a HZ for his mate..
it has costed about 20K so far
just for shortening the gearbox rods for manual gear shifter by 8 inches to fit around a bench seat it costed $4500

[dirt drifter]

motor + box and all the other bits needed for the conversion add up real quick. check out calaisturbo.com there's heaps of threads and info on it over there

[Cobez]

$4000 - $5000 would barely even get you the LS1 itself and the box. Then add loom and ECU, engine mounts, frame etc etc, plus a few mods to get things fitting and sitting right, would probably have to widen the trans tunnel a bit too wouldn't you?

[VL_5SPEED]

Wow why would you bother then.

[Cobez]

Some people have the cash to throw around i guess. I personally wouldn't waste that kind of money on throwing an LS1 into a VL (or any early model Commodore). At the end of the day, others have already done it, so it's not really THAT unique, and if you don't internally mod the block, then all you have is something as quick as the car that the engine CAME out of, in an old Commodore.

For the price you spend on doing all that, you could buy a VY Clubby, or a VX Clubby and do some work to the engine.

[snowybill]

not necessarily, the power behind a LSx would move the lighterweight shell of a VL a lot quicker than the car it came out of.

[Cobez]

But if you buy a VX Clubby for say around the $21k mark or so, then use the extra $10+ grand on a blower and tune, you could get it to shit all over an LS1 VL.

All depends on what you are out to achieve really.

[burnz]

whats wrong with a 304??

would a light weight car be compliant??

[Cobez]

Well that's another thing, you would have to factor in all the engineering costs too. That shit can get a bit costly.

[rb26dett]

Try to buy one already done?

Will be cheaper than trying to do it yourself.

[slappedvr]

my mate has a vl with a gen3 in it. THE THING IS A MACHINE. cruising at 100kph and footing it the thing just spins. Its running around 290rwkw but im not sure how much it set him back. fair bit i presume

[JesseROFL]

hey guys, from all your helpful answers, iIve come to the conclusion of not doing this because it is way too pricey for my budget. i pretty much want my VL to beat the majority of skylines in my area haha any tips for that?

thanks again.

[VL_5SPEED]

Bolt a turbo up to the side of the rb30?

[Goon]

Bolt a turbo up to the side of the rb30?

bingo!!!

[JesseROFL]

wouldnt a skyline with a turbo win?