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[5.0lVL]

Hi fella's, just wanna say how you going, im new here and I just picked up my VL 5.0l today, everything was sweet but it seems as though the starter motor decided to go! Not happy JAN, anywho, should be fixed tomorrow, but what I would like to know is, what simple things can I do to achieve more grunt out of the car. I am pretty sure its stock, it has an exhaust and extractors, but thats about it, im not a mechanically minded person, my mates are but getting answers from them is like getting blood out of a stone.

So just wanted to know, what things can I add on, what sort of carby would be good for a 308? What other mods can i add on that wont cost thousands but will give it some extra grunt?

All your feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Sabby]

what about a super charger?

[88GreenVN]

If it done a few K's some new plugs, leads, dizzy and filters are a good start.

[CraigL304]

The stock Rochester quadrajet is a great carby
Think about a cam and inlet manifold, and some head work, have the spark remapped, then take it to the dyno tuner and have the carby tuned a bit.
Talk to an engine builder for some more specific advice, but that should give you something to think about

[5.0lVL]

The stock Rochester quadrajet is a great carby
Think about a cam and inlet manifold, and some head work, have the spark remapped, then take it to the dyno tuner and have the carby tuned a bit.
Talk to an engine builder for some more specific advice, but that should give you something to think about

Cool thanks mate, not sure what you mean when you say the spark needs to be remapped? What does that involve and what benefits come out from doing this???

Cheers

[CraigL304]

Once you have decided on a cam, take your cam specs and dizzy to performance ignition in nunawading and they'll remap the dizzy curve to suit.

[walesy]

hey mate welcome to the forums good to see another v8 vl around... pretty rare these days... and the vl carby 8 is a 304, just so u know not that it makes much difference

[5.0lVL]

Thanks heaps guys, hey I was thinking about grabbing a new dizzy, is procomp ok? What about these ones off ebay, here is the link, let me know what you guys reckon. Cheers!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HOLDEN-V8-253...QQcmdZViewItem

[harry3]

the car already has all the power you need, get some premium quality tyres and special attention to the brakes, shockers and springs
also if a young driver, do an advanced driving course and hopefully stay alive longer

[mag]

Thanks heaps guys, hey I was thinking about grabbing a new dizzy, is procomp ok? What about these ones off ebay, here is the link, let me know what you guys reckon. Cheers!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HOLDEN-V8-253...QQcmdZViewItem

It sounds good(the specs) and looks good..
Reminds me of a factory Chev distributor...

[vlv8vic]

welcome aboard mate. good to see another one of us around.....

[CraigL304]

hey mate welcome to the forums good to see another v8 vl around... pretty rare these days... and the vl carby 8 is a 304, just so u know not that it makes much difference

Does that mean its a turbo pattern block? I wanna put my turbo 700 in but i dont know if it'll bolt up or if I need an adaptor kit?

[mag]

It sounds good(the specs) and looks good..
Reminds me of a factory Chev distributor...

It IS A CHEV HEI IN THE PICTURE.THEY OK BUT NOW ALL CHINESE I BELIEVE!!
IF YOU WANT THE BEST GO MSD BILLET DIZZY AND A CRANE HI6..

[vlv8vic]

Does that mean its a turbo pattern block? I wanna put my turbo 700 in but i dont know if it'll bolt up or if I need an adaptor kit?

VL 304 isn't turbo pattern. Even with an adapter how would it work? dont know mu8ch about them but arent they electronically controlled? whereas the trimatic (if thats what you have) is controlled by vacuum.
Supra 5 speeds go in nicely.

[Stewart1000]

a cam is gonna cost you alot, and think about the price for someone to put it in for you, inlet manifold would probably be easier, not sure of gains involved.

them get your carby re tuned
Like CraigL304 said

The stock Rochester quadrajet is a great carby

i wouldn't bother changing it, just a retune of it.

not too sure on the dizzy side of things but i'm sure if you go to that place in nunawading that someone mentioned they will have a chat with you about it

[VRFURY]

Hi fella's,
Thanks

what bout the chicks

[CraigL304]

VL 304 isn't turbo pattern. Even with an adapter how would it work? dont know mu8ch about them but arent they electronically controlled? whereas the trimatic (if thats what you have) is controlled by vacuum.
Supra 5 speeds go in nicely.

Its an early t700 from a vn v8 with cable kick down. The electronic boxes were introduced in the vr.

a cam is gonna cost you alot, and think about the price for someone to put it in for you, inlet manifold would probably be easier, not sure of gains involved.

them get your carby re tuned

not too sure on the dizzy side of things but i'm sure if you go to that place in nunawading that someone mentioned they will have a chat with you about it

A cam kit will cost $200 at most, and you could install it yourself. Its not that hard to do as long as you make sure everything lines up and goes in the same as it came out. And trust me, it'll be worth it where as an inlet manifold wont give any real power increase on it's own, its definatly worth doing for better airflow. Talk to an engine builder if you can, they'll give you an idea of what to expect from each upgrade. It's way to complex to explain in writing

[5.0lVL]

the car already has all the power you need, get some premium quality tyres and special attention to the brakes, shockers and springs
also if a young driver, do an advanced driving course and hopefully stay alive longer

Hey there, thanks for your concern, im nearly 30, not a hoon, just want some honest performance from it. I drive like a granny (well most of the time) .

Cheers!

[5.0lVL]

Thanks for all the info guys and GALS, you seem a good bunch, it is currently in the shop now. Noisy lifter is being replaced, getting all the safety issues sorted out also.

I will probably get the carb retuned and look into a procomp dizzy, other then that, I will tidy the paint work up and leave it as is, it's a nice clean car and that's how I would like for it to stay.

By the way, im in Sydney, where is nundadundawingydingy???

[mag]

Thanks for all the info guys and GALS, you seem a good bunch, it is currently in the shop now. Noisy lifter is being replaced, getting all the safety issues sorted out also.

I will probably get the carb retuned and look into a procomp dizzy, other then that, I will tidy the paint work up and leave it as is, it's a nice clean car and that's how I would like for it to stay.

By the way, im in Sydney, where is nundadundawingydingy???

In Vic just down the road from Box Hill!!

[5.0lVL]

Guys,

Is the 5.0l in the VL a 304 or a 308?? Cheers guys.

[VL Berlina 5speed]

its the 304 and also on a little note it is 4.9 not 5.0

[5.0lVL]

its the 304 and also on a little note it is 4.9 not 5.0

So that means 308 bits aren't compatible are they?

[CraigL304]

So that means 308 bits aren't compatible are they?

They're all interchangeable, parts for a 304 are the same as 308, but efi motors run a different valve sequence.