v6 to v8 what do i need??

[dijm8]

ey guys

ok so i was in the process of sellin my car only to buy a v8...

but now dad has convinced me just to dump the v8 in my car as its in pretty good nic and its gotta b hard to let it go...

now what do i need for the the conversion?? wud i need bigger brakes or wud my v6 1's be alrite for a few months till i upgrade.. can i keep my lsd?? wot else

rough price on it?? im goin to talk to my mechanic 2mw but just wanna get sum rough ideas before i go...

[h0Ld3n`VN]

motor, gearbox, trans, drivetrain?, v8 brakes is a must, v8 extractors, v8 radiator, v8 k-frame, v8 ecu, v8 wiring loom, v8 tacho, and the fuel tank with the fuel pumps.. i fink this is all. correct me if im wrong

[dijm8]

oh and also is it worth keepin my car and do the conversion or just go and buy a v8 commy, and cheerz h0Ld3n`VN

[davesv6]

if ur set on keepin urs your best bet is to find a wrecked V8 vp with good running gear and just basically transplant it over to ur good body probs still cheaper to buy a VP ss but yeah sounds like u wanna keep urs

[greenfoam]

A VP series 2 allready has the V8 brakes, all it's missing is the 1 inch master cylinder, ecu is the same, memcal is different. You can keep the V6 tank on the car so you don't have to mess with that or the pumps. Then you just need the motor/gearbox/kframe, engine loom (with the ignition module etc) and the radiator and V8 springs in the front and the cluster from a V8. That should be about it. Cheapest way out will to buy a crashed 5 litre for around the 2 grand mark if you can

[Pub247]

foamie is correct. Easier to find a wreck a doesnt have to be a vp can be vn-vr and you'll might get a vn cheaper theres also alot of v8 motor trans loom and ecu on ebay going for a decent price i think anything under 2000 would be worth it depending on condition and what not.

[VLDavo]

if your keen on getting ya hands dirty and doing it yaself id do the conversion but if u just wanna sit back and pay someone to do it for u its beter off just to buy a vn vp ss or a vp 5 litre and sell yours

[dijm8]

cheerz for the info guys its helped me alot... if i do end up sellin it i'll be gettin a 5L vs statesmen, so for the brakes all i wud need is to change to a 1" master cylinder n its all good???, it does sound alot easier to buy a wreckd vn-vp n just swap everything over.. i'll ask my mechanic 2mw n see how much it'll cost me.. hopefully cheaper cause hes a family friend :P

[sackvp]

i hav tha oppitunity to buy a vg v8 ute complete for 1,ooo. im eatha doin this or a sc14, wat are your thoughts. dose all the ute stuff match up to tha sedan parts, tha utes done 170,000 and auto

[greenfoam]

Get the ute, the parts are the same (but prolly use your original tailshaft)

[PaRaDoX]

just sell your car and by a ss man, much easier, less things to go wrong

also SC14 will bring the cops / epa onto your ass

[sackvp]

i cant be with out a car and i dont reli hav the money for a 5g car lol. i just want to but sum ricers to shame as cheap as possible.

[sackvp]

the ute is a vg exec with the v8 dose this mean it will have a lsd diff in it, so can i change that over.

[dufus]

the ute is a vg exec with the v8 dose this mean it will have a lsd diff in it, so can i change that over.

Check this thread out, it will help you to find the answer to your question: http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/...sd-thread.html