So, I was looking at stroker kits online and had this great idea! Instead of pissing about making my engine bigger, why dont I just buy with a bigger engine to start with? holden V8s are expensive and they sound gay, so I thought Id be a little different and use a 245 hemi instead. I bought some old chrysler POS as a donor car, and Ive already ripped the engine out of the commodore. Will post pics of the project in the next few days
Heres the POS i got the engine out of. Got $140 for the body today as scrap steel, win!
Going to use a T5 I got out of a VP, the commodore pressureplate matches up to the chrysler flywheel perfect, just needs new holes drilled and tapped and maybe a bit machined out of the center for clearance
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That sounds great - I had a few hemi Valiants in the past and they certainly could motivate despite only having a twin barrel carby. A 265 would be better but beggars can't be choosers. Hope it all goes well.
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I heard that itd be illegal to do it.. due to the fact of emissions control. But eh. Good luckwould be interesting
Hey mate i love the idea but my cuzin who's a mechanic told me you cant put in a motor thats older then the car itself, i dunno if he's right but it kinda makes sense since the older the motor it is the more its been used (generaly) which affects its structural ingetrity
doubt structural integrity would be the issue... maybe more emissions..
The OP lives in New Zealand - they have a 'warrant of fitness' or something like that to pass the law.
"If anyone disagrees with anything I say, I am quite prepared not only to retract it, but also to deny under oath that I ever said it." --T. Lehrer
"The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made." -- Jean Giraudoux
I got an idea, you should take out the "smaller" 5.0L and convert the "larger" 4.0L to diesel. That diesel engine knock is the most hektik sound ever uleh. I heard running a jake brake also increases power by 40rwkw. Dont forget to bash the cats out, chop the springs and remove the bellmouth. Also get a cop chip from the SS BT1's.
Omfg did u just say uleh? Hahaha thats hekkas funny lmao