5 Ltr or 5.7Ltr?

[STEALTHY™]

Gday Buddy Get The 5 L My Mate at Mantello Holden Said That The Gen iii Aint that Good after 80 thousand Ks Dunno Why i have the 5L Vt There Heaps Cheaper when it comes to parts !! Good Luck

alot of members on here would say otherwise, running boost aswell. That holden dealer wouldn't have happened to have a VT 5L on the lot would he? noooo, of course not, a dealer wouldn't bag out a car to make a sale on a car....never

*do i really need this warning? note sarcasm?*


Sure its noted its easy to get power from a GenIII, but the initial cost, you could have the 5L running that power with a stroker kit, and knowing you still had the better sounding motor, would make me sleep easy at night

 

[1vngal]

I'm with the others, while the 5.7 is a more powerful motor stock, but you just can't beat the sound of a 5.0 litre. And like Stealthy said, supercharge it, and you've got yourself a good powered motor, with the wicked sound.

 

[evil_monkey]

gen III in the vt's are problematic compared to the vx's and they sound crap

5.0L sound awesome but very sluggish stock unless you put a blower on it.

so yeah if you want a gen III go vx if you want a vt go 5.0L with a blowwer

 

[angelo.vs]

Go for the LS1. Better on fuel, more power stock and you can get more power for less.

For those that are recommending the blower set up, wouldnt the cost of the blower + tuning + accessories + labour, cost a lot more compared buying an LS1? I was under the impression that it would be roughly $10g.

 

[calais_304]

Go for the LS1. Better on fuel, more power stock and you can get more power for less.

For those that are recommending the blower set up, wouldnt the cost of the blower + tuning + accessories + labour, cost a lot more compared buying an LS1? I was under the impression that it would be roughly $10g.

gees just when the 5L was getting some good wrap you come along and blow it all away

personally i wished i'd gone the G3 just need that extra 2k:bang:

 

[angelo.vs]

gees just when the 5L was getting some good wrap you come along and blow it all away

personally i wished i'd gone the G3 just need that extra 2k:bang:

hahahaha not at all!

To be honest I miss having my manual 5L, partly because it was a HSV Senator. I might buy one down the track as a weekend car.

 

[Ripcell]

gen 3 all the way, 5ltr is too old, have to work to get the same power out of it. the ONLY thing about a 5ltr that is good is they sound nicer than the gen3.

but GEN 3 all the way

 

[Jim Bob]

Id get the 5Lt SS but im a bit biased because iv got one

 

[minux]

I'd go the LS1, for the cost difference in cars of around 2-3k, you could spend another 6k on cam/tune/zorst and be running better times then a blown 5.0

Or just spend $1000 on a mafless another $1250 on pacies and cheap catback and be looking at high 12's.

 

[minux]

Can i just add this, its your money that is going on this car, best thing to do is go with what you are happy with.