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  1. 2

    [Ecotec] porting plenum

    just thought i might add which has already been touched on in the thread NEVER, i repeat NEVER mirror polish any intake port or inlet tract. there need to be some level of turbulence in order to keep the fuel suspended in the air and keep air velocity up. If it is all baby's ass smooth the...
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    [Alloytec] Eaton M90 on VZ Exec

    I am currently putting to paper the concept of strapping an Eaton M90 blower onto my Alloytec. not looking for high boost or a million killerwasps, just a bit more punch and pulling power. The style that only a rootes type charger can supply. basically looking for opinions and possible...
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    [Ecotec] Ecotec re-build

    good cam, about 11:1 compression, extractors with a twin 2.25 (2.5 too big) and a good custom tune should get you about 210kw at the flywheel. at the wheel figure will depend on alot of variables, i.e. diff ratio, auto or manual, wheel size. but in a worst case scenario of 25% (if your getting...
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    very low fuel, fuel gauge error contact dealer ????!!!

    i personally would very carefully all the wiring points on the stereo install, make sure they are all secure and all the earths are separate and not doubled up. then i would install a proper earthing harness and finally a capacitor to stop power spiking. Just like you would install a surge...
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    VS overheating after install

    just might be handy to note, when you replace the radiator, replace ALL the hoses, as v6 commies run higher than normal radiator pressure (around 16psi as opposed to the average 9psi that most cars run) therefore the often blow hoses. Also, get your mechanic to do compression and leak down...
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    T5/cluch problem???

    i had a simialr noise and here are the results mind you circle work in third gear was the main cause but normally it means either the cable has snapped ot the thrust race has **** itself
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    Right Front Strut Not Secure (appariently)

    i had this problem on my ute, and couldn't tighten it, in the end the upper strut bush let go, and all the bearings came out, could have been messy, but got it home, try replacing this bush, nolathane do one cost about 180 bucks or you could put in the more expensive adjustable, pillowball...
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    VR buick engine problems

    pull the the coil pack back off, clean the contacts with metho or a good circuit board cleaner, and re install, make sure the DFI plug is insertered correctly, unscrew it, and clean it too, the issue will be somewhere in the DFI and coil packs, also check the ingnition leads with a good...
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    automatic box, hessitation

    i have tried searching the forum, but couldn't find the info i am looking for. I have a v6 vr exec with auto, when i put the sucker into drive, it takes ages for the gear to acctually engage, does anyone know what the cause of this is, before i pull the box apart to have a look i have...
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    VR ECU or BCM issue

    i have run into a similar problem, my ute, as with all VS ute's has the povo pack BCM, and i was trying to install a mid level BCM so i can have auto power windows and things like that, but when i plugged in to mid BCM, the thing would just crank and crank and crank, but not fire, the was no...
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    7" motorised display in manual VS

    SSWWWEEEET time to start putting away funds for a bit, just means no spending on the race car for a few months owell
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    7" motorised display in manual VS

    awesome, mine is a 2 seater, i wonder if it is different......
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    7" motorised display in manual VS

    I tried searching this but couldn't find a substancial answer I am thinking of installing a 7" motorised display head unit in my VS ute The install is pretty straight forward for me, have done a few now, The issue that have is my car is a manual and i was wondering if anyone has done this...
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    Paintin in 2-pac

    2K paint is alot harder as it is a 2part paint with polymer and hardener, kinda like fibreglass resign or body filler as with all painting the main errors that can be made are in the prep work, good prep = good paint. BECAREFUL, 2k paint is highly poisonous and should be painted in a proper...
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    vk 202

    Wire in a efi system that is able to run fully sequential fuel and spark and 6 coils. use the factory EFI manifold (what i used) or grab a tripple webber manifold and drop on some weber-style throttle bodies for 6 thorttle fun change the dissy to a cam angle sensor, use the EST sensor for...
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    Will a VL commodore diff fit a vk

    the larger shaft was on the Manual carby cVK's and the EFI VK's for stength, although the EFI's where available auto only they had more power and torque than a 253 so holden used the V8 sized shaft. As for the diffs early vk's had the Salisbury and later had the BW, but this only applied to...
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    VS Commodores! - Are they really this bad?

    hey well at least a cylinder head on V6 doesnt crack from from to back on the first hot day of summer........****coughcough*** ford alloy head*** As an engine reconditioner all the faults this peanut has picked out are common to all cars, when they are not looked after.
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    Calais BCM into Berlina - trip to holden required?

    damn povo pack utes I have a VS series 1 "S" ute, which i am cleaning up and adding the bits and pieces to make the SS it should be (damn utes, got an option pack even more povo than the base model exec's). I have picked up a MID spec BCM and have had the same problem, i installed it and all...
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    [NSW] VS Level 3 dash conversion parts

    gday, is your patch loom stil avail? or know anywhere i can get one? very interested thanks
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    engine code myth?

    in a nut shell, it is only the First one or two letters that indicate the origin of a holden engine pre LS1 before the hq there was only one letter giving the eninge typefrom HQ on the added a number to the begining to indicate which model the engine came from the following numbers are on a...
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    Turbo 700 comversion to 202

    Has anyone converted a a t700 to a 202, I have been looking into this CRS do a conversion kit to fit the V6 t700, and as the early 4speeds used a cable kickdown that would also be vary easy to setup, my conseern is how to get the torque converter lock up working. do any of the 2nd gen...
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    timing

    point breaker ignitions factory setting is 6 deg BTDC Electronic ignition is 10 deg BTDC same as EFI engines as for the question about "ported" or "full" vacuum. HX ie 1977 was the first to have the "ported" vacuum system prior to that EPA law change "full" vacuum was available. BUT.. Just...
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    202 carby has had it

    put your foot on the clutch with the car stationary if the noise goes away, it is in either the gearbox or the thrust bearing, if it doesn't go away it is the spigot bearing in the end of the crank.
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    350 holly

    yeh thats the one, i couldn't think of the model number you dont need to jet them down, but a size smaller will make it a little better on juice, and make more power due to better air/fuel ratio. on the other hand if you massage the head a little, and throw in a cam they are just perject for a...
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    202 heads

    it is possible and as stated holes will need to be drilled to suit. but there is no advantage, you be better off milling about .050" of the head, getting a mild port and polish on the inlet only then using flat top pistons and a 0.7mm gasket (ACL race series). The blue black head has the same...
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    350 holly

    if you buy a carby kit, the kit usually comes with an eploded veiw of the carby, i cant remeber which one but either the gregorys or ellorys shop manuls had a breakdown in them too and how to set them. I will go and did them up out of the garage and have a look and let you know, i might be able...
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    202 carby has had it

    ooppss forgot about that part, thanks Tom yeh swap it for a a HEI dizzy. I have a EFI elec, I the module was replaced about 250k's before it was removed from my motor to make way for a waste spark system from a WOLF 3D ECU with and old point dizzy modified to be a cam angle sensor only. p.m...
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    202 carby has had it

    The ticking noise is the engine pinging due to running lean, the carby probably just need a kit put through it and a general clean up. Your timing could also be out, If you want a short fix, retart the timing about 2 degrees, if that stops the ticking it is pining. if it keeps ticking it is...
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    wheel and speedo q

    the speedo is driven off the mainshaft at the rear of the gear box. if you are really worried about it the CRS and several other speedo/gauge repairers have a "fix box" which changes the speedo cable speed by a series of tiny gears, costs about 180 200 last time i checked. As i have a...
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    how to remove door pins

    Cheers Dayvo, the only way i could get the bottom one to move was hitting it down and then couldn't get it to move back up, but i will keep at the way you described and hope fully it iwill work. I was trying to think of a way to get a slide hammer in ther but havent come up with...
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    VK conversion

    If your car is a 202, the turbo setup will deffinately need to be engineered and mod plated. there are a couple of legal registered ones here in NSW, and from what i have heard it is not that hard. The best way I know of is to use the factory EFI manifold, and use an aftermarket ECU, more chance...
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    VK Group three

    if your not already try running a seperate relay for each fan, they can still use same trigger wire, but seperate relays will allow seperate power wires from the battery this should lessen the load each wire has to handle, also running a slightly heavier gauge wire might help
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    how to remove door pins

    I am in the processes of swaping all the good bits over from my calais which has rusted out, to a berlina body which i scored for $100 with very little rust I am wanting to know how on earth do i get the doors off with without damaging anything? i got one door of the berlina body, but cause...
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    vr ecotech,again..

    I know this question has probably been asked a thousand times before, but i am curious, If i stick an ecotech into my VR and wire it up to all the VR(buick) sensors and wiring, will the delco run the engine?. i have compared both motors in complete form and most of the stuff is simiale and...
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    Supercharged VK Calais

    yeah been there done that with all but one of the commodores i have owned, the old two peice tailshaft doesn't like being over loaded. simple thing like trying to pull the boat up the ramp have done it for me. I have a 3" one peice tailshaft for my vk, but it does mean that the centre bracing...
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    Urgent help needed, broken clutch fork

    thanks guys, i have managed to find a wrecker that will sell me one $160, i should've waitied as there is a whole vn box on ebay for $250, but o well I dont know what had cause it , but i would say it was my problem to begin with, not the actual clutch itself, but i replaced it anyway aswell...
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    Urgent help needed, broken clutch fork

    Heya peoples has anyone come across a broken clutch fork in a Vn-S T5 before. I just went to all the effort of putting in a new clutch, cable and the work, drove it one day and the release fork has bent/snapping, to the point it is about break off how has this been fixed, as the fork is now...
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    HP stamped on the side of the motor??

    HP blocks also had thicker bore castings as for steel cranks, yes the earlier smaller engines 149,161,179 had nodular steel cranks, but i am pretty sure that the 202's from the XU1 GTR (GTR only) also had them (please correct me if i am wrong), spun by heavy duty rods. later models all had...
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    How to fit thermo fan bypass switch

    okies very interesting debate peoples, I would like to chuck my 2 cents in the well if i may.... I have for years now been playing with 186/202's ranging from stockers to high compression even forced induction ones (i run a black EFI 202 with CRS charger running 12psi). Now anyone who...
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