An interesting section as I was a PD mechanic for VB's

[digisol]

Not really worth the trouble sometimes.

 

[yobbo88]

would do 115 mph in first gear NP.

thats pretty fast for first gear dude. you musn't have had any launch potential at all... even 115 Km/h thats too quick. best car ive been in would do 60km/h in first. and took a bit to get there.

but if you did have it that is sweet. mid range in first would have had heaps to slide it out and the like... would have been fun

 

[SL/ENUT]

Well i know for a fact that, with a V8, with the 2.60 diff and M20/M21 gearbox, you can get 100 km/h out of first. I reckon a EFI202 could get *near* that with the same gearbox.
Anyway dads VB has done over 300000Ks and only had its engine rebuild a few years ago, still had the copper glaze on the bearings. The motor wasn't stuffed at all

 

[vkberlina]

I have a 5L with an M21 & a 2.78:1 diff which used to pull 110km/hr out of first gear.
Doing 115mph out of first, it must have had pretty tall gearing considering that would be close to 185km/hr. Or someone has MPH & KMH mixed up.

Scott

 

[fabz]

I have a 5L with an M21 & a 2.78:1 diff which used to pull 110km/hr out of first gear.
Doing 115mph out of first, it must have had pretty tall gearing considering that would be close to 185km/hr. Or someone has MPH & KMH mixed up.

Scott

LMAO well spotted:yeah:

 

[VRSS]

my EFI 202 with trimatic does 70k's easy in 1st

 

[GreenGremlin]

forget the 500 holley, its a **** carb, better off with a 450/465 4barrel holley...
blue crank, starfire rods, ACL flat tops, ARP main studs, easily good for 6000rpm all day every day.

 

[tigervh]

If interested my beast with a tricked up powerglide, high stall converter, tripple 2" SU's would do 115 mph in first gear NP.

Same engine with a Celica 5 speed (near unbreakable) and the 500 Holley was more than just good fun.

I think these two comments speak volumns about this persons credability

 

[Outlaw Torn]

BTW kiddies I did keep photos of the engine with both Holley/Cain manifold and SU's/ tripple seperate tube manifolds, hows that for creditability.

Soooo, where are they??? the pics that is

 

[digisol]

Coming to your inbox, I guess that answers the doubt of their existence.