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is a toyota lexcen engine better than a vp

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is the engine in a toyota lexen (92 model) the same as the one in the vp commodore or different? if different is it better or whats the story? cheers.
 

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they are more or less the same car only cosmetic changes
 

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i figured as much. just herd a rumor the engines were slightly different.
 

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all came out of the same factory off the same production line...
 

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so here is a question for you then. who made them. are they all more holdens or toyotas?
 

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if i had to take a guess i would say that holden brought out more,with the buick v6.
but here`s a good question for you all. what company made the vn v8`s?
 

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now i dont know a whole lot but chev or pontiac is sitting in my mind for somereason or another?
 
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stackner said:
so here is a question for you then. who made them. are they all more holdens or toyotas?

It had to be holden, toyota couldnt make something that good, thats why they had to borrow the design off holden ;)
 

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They are all holdens with different badges & trim.
VNV8 is a holden produced engine, based on the original 5.0 which was based on an old Buick V8 (early sixties)

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did you know that the orignal motors that was going to to put into the vn`s was the vl turboed motor.
and also that the first of the buick v6`s was carby driven.and they some times also run them in the odl daytona cars
 
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