SIDI into VZ

[Strad]

Hi Guy's, I have a ZZ wagon which is starting to get a few K's up, and would say I am going to run into issues with the amount of wear on the trans and motor, no hurry still ok. The rest of the car is spot on, always looked after suspension and steering been redone last year, driver and passenger re- buil and rest of car near spot on. I am going to only need to think of driveline and would like to keep the wagon for a lot longer, so come time for engine trans rebuild, I am wondering if I can get the dash etc to play with nice with the engine computer on a VF SIDI ??

 

[_R_J_K_]

Not easily. The VE2/VF wiring is significantly different even from VE1, not to mention you'll probably run into a plethora of security issues.

 

[Strad]

Yes, all my issues would be on the electronic/wiring side, the mechanical issues would be minimal, yoke tailshaft, exhaust, possible batt relocation, really be nice if someone else had dealt with this before!! I can see I will be doing a lot of google and ringing around!!!

 

[Jordie Bailey]

This seems to be the same sort of situation im in. i was wondering what you would need to put a supercharged L67 into a vz? please help me out if you can!

cheers,

 

[_R_J_K_]

This seems to be the same sort of situation im in. i was wondering what you would need to put a supercharged L67 into a vz? please help me out if you can!

cheers,

Don't. The VZ never came with an L67 so the conversion will never be legal because of emissions. Not to mention, the VZ doesn't have the Ecotec as a base engine so absolutely nothing in the VZ will work with the L67, the L67 won't even bolt in and the gearbox won't bolt up.

You'd be far better off just buying a VY or something else that already has one.

 

[Daniel Sammon]

Hi just got back from roaf trip in my newly purchased vx V6 Auto. $80 to fill up and getting 800km. That's nearly the same as my little excel. Is this normal for ecotecs.

 

[Wats_in_a_name]

^^^^^^^^^
Yep. I got 1,000kms from a tank in my old VY ser 1. At one stage when I filled up after country driving the range went up to 1,200km. My brother got 1,000km from a tank in his VY ser 2. It's normal.