swaping engines

[mitchy man]

hey fallas

i have an 85 vk and i want to take out the six and put in a 308. i was jus wondering wether i need an engineering certificate or not. i would appreciate an answer guys i cant find anyone who knows, or any car engineers.
bye for know and thanx

 

[mitchy man]

i need a 308ci

im loookin for a 308. preferably a later model one aroud the 80s. and in decent condition.

c ya

 

[vkberlina]

As long as you use an engine the car came out with so a black 308 or 304 you wont have a problem.

Its a bit more complicated than just swapping engines, you will need to change gearbox, wiring will be different, fuel line, exhaust, radiator.

cheers
Scott

 

[ENV5]

and you will need a disc brake diff aswell so ive heard

 

[sire01TMK]

How much would you consider to be a reasonable price to pay for a secondhand BorgWarner V8 diff assembly, 3.45 centre, disc to disc to suit VK/VL??

 

[JD]

im loookin for a 308. preferably a later model one aroud the 80s. and in decent condition.

c ya

where do you live?
in sa i think if it came out with the engine you are putting in you can get through with no engineers cert.
so you could put in a carby 202, efi 202 or a carby 308.
correct me if i am wrong

 

[atrail308]

true that is, i ripped the 4cyl out my old LX torry, put in a hot 6, then later ran a 308 in it with rego and all.... no certificate needed...

 

[stevenvhsle]

In Sa you can do alot more than other states i looked into in Perth and had a heap of problems but here its just a matter of changing the engine number with the transport department. You dont neccessarily need to run a disc brake diff as some came out with drums on the rear i am looking to put a disc brake diff on mine and was told not to worry about it. I got told its the same for a 308 and a 253 but i know with the VK's you have to put a 304 or 308 in nothing smaller for an 8.