Holden Commodore, Insurance, Aerodynamics.

[Danny Barrett]

I like the idea of the extra power from the V8, but are you SURE that the
VN/VP V8s will drop straight in??? I don't want the bother of stuffing
around with crossmember modifications, and the like. This is my one and only
car, and I can't afford to have it off the road for too long (putting in a
VK EFI would have it off the road for long enough, as it is...). In any
case, what sort of mileage might I get with the 5.0, and a 5 speed box?

I assume that by a "red motor head" you mean the head from a VB, or earlier,
and not the red head from an EFI Black motor??? Is your red motor converted
for ULP??? And please don't tell me to get a 3.0L VL motor... Firstly,
they're the noisiest brutes I've come across, and secondly, I have heard
nasty things about having to do all sorts of crossmember mods (otherwise, I
would go for the VL over the VK any day...).

How can I get into contact with Shannons??? I live in Hobart, is there an
office down here?

Thanks for the advice...

Danny Barrett.

>Danny,
>
>Just drop in a 5.0L VN/VP much better and Shannons won't even ask any
questions 
>(join a car club and they'll let you have race insurance as well for not a 
>great deal more).  As for licensing, not a problem as the VC came standard
with 
>a 5.0L.  The VK was a pretty crap attempt at pollution control, but if you
want 
>to go this way throw the heads and air pump away and replace with red motor 
>heads if possible.
>
>If interested I have a red motor for sale, 179 with 4 speed (XU-1 close
ratio), 
>motor built for racing (but was never raced at the track), 10K genuine road km 
>since rebuild (used to drive it to work everyday).  Fully race prepped heads, 
>etc, etc.