Holdens a little info

[Justin Albury]

Peter Jaramaz wrote:
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> Just being picky :-)
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> From:   Wayne Blair
> Sent:   Friday, May 08, 1998 11:06 AM
> To:     diy_efi at esl.eng.ohio-state.edu
> Subject:        Holdens a little info
> 
> A little info about some engines used in Holdens:
> 
> V8 used in production
> CHEV: 307 327 350
> 
> Aussie V8's
> (have always been faster and stronger than chevs and fords of same design
> 
> The 308 was more powerful than the 307, but the 307 was never the perfomance engine. The chev was once the darling of the hot up set over the early 308s. Now with heaps of development the 308 is a very good alternative.
> 
> and capacity - production volume has been only impediment to aftermarket
> and further development. [Repco Brabham was a 5L GP engine was an offshoot
> of the Aussie v8 - maybe?]. That should but the possum in the kitchen ;^) )
> 
> 253 small bore 308
> 308 4 inch bore
> 304 destroked to 4999cc under 5L for racing homolagation and complete head
> redesign to make use of EFI
> 
> The destroke happened in about 1985 but still made use of the Q-Jet carb and the B (For Brock) head castings for the perfomance models. VL v8 which was the last carbed job made 127kW on unleaded.
> 
> The baby 55 57 chev looking cars used 6cyl from GM Canada
> Grey motors/Side plates, used siamesesd intake port. (Like old blue flames
> chevs ? )
> 
> 132 ci
> 138 ci
> 
> Yep, we got the grey. Classic motor for its time
> 
> Also a lot of Red, Blue, Black  aussie 6's like baby
> 292(?) inline (red ?) Chev 6's
> 138, (toranas only)
> 149,179
> 161,186,
> 173,202
> 
> Oh yeah, saw an ancient C60 chev truck and the motor looked like a stretched 292 in almost evry detail even down to dizzy pos and sideplates.
> 
>  a nissan 3L also (some one else will know more)
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> RB30 also in turbo variant -150kW, mid 15 1.4s, low 7s to 100kmh.
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> V6
> Buicks (some one else will know which and what)
> 
> Early RWD 3800 in the VN-VR, ecotec or the latest revision for the VS onwards
> 
> Hey Justin - wanna add any info so the overseas guys get the full picture
> on downunder GMs?
> 
> Ive got a tone of info. Just digging it up is the prob :-(
> 
> wayne
> 
> Peter
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true about the vl but also the vl was the first of the efi 304 with the
totaly awsome group-a version 4.9 efi

the rb30 is a nissan inline 6 that weighed 14 kg more and 7 kw less than
the series 1 3800 v6........hey but then we also added a turbo... :-)

justin