Holdens a little info

[Peter Jaramaz]

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Hi all,

>true, as lmy Father was looking at puting one of the Nissan engines =
into his
>HX Kingswood at one time, and at the Holden spare parts place, they =
told him
>$9000 for a short motor from the VL Commodore, and then they said that =
he
>would be better to go to a wrecker and get one. As it turned out, he =
would
>heve had to make engine bay mods to get it in, so he didn't bother. As =
for

New prices for "genuine parts" (ie with the GMH logo plastered all over)
are always going to be extortionate.  Hardly surprising that a lot of =
work
would be required to fit an RB30 to a HX: it is a _totally_ different
engine to the old 186/202 pushrod designs.  Still, sounds like a damn =
good
idea, and I know which engine I'd prefer ;-)

Interesting bit of info - a new VS V6 short engine (with a few =
accesories not normally associated with a short engine) from GMH is only =
$2800.=20

>the V6 - Yes, it's a Buick, although I don't know what, exactly, but =
I'm
>told that it is a re-hash of an **OLD** engine (hence, the pushrods). =
As for
>the Ecotec V6... It's a completely redesigned engine, so I'm told (by a =
guy
>at the showroom a couple of years ago). Apparently, both the bore and =
stroke
>are different, there are more aerodynamic inlet, and exhaust manifolds,
>etc... Basically, it is a completely new engine, within the old =
casting, or,
>at least, so I'm told.

A Holden engineer told me that there are virtually no interchangeable =
parts
between the Ecotec and earlier versions.  For example, there's around =
0.5"
difference in deck height alone between them.

Very true - trying to stick and Eaton charger on a series I VN V6 :-(


Peter
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