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Commovr
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Post #1 post 2nd October 2008 - 08:59 PM
hey iam almost off my Green P's and i no this guy thats selling hes vn5l worked v8 plus manual gearbox motor good for 200kws plus

all iam asken is is it hard to put the motor into a vr 1994 auto and is it hard to change the car from auto to manual?

Cheers!

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70YKA
Post #2

no not hard at all.. just need the manual pedal box.. manual gearbox and all the engine wiring loom. and make sure u got the manual computer..

rozco

DET20
Post #3

using a vr loom, its plug and play.

Commovr
Post #4

so i can use my vr v6 loom for a vn v8 motor?

70YKA
Post #5

haha no u c with a v8 theres 2 extra cylinders lol

rozco

DET20
Post #6

No, i should have been a little clearer.

Purchase a VR 5L loom and it will plug into the harness in your engine bay.

Place the loom with the v6 where all holden v6's belong, at the dump.

Commovr
Post #7

ok thanks mate
haha

BADEZ
Post #8

im not sure if this is correct but ive heard its ether ur not allowed to put a newer motor in an older car or an older motor in a newer car dues to emissions or something like that but depends on how much the motor is and how much it would be to convert probably better to just buy a V8 vr-vs

DET20
Post #9

QUOTE(BADEZ @ Oct 3 2008, 05:22 PM) [snapback]1282955889[/snapback]

im not sure if this is correct but ive heard its ether ur not allowed to put a newer motor in an older car or an older motor in a newer car dues to emissions or something like that but depends on how much the motor is and how much it would be to convert probably better to just buy a V8 vr-vs


Considering they are the same motor.... mamoru.gif and he is using the VR loom and computer mamoru.gif ...

Commovr
Post #10

yeah but i was told its not that much to put the motor in and all?

DET20
Post #11

Its not.

LOWGM
Post #12

QUOTE(DET20 @ Oct 3 2008, 05:12 PM) [snapback]1282955827[/snapback]

No, i should have been a little clearer.

Purchase a VR 5L loom and it will plug into the harness in your engine bay.

Place the loom with the v6 where all holden v6's belong, at the dump.

thats not very nice

DET20
Post #13

wink.gif

Took the bait, hook line and sinker tongue.gif

^^Shaowy^^
Post #14

QUOTE(LOWGM @ Oct 3 2008, 05:31 PM) [snapback]1282955943[/snapback]

thats not very nice


No commodore slander gets past you

^88MSE^
Post #15

wont you have to change the K Frame and cross member to a V8 one? And thats a big job!

DET20
Post #16

Changing the crossmember is a piece of piss!

Commovr
Post #17

just got a over the phone price
$600 for install of motor
$300 for manual gear box

thats a ruff pricing

Commovr
Post #18

also just another thing
i was reading that the vr v6 has a 65 L fuel tank and the v8 has a 80 L tank is it worth changing to the 80 L tank and how much would that be to do so

or just leave it?

Cheers!

crumpet hunter
Post #19

dont worry about the tank just keep puting fuel in your tank changing tanks is a waste of time
drx77
Post #20

QUOTE(BADEZ @ Oct 3 2008, 05:22 PM) [snapback]1282955889[/snapback]

im not sure if this is correct but ive heard its ether ur not allowed to put a newer motor in an older car or an older motor in a newer car dues to emissions or something like that but depends on how much the motor is and how much it would be to convert probably better to just buy a V8 vr-vs


lol...

DioXidE
Post #21

Ive done the same conversion smile.gif

Will need:

V8 crossmember
engine
gearbox
loom
ecu
manual pedalbox
tailshaft

Its all a bolt in job, the wiring loom is all plug and play. You dont need to modify anything.

Near the fusebox there are 3 plugs which plug into the engine loom. The engine loom from the v8 will plug into here.

Last plug is in the kickpanel near the ecu. The v8 engine loom will also plug in where the v6 plug was.

All thats needed is put in the v8 crossmember and then engine gearbox obviously.

Plug in the loom

Turn key

Skid smile.gif

zorak
Post #22

Dioxide about time someone came into this with a sensible answer. I did this with a mate a coupla years back, easy conversion.

OP - Let us know what condition the V6 is in, I got a luxy that needs a V6 conversion.

You wouldnt happen to be the Dioxide I met on the LS1 cruise btw?

DioXidE
Post #23

sure am zorak!!!

my 5L v8 is making way for the SS-V smile.gif

psi999
Post #24

QUOTE(Commovr @ Oct 3 2008, 02:59 PM) [snapback]1282955195[/snapback]

hey iam almost off my Green P's and i no this guy thats selling hes vn5l worked v8 plus manual gearbox motor good for 200kws plus

all iam asken is is it hard to put the motor into a vr 1994 auto and is it hard to change the car from auto to manual?

Cheers!


Just buy a v8 commodore..... Its just not worth doing what you propose doing.

(effort and heartache required, not even considering the dollars).

DET20
Post #25

If that was the case, then we would end up with a bunch of kids who have no idea on how to work on cars would we head_wall.gif

DioXidE
Post #26

QUOTE(psi999 @ Oct 6 2008, 01:34 AM) [snapback]1282964478[/snapback]

Just buy a v8 commodore..... Its just not worth doing what you propose doing.

(effort and heartache required, not even considering the dollars).



There is no effort or headache required as its simply a plug and play conversion and it works out quite cheap...

In my case:

I have a VP Wagon

It was a v6... Sold all the running gear out of it for $1500

Bought a VR V8 Calais for $2500

Sold the VR Calais Rolling Shell for $1000

= Free 5L Conversion smile.gif

psi999
Post #27

QUOTE(DioXidE @ Oct 6 2008, 08:29 AM) [snapback]1282964732[/snapback]

There is no effort or headache required as its simply a plug and play conversion and it works out quite cheap...

In my case:

I have a VP Wagon

It was a v6... Sold all the running gear out of it for $1500

Bought a VR V8 Calais for $2500

Sold the VR Calais Rolling Shell for $1000

= Free 5L Conversion smile.gif


I just read this and thought the worst.

QUOTE(Commovr @ Oct 3 2008, 02:59 PM) [snapback]1282955195[/snapback]

all iam asken is is it hard to put the motor into a vr 1994 auto and is it hard to change the car from auto to manual?


I agree, its not a hugely hard conversion (esp for someone like yourself), but may be biting off more than he can chew when a v8 commodore would not be that much more expensive after selling a v6 = no stress.
Joyrid3r
Post #28

dont forget if your running a/c you will have to re-route the piping and release gas....its not a hard job to change it over, but you are always better getting a complete v8 car, well thinking of resale value anyway.

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