yes the pilot cars get squished after use, like the VT/VX with the alloytec's will get squished or they will be stripped and sold or squished

throw the ecotec in the bin and buy a nice big V8

Quote: Originally Posted by VL_RB25DE yes the pilot cars get squished after use, like the VT/VX with the alloytec's will get squished or they will be stripped and sold or squished Ohhh... So my friends VR calais with the ecotec is a pilot car?

i dont know maybe they ran out of the old v6's

mmmm?

Quote: Just bought an ecotec, need some ideas sell it or burn it.. your choice Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Sinister.. All VN-VS's and even to VY's all had the buik motors.. just different heads etc.. from VN-VS they were both still buick motors..

Quote: Originally Posted by BADVLSL Sinister.. All VN-VS's and even to VY's all had the buik motors.. just different heads etc.. from VN-VS they were both still buick motors.. ok.. its a v6 and it shares the same displacement, thats where the similarities end.. its a completely different motor, block is different, heads are different, cam, manifold, crank, rods, pistons, oiling and water systems.. calling it a buick is as correct as calling an rb20 an 'rb30'

Ecotec motors came out with the Series 2 VS commodore after april ive rebuilt one

the buick 6 and ecotech 6 are way different as sinister is stating.this is 100 % right.

i've just bought a VT calais and was thinking of doing the same mods uz have mentioned above. just 1 question (i dont know that much about cars)... what does CAI stand for??

cold air intake

hey mate is it auto or man. if auto put a shift kit in it make it go way harder do not put extractors on it waste of money my can beat people with extractors but get a 2 1/2 exhaust for sure

Quote: Originally Posted by vst20 hey mate is it auto or man. if auto put a shift kit in it make it go way harder do not put extractors on it waste of money my can beat people with extractors but get a 2 1/2 exhaust for sure people in neutral?

they keep-et similarities to reduce cost, as in water pumps (slight differences) plugs, oil filters even the spot it is in, but the main differences is its a different motor with the old ideas that were probley new at the time... holden is still approx 4 years ahead of ford (electrical wise)

I had a 2.5 mandrel exhaust fitted recently, goes pretty good considering the V6's sound like **** compared to the RB30. Wheres the best place to fit/cut/place a CAI on to the V6? Is it easier to just buy a HSV CAI? Seen em on ebay all the time, or is it better to just make one up? What sort of chips work best, or is it better to have one mapped up specifically for me on a dyno...?

i used the holden sc/6 cai intake and neck and modded my lower box to the neck to fit cost like 50$ cheapest an easiest way although u may want to make the opening on the intake a bit wider as its fairly narrow

just twin turbo the bloody thing and get it over and done with

yeh thats soo cheap! your such a good help thorpa!

Quote: Originally Posted by thorpa just twin turbo the bloody thing and get it over and done with yeah nice one mate. I bought a car on dual fuel to save on running costs and you think i should bolt two turbos onto it. I'm sure an engine derived from Buick's 60's technology running gas will love that. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.