hey guys what would i need to do if i was going to put a 308 from a VB SL/E into my 3ltr NA VL Calais? i will be getting the enitre car as a donor. cheers

Not sure you can run a red 308 in a VL, I think you need a blue or black engine. Sell the engine and buy a black one.

yup you will need a black motor on onwards. its to do with emissions etc

yeh he has it advertised as a black motor.. would it just b a bolt on change over or would i have to mod the engine bay?

thres a whole thread on v8 into vl... threads going to be closed once a mod sees it... did u bother doing a search>?

Quote: Originally Posted by MuFFiN [View Post] thres a whole thread on v8 into vl... threads going to be closed once a mod sees it... did u bother doing a search>? yeh i could only find threads on 304 injected motors ill have another look... ---------- Post added 01-10-10 at 23:53 ---------- ok been searching this site + google for the past 2 hours and havnt really got a straight answer.. Here is what i got: a VL Calais RB30E N/A a complete donor VB SL/E with Black 308 motor with trimatic auto gearbox + diff now what i need to know is: will the front end (K frame etc) bolt straight into my VL without a hitch? or will i need a VL V8 K frame? will the gearbox and its crossmember fit in ok? or will i have to mod the tunnel? Cheers

The K frame from the VB should fit fine, and the VL came out with a trimatic so should just bolt in. no problems.

im doing a smilar conversion. its pretty straight forward. the vb radiator should fit in easy to, and even brakes. wiring is the one thing im not sure of

all fits. as for wiring it should be a few wires from coil to ign?

thnx guys thats the answers i was looking for... also 1 thing will there be any troubles with the power stearing rack or anything got to do with power stearing? i ve seen ppl talkin about it not fitting with certain kframes etc.. cheers

vb v8 kframe with vb power steer should be fine. im running manual steering as i wanted to tidy the eng bay up

thnx for all the help... will i need an engineers report for this conversion? since VLs came out factory with a carby fed 308(or is it 304?) black motor Cheers

no engineers needed

Quote: Originally Posted by Wkd_Vl [View Post] no engineers needed ok i just checked the engine number its saying its VT468872 the VT prefix goin by this link (http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/holden_6_cylinder_engine_numbers.htm) is saying its from either a VB to VK 308 (Red, blue and black) i looked at the motor is no painted blue or red... is there a way to be 100% certain that it is infact a black motor? and can i get my car registered with this motor if it infact a black motor??

I've got a red 308 in my VH also prefixed with VT... it came out of a VB SL/E with a turbo 350 transmission. As for the emissions stuff, best check with the licensing place.