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stuck with a 308 motor, need help

Started by cheepy89 · 30 May 2010 · 9 replies

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cheepy89Archived member
hey ppl just after some thoughts, i might be buying another vl calais, (undecided) the calais has a 308 v8 in it, which were carbyed from factory, but this one has a injected setup up on it off a vp ss.(on top of the original carbyed block) wats the go,?? they a good set up. or am i looking at a lemon?? cheers
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NASTY1Archived member
i dont see what would be wrong with it.ive seen plenty carby v8 with injected top half back in the day..... your vl stil retain the orig block?if so its 304
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cheepy89Archived member
ohk thats good then, yer it still has the original block it, just has an injected stup on it, wil it need to be engineered?
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Wkd_VlArchived member
i think the difference would be the pistons and rods from a carby 308 to injected
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NASTY1Archived member
i doubt it very much.maybe one of the vic guys can help you.i would think going to injection would make it easier to pass a rw ---------- Post added 30-05-10 at 15:47 ---------- could be what wkd vl said but its not 308 its stil 304
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dvsgmhArchived member
no engineers as walkinshaws came out with injected v8's!
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cheepy89Archived member
thats alright then, so if the pistons and rods are different it wont do damage or watever?
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NASTY1Archived member
nah.the efi on a carby motor is an old conversion mate should be no dramas
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cheepy89Archived member
ah to easy then, thanks heaps for the help fellas
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dvsgmhArchived member
any time mate
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