How are we walkinshaw freaks.Just need a bit of help i'm going to see a vl calais Friday the person claims his engine is a complete walkinshaw running gear.How do i tell the block is original walkinshaw?

Quote: Originally Posted by sloppy How are we walkinshaw freaks.Just need a bit of help i'm going to see a vl calais Friday the person claims his engine is a complete walkinshaw running gear.How do i tell the block is original walkinshaw? my guess is all of them would all have a designated engine prefix but somebody who actually knows more could be of more help. guys with walkys help the lad out its a pretty simple straight forward question that could be answered by any of you.

illusiv any idea?????? anybody????

Quote: Originally Posted by toranass my guess is all of them would all have a designated engine prefix but somebody who actually knows more could be of more help. guys with walkys help the lad out its a pretty simple straight forward question that could be answered by any of you. Why bother posting if you dont know the answer? This thread is only one day old, give the guys who own Walkys some time to check and reply

maybe someone (craig!!) should make a thread about identifying a genuine walky, what should be on comp plates, engine prefix, where all the numbers are located ect...

At a glance - black motor - VP prefix on the engine number. cheers, Dave.

I am in the process of making a page on how to identify a genuine walkinshaw (thanks James!). VP is the engine prefix for a walky, but this is for 4 bolt mains I believe, and I think that a few other commodores also received this engine (VN group A & I think VP senator???)

it was vn group a and vp gts, just to clear that up. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I thought it was an option on the VP Senator too. I think it was the 5000i 200kw black motor??

VP GTS's & VP Clubsport 5000i's got the remaining leftover black four bolt mains.

I was pretty close... I did remember a VP got the same motor!

vn grp a prefix is vk-left over vn grp a engines were found in vp gts and if u wanted it option on vp hsv models-but not many people did- vp prefix were never found in any other make or model apart from walkies and testing car's-unless someone is playing funny bugger's my source is pretty good as my freind was the production manager when they started on the vn grp a. hope that help's

Quote: Originally Posted by cwreck vn grp a prefix is vk-left over vn grp a engines were found in vp gts and if u wanted it option on vp hsv models-but not many people did- The only upgrade option on the VPs was the HSV 180kw. This is going off the VP HSV booklet I have. When I brought my Calais in '93, a HSV upgraded 180kw (with build number), there was never a 200kw option back then, I can contest to that.

I def remember seeing a VP Senator 5000i in the showroom with a 200kw black engine

Didnt the SV5000 also have the 200kw black motor in it, my mate had a VP GTS and I know thats what was in that

Quote: Originally Posted by cwreck vn grp a prefix is vk-left over vn grp a engines were found in vp gts and if u wanted it option on vp hsv models-but not many people did- vp prefix were never found in any other make or model apart from walkies and testing car's-unless someone is playing funny bugger's my source is pretty good as my freind was the production manager when they started on the vn grp a. hope that help's Spot on - VK prefix was for VN Group A and leftovers went to VP GTS & VP Clubsport 5000i. I'm trying to find the range of numbers that the VK ran from - I have seen VK599XXX in a GP A right up to VK611XXX in a VP GTS. Does anyone know what the earliest VK prefix is - ie: where did they start from? Any help would be appreciated. Cheers

Quote: Originally Posted by kalais6 Didnt the SV5000 also have the 200kw black motor in it, my mate had a VP GTS and I know thats what was in that SV5000 is a red motor and is a 2 bolt block. a few VR 215 Caprice HSVs also had a 4 bolt block along with whats been said (Group As and VP GTS- VP Clubsport 5000i) unsure whether the VP Senator 5000i is a 4 bolt block though. I dont think it was. think it was just a 200kw like the VQ 5000i HSV statesman