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3.3 to 5 litre

Started by garry69 · 22 Aug 2006 · 6 replies

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garry69Archived member
Hi..thinking of buying vk with a 3.3 litre,and putting a 5 litre in,what changes need to take place to do this,do front brakes need changing,etc...anything else required?..
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Peeekn 86Archived member
mate dont mean to burst ya bubble but its alot easier and less ****ing around and works out cheeper if u just buy a 5ltr vk. But if you realliy want to do it, i know you have to change k frame, and suposed to change the springs over but no1 ever does hope that helps ya out a little bit. good luck Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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FATPSIArchived member
k frames are the same only VL's use different 6 and 8 k frame because of the RB30
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SinisterArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by Peeekn 86 mate dont mean to burst ya bubble but its alot easier and less ****ing around and works out cheeper if u just buy a 5ltr vk. But if you realliy want to do it, i know you have to change k frame, and suposed to change the springs over but no1 ever does hope that helps ya out a little bit. good luck ^ completely right, dont bother with a conversion unless the car has huge sentimental value... otherwise sell yours and look in the post for a 5litre... cheap as hell these days with petrol prices. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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BoyracerArchived member
You will need to change your springs and probably finned calipers and the bigger discs,if its a strong 5.0 get a better diff,if you can get the right shell why not?
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garry69Archived member
thats what i reckon,all the 5 litres around have body damage such as rust,dints etc..got on to a vk with mint cond body,just been resprayed,interior like new,only prob,its a 6cyl,can get car for $2500...
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XSV355Archived member
injected or carby ? if it is injected and auto there is sweet **** all room for the trans. manual fits better with the injected motors. more fun to drive aswell.
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