quick questions example when you do stock mods to a VL Turbo straight away intercooler, reg, exhaust and big boost what can be done to a V8 without rebuilding the motor?????

Carby, Extractors, exhaust, manifold, ignition....

what sort of a question is that come on. well you can add a supercharger but not too much boost. you can add exhausts, cai, there is lots of things you can do.

oh yeah some cool stickers add a couple of HP aswell

lol i was gonna say blower, but most ppl that ask these questions just want "Quick and easy HP gains"

what ya reckon stock VL 8 put in cam, full exhaust sys, work the carb what power you reckon???????????

not much.... best bet is cam/manifold/exhaust/carby/heads Will free up a fair bit of HP

depends on what cam and and how the car is tuned that will give you power. my engine is very mild got some unknown billet cam, higher compression and a exhaust. and i have 170 rwhp. so not much at all power. although its tuned for fuel economy not power out put. but if you get a big lumpy cam and get a tune for power then you will get much more power. but wont be a very smooth ride

bahahah u dont buy a v8 for a smooth ride, what are you ghey? j/k :P

how could anyone get used to or even enjoy a daily driven car thats so friggin lumpy thats it sounds like its gonna stall. anyway joke taken.

Especially if you got a shift kitted auto in it........

For an efi V8 without cracking open the donk you would chuck the power steer and clutch fan go the thermos and whack on the old extractors and twin cat exhaust into a three inch dump pipe into single 2.5 out back,then you would mod the bottom of the airbox by swiss cheesing it with a drill then you would take it to a dyno shop and have him make you a custom memcal.

Mate I think he is talking about the carby 304.. I agree about the thermos though

He doesnt say,but with the carby its been covered before,stuff like exhaust,rochester blue print and match port the inlet manifold as well as the thermos etc,the good thing about the VL304 is the heads,small valve unleaded,still a V8 but not such a guzzler like a VK big valve head.

Boyracer; Vl heads all came out with l34 size valves & induction hardened seats in the v8's it was only the vk's that had the smaller valves for the auto's, manuals had l34 or 1.94 in/1.6 ex. [talking about black motors pre efi]

i heard somewhere that the VL v8s were the biggest guzzler of all the holden V8s dont know if its true. though just what i heard

Quote: Originally Posted by wagonshaw i heard somewhere that the VL v8s were the biggest guzzler of all the holden V8s dont know if its true. though just what i heard Thats true because of all the emissions they had to have for the early developement of ulp.There an abortion to look at [motor] because all the emission hoses & crap everywhere.

Nup small valve V8 VL

Quote: Originally Posted by Boyracer Nup small valve V8 VL Thats bullsh1t and if you want any proof send me your email addy or post up your info/proof

got my heads off the VL v8 at the moment. its big valve