Hi Guys, I know absolutley nothing about how engines work!!! I drive a S2 VL Wagon on LPG and absolutely love VL's but as far as engines go I have no idea. While my current ride is only a straight six I am very keen to find a project calais that is a five litre. So, I need to find some information on exactly how every aspect of a nive big V8 motor works. Can someone tell me where I can find this information? I want to learn everything that I can about them so I can build up my dream beast? Please help Thanks guys. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

build something that you can put a chev motor in.. not a commodore.. woah im gonna get flamed.

Try and find a VN V8 as they are the first efi V8s and have plenty of go and dont chew too much fuel as far as eights go as long as you dont cane it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Epitaph build something that you can put a chev motor in.. not a commodore.. woah im gonna get flamed. whatever a sbc can do a holden v8 can do Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

i like my chev better.. it feels nicer underfoot than that other thing i had..

Mate, there are plenty of books around about the holden v8 have a look for 1 at an auto shop or online as the basic engine hasnt been modified much especially from the 1st 253/308 built somewhere around 1970 to the last carbied vl motor & then came the efi range which started in the vl walky's through to the vt series 1 or vs series 3 [ute] really need some specific questions to be able to help you ?

totallly off the the subject, but how long till you screw all the new bits onto your motor VK355? i love that manifold

I'm looking at doing it in the next 6months as i need a few more $ for a torque converter & other bits [the small bits] as i want to do the whole transition in 1 hit along with a tune etc I'll post up pics as i start the build for anyone interested. Cheers