Nooo! My baby is really sick..

[EvilCabbage]

I just spoke with my mechanic... sounds terminal.. he will pull the head off tomorrow and check things out for me, and in the meantime, it looks like im searching for a replacement motor, just in case...

Any idea how hard it is, searching for a 15 year old fuel injected turbo motor? Not easy.. *sigh*

[talltech]

at a wild guess, i wold say you were looking for a motor for a VL commodor, tried some Jap engine importers ? if it is a VL commodor it got a nissan motor in it

[EvilCabbage]

Nope.

Its an E15ET from an N12 ET turbo pulsar. Car is a 1984 model, but the E15ET can be sourced from any of the N12's, up to 1987. Just not much fun trying to track down a decent one.

Ive often thought about going the route of a VL commodore, and doing an RB25DET transplant, but with the recent cost rise of the imported RB25's (seems people are taking a liking to them) and an interest in V8's, forced induction is taking a minor back seat for a while.

Next car will hopefully be a 5.0L VR Statesman. Ive sourced prices on 383 (6.3L) stroker kits, and memcals to look after the setup, and for power VS money, it seems like the way to go. Even a 355 stroker would be rather nice! But yeah.. primary reason for wanting a Statesman, apart from a relatively high 'chick pulling' value, is that most of them havent been treated too poorly, there are plenty of 'go fast' bits for the 5.0's, and the boot is MASSIVE - perfect for the big stereo install.

Enough rambling from me today... heh..

[talltech]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by EvilCabbage:
<strong>Nope.

Its an E15ET from an N12 ET turbo pulsar. Car is a 1984 model, but the E15ET can be sourced from any of the N12's, up to 1987. Just not much fun trying to track down a decent one.

Ive often thought about going the route of a VL commodore, and doing an RB25DET transplant, but with the recent cost rise of the imported RB25's (seems people are taking a liking to them) and an interest in V8's, forced induction is taking a minor back seat for a while.

Next car will hopefully be a 5.0L VR Statesman. Ive sourced prices on 383 (6.3L) stroker kits, and memcals to look after the setup, and for power VS money, it seems like the way to go. Even a 355 stroker would be rather nice! But yeah.. primary reason for wanting a Statesman, apart from a relatively high 'chick pulling' value, is that most of them havent been treated too poorly, there are plenty of 'go fast' bits for the 5.0's, and the boot is MASSIVE - perfect for the big stereo install.

Enough rambling from me today... heh..</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sounds cool, just the thing to burn up the KM's around your way, your not exactly lacking long and flat highways around there

[EvilCabbage]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by talltech:
<strong>Sounds cool, just the thing to burn up the KM's around your way, your not exactly lacking long and flat highways around there</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yup, thats my thinking.

I mean, I drive to Perth about once a month, so something nice and 'cruisable' is a must. Got a DVD player, and I'll probably whack the PS2 in the car to keep passengers ammused, and a nice stroker kit will keep me ammused

Where abouts you from mate? (notice the Aussie vernacular coming out when Im talking to another Aussie? )