Thats why it went back into the corner, still thinking about the diff in the frount and upping the springs.

i have a vn holden and i love it 2 it is a v6 whith a 5 speed gear box on it from gear 1 and 2 i can do 120k whith out red line the eng but i like my datto 2 if u want 2 see a pic of my commodore let me no

lol, steve, i'll pass

thanks.. for the... kind? offer
nah commo's arent bad, if u like goin slow, but there not designed for going really fast, there a family car.

Quote:In the early 80s, they raced in the Indy 500 stock-block category against such purposed-designed race engines as the Cosworth V8.

Then there was the Buick Grand National 3.8, that could outrun a Corvette 5.7 V8 some days.

Sure, there were problems, like the fact that all 90-degree V6 engines vibrate annoyingly (now solved by counterweight shafts). Also remember the plastic cam gear teeth that all GMs had around 1980. The even-fire crank tended to be hard on those ... but even the Chevrolet smallblock had the same problems too.

The GM 3.8 V6 has one of the more interesting histories. Originally developed by Buick and used in the 1961-1963 mid-size cars, once it appeared that americans weren't too interested in "new smaller" engines, the design was sold to Jeep. The jeep engines before this were shall we say lacking in power ... later on Jeep merged with American Motors. AMC had little need for a V6 engine, having their own line of sixes. Then came the gas crisis and downsizing. Buick thought it needed a V6 again and AMC needed money, so it was sold back to Buick ... the rest is history as they say.

My sister's 1993 Buick mid-size car (3600 lbs) with 3800 engine pulls like a freight train and is surprisingly smooth. They've come a long ways.

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH!

MIXJET1200UTE, no one has any info, because it is a rare swap. Why don't you do it, tell us how it works out and supply us some photos?

In most states in the US registration is not a problem. There are only a few that require an emission inspection and almost none that require a safety inspection any longer. There are many Big Block Vegas and Pintos (not sure if you had those chassis styles in Australia or what they might have been called) and having a 500 to 600 HP supercharged or turbocharged whatever is only regulated by how much you are willing/able to spend on your car. It becomes a little bit tricky in those few states where emission laws rule our lives but even in most of those states that is a regional thing (certain counties, etc) and imaginitive folks seem to find a way to license their cars. In the US if you wanted a Viper V-10 in your 1200 the only thing that would stop you is how to make it fit. (Might I suggest a Toronado transaxle ane rear-mid engine positioning?)

If you spent half as much time seaching as you did posting in this thread you may have found this



http://datsun1200.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=10857

note that the guy hasn't logged in since '05. now he MUST've been dedicated to this swap

go back up to dodge's poast about people never finishing or selling these frankensteins the moment they finish them

of course, if those people understood this, they wouldn't have done 'em in the 1st place