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Engine Transplant Alloytec 175

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Posted 29 March 2006 - 09:28 PM

OK... bad thought of the month.

I can aquire a Alloytec 175kw inc box and wiring reletively cheap.

I'd like to put it in the old girl!!

What you people recon?
Has anyone heard of it being done?
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Posted 29 March 2006 - 09:30 PM

Anything will fit if you drop it from high enough!!! :P






Umm... not what you were lookin for???
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Posted 29 March 2006 - 09:30 PM

Yeah, can be done!


Seen them in VK!


But I have driven a few Alloytec's (Government car's and my old man's) and they are crap! Got a s**t load of rev's, but not many guts to back it up!
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Posted 29 March 2006 - 09:35 PM

the guts can be fixed... VS is also lighter... i think?

Wonder if the AWD crossmember would fit as well :)
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Posted 30 March 2006 - 08:24 AM

View PostRev-Hed, on Mar 29 2006, 10:30 PM, said:

Yeah, can be done!
Seen them in VK!
But I have driven a few Alloytec's (Government car's and my old man's) and they are crap! Got a s**t load of rev's, but not many guts to back it up!



I'd have to agree there! No better that the old 3.8s to drive...
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Posted 30 March 2006 - 09:30 AM

The seem a lot smoother than the old 3.8's..lol

ohhh and in street commy's they are doing an alloytec transplant into that VP or what ever it is..lol I only glanced at the page so not really knowing the full specs...lol

hang on... got the mag here...


yeah, page 90 of the current SC mag ;)
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Posted 30 March 2006 - 03:26 PM

I agree...I didnt think the alloytech had much get up and go at all
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Posted 30 March 2006 - 06:02 PM

And their bloody noisy too!!
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Posted 31 March 2006 - 07:15 AM

I think the overall weight of the late model commodores is why they appear to be less Zippy... putting an Alloytec in an earlier model would make an awesome car...
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Posted 17 April 2006 - 12:23 PM

It also has a lot to do with the electronic throttle. You can foot it and initially it won't take off but once it gets some air in they fly!!
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Posted 17 April 2006 - 02:16 PM

Go for it Brian, would be the goods thats for sure :D
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Posted 17 April 2006 - 09:05 PM

175 would be good but if i can get my hands on a 190 i would definately go for it!!!
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Posted 18 April 2006 - 10:45 AM

On the SC forums there was a topic about the alloytech being a buzzy engnie

they basicly said the 175 didn't have much power down low but did up high, apparntly the 190 tho had alot more balls down low......

I thought itd be wikid to drop a alloy in the VR if the burick ever kicked the bucket, there was one on ebay for a grand with a auto gearbox.

keep us updated.
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Posted 20 April 2006 - 12:42 AM

View PostProto_VR, on Apr 18 2006, 10:45 AM, said:

I thought itd be wikid to drop a alloy in the VR if the burick ever kicked the bucket, there was one on ebay for a grand with a auto gearbox.

VR's dont have Buicks. They have the Holden 3800
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Posted 20 April 2006 - 07:46 AM

View PostVLHERO, on Apr 20 2006, 12:42 AM, said:

VR's dont have Buicks. They have the Holden 3800


Which is an old buick motor
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