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Omega General Help / Re: 3.2 conversion Worth it

« on: 10 October 2023, 17:41:03 »

Lol I feel a decade late.
 I think I need to get something ready done. I love the concept of a big old omega. but it's over unless you got a stash of parts and already had your fun;

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Omega General Help / Re: LSD limited slip differntials - Omega B

« on: 10 October 2023, 17:39:33 »

I think I might sell it again, easy come easy go !
 just seems too hard to get stuff for, I am late to the game with these.
had to ask myself do I really want to allocate a lot of time to this at 43 just to be able to slide it out of a junction. answer probably no
can't get diff bushes or powerflex for rear cradle or anything anymore. all need custom fabrication. 

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Omega General Help / Re: 3.2 conversion Worth it

« on: 10 October 2023, 09:19:32 »

 3.2 bore on 3.0 heads and cams should be a nice thing one would think ??
 Providing the fueling was upped to compensate of course.

my 3.0 goes hard but is very peaky. a little more bottom grunt would be welcome. Heavy complex old thing to go faffing at all the same. There is a mint 2003 Dti 2.5 wagon with sunroof up the road from here at 600 euros - injection problem.   Probably have as much fun putting the 530D  motor into that. 

 saw that porsche have a supercharged V6 and was wondering if the ports would match up off the Charger to the MV6 - If it would fit between the V of the  GM engine and somehow get the ports to line up.... Probably dreaming. just buy an M5  it seems :'(

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Omega General Help / Re: LSD limited slip differntials - Omega B

« on: 10 October 2023, 09:13:21 »

Ok I have you,
So I am just too late to the scene then.   

An LSD can no longer be had now. so it's either get Quaife or  gripper to make you one = ££££ or weld it which is messy or enjoy an open diff in a car with decent power

Or move onto the next '90s love affair that's easier to get parts for !!

The polish and Bulgarian all seem to have the lsd on youtube whatever they doing to get them.  probably swaps in from a Bmw M CAR being a ZF from the factory.

 

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Omega General Help / 3.2 conversion Worth it

« on: 10 October 2023, 09:02:39 »

As above - I have got access to a 3.2  engine for cheap money, in theory, the  bigger CC 'must' be better seeing as the reason the 3.0 is good is because of already big CC
 I realize latter one is the electric throttle, was thinking of keeping using the  3.0 intake, Ideally id like to supercharge one day. maybe even use the 3.0 heads.

From people who have done a 3.2 manual swap.   was it worth the effort?  any pointers

Had a bit of a search but these things are so old now that it seems no one really bothers going too deep anymore on full-on mods.

 

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Omega General Help / Re: LSD limited slip differntials - Omega B

« on: 10 October 2023, 08:57:28 »

yes, I read about them being in Police Omega but there cannot have been millions of them sold either to have ample supply! Basically, that would mean anyone with an LSD in UK has an ex-police unit. seems hard to believe?   I think one could 'spec ' them at order time for both Vauxhall and Opel.  Funny how the Police were the only one's deemed worthy of receiving such a thing - cannot imagine it helps 'that much' in everyday driving, the power band is so high up the revs in the V6 

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Omega General Help / Re: Cam covers leaking

« on: 10 October 2023, 05:46:50 »

Hello
I have just been reading something in german about a crank breather that has a sort of one way membrane that aparently 'sticks open' at old age...

Will post the link here  maybe it will work


http://www.mv6-kompressor.de/styled-4/styled-9/

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Omega General Help / LSD limited slip differntials - Omega B

« on: 10 October 2023, 05:41:54 »

Hello

What are people using for Limited slip differentials in omega B?

I am looking for one for my recent purchase 3.0 v6 but they seem to be thin on the ground
Contacted 'Gripper diffs' Uk who offered to 'build me one' which sounds like it would cost more than the car! But maybe that's what we have to do... 

Seems the Omega A / Carlton  LSD is slightly easier to find but was a solid-mounted diff. People say that you can just swap the inside LSD part but there is little info
 Surely with all the high powerd Omega knocking around and those in the eastern countries with Snow and ice there must be viable LSD options  or are people swapping in something else ?

Thanks for info . If you have an LSD for sale PM me

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Newbie Welcome Area / Bonjour!

« on: 08 October 2023, 19:30:19 »

Hi new member France, been a Ford Sierra fan for 20+ years but always liked the V6 omega
 Just came across one that was too cheap to pass up . V6  3.0 Manual

bit tatty around the edges but seems little to no rust, headlamps need a polish, bumpers a paint.

Goes hard and cheap on the LPG or E85

Shame I had a photo - But that looks complex to do ... I cannot code !

Look forward to  exchanges on the forum