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[humbucker]

If you get excessive crank case pressure (very common on V6) you will blow the crank seal rather than the camcover seals.
Vectra has different breather system so can use the (ugly) metal covers.

Not if your breathers are clear and the cam covers are only 8Nm tight. I've used the metal covers on my engine(s) for years without any issue whatsoever, although I do stress to people that it is primarily an aesthetic choice and that the notion that you can cure cam cover gasket problems by using metal covers is a nonsense. In that instance if you DO leave the breathers etc without attention then you're asking for trouble, but otherwise there is no problem with using the metal covers per se. On an Omega the oil filler is virtually unreachable with the metal cam covers anyway so it's a daft choice on these cars irrespective of breather design haha!

[Taavi]

Got the complicated part of the job done.

[cem_devecioglu]

congrats

[P6UL K]

Wow!! Loving your work 

[Westcoast]

Hahaaa quite familiar car

[Taavi]

The gearbox converison is now finished. The clutch operates and new prop shaft is ready. Took it for a small spin and everything works great.

Meanwhile painted the ugly vectra rocker covers to make them look better:





IRL they look better.

[serek]

 do you have any movies from track day ??

[Taavi]

Havnt paticipated in any track days, only the one mile race from which havent got any video footage.

Rocer covers fitted:




Need to sort out under bonnet wireing and redo that temorary exhaust, some day

[Taavi]

The car has been back on the road for some time.
Whats new:
windshield
front recaro seats, door cards waiting to be fitted.
new high capacity fuel pump ordered
3.45:1 diff fitted for testing
new radiator
managed to soure a pair of oem xenons but I need the glass for left one - waiting offers
fuel pressure raised because injectors are near their limit

[Taavi]

New pump arrived suprisingly under 24h

[V6er]

pressure regulator - just go to nearest "shrot" and look for audis/vw/bmw. they usually have 4.0bar fuel pressure regulator. but - be prepared for weakest fuel line soon to give up
at least - that is my experience on my V6 Calibra.
p.s. have you considered dragracing too?

[Taavi]

 
Mine came from a wrecked audi too. There is a dragrace event where I am planning to go on 20th of april. Then I can talk about quarter mile times

Tidyed the engine bay today:

[Taavi]

F***

[MV6Danny]

Whoops 
Excellent motor though. Would love all of that done to mine. Keep up the good work