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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #30 on: 16 December 2006, 19:49:27 »
As a V8 Omega isnt a vx option.....the poll favours the 4 pots atm  ;D ;)
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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #31 on: 16 December 2006, 19:53:19 »
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As a V8 Omega isnt a vx option.....the poll favours the 4 pots atm  ;D ;)

TB, you should work for the government... as a spin doctor  ;D
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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #32 on: 16 December 2006, 20:02:30 »
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 jealous AA.. ;D Its soo much easier to work on a 2.2 engine  ;)

I suppose a 2.2 must be about 2/3rds as easy to work on as a proper engine! ;D

I can change my plugs in about 5 mins......how long for a V6?  ;D ;)
How often do you need to change 'em though?
How long does it take you to do 60mph?  ;D
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« Reply #33 on: 16 December 2006, 20:09:52 »
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 jealous AA.. ;D Its soo much easier to work on a 2.2 engine  ;)

I suppose a 2.2 must be about 2/3rds as easy to work on as a proper engine! ;D

I can change my plugs in about 5 mins......how long for a V6?  ;D ;)
How often do you need to change 'em though?
How long does it take you to do 60mph?  ;D

I change em every 10k  :y Which is about every 10 weeks  ;)
60mph?.....about 1/2 sec if im already doing 59mph  ;D
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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #34 on: 16 December 2006, 22:01:01 »
i voted 8  ;D

Because i think if you want real performance thats what you need, the chassis can handle it. Vx proved this by almost fitting it.

A 6.0 V8 from the Monaro VXR? In an Omega Elite with MV6 springs and the diff from the Monaro?? All hooked up to a manual gearbox  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I think i just wet myself with that image  ::)
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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #35 on: 16 December 2006, 22:02:46 »
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i voted 8  ;D

Because i think if you want real performance thats what you need, the chassis can handle it. Vx proved this by almost fitting it.

A 6.0 V8 from the Monaro VXR? In an Omega Elite with MV6 springs and the diff from the Monaro?? All hooked up to a manual gearbox  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I think i just wet myself with that image  ::)




This is the engine the Omega ALMOST had  :'(
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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #36 on: 16 December 2006, 22:05:42 »
i did not realise it was a Northstar V8!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't those things require their first service at 100k miles or something?
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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #37 on: 16 December 2006, 23:30:27 »
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i voted 8  ;D

Because i think if you want real performance thats what you need, the chassis can handle it. Vx proved this by almost fitting it.

A 6.0 V8 from the Monaro VXR? In an Omega Elite with MV6 springs and the diff from the Monaro?? All hooked up to a manual gearbox  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I think i just wet myself with that image  ::)




This is the engine the Omega ALMOST had  :'(
I bet you could shoehorn into a meega somehow 8-) 8-) 8-) :)
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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #38 on: 16 December 2006, 23:42:35 »
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i did not realise it was a Northstar V8!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't those things require their first service at 100k miles or something?

Engine Type was officially Y 57 XE
Transmission was AR60

And this is what the Omega engine bay looked like with the Northstar V8 engine:

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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #39 on: 16 December 2006, 23:46:27 »
And it's not me and my Phtoshop...  ;D

Apparently the beast did exist, if only in prototype form.

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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #40 on: 17 December 2006, 00:01:44 »
As for the V8 spec....




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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #41 on: 17 December 2006, 08:09:34 »
Thought I'd modify the poll, add another option, well there isn't really another option is there...... ;D
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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #42 on: 17 December 2006, 15:26:59 »
How about one of those nice 5 cylinder T5 Volvo engines?? They make that nice warbling sound a bit like an audi quattro, so that can't be too bad! A bloke in Practical Classics mag was transplanting one into  a Volvo P1800, but I have no idea what gearbox he was using to convert it into a rear driver. An added advantage would also be that I wouldn't have to keep taking the bloody windscreen wiper system out to carry out maintenence too!

Personally, I'd favour a nice V8 though - with a carb and clockwork ignition. Then I'd just have to find a dodgy MOT guy to pass the emmissions!

There's also a bloke in PC mag putting some sort of V16 aeroplane engine into a Rover SD1 - he claims it'll do over 200mph, but I dunno where!

Possibly an easier route would be to just buy a nice V8 5-Series beemer??? I'm not sure I could handle the hordes of people attempting to buy drugs off me if I did that though! ::)
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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #43 on: 17 December 2006, 15:39:38 »
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Thought I'd modify the poll, add another option, well there isn't really another option is there...... ;D

'It doesn't matter as long as it's a 4 pot '...? Global Moderators should moderate in moderation!


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Re: Taking the mickey out of 4cyls
« Reply #44 on: 17 December 2006, 20:19:45 »
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Thought I'd modify the poll, add another option, well there isn't really another option is there...... ;D

'It doesn't matter as long as it's a 4 pot '...? Global Moderators should moderate in moderation!


Gentlemen Gentlemen enough of this argueing after all we all know a 4cyl is an omega that has'nt grown up yet................. ;D
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