omega bangkok Thailand

[ThaiOmegaLover]

right then, how many thais want to come for a holiday (and fit a supra twin turbo for me!!!!!)

Hi Simon, I won't recommend the twin turbo engine (2JZ GTE VVTI) because there is not enough space for the twin turbo. Therefore, if you put the engine in you have to get rid of the steering gearbox and find a "rack and pinion" type to replace it. In case of Pun's car (with the twin turbo), he uses a Rack& Pinion from a Honda. Handling result is not satisfactory.

[ThaiOmegaLover]

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[black beauty]

    Simon Omega 2 wrote on Today at 09:29:

right then, how many thais want to come for a holiday (and fit a supra twin turbo for me





I will give it a go any way
Kack

[black beauty]

Hi if the twin turbo is not a simple straight swap i have a fancy for a 4.0 v8 from a lexus ls400 for my Omega, any one tried to fit anything like this before, if it will work i am stealing my father in law's car and stripping it out
Kack

[ThaiOmegaLover]

Hi if the twin turbo is not a simple straight swap i have a fancy for a 4.0 v8 from a lexus ls400 for my Omega, any one tried to fit anything like this before, if it will work i am stealing my father in law's car and stripping it out
Kack

Hi Kack,
Some of us here were trying with the V8 from Lexus but there would be too many modifications involved as the engine is too wide for the Omega. It's not worth it, though.
I think just a simple 2JZ GE VVTI from Toyota Aristo is good enough for driving in any traffic conditions. However, if you mainly drive out of town, a 1JZ GTE VVTI (single turbo)suits best for Omega. It's fun to drive, but not good for congested traffic 'cause the turbo won't boost below, say 2200 RPM.

[Dishevelled Den]

Great photographs there AD, some very impressive work done on the cars  8-) 8-) 8-)

[ThaiOmegaLover]

Great photographs there AD, some very impressive work done on the cars  8-) 8-) 8-)

Thanks for the words, Zulu.

[MikeDundee]

Now where can you buy an omega in Thailand?, I know they'll be pre-facelift and GLS spec., and probably be asking for silly money aswell compared to what we would pay in the UK.

[johnnybbad]

looks very nice

[ThaiOmegaLover]

Now where can you buy an omega in Thailand?, I know they'll be pre-facelift and GLS spec., and probably be asking for silly money aswell compared to what we would pay in the UK.

There has been no brand new Omega for sale since around 1998 when the importer& dealer stopped marketing Opel. GM has come to market their cars by themselves but under the name of Chevrolet. Now we have Chevrolet Safira, Aveo, Optra, Captiva, etc. but no Omega. Used Omegas are sold here very cheap like most European cars except Mercedes and BMW, which are still popular and regarded as prestigious cars.