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hi there
i recently purchased a vt ss 1 5.0L 5 speed and under the bonnet it has a holden by design badge and on the rear it has a 195i badge on it, can someone please tell if its something good or just a fake, from my understanding the vt 5's came with 185 motors but not to sure.
please help!!!
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In VN-VS, HSV did the HSV enhanced range.
You could get the upgraded V8 (VN/Q/P = 180kw, VR/S = 185kw) on SS, Berlina, Calais, Stato & Caprice models.
In VT & later VS3 LWB models, HBD took this over. The "enhanced" engine for the VT was the 195kw |
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In the VS III ute sales brochure it shows the 195i HBD engine as an option. Apart from the 215kW 5.7 stroker, the VL and VN Group A EFI engines and arguably the race equipped L34 (Dellortos or Holley, Cam etc) this is probably the pick of the whole of the |
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