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#1 Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2008 4:23:45 AM(UTC)
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any ideas when these started?
i have a mid November '78 cast block outta 2/79 car (3 months lag time from block casting to ID tags)

tis ZR 10XXX

has anyone an earlier one than this?

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#2 Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2008 5:05:29 AM(UTC)
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Hi adam.

My info is 1st Sept 1978.

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#3 Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2008 5:43:08 AM(UTC)
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why would they have changed prefixes? ran out of numbers?


If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesnt that make honda motorsport Homo?
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#4 Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2008 5:43:08 AM(UTC)
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why would they have changed prefixes? ran out of numbers?


If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesn't that make honda motorsport Homo?
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#5 Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2008 6:02:19 AM(UTC)
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Correct. By mid HZ xxQx999999 had been reached.

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#6 Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2008 6:12:38 AM(UTC)
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and how far did they go with the new prefix?


If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesn't that make honda motorsport Homo?
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#7 Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2008 6:12:38 AM(UTC)
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and how far did they go with the new prefix?


If nissan motorsport is nismo, then doesnt that make honda motorsport Homo?
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#8 Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2008 8:53:56 AM(UTC)
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and how far did they go with the new prefix?
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#9 Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2008 4:25:22 PM(UTC)
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Mick, to steal Terrys expression "I know this is being pedantic", the V* series engine prefix kept going until the end of VSIII. Although im not sure if the VSIII V8 engines were all that much later in numerical order as they were supposedly stockpiled du
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#10 Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2008 4:25:22 PM(UTC)
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Mick, to steal Terry's expression "I know this is being pedantic", the V* series engine prefix kept going until the end of VSIII. Although i'm not sure if the VSIII V8 engines were all that much later in numerical order as they were supposedly stockpiled
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#11 Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2008 8:56:55 PM(UTC)
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Well I can go further....V* prefixes kept going until the end of VY (on the V6 that is) :-)

But yes, I see the point - although I was referring more to the type of motor (Holden EFI V8 - sequential 179/195i/220i) rather than the model itself - as VS3 c
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#12 Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2008 10:26:08 PM(UTC)
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You are 100% correct. I didn't even think of the V6.

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You are 100% correct. I didnt even think of the V6.

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#14 Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2008 10:49:20 PM(UTC)
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Hi Guys.

The 5.7 Gen 3 V8 (VT II to VZ) was also prefixed with a V – it was VF.

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