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Did all the vk calais have the injected motor and digital dash or were they options?
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F...... me good question a mate had one about twenty years ago it was efi and had the digital dash and another guy i worked with had one same efi and digital dash the doc should know.
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VK Calais was standard with the digital dash.
Standard base engine was the EFI 6, backed by the trimatic (no manual option for the 6).
Optional engine was the 5.0L, in both auto, and the fairly rare manual (M21) form. |
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Mick, I had an 85 model with a 4.9 and M21.
Someone wanted it more than I did though, and stole it out of my driveway late one night.
I reckon over 400 metres that thing would have left my 383 Camaro in it's tracks.
Unbelievable performance.
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Ta. been offered a VK allegedly a calais, but carby motor, manual mirrors, analogue dash. I was a bit sceptical but just wanted to be sure it was just a tarted executive.
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Mick, I had an 85 model with a 4.9 and M21.
They were still badged a 5.0L on the boot, even though the aircleaner sticker was 4.9 - to differentiate the 304 from the earlier 308. The 5.0L/M21 combo in VK was almost always the 'full house' V5H package - basically the same engine as the SS (177kw version) - featuring the big valve heads, Brock inlet manifold etc etc. It didn't last long though - they went back to the small valve heads on all the manuals in August '85 (VG prefix 304). |
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my old man had the V8 VK Calais with the M21 and the big heads and brock inlet manifold, with the FE2 suspension and all.
had alot of trouble with the heads tho they went dicky behind the exhausts ports, loved it to bits tho
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