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G'day, I recently obtained a '71 LC Deluxe Torana, manual 4 cyl and was wondering whats the best ideas for a new engine? I was aiming for a 308 (or thereabouts) and was wondering if it was a simple swap over procedure with the necessary brackets and holes in place or will I have to make brackets and get an engineering certificate etc?
Whats the best engine to give the beast a bit of grunt? A '70's model holden 308?
Any help or advice is much appreciated, thank you!
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early (LC/LJ/TA) torana 4 cylinders can not be converted to V8 or 6 cylinder, the whole front end is quite a bit shorter (including the subframe)
only way to do it is to unpick the whole subframe and attach one from a 6 or 8 cylinder. and get a new fro
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Is this true? The engine bay is huge and a v8 wouldn't be much longer then a 4 cyl would it?
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There was a V8 one running around local for a long time here in sth Sydney. i got chatting to the guy and he told me its too much money to do. on a few times i have seen them for sale in the Trading Post. But if you went LJ with a 6 in it like i did. you
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Ok on the subject of VL motors as they're relatively cheap, how are they when being installed into an LC Torana, do many mods and brackets need to be made?
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All available as a kit from CRS or Mal Wood or V6 Conversions. The odd dob of weld, a bit of wiring, an engineer's report and away you go...
Cheers...Dave
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