dreamin Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 hey guys i've been thinking bout putting a vn v6 5spd in my rolla, just seeing if anyone on here has done it. i need a bit of info. any help would be good cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW42 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 y not an ca18, sr20, 12aT, 13bN/A, 4age, 2tgeu or something easy like that bud??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamin Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 y not an ca18, sr20, 12aT, 13bN/A, 4age, 2tgeu or something easy like that bud??? hey, don't wanna go turbo,had a vl an it was a f@$kin pain in the arse, don't like rotors. don't really know thhe other 2. the v6 wouldnt be any harder thatn the others would it? i was thinkin v6 cos they're dirt cheap an go ok with a 5spd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW42 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 hey, don't wanna go turbo,had a vl an it was a f@$kin pain in the arse, don't like rotors. don't really know thhe other 2. the v6 wouldnt be any harder thatn the others would it? i was thinkin v6 cos they're dirt cheap an go ok with a 5spd yeah i have seen the vn 3.8's be put into celica's before so it shouldnt be to hard but, i just threw afew ideas at ya man thats all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamin Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 yeah i have seen the vn 3.8's be put into celica's before so it shouldnt be to hard but, i just threw afew ideas at ya man thats all ok cool man, do u know if anyone on here has done it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwarf Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Yes. Practically every engine combination known to man has been done, and at least one write-up on each exists on the interweb. One of the Tasmanian boys has done it. Spend a night or two wandering around the site, and then you'll have a better idea of what your up for for any given conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamin Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Yes. Practically every engine combination known to man has been done, and at least one write-up on each exists on the interweb. One of the Tasmanian boys has done it. Spend a night or two wandering around the site, and then you'll have a better idea of what your up for for any given conversion. ah had a look at NickZ v6 conversion, look real good. should be enough 2 get me started. thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decoop Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 (edited) Seeing as though your in vic and you'll be struggling to get it engineered, why not spend a bit of extra cash and put an injected 5ltr in it? You could get one in with very little firewall mods, providing you use a trimatic. It would be just as un-engineerable. If you want it legal go turbo 4. Just my 2 cents. Edited February 24, 2009 by decoop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamin Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Seeing as though your in vic and you'll be struggling to get it engineered, why not spend a bit of extra cash and put an injected 5ltr in it? You could get one in with very little firewall mods, providing you use a trimatic. It would be just as un-engineerable. If you want it legal go turbo 4. Just my 2 cents. hey, a 5 litre would be mad but i don't wanna spend that much and i'd really like it to be manual. plus i don't really wanny cut into the firewall. not really a big fan of going the turbo route either. i do like them but they can be a pain in the arse. my thoughts were a vn v6 would be a good cheap option. do you know what else if anything i have to upgrade to het it engineered? i thought vic was one of the best states to get stuff engineered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ke303800 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 hey, a 5 litre would be mad but i don't wanna spend that much and i'd really like it to be manual. plus i don't really wanny cut into the firewall. not really a big fan of going the turbo route either. i do like them but they can be a pain in the arse. my thoughts were a vn v6 would be a good cheap option. do you know what else if anything i have to upgrade to het it engineered? i thought vic was one of the best states to get stuff engineered? you don't have to cut the firewall at all for the holden v8 my mate has just done the conversion and only had to give the tunnel a light hit with the hammer for the trans and if you was to use a carby v8 it would be cheaper then the v6 option. I'm in the middle of having my v6 corolla passed it has ra60 brakes on the front and a disk brake commordore diff butt it came down to fitting within there power to weight rules but I'm in tas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamin Posted March 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 you don't have to cut the firewall at all for the holden v8 my mate has just done the conversion and only had to give the tunnel a light hit with the hammer for the trans and if you was to use a carby v8 it would be cheaper then the v6 option. I'm in the middle of having my v6 corolla passed it has ra60 brakes on the front and a disk brake commordore diff butt it came down to fitting within there power to weight rules but I'm in tas. A carby v8 would be pretty sick if i didnt have 2 cut the firewall. how much heavier than the v6 do u reckon it would be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ke303800 Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 not really sure wouldnt be much more than the v6 and it does sit at the same hight as it did with the 4k with the springs unchanged. check out youtube there is a guy in nsw that has some clips of his v8 ke55 on there just type in v8 corolla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollapv75 Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 hey guys i've been thinking bout putting a vn v6 5spd in my rolla, just seeing if anyone on here has done it. i need a bit of info. any help would be good cheers It's never been done before, you will be the first. But hey, if you do get around to completing the conversion could you please post up some info for me, so that I can use the search function and find out more about it. That'd be much appreciated as I really want to put a Commodore engine in my little Rolla. Thanks in advance, Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ke303800 Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 It's never been done before, you will be the first. But hey, if you do get around to completing the conversion could you please post up some info for me, so that I can use the search function and find out more about it. That'd be much appreciated as I really want to put a Commodore engine in my little Rolla. Thanks in advance, Sam. never been done before??? i have one a v6 and supra 5speed and I'm sure there are plenty more around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 never been done before??? i have one a v6 and supra 5speed and I'm sure there are plenty more around Maybe he was being sarcastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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