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Long story short bent a rod in the VR, so I’m up for a new engine. Due to leaky injector or bad fuel pump wiring which filled the bolt with 98. But thought I’d chuck a new motor in cause fk dealing with wiring. So just seeing what modifications id have to do to fit a VP engine in my VR, spoke to...

So I’ve just recently brought a vp Calais and it drove home to the next town over no worries but I noticed today it had problems with the battery not holding charge… I’ve had a look over it and noticed the plug for the voltage regulator is missing I’ve pulled off the Altenator to see if it was...

heya guys just wondering what other cars can u drop a buick straight in my VR is quite rusty I was thinking maybe it would for sure fit some utes, I am in nz

Hey all, I have a free vy ute that is only good for the track, I have a fresh buick sitting in my shed with a full turbo kit, from what I heard a vs eco k frame fits a buick, so will it be as easy as slapping the buick on a vy k frame/swap mounts to from vy eco onto the buick? The t5 will be...

Hi all, just wondering if you can swap a 5L from a Toyota Lexcen to a VP Buick just as easily as you could from another commodore? I thought mechanically they were basically the same car but I’ve read in other areas that you can’t. Any info which can help is appreciated

Restoring a 92' VP and trying to decide if I should spend the money on a Turbo set up for the Buick or if I should go with the 5L converstion. From what I can gather either way will cost me about the same done properly but was just wondering if having a 5L (other than the "wow its a V8" and any...

Hey guys I’m looking at getting a Tony’s garage turbo kit for my 94 vr just wonder if anyone can recommend someone to tune is, I would also need them to put in valve springs, head studs ,gaskets and a cam . Any help would be greatly appreciated

Hey guya Im looking a Turboing my vr acclaim, is the any v6 specialist in south east Queensland, I’ve heard of exile motorsports ,as I know brush works slick sixs have just closed done I will need somewhere for I’d to be tuned which I’m now unsure off, will be getting a Tony’s garage kit (pic of...

I have bought a vy commodore manual sedan with a knocking ecotec. I want to put a buick in it instead for something different.I want to know everything that is involved in modifying a getrag gearbox to suit a buick motor. It is only a skid car so will never be registered again. If anyone can...

hey guys, what cam are u guys running!! I will run better springs too, i got vy injectors and a v8 aeroflow pump so runs smooth, healthy motor, cai, extractors, want good power, sweet sounding but still good enough to drive as a daily, preferably no tuning!! Let me know what u guy recommend...

hey so this morning as I turned into work my car started whining like a kettle, since then it will start doing it as soon as i got into 2nd or 3rd (T5) does not do it idling, still makes sound with clutch in and rolling in neutral, shifts ok, noticed it happens when its given load, when i slow...

Im looking for a mace 70mm throttle body to fit my vp ute and its listed on the mace website but theres no way to order. can anyone clear up hats going with it or know another way to get one? cheers.

Does anyone know where I can find this bung/plug?

Hello everyone, a while ago I posted a thread talking about issues with my 94 vr with a LG2 Duel fuel buick, Turned out to be a weak ignition system. I am currently having a issue with the car now, and am seeking some advice/knowledge from the community, thank you in advance. So I drive car to...

Hey guys, so I’ve posted this problem before on my vr v6 thinking it was something else, here’s a recap anyway in case you missed it. I got this problem that’s giving me grief about my Ute lol, when I bought the Ute a year ago, everything was sweet on it, ran pretty good for what it was...

Im gonna start a fued. What is actually faster, A VR v6 or a VE v6 (3L and 3.6L)?

Hey guys. Needing some help diagnosing a rattle. So I own series 2 vp exec 3.8 auto and for about 2 weeks there's been this rattle at the back of the motor that started out small but has got real bad recently and I cant quite pick what it is. To top things off last night after work my trans...

Hey everyone just put a buick with a t5 behind it into my auto vs berlina everythings working fine turns over but doesnt run i used the ecu and harness from the buick motor ive ordered a new memcal with vats delete should my car work after this? Is there Anything i missed?

Gday guys, first post, I'm currently looking at a vr v6 5 speed ute quite cheap, its in really decent condition, except it doesn't run, it winds over but doesn't sound like it has much compression, is there a likely culprit, like timing, head etc, something common with these engines, I'm going...

My ride is a 1992 VP S Pack Ute. I bought it back in August last year, it's my first car and I learned to drive in it. :beer chug: When I bought it, I went all the way down to Hobart to get it. It was definitely not the prettiest thing. Pretty much the first thing I did was fix the...

Looking to swap out a Buick engine + gearbox to an l67 + gearbox out of a 2003 VY. Just wondering if anyone has done this and what was needed for wiring/other things to complete it. Possibly thinking of getting a VS l67 wiring loom? Thanks.

Yo dudes, so the other day I was cleaning my car checking oil etc as a potential buyer was coming to have a look at it. Anyway was running fine before then when I started it to move it out the garage all hell broke loose and it just started shaking and misfiring on idle. So I drove it down the...

hey everyone, just thoughts over the last few weeks, putting a plastic manifold on an ecotec 3.8 from the buick regals, bonnevilles etc.. ovbiously loom, plugs etc. would have to be modified but im going to give it a shot in the next few weeks on a sparey ecotec. any ideas, know of...

I have brought myself a vp 5speed. Motor has a bitta work such as cam lifters 70m throttle msd ignition. Just wondering how i could get more power out of it ?

Name: Nathan Age: 17 Model: Series II VP Calais Year: 1993 Price: $3,800 Odometer: 172,000km Colour: Silver Engine: 3.8L Buick V6 Exhaust: 2.5" Custom Bent (Welded From Cat) Gearbox: 4 Speed Auto Rear Suspension: Superlow King Springs (khrl-sssl) Front Suspension: Superlow King...

hey im planning on putting the t5 manual hooked upto my buick in my vn into my supercharged ecotec vs wagon wat needs 2 be done wit memcals will it just work wit the memcal in the ecu for the eco or will i have 2 change it? if so will the memcal outta my vn work in the ecu for the supercharged...

hey guys just wondering if the blocks on the ecotech and buick 3.8ltrs are pretty much the same will my camshafts n other internal parts ive upgraded on my buick bolt straight into the eco tech block any help would be very appreciated

Hi Guys, I have a 93 VR which i just put a 70mm Throttle body on and need some advice on possible adjustments Just a bit of backstory, when i first put the new TB on, the engine idled at over 1500 RPM (with the old TB it sat at around 1000) so i had to adjust the close stopper so the butterfly...

hello all again i have a vr v6 motor and i want to rebuld it but i dont know what i want to do with it like cam and roller rockers and so on anyone got some combo's that will go nicly togethor for some nice hp figures or a strong engine with good power??

Hey been sortin out my bro's s1 vn for the past couple of weeks and as of this morning out of the blue it has got a pretty serious knock happening, Slight knock on start up, pretty un noticeable at idle, gets worse as revs increase.. I want to suss out all the simple an common things first...

Hi I Own a Vc Commodore With A VR Buick Engine in it. It has 2.5 inch Custom Mendrel Bent exhaust, Punched out and welded cat, Offset straight through resonator and a hotdog. VS Supercharged Six CAI, Performance ignition Leads, upgraded memcal mapping, and was rebuilt last year with only 2...

Simply i want to know how to milk the power out of these classic motors...my vc commodore has one out of a vr and it already has the plenum removed from the manifold, high flow panel filter, mendrel bent 2.5 inch exhaust-straight through cat, straight through muffler and a glass pack hotdog...

Hi Guys, I'm looking at some supercharged motor fuel injectors for my VR Series 2. Will Ecotech ones fit the Buick Motor Also any advise on psi:cc ratio requirements would be great (i.e. what cc rating injectors are recommended for different psi levels) Thanks