Chev Conversion

[Brenden]

Want to put a chev in my Gq Where is the best place to start, Rod shop, Marks Adapters, Any ideas???

[kc_ksom]

Ill do it for 6k

Casey

[bogged]

Are you doing the work?
You supplying the donk? You supplying adapters etc?

Do you want drive in drive away service?

Seems not to be as many good stores in Vic doin this shit anymore, its gettin harder to get things legal (thats why one bloke stopped doin it)...

Try Marks Adapters
or
Sandy at Aus4wd in Bayswater

[jessie928]

i have a th700r4 ready to go attached to a gq transfer, would be a good starting point for you

[Brenden]

Thanks But want to run the 5 speed as i have one in the car?? I Will do most of the work myself, but would be nice to get as many 'Bolt ons" engine mounts etc as i can. I Have a few Small Blocks in the shed so will be rebuilding and using one of those to use? I would like to pick someones Brain as to the best way to go about it? Maybe someone who has done the conversion before and knows the pitfalls??

[jessie928]

go marks adapters

they supply you with engine mounts

weld or bold the engine mounts to the chassis.

the mods you will have to make are just things like power steering and AC and engine wireing.

Also, one thing to remember is front spring rates, when you put the SBC she will be lighter in the front end, ( moreso with a th700r4 conversion) so you may have to anchor her down with a bar/winch or get new springs....

JEs

[djr320kw]

Also, one thing to remember is front spring rates, when you put the SBC she will be lighter in the front end, ( moreso with a th700r4 conversion) so you may have to anchor her down with a bar/winch or get new springs....

JEs

Heuy jessie is the SBC lighter than the 4.2 petrol. I thought it would be the other way around. Just asking thats all.

[DangerousDave_17]

keen on puttin vp or vn 5ltr in GQ.

Im assuming that i will need just the

1. Holden v8 conversion kit $925
2. Holden v8 engine mounting kit $265
3. Holden 10inch Clutch kit $330
4. Tacho $135


Which of these will i need? Sorry for my lack of knowledge

INTERFACE WIRING LOOM KIT (HOLDEN EFI V8 ONLY)

MFK690 - Holden V8 - VN, VP, VR EFI Interface wiring loom. RRP $385 inc GST

The kit consists of: Wiring loom, special plugs, relays, sealed fuses and comprehensive instructions.

MFK690VS/T - Holden V8 - VS EFI Interface wiring loom. RRP $385 inc GST

The kit consists of: Wiring loom, special plugs, relays, sealed fuses and comprehensive instructions.

MEM-CALS

Mem-cals are on a change over basis and are all RRP $330 inc GST

MEM8VTA - Commodore V8-VT Auto mem-cal.

MEM8VTM - Commodore V8-VT Manual mem-cal.

BCM (Body Control Module)

MCM8VR - Commodore V8-VR Body Control Module. RRP $425 inc GST

The Kit consists of: Body control module, labelled wiring loom, two pre-programmed remotes and instructions.

MCM8VS - Commodore V8-VS Body Control Module. RRP $425 inc GST

The Kit consists of: Body control module, labelled wiring loom, two pre-programmed remotes and instructions.

SPEED SENSOR INTERFACE KIT TO SUIT EFI V8'S

MFK696 - Speed Sensor Interface to suit cable driven speedometers. (Nissans with screw on VSS)

RRP $330 inc GST

The Kit consists of: Sender unit, pre programmed interface module, installation hardware and instructions.

For more information see the Speed sensor interface module page.

DIAGNOSTIC TEST LIGHT

MFK1453 - Diagnostic test light to suit VN, VP, VR. RRP $45.00

The Kit consists of: Diagnostic test light, switch, loom connector, installation hardware and instructions.

MFK1453EC - Diagnostic test light to suit VS. RRP $45.00

The Kit consists of: Diagnostic test light, switch, loom connector, installation hardware and instructions.

FUEL AND BRACKET KIT

MFK6823- Fuel and bracket kit to suit Holden EFI engines all models. RRP $455 inc GST

The kit consists of: Relay mounting bracket, purge tank bracket, fuel filter bracket, map sensor bracket. High-pressure fuel pump, high-pressure fuel filter, fuel pump bracket and damper bracket, fuel pump clamp with all fixing screws, nuts, bolts and washers.

Surge Tank

MFK1410 - Surge Tank to suit all models. RRP $295 inc GST

The kit consists of: Surge tank, all fittings, mounting hardware, electric lift pump, and instructions.

MFK1410B - Surge Tank to suit all models. (No fuel pump supplied) RRP $195 inc GST

The kit consists of: Surge tank, all fittings, mounting hardware, and instructions.

POWER STEERING PUMP MOUNT AND DRIVE KIT

NOTE: The power steering pump will interfere with the inner guard if a body lift kit is fitted or if the engine is fitted in a lower position than that dictated by our engine mounting brackets.

MFK627 - Power steering pump bracket kit. RRP $275 inc GST

The Kit consists of: Power steering pump mounting brackets, alternator pulley and idler pulley, adjusting bracket, power steering belt & all required bolts.

[jessie928]

"CAUTION thread hijacking in progress"

The chev conversion is lighter... The ogigional setup in a 4.2 petrol is DAMN heavy.

Jes

[CHEWY]

Go for nissan quad cam V8 jap motor. A lot lighter than chev and they put heaps of power out.

[Snatchy]

Continuation of the hijack theme;
VH45 and 350 chev weigh about the same unfortunatley. The extra size of the overhead quad cams etc makes it a taller and wider engine than the 350. I have specs on all this somewhere.

[chimpboy]

The VH45 motors strike me as being appealing in theory, but not a particularly good choice for a fourby. The power output is higher up in the rev range, and the total torque available has got to be less than with the chev motor (ie, the area under the graph, the torque across the full rev range).

Plus, it's just gonna cost more time and effort to get it working.

Jason

[CHEWY]

cost me $2200 for front cut and $1600 for conversion kit keeps gear box in same loction

[GQ4.8coilcab]

Build a nice chev wit a strocker kit for heaps of torque. It puts out sumtin like 850nm of torque for his shorty. He got his front wheels 200mm off the ground. It was sik. And he used a turbo 700 with a manual valve body. Cost him a arm and a leg though to do the conversion (mostly build the high torque motor) and now he is winging bout the fuel economy.

[Beastmavster]

Build a nice chev wit a strocker kit for heaps of torque. It puts out sumtin like 850nm of torque for his shorty. He got his front wheels 200mm off the ground. It was sik. And he used a turbo 700 with a manual valve body. Cost him a arm and a leg though to do the conversion (mostly build the high torque motor) and now he is winging bout the fuel economy.

Then he's a twit.

You dont build a tough chev if you're worried about fuel economy... those damn things are petrolcooled.

[GQ4.8coilcab]

yer i think he anticipated for bad fuel consumption, but this is like bad. I mean bad. But he would give it the right boot in the parking lot (wen he can fit in it) just cause he likes it.

[oozuk]

just fitted an injected 383 vortec chev V-8
to a GQ ute that started out as a TB42 patrol

Marks adpters is your frend for everything
belhousing
clutch setup
engine mountings

just have DEEP POCKETS !!

marks adpters is seriousily overpriced stuff
but it's the only one worth using cos it all works first time

[GQ4.8coilcab]

Got any pics m8, have you had a dyno run yet. As for Marks, i geuss he needs to recover the costs of the machines then in a few years im sure the price will come down. But hey, we need some competition.