need some advice on gq
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:39 am
hey all, i am having a real bad trot at the moment with my gq its a 96 wagon ti auto 4.2 efi. About a month ago i finished fitting a reco "extreme" auto from the wholesale automatics guys from down south. i haven't even done 2000 k's since i fitted it and now i think ive done a head gasket. I did a trip to the coast on christmas day, before i left i checked my fluids ect all was good. On my way back i got around 2k's from my house and i noticed my car was getting hot around 3/4 on the temp gauge. When i pulled up at home i found that all the coolant had been dumped into the sump, from my expiriences my initial thought is head gasket or cracked head. is there any other explanation for this, do the tb42's have welsh plugs in the head? a water pump backing plate that is prone to crack? any info would be great.
i am weighing up my options with a few different ideas and if anyone could give me a rough estimate on how much i would be looking at it would be great.
im looking for most cost efective way to boost power and i want some decent fuel consumption around 8k's to litre would be good
1. injected holden v8 conversion using my gearbox probably 5.7
2.vh45 using my box
2. 6.2 or 6.5 ltr chev deisel conversion using my box
3. rebuilding and turboeing the petrol and putting it on gas
any other ideas?
i am weighing up my options with a few different ideas and if anyone could give me a rough estimate on how much i would be looking at it would be great.
im looking for most cost efective way to boost power and i want some decent fuel consumption around 8k's to litre would be good
1. injected holden v8 conversion using my gearbox probably 5.7
2.vh45 using my box
2. 6.2 or 6.5 ltr chev deisel conversion using my box
3. rebuilding and turboeing the petrol and putting it on gas
any other ideas?