2.5 V6

[supernova1992]

Voila, i made a new thread on it ;)


I always wanted to know if it was possible to shove the 2.5 V6 from the calibra into the nova? iv seen it done on corsa's.. and i know the set ups are almost identical.. but iv never seen a V6 nova in the flesh.

Has it been done?

[General Baxter]

yes theres a 4 door saloon banging around ebay!

[leemh1234]

yeah it's possible and my mate has one.

[supernova1992]

is it worth doing? whats the performance like compared to other available options?

[leemh1234]

on the road you'll eat an m3 it'll do 160+ and it's a little difficult but worth it you'll be in a select group of a few

[Adam]

It weighs more than a xe/let, and is about 190bhp iirc.
Probably about same performance as a xe.

[supernova1992]

and how would the insurance companies react if i was to tell them i was 17...... lmao

[Adam]

The second word they'd say is off, lol

[supernova1992]

lol :roll:

looks like ill be saying...

''yeah mate, thats a 1.2spi engine - huffs and puffs its way to 70mph.. what? modified?? narrrrhhhh.... why waste money on making your car faster when that could be spent on making your car more secure!?''

[matt1chelski]

Might as well save your cash and not bother insuring it if you going to say that.

[dan16v]

yes as above! if you end up killing some one or causing serious injury, your car will inspected, your insurance will be invalid and you will be paying via your ring peice for the rest of your lifelol

[supernova1992]

true, but at LEAST for a brief shiny moment, ill be able to say i owned a V6 Nova... lol

[cavturbomike]

Yes it does fit, i am building a 3ltr just now, i have had the engine in, there are clearance problems in a few places that you will have to sort out, the std exhaust manifold (rear) is no good, custom one is needed and its a bit of a headache. You will need to make at least one of the engine mounts and mod one or make two from scratch(what im doing). So it is possible, there are a few knocking about but expect it to take longer than an XE conversion. U need a few bits of the donor car too!

As for insurance the company i phoned told me it is "mainly" based on the car the engine came from, ul need engineers reports(for most insurers) but if your 17 they probly arent goin to be keen, some NCB helps, i will be insuring mine with everything declared - oh and i dont think a lot of insures like rollcages and you probly would be best to have 1!

[burgo]

its fits in easy one way ;)

[supernova1992]

nice one :) ill give it some consideration..

cheers lads

[novaboyopr]

yep can be done. no someone thats got a 3.0l v6 turbo running omex ****ing fast as f*ck

[supernova1992]

jesus, how'd ya cram THAT into a nova engine bay!?

[Timmy]

**** the engine bay load it with lead put it in the ass make it rear wheel drive baby!!!!!!

[novaboyopr]

theres not a lot of room in there. mabey just enough to fit a spanner down the side lol