Thread: Holden Motor Question

Its proberly on the same power as the rover v8 but with more torque

Adam

It probably is the same power as the 3.5 but the torque as you mentioned is the difference, how hard is it to get an adapter plate to make the series box to attach to the 253. I've heard of a few but they were a while ago. The 253 is similar to the Ford 250 motor for size power and torque probably but you can't beat the sound of a V8. The 250 would be my next choice and then the 202 not including all the valiant motors.

Just checked out Marks 4WD Adaptors and Dellow Automotive websites and not much in the way of Series adaptors (probably not enough demand now).

Dellow still list Holden 6, Ford 6 and Toyota B diesel.
http://dellowconversions.com.au/imag...Automotive.pdf

They were helpful when I approached them about my C240 Isuzu conversion they made back in the 80's. Contact them and see if they made an adaptor and whether they still have any in stock. They claim 95% of replacement parts for their kits (since 1964) are available.

History here with an mention of Land Rover conversions. Dellow Conversions


Colin

Thanks for that gromit, I'm thinking that it would be easier just to put a 202 in it cause I know where to get adapters for it but a 253 or even a 3.5 would be great but they aren't easy to fit from what I've seen. A 250 would be good as well but again it's not a V8. My 2.25 is starting to smoke every time I start it know and it's using a little oil so it probably hasn't got long and it would probably be cheaper to drop another motor in it.

3.5 is an easy mod check out some of the uk web sites

Adam

Originally Posted by agrojnr

3.5 is an easy mod check out some of the uk web sites

Adam

I like the 3.5 V8 cause I have one in my 100" but I don't know if it would be easier to fit a 3.5 or a 253. They both have the same sort of figures and an old 3.5 or 253 probably don't have a huge amount of grunt anymore and I've heard that a Series IIA box can handle up to 120HP at the max and I don't think a stock 253 had that out the factory. The main problem is finding an adapter plate thats cheap enough to make the conversion worth it cause I don't really want to spend $400 on a plate and then another $200 on an engine. I've only seen a few 3.5 kits on the net but they're about $700.

If anyone has any info on fitting a 3.5 V8 to a IIA please let me know, the only problem with a V8 is the gearbox, an old Rover V8 wouldn't have much grunt and I wouldn't be upgrading it for anymore power just make it run well if I went through with it. A 202 and a 3.5 would probably be similar.

Finally decided that if I'm going to do a engine swap its going to be a Rover V8 or a Ford 250.