Thread: Starfire motor

Originally Posted by TimS

Thanks for that link, that explained a lot.
Gives me some confidence that it might be an easy install(I already have a holden 6 adapter). Performance doesn't really bother me as I intend to use it as a temporary motor while I refresh the LR 2.25. Will only be used around our farm.

Once the LR motor is back in it will go for rego.

Cheers

Best of luck finding a decent Starfire motor. The one I was selling went to re-power another Corona.

99,000Km on the motor, 'little old lady' 1st owner looking at the general condition of the vehicle.
No aircon, drove well with plenty of power but unfortunately the car was written off.


Colin

I'm not saying the Starfire's gutless, but Simon's still trying to get home.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

18R and its many variants were bulletproof.

Well, they were certainly unstressed. They were similar to the M, 4M I6 engines of the time.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

I'm not saying the Starfire's gutless, but Simon's still trying to get home.

and that's with the AC in hill mode!

VIDEO: TURTLE THE VAUXHALL VICTOR BURNOUT CAR AT SUMMERNATS 29

Originally Posted by Tins

Well, they were certainly unstressed. They were similar to the M, 4M I6 engines of the time.

The M, and concequent 2 and 4 versions, were built under licence from Mercedes. Remove the mufflers and the heritage audibly obvious.

In the '70s, a late, great mate of mine got his Toyota Starfire powered Torana hatchback up Big Red for a photo shoot!

Originally Posted by V8Ian

The M, and concequent 2 and 4 versions, were built under licence from Mercedes. Remove the mufflers and the heritage audibly obvious.

Yes, and they were almost a direct swap. But the xM was probably more reliable than the Benz. The MSxx Crowns they were fitted to were built like tanks. Drove like tanks too.