Holden v6 into Defender 110 ute

[Bazzle218]

Has anyone ever looked at converting a defender 110 , to a v6 commodore motor, vr vt. Or any information on doing so. I love my 30tdi defender ute but also the vt sedan. If i fitted the commodore motor i recon i would have the best of both worlds. Advice , abuse, opinions welcome. Letem rip

[rovercare]

Wouldn't bother, defender is to heavy, ls1

[MR LR]

if its a badge thing suit yourself, but i personally would prefer a straight 6 so i'd go a ford motor (nothin to do with badge) or a big diesel, maybe a chipped td5

[milld]

if its a badge thing suit yourself, but i personally would prefer a straight 6 so i'd go a ford motor (nothin to do with badge) or a big diesel, maybe a chipped td5

I was always told that the holden v6 is not suitable for 4x4 because of the torque curve of the motor. (Not much in the bottom end) Not sure what cam options are available though.

[QLDMIKE]

If you really wanted to use the 3.8, a supercharged one would be the best option as it would give a bit more torque.

The ford six would be the best engine, but you are gonna use a fair bit of fuel. Ford Territories use a decent amount of fuel and they are no Defender!

Put a VNT onto the TDI and play around with it.

[400HPONGAS]

Why not , these old fuddy duddies simply dont know whats out there , the 4.2 stroker V6 puts out better than 230KW (yes KW not HP!)and has 400Nm torque , (miles better than the crappy 4.6 RV8 )The supercharged version of the ecotec ,about the same .Its only a matter of careful cam selection to bring the torque curve down into a more useable range (only thing is, is there any suitable adapters to do the conversion with ?)

[Bigbjorn]

Buick had a 4.5 litre turbocharged version in the early 90's which was a real road rocket.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

The Rover V8 started off in a Buick, did either Rover or GM/Buick change the bolt pattern for the bellhousing between the Rover and current GM V6s?

[mick88]

try, "Marks 4WD Adaptors" as they do a lot of engine conversions and
they may have what you want.

Cheers Mick.

[billy bob]

I put one in a hilux years ago. Because the motor lacks torque the fuel economy was just woeful. Up around 24l/100k from memory. Go a V8 or diesel.