Omega Owners Forum - V8 conversion details

bobdent Omega Lord Offline Drives better than an Omega Posts: 6705 A pub in Hertfordshire Gender: Drives: 2002 3.2 MV6 Irmscher Estate	Re: V8 conversion details Reply #15 - 01. Apr 2011 at 10:01 Under the bonnet of the V8Star (taken when it was racing at Snetterton)
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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: V8 conversion details Reply #16 - 01. Apr 2011 at 13:10 Theres a Holden of similar spec to that advertised for €45k. . And probably has as much in common to a Holden as that lovely thing has with an omega.
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Re: V8 conversion details
Reply #17 - 01. Apr 2011 at 14:16

TheBoy wrote on 01. Apr 2011 at 08:40:

chrisgixer wrote on 01. Apr 2011 at 02:16:

Also I believe the Northstar was originally designed for front wheel drive applications.

V8 and FWD. That sounds like ~~a whole lot of fun~~ an expensive tyre choice...

They have strange ideas on how to make cars the other side of the pond. Like the POS Chavrolet I was driving last week.

2.2 16v with VVT - so, going to be wanting a few revs to keep it on the boil, then?.. Nope. 2K RPM at 70 MPH <yawn>. Angry

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Re: V8 conversion details
Reply #18 - 02. Apr 2011 at 12:33

damon80 wrote on 01. Apr 2011 at 01:21:

When the v8.com Omega was originally conceived (before obviously being canned) - was it the LS1 or LS2 engine that was fitted? (I can't see it have being the Northstar V8 they envisaged fitting to it) Undecided

I believe it would have been a LS series engine as the Northstars were only fitted to the likes of the German DTM race cars?

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Why oh why was there never a V8 Omega????
Such a missed oppurtunity.
Look forward to the Cadillac ATS & ATS-V. Maybe a re-badged one will replace the Miggy as a RWD runner?

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Re: V8 conversion details
Reply #19 - 02. Apr 2011 at 17:34

Kevin Wood wrote on 01. Apr 2011 at 14:16:

TheBoy wrote on 01. Apr 2011 at 08:40:

chrisgixer wrote on 01. Apr 2011 at 02:16:

Also I believe the Northstar was originally designed for front wheel drive applications.

V8 and FWD. That sounds like ~~a whole lot of fun~~ an expensive tyre choice...

They have strange ideas on how to make cars the other side of the pond. Like the POS Chavrolet I was driving last week.

2.2 16v with VVT - so, going to be wanting a few revs to keep it on the boil, then?.. Nope. 2K RPM at 70 MPH <yawn>. Angry

Kevin

Was it a Chevy Malibu? My 2.2 Omega performed like a V8 in comparison to it when I had one a few years back Grin

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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: V8 conversion details Reply #20 - 02. Apr 2011 at 23:54 Something like that. It was so entirely forgettable I can't even remember. Ahh, just googled. It was a Chevrolet Cobalt. So, an Astra saloon, essentially. Certainly the most gutless 2.2 I've ever driven, and apparently it's 155 BHP. Kevin
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Re: V8 conversion details
Reply #21 - 04. Apr 2011 at 08:55

you've said everything I'd say really - I must have got you all well trained by now.

Northstar just isn't suitable for a rear wheel drive car unless that car was specially designed to take its huge girth - it really is very wide. There is no chance that an Omega V8 would ever have had the engine.

to andwer the wiring question, you'd build it first and then slot in the wiring to suit, it's not difficult unless you're completely colour blind. LS1's like to have the airbox where Omegas have the fuse box, so some moving about would be in order.

Incidentally, the Holden is a wider car, but still built on the same floorpan. All the curved parts at the extremes are the same as Omega, but there's a combination of extra parts which make the whole about 2inches wider.

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2woody Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1402 Northumberland Drives: '02 MV6, '99 Elite, '99 MV6 estate, '92 Evo 500, Commodore SS	Re: V8 conversion details Reply #22 - 04. Apr 2011 at 08:57 Gaz79 wrote on 31. Mar 2011 at 20:48: Youshould have the room in the engine bay because they used the same chassis for the Holden Commodore of the same year and they can with a V8. Father-in-law has just sold his HSV GTS VT-II, such a lovely car and the main reason i bought a Mig which one's this.... Marple ....?
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