FRONTERA MONSTIFICATION... help...

[Binnsy]

Not been on here for a while folks, but now I might be a daily resident. My trusty 2.2 petrol B died last week due to cam/big end bearing/head gasket/sausage and chips/ bottom shells and everything else failure....

so.....

what I'm looking at doing is making it into a monster, as the car itself is in pristine condition and too good to break.

What I need you lot for is advice as to:

What the biggest size engine I can put in - I was wondering about a Calibra Turbo engine? or Vectra 2.5 V6?

Where can I obtain a lifting kit? or would a lifting kit off another make fit?


All help would be gratefully recieved, and should anyone require parts off my engine (only did 70,000 miles!) just give us a shout. When its confirmed as dead I'll be breaking that.

Thankyouuuuuu!

[Road Hog]

Yakatar is doing body lift kits,shoot him a PM

Erkos Bro has a couple of 2" coil spring spacer sets,PM him as well

Biggest engine would be 3.2 V6 out of a Fronty ,remember to get the ECU & exhaust system as well

Heavy duty springs are available from Milners,see first thread in suspension section

[Binnsy]

Cheers A friend,

Ive noted the 3.2 engine but they are like hens teeth, however omega V6's and such are readily available. Would they stitch straight onto my gearbox?

[furball]

Small block Chevy V8. Mmmmmmm....

[Binnsy]

See now why did you have to go and plant THAT seed in my head.....!

[alex]

Take a look at the lumps dropped in the GM versions of our trucks

[Drift]

As Alex said, check here but wear waterproof pants

http://forum.planetisuzoo.com/index.php

[furball]

Well all I'm sayin' is imagine sitting next to some little chav in his corsa with a very big but badly tuned exhaust revving away and then you do this http://www.autospeak.com/grpsnda/heavyv8.wav

Probably the second most pant wettingly gorgeous sound ever

(the most gorgeous being this one by the way... http://avanimation.avsupport.com/sound/P-51.wav)

[Sir-Doris]

As suggested the american or aussie GM engines fitted to our trucks in their respective countries.

Gm do supply crate engines but I imagine at great expense.

[domino]

I've been toying with the idea of dropping an LS1 in... and I know where there is one available too!

[Binnsy]

ok anybody - would a 3.2 monterey engine stitch straight onto my gearbox?

[Sir-Doris]

Should do, pretty sure its the same gearbox across the board.

EDIT: Gearbox is same part number for the 2.2 and 3.2 so will fit.