calibra v6

[noddyv6]

hi new to this club need some help modifing my calibra v6 was thinking 3.0 litre block f28 gearbox wot i need to know is how much of the clutch do i need from the turbo and any problems iam likely to come across ie wot head gasket to use and any other help anyone has. tried to buy my first calibra at 19 it was the 16 valver insurance laughed at me now 25 got the right car and want to do it properly for santa pod sorry for long question cheers chris. ps love this site!!!!!!!!!!

[MarkV6]

Firstly welcome to the site

Now to business

If you want to get decent power from a V6, then a 3.0 swop is a must to start with. This has been covered many times by myself, thecrow, dicky, bad3r v6, and chrisH.

To swop to a 3.0 you will need some parts from the 2.5. They are
the sump and oil pickup pipe
dipstick tube
exhaust manifolds
starter motor and alternator
fuel injector housing
plenum chamber and traction control motor
throttle body

Standard gaskets will be fine, but remember you will need 2.5 inlet gaskets

After putting that lot on the 3.0, it's just a case of putting it all back under the bonnet.

To fit a 6spd F28 gearbox, you will need
F28 gearbox and mounts
F28 gear linkage
turbo flywheel (preferably a lightened one)
turbo clutch (full kit)
OSF engine mount spacer

I did a guide on fitting an F28 to a sixer. It's on here somewhere..

Another option on the F28 is to fit a limited slip diff to help with traction.

That just about covers most things (clicky my sig B) )

[noddyv6]

Firstly welcome to the site

Now to business

If you want to get decent power from a V6, then a 3.0 swop is a must to start with. This has been covered many times by myself, thecrow, dicky, bad3r v6, and chrisH.

To swop to a 3.0 you will need some parts from the 2.5. They are
the sump and oil pickup pipe
dipstick tube
exhaust manifolds
starter motor and alternator
fuel injector housing
plenum chamber and traction control motor
throttle body

Standard gaskets will be fine, but remember you will need 2.5 inlet gaskets

After putting that lot on the 3.0, it's just a case of putting it all back under the bonnet.

To fit a 6spd F28 gearbox, you will need
F28 gearbox and mounts
F28 gear linkage
turbo flywheel (preferably a lightened one)
turbo clutch (full kit)
OSF engine mount spacer

I did a guide on fitting an F28 to a sixer. It's on here somewhere..

Another option on the F28 is to fit a limited slip diff to help with traction.

That just about covers most things (clicky my sig B) )

[noddyv6]

cheers for that mate been out today and bought the 3.0 for £50 off ebay will put some pictures on and look forward for the new power hoping for nitrous and a run down santa pod cheers again for your help chris ps where will i find a lsd for the f28 gearbox and nice car wot bhp is it running?