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by iancav6
Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:33 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Mechanical
Topic: polishing/gasflowing and v6 exhaust manifolds
Replies: 13
Views: 494

Re: polishing/gasflowing and v6 exhaust manifolds

A bloke on vv6oc.com says that the intake system from a Vectra V6 is the best type. He used to work at the V6 engine plant apparently and has bench tested all forms of manifolds.
by iancav6
Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:12 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: late Cavalier 3 vs early Vectra
Replies: 20
Views: 683

Re: late Cavalier 3 vs early Vectra

I had an M reg Ecocav a few years ago and decided to upgrade :lol: to a P reg 2 litre ecotec Vectra. What a mistake! I hated every second of the 2 months I owned it. This is a record for shortest ownership by myself as I usually keep cars for ages,I've had present V6 cav for 5 years. My main problem...
by iancav6
Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:03 pm
Forum: Faults and Fixes: Mechanical
Topic: Engine refurbishment
Replies: 19
Views: 1229

Re: Engine refurbishment

how miles is on the engine? cone filter maybe losing you bhp due to suckin in hot air as for heat wraping the exhaust that be gainin ponnies 124bhp sounds fine but its peaking early then standard by 600rpm so is the torque figure. its all bout the range over the revs not just peak figures l say. I ...
by iancav6
Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:06 pm
Forum: Projects, Restorations and Runabouts
Topic: Iancav6's 3.0 V6 Cavalier
Replies: 6
Views: 513

Re: Iancav6's 3.0 V6 Cavalier

I took the Cav back to the Pod the other week and ran a best of 14.6 @95mph, which is 0-60 in about 6.4 secs Pretty pleased with that, it was 0.3 sec faster than previous. I raced a Focus ST and holeshot him by 0.1 sec and then he said he went from 2nd to 5th, yeah whatever :roll: Had to call it a d...