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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: skinwiz on 04 February 2011, 23:05:57

Title: N.O.S
Post by: skinwiz on 04 February 2011, 23:05:57

Hi all , not too sure if this is the right forum to ask this question , so apologies if it belongs elsewhere .

Has anyone ever put  NOS on one of our beloved omegas  ? preferably a 3.0 or a 3.2  :y

Title: Re: N.O.S
Post by: TheBoy on 05 February 2011, 10:16:42

Sure I read somewhere that the 3.0/3.2 crank is only good for 250bhp ish.

Both of the forced induction ones I've seen had big end issues as well.


Defo do your research before doing that upgrade :y

Title: Re: N.O.S
Post by: lee4206 on 05 February 2011, 13:29:29

I put nos on my 2.0.  I ran it on 50bhp jets for a couple of months and then put the 75bhp jets in for about 3weeks then I sold the car. Definitely made a difference with no problems to the car (its still running fine 15k on).  Still got the kit and will fit it to my 3.0 at some point.
Lee

Title: Re: N.O.S
Post by: V6 CDX-er on 05 February 2011, 13:38:23

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Sure I read somewhere that the 3.0/3.2 crank is only good for 250bhp ish.

Both of the forced induction ones I've seen had big end issues as well.


Defo do your research before doing that upgrade :y

Buick did a supercharged 3.8 V6 in their late 90's Riviara, (based upon the Omega floorpan). Maybe the bottom end is compatable?

Title: Re: N.O.S
Post by: Kevin Wood on 05 February 2011, 15:54:06

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Buick did a supercharged 3.8 V6 in their late 90's Riviara, (based upon the Omega floorpan). Maybe the bottom end is compatable?

It was a pushrod 12 valve 90^o V6 engine of 1960's parentage so not much in common with the 54^oengines. They were only about 220 BHP supercharged too. Used in the more limp-wristed Holden Commodores though. ;)

Kevin

Title: Re: N.O.S
Post by: skinwiz on 05 February 2011, 16:12:32

well , if no-one has done it then i think i've just found myself a little project for the summer  :) decision time auto or manual , 3.0 or 3.2 hmmmm . does anyone know which models have the strongest boxes ?

Title: Re: N.O.S
Post by: davethediver on 05 February 2011, 16:22:57

Would think you are better off with a manual. 3.0 and 3.2 had same box in them :)

Title: Re: N.O.S
Post by: skinwiz on 05 February 2011, 17:53:47

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Would think you are better off with a manual. 3.0 and 3.2 had same box in them :)

excellent , i'm thinking a 3.0 then , on the basis that i will probably blow a few up whilst experimenting and its cheaper to pick up the older cars/engines .

Title: Re: N.O.S
Post by: 2woody on 07 February 2011, 10:02:41

what's the attraction of NOS ?

surely you have to re-fill the bottle often - and where....?

Title: Re: N.O.S
Post by: skinwiz on 07 February 2011, 15:49:14

i just fancy playing about , its more for a laugh than anything else to be honest , i've been forced into a very very early retirement due to various factors and basically i'm bored , i've been out looking at a unit today and i'm strongly thinking about really getting into the whole OOF thing , buying cars breaking em and then letting em go for peanuts to fellow members to fund my tinkering , would be nice to smoke past jezza in his merc too  ;D might send them a challenge one day in my nitroused turbo supercharged omega  :D  straight out drag race , stop them killing all the remaining omegas for stunts  >:(