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[bob.dent]

Under the bonnet of the V8Star (taken when it was racing at Snetterton)

[feeutfo]

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. 

[Kevin Wood]

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 <terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired>.

Kevin

[Lesopc]

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)  :-/

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?

[tunnie]

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 <terribly sorry old boy, I am a little tired>.

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 

[Kevin Wood]

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

[2woody]

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.

[2woody]

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 ....?