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[irmscher]

Hi everyone!

Well I have looked over all internet and cant find tehnical data about irmscher omega/jaguar/passat... from V8 Star touringcar. specialy I'm looking for chassis, car body dimensions.
So, if any one has some link's or info about this cars, would be very grateful, if he can send it to me, can send it also on PM or e-mail.

THX Martin  :)

[tmx]

err you wont find anything on it it was never built the V8 omega i mean

it had a rather rubbish GM Northstar V8 nothing like a 5.7 proper v8

[andyc]

The V8 Star was i think a space frame chassis with a plastic body. If you look at a side picture you'll see its only a two door.

The only "Omega" to get a V8 as standard would have been the Holden Commodore

Andy

[tmx]

The VXR8 / Monaro is based on the omega/commodore

vauxhall did attempt to build a v8 omega it was called the v8.com and had the rubbish NS v8 in it there be aot of information about it on tis :x

[andyc]

Yeah keep seeing V8 listed on Tis but makes you wonder why Vauxhall/Opel bothered when Holden already had it sorted  

Andy

[tmx]

quite true Andy they should of just phoned holden or chevrolet up and ordered a batch of LS6's Or 2s and took it from there a proper brutal V8

i reckon an LS6 would go straight in the omega with a small ammount of shoehorning

[andyc]

oh don't, There was a Monaro on ebay the other day being broken 5.5k for the whole car

Andy

[tmx]

a  member on here found someone selling Crate LS6s in bristol from what i remember it was a fairly good price i think it was HerefordElite but im not 100% sure

[andyc]

Oh with side exit pipes and flames on lift off/over run

[andyc]

Oh you can/could buy a crate engine from Vauxhalls a while back, complete turn key unit

Can't remember the cost but it wasn't as bad as you think

Andy

[tmx]

if i come into some money circa 10k id convert the MV6

shame the v8.com failed the Autobahn flat out speed tests as i would of thought opel would of put it into production maybe even vauxhall under there VXR brand

[sassanach]

okay then what pray tell is wrong with the northstar v8?

[tmx]

it failed the flatout Wolgafast test i think thats what they call it! please correct me if im wrong on the wording

and its power output is rather dissatisfying

[andyc]

Thats strange because the Northstar is meant to be the better engine than the normal V8 chevy lump.

Smaller CC 4.8 i think and running 32 valaves with quad cams and all alloy. I might be wrong but i think its used as a FWD motor in a Caddie!!

Could of been a crap transmission they used in the flat out tests

Andy

[tmx]

Extract of Wikipedia about using that engine

Omega V8.com
The V8.com concept car project was meant to be a "mobile office" it was built on Omega station wagon which was elongated by 130mm, to provide more space for the passengers and additional equipment; containing separate 9.5 inch LCD screens for all passengers, internet access and integrated video conferrence mobile phone system with separate cameras and microphones providing passengers hands-free operation. Additionaly the car was equipped with Xenon headlights, and Advanced Frontlighting System (AFS), automatically adjuststable to the road conditions.

Hence the name it was powered by a GM LS1 V8 engine.

The car debuted at Frankfurt Motor Show in 1999.[8]


[edit] Omega V8
Opel was planning to upgrade it's flagship Omega model with powerful GM LS1 V8 engine used in Chevrolet Corvette.

Unlike V8.com which was the concept car, this model was planned to go into the serial production.

Omega V8 was showed publicly for the first time at 70th Geneva Motor Show (March 2 - 12, 2000). A V8 engined version was to be put on sale autumn 2000.[9]

Cancelling

The reasons for cancelling production plans were concerns about whether the engine was vollgasfest (German, "Full throttle resistant") - the engine might overheat and be damaged if driven flat out on the Autobahn for long periods of time


reallly a great shame would of been a fun bit of kit and would of put the omega as a serious contender against 540is & E430s