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Old 11 March 2020, 02:53 PM
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Default V5/6 engine and heads into a V3? What's needed?

A possibility has presented itself to get my hands on a nicely specced engine. It's not something I was looking for, but it's a good opportunity. If I were to buy it, what would be needed to run it in a V3 shell, as I know I'd have to use the V5/6 manifold? Would I need the V5/6 ECU and loom? Would I be better just going straight to a Link G4+ and a V5/6 loom?
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Cheers guys, good talk
Old 12 March 2020, 11:40 AM
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Waited to see did anyone answer but your answer is a whole lot of grief. Get a pair of v3/v4 heads, gaskets and a manifold and away you go.
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knock, knock..........
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Originally Posted by 1509joe
Waited to see did anyone answer but your answer is a whole lot of grief. Get a pair of v3/v4 heads, gaskets and a manifold and away you go.
Oh great. Well, this is a built 2.1 engine and so if I bought it there wouldn't be any budget left for a different set of heads for a good while. Why is it so difficult?

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Say what?
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Originally Posted by stockcar
knock, knock..........
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What am I missing? If it's a forged 2.1 with forged pistons and rods, acl bearings etc. surely I don't need to worry about knocking
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Originally Posted by Jay Cartay
What am I missing? If it's a forged 2.1 with forged pistons and rods, acl bearings etc. surely I don't need to worry about knocking
Bit of a private joke take no notice not anything for you to worry about
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