Thanks for that. I just went and looked at it and it is the red rocker cover version with ECCS on the inlet manifold. The price is right at $700 with loom computer and cooler, but I am not so sure now, especially after everything that has been said - still tossing it up. I am really not looking for a 10 sec car, to be honest if it could keep up with something like a new SS commodore or something I would be pretty happy. The other problem is that it was originally an auto, so the flywheel clutch etc is going to add to the price. Hmm...
$700 is a good price, but these are around a 15+ year old motor now, so should be reasonably cheap for that reason alone. You can use the locally built R31 Skyline gearbox, clutch and flywheel and would probably add about $300 to the price. There is a slight difference in the gear ratio's, but not worth worrying about. In a lighter car, the lag problem may be reduced somewhat, but also keep in mind that the cars these engines originally came in ran either 4.1 diff gears (manuals) or 4.4 (autos). If your running anything taller than a 3.9, it will have a big effect on performance (but then, the car will be lighter....).
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