Just bought this.......

[MACKAZ]

Its an Australian Holden 202 cubic inch engine, massive price including automatic trans, $240. Wont be no drag car but will push it along nicely.

 

[Sam_Fear]

SCORE! Add it to the list in your Signature...

 

[42chevy]

Sounds like a good deal to me. Good price.

 

[donsrods]

Is the Holden engine similar to any US engines? Sort of looks like a Chevy (or maybe Ford) 6 to me in some respects.


Don

 

[R Pope]

Looks to be based on the 194/230/250 engine?
Anything that runs has to be worth more than that. Good score!

 

[wendle]

Is the Holden engine similar to any US engines? Sort of looks like a Chevy (or maybe Ford) 6 to me in some respects.


Don

Developed here and used for a long time with a fairly lengthy evolution. The later model ones started producing good power before they were dropped due to emissions standards problems.

They can be built for good power, there is pretty good aftermarket support for them.

This isn't a bad read, but missing a bit of info for the later models - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_straight-six_motor

Would make a cool, oddball motor in the northern hemisphere

 

[MACKAZ]

SCORE! Add it to the list in your Signature...

And done.Haha

Yeah Don looks like a mini 250....

 

[49rat]

that looks like my 1937 chevy 216 engine

 

[Sniper]

Isn't Holden a subsidiary of GMC or Chev?[S

 

[MACKAZ]

Runs under General Motors, Holden is Australasian to the core. Rife in Aussie and NZ and not many other places. A few made it to South Africa rebadged as Chevs.
Also scored twin carb Manifold with carbs( as circled in pic) off same dude for $150. The intake setup alone is worth what we paid for them and the motor box combined.....

 

[cycledog]

Nice score.

 

[MACKAZ]

Dad found a rear pan sump, oil pump pickup and set of headers today in among the junk at work, Grand total $4.....Thats budget building....