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Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo
The irony is the alloytec responds very well to boost, and there was a 2.8L single turbo version being made of it for SAAB in Port Melbourne that Holden overlooked.
Would have been a great competitor to the XR6T if it was offered in the SV6.
Have the 3.6L NA boat anchor as the entry level option then the SV6 with the turbo job from the GM parts bin.
The previous 3.8L Ecotec while being unrefined is tough as nails, all cast iron job and a wicked workhorse engine with reliability on par with our I6.
The HF V6 is trash in comparison, it's more refined but it's a torqueless piece of shit that's very sensitive to maintenance.
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LP9 is the engine code of the SAAB job built in Port Melbourne
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_H...ure_engine#LP9
Also something else from Holden's history that was a bit underdone was the L67, It's a supercharged version of the 3.8L Ecotec - the issue with its lame performance figures was the undersized Eaton M90 supercharger that was basically a hair drier.