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[fatslr]

What engine mods exactly did the A9X have over the L34 ?
i have seen both in the flesh and even ridden in them ? what is the "deal" with this superiority complex of the A9X

[REDA9X]

There is no superiority complex at all, this is just talking facts. Why is it when you try and clear things up and speak facts people always think you are trying to show something is better than something else?
I never said the A9X had any engine mods over the L34, I said it wasn't the same as the standard SLR5000 engine.
The A9X had an improved crank over the L34 as I said earlier due to failures of cranks in the L34's. All A9X's had that mod and a different cam. We all also know it had the deleted engine fan and a thermo fan fitted instead as the L34's had a habit of dropping fan belts and pulling the bearings out of water pumps under race conditions. The block is the same as an L34, but so was an SLR5000's by that stage. I don't know why, but the repair kit for an A9X water pump wasn't the same as a standard pump, yet the pumps part numbers were the same. The L34 had all the good bits in the engine ready to go, all it needed was a decent exhaust and intake and a little tuning and the engine was good to go. When the A9X came along, slap that L34 engine into the A9X you had the complete package but niether car was a rocketship straight off the showroom floor. There are a lot of little differences in both cars, as I've said before, the A9X was an evolution of the L34. The L34 layed the groundwork, the A9X cleaned it up. I'm sure this discussion will go on forever, but all i have done is presented some unemotional facts.

[REDA9X]

Mechanically the A9X road car had a stock 308 with a thermo fan. The rest was revised front suspension geometry, 10 bolt Salisbury with revised upper control arms and body mounting points to suit, rear discs, brake ducts, wider rear flare, optional 2.6:1 diff and T10 dealer fitted option.

James

not all A9X sedans had the larger rear flares, and the main reason behind the larger rear flares was the larger bag rear tyres the teams were starting to use compared to the L34's.

[unclefestal34s]

unclefestal34s, do you have any knowledge on color breakdowns for l34s, in muscle car mag about l34s they claim there were 19 azure blue l34s, there were 4 sebring orange l34s, how did they know this? also 14yrs ago i knew of a mint one owner burgundy l34 with dealer fitted sunroof (xy type) vic reg, he sold to a guy in nsw or qld have you ever seen it. wouldnt be many burgundy ones. a mate of mine is in the market for a l34 could you pm some details on your red l34 as that was the color of his old one,it came from deniliquin. and thanks for putting your early experiences with performance cars up because its all living history cheers gary

hi Gary,as far as color break down i can't really answer that question,..i no from personal experience the most popular colors were yellow,white,red and barbados green,i personally don't believe there was that many azure blues,i personally no of 3 sebring oranges ones,1 is a reshell recently advertised in qld,2 is in perth and suppose to bob janes ex race lots of speculation about it,and 3 i bought this car 5years ago for mate of mine and its pretty much original unrestored,...bob jane actually ordered 3 of them in his signature color..i know there was only 2 gold ones ever made and used own one about 8years ago which is now owed by a forum member jero..i've 12 L34s over a 25 year period and hand in buying another half dozen or so...the burgundy you mentioned vaguely rings a bell,..mate its pleasure sharing my real life experiences with these cars with other genuine people...your friend is most welcomed to call me 0418293330 in regards to my red L34...thanks Gary
regards Joe

[yel327]

I know of a black example and two saffron examples.

[REDA9X]

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[Collo]

my Gemini can kick a Sunbirds arse.

Best post ever.

[kudu]

I was actually going to ask the same thing, regarding the HK 327 anyway. That would have to be a pretty collectible Holden wouldn't it?

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[meanmachine72]

none of the above
XU-1s rule.......72 cars proves this point...giant killers....!!!!!

Edited by meanmachine72, 04 April 2009 - 07:57 PM.