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Started by lakeside , Sep 11 2013 01:49 PM

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#51 rodomo

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Posted 23 July 2014 - 08:53 PM

It's the reason GM is closing down operations in Awstraylya.

The message is we want Chevs.

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Posted 02 September 2014 - 01:39 PM

Not a commodore , but my old rodeo.

Does this count ?

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#53 WhaleOilBeefHooked

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Posted 02 September 2014 - 01:44 PM

The only good thing about that Paul is the number plates...

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Posted 02 September 2014 - 02:01 PM

Come on , chev badges will make any car look better.

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Posted 02 September 2014 - 02:48 PM

Not yours Paul!

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#56 _Skapinad_

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Posted 02 September 2014 - 06:30 PM

Geez, anyone who admits to owning that Rodeo needs help

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#57 _Macca97_

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Posted 03 September 2014 - 12:03 PM

Chev badge, holden badge, XU-1 number plates, and a Mack Bulldog you need to make your mind up, ahah

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#58 grumpy xu1

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Posted 04 September 2014 - 11:45 AM

+1 for hating the chef badge conversion on commodore's ect i had a guy tell me i need to fit 1 to my vu ss use obviously it does have a 5.7ltr ls1 because everyone else has 1 to which my reply was that is exactly why i hate them so much,& they look f@cking hideous in any torana gts ect i feel. Leave them on the yank cars please. It should be part of our new keep Australia beautiful campaign

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 07:05 AM

The LS isn't a Chev engine anyways, they are made by gm powertrain in mexico & can end up in any gm product.. Why aren't there Cadillac or GMC badges on these commo's too lol..

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#60 _LHSL308_

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 04:18 PM

I think the chev badge looks good on the newer Monaros but I havent got one on mine. As for all the other type aussie cars I dont they suit them at all. Each to their own I guess though.

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 06:50 PM

When I was in California in 2013 I was told that the trendy thing to do over there was to swap their chev badges for holden ones. Maybe when Australian's remove the holden badges they should put them on ebay USA, then you'll both be happy.

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 07:04 PM

My ute has them. C A P A put them in as it was purchased from them new.
IMO the LS engine is a chev so who gives a ff''''' If a commodore has a chev badge on it?

I got bagged by a f wit one night about it. Then watched him get into a piece of shit 2lt turbo box thing.
I politely told him milk and juice come in 2ltrs.
Found it even more funny when he tried to run me and I passed him in second gear side ways.

Each to their own I guess

Edited by lx-ss, 05 September 2014 - 07:07 PM.

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#63 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 07:13 PM

But, the LS isnt a chev engine....

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#64 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 07:18 PM

Sorry but they just look shit and like it or not point to a lack of pride over an aussie icon, IMHFO.

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#65 _Skapinad_

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 09:03 PM

My ute has them. C A P A put them in as it was purchased from them new.
IMO the LS engine is a chev so who gives a ff''''' If a commodore has a chev badge on it?
I got bagged by a f wit one night about it. Then watched him get into a piece of shit 2lt turbo box thing.
I politely told him milk and juice come in 2ltrs.
Found it even more funny when he tried to run me and I passed him in second gear side ways.
Each to their own I guess

Lol. Old mate was right

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 09:12 PM

But, the LS isnt a chev engine....

I don't get it? I was of the belief the LS is a chev. Have I missed something.
I have a mate that imports corvettes. When I have looked at their engines they looked the same to me but that doesn't mean I am correct. I am interested to know why they are not a chev if his is the case.

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#67 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 09:22 PM

Chevrolete hasnt actually manufactured an engine since the 80's.

The LS series is built by GM Powertrain divisions.

They use these engines in any number of different GM makes, not just chev.

So yes, the engine is used in chevs, but its not a chev engine. Like calling a TD42 in a Ford Maverick a Ford engine....It ain.

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 09:25 PM

Gotcha. I call GM chev

I see what you mean

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#69 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 09:29 PM

Im also one of those guys who never actually caught the salmon shirt craze, i still think there frOcking pink.

If you want to badge your car after the engine, this is the badge you should have in the grille/on the back.

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 09:36 PM

F that thing will restrict the air flow! Haha

They were on it when I bought it. I never knew people took such offence to them until recently.
I can't be bothered taking them off not to mention the mess they will no doubt leave behind.
Lucky the world is full of different people otherwise it would be a boring existence.

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#71 rodomo

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 09:47 PM

I think the chev badge looks good on the newer Monaros

Your kidding surely? MONARO is an Awstraylyn brand? Maybe stick Camaro badges on it too? :tease:

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 09:48 PM

Badges shit me full stop

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Posted 05 September 2014 - 09:49 PM

The V8 engines built by Chevrolet are considered Gen 1.

The GM small-block series was a "clean sheet" design with little in common in terms of shared parts with the classic Chevrolet small block V8. The basic layout owes a good deal to the essential concept of Ed Cole's original small-block design of 1954-55, though the small-block engine also uses design cues from Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac engines.

GM Powertrain

Gen 2 1992-1997 LT1

Gen 3 1997-2007 LS1

Gen 4 2005 -

http://en.wikipedia....ll-block_engine

GM Powertrain traces its history to the myriad of automotive companies that combined to form GM in 1908. These companies included: Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile and Cadillac. For many decades, each division produced its own engines and transmissions. In time, it became evident that efficiency improvements could be made with increased administrative and manufacturing cooperation between all divisions. The consolidation began in 1983, with the assignment of the Toledo, Ohio Chevrolet and the Windsor, Ontario GM of Canada transmission plants to the Hydra-Matic division. The "marriage" of the Hydra-Matic and GM Engine divisions in 1990, resulted in GM Powertrain.

This is always good for a laugh.