The 308 Holden Torana Lx Hatch runs again!!!!! but not for long...

i got the 308 back together and running, took it out for a track day at Wilby Park Victoria but it turns out everything wasn't as happy as i thought.... repairs are needed $$$$$

[@dalewarriorofthesea3998]

Run a Hyd rolla

[@rodfonda3248]

I drilled out the oil returns in the head in my 355 vk,smoothed out the block internals,,I just said stuff it and went scat stroker and 5.7" rods and Probe high silicon forged chev pistons,I went with a crane cc 272 solid with LS 3 beehive springs 90# seat,295# on the nose,for long cam life,the ideal would be 120# seat and 295-300# nose,a bit tricky to set up.I dont rev it past 5000,no need lol,,with a ported head and ported and radiused torker single plane,with twin LPG throttle bodies,11:1 comp,the thing just revs up much quicker than when it was a 308,1st gear is a blast lol,, ignition timing is 20 initial 32 max with no vac,,,biggest problem today with flat tappet are the lifter crowns not being ground even or incorrect taper to match the lobe taper,always check lobe taper,,so if you buy new lifters,check them out on a Vee block and dial indicator for consistency,lifter face centre should be a cpl thou higher than circumference,also,no big chamfers on face edges.Powel engineering on ytube reground a new lifter and showed how bad it was and not evenly ground,,cheers and happy Toranaring

[@hogesmotorsport]

Glad you got out and had a go in the MX5, I'll look forward to steering something with power one day. Hope the LX is back in action soon!

[@TasTuned]

Thanks again Chris! Hopefully nothing is hurt! I’ll get the Torana fixed soon enough I hope.

[@weldthatiron3683]

You done well in that little beast

[@TasTuned]

Thanks it was good fun, felt like a go kart

[@adamc4655]

Bummer mate,she's testing you out a fair bit.Nice car by the way.

[@TasTuned]

Thanks! It should be up and running again fairly soon.