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Nothing really has gone wrong with the car.
These Kingswoods are built as strong as a rock.
Only have had a few problems with the car running on gas.
The 4.2 V8 is a bit slugish, but it still does OK burnouts and it's a V8 so it has endless torque and power.
I blow away crappy Japanese 4 cylinders all day long in it and I laugh at em and wonder why they even bother ahahaha.
The greatest car ever built.
HZ Kingswood 253 auto.
Owned it for 14 years over 1 million km
One rebuilt motor two gearboxes and thousands of tyres from winning burn out comps.
Naa it couldn't be a Datsun 180b they would still put up a match, most likely a dodge sigma or something that waesn't trying. Don't knock the Datsun 180.
I am also a HZ 1977 owner even though the 253 is a bit of a egg beater. I found that without spending no more than $100 bucks I acquired a Rockchester spread bore quadrajet, and with just an Aussie 4 speed behind it I reguraly blow away many jap crap 4"s VL"s VK"s and last week I took a XR8 to 160 before he finally got the better of me. Its not a complete hang on machine, but I do have a lot of fun.
I have just turned 18 and bought a spotless 1979 HZ vacationer. Its got a 253' V8 which has just been rebuilt and its very reliable and goes pretty well, but its just a little more sluggish than I would like!
Does anybody have any any information regarding a quick (cheap) performance step up?
I am looking forward to shooting past some Jap 4 cylinders!
As a matter of fact, there is nothing wrong with the four c. my mum owns a little rice burner Honda civic and it has the best acceleration I have ever seen in a stock 4 C car.
Anyway I am buying a HZ 4.2 v8 for my first car and I'm only paying $2000 for it off a mate. But id have to say that the difference between a HZ and a 1997 Honda civic is only the acceleration and a small $2000 - $30,000 price difference.
A hz 253 would blow away most 4 cyclinders due to the fact the holden 253 is a very well balanced engine.
I just brought a Hz wagon with a 253 v8. I was just wondering how I can give it a bit more power without spending to much money on it and any other information.
I used to own a completely stock 253 it was as slow as hell I'm talking 160 max in an auto and v8 diff until I put a 600 holley carb 308 manifold & hot cams I couldnt beat a toyota camry, but know I can beat any 4cylinder japanese car aslong as its non turbo so pretty much 253s are a waste of time I mean you can get a 6cylinder hemi 265ci bigger so my advice keep away from them.
It's fair enough to be keen about your car, but please don't write posts about dragging off 4 cylinder cars in a 253 Holden. I have owned and driven many 253 Holdens, and they just weren't built for racing. As for dragging off a VL six or V8, well dream on, and don't try to tell us that you did, because you didn't OK. If you're going to talk about your car, be realistic.
I'm not really into kingswood as I not to keen on that kind of model, no offence everyone, but I think those kind of cars are gutless trash heeps. and ille rather stick to commodores.
I have owned a 1979 HZ for over 12 years, and had a mildly worked 253 in it for 7 years with a M21 gearbox. Shifting through the gears does not give that much acceleration, but when in top gear from 100 to 160km/h, it goes like a rocket overtaking trucks, B doubles or roadtrains. From my experience, they are at their best in top gear.
Listen to you all just get a 350 and stop playing around with go cart engines.
253's are sluggish because they're made for cruising not racing. My dad's 253 HZ SL Trimatic auto pretty much idles at 80km in top gear and it doesn't miss a beat even though it hasn't been tuned in close to ten years.
I suggest you get out of the dark ages and drive a car built after 1995.thatll bring toy into reality.
Umm a 253 with trimatic WILL make over 200km/h stock in a HZ sedan, I was in the car when it hit 200, and further on 220.
If you guys are only making 160 then I dunno what you are doing
Don't let it shift for you, if it's auto use it like a manual 1 - 2 - D or in the Kingswoods case L - S - D, shifting at 5500rpm each time.