Holden 1990 VN Commodore Stationwagon

i hav a holden vn s2, and so far its a big pain in my arse, i hav 2.5 exhaust and extractors, KnN air filter,70mm throttle body, chip,cai, and corvette servo. and so far the best ive gotton so far is 113rwhp but other times only 100. with a best of 8.4sec to 100kmh, and 8.9sec at 100rwhp. i should hav bout 130+rwhp. i have changed the dfi,throt bod, plugs, leads, coils,02 sensor, maf sensor, checked codes, ran injector cleaner,changed ecu's three times, knock sensor opperational, checked fuel pressure, changed fuel filter. im ready to drive it ova a cliff. can anyone help?

EA is the better car, ask any one who's owned one. the Vn was built with a poorly designed V6 motor, with stuff all torque. The rating is for the EA too (8), VN gets a (6.5).

The Person with the comment, "I wish i had the reliability of the ford in their Holden Vn is Absolutely right. Vn's were no more reliable than a EA falcon, its just the owners of VN's like to think so, I know, at least the Ea doesn't leak oil out of a fuckin stupid rope seal at the back of the engine, too.

VN commodore, handles badly and too light. Interior is very cheap and ugly. Rough motor at low speed. Overall rubbish! Compared to the EA Falcon.

its not always practical if you lower it too much, but it handles really good. i got a Holden VN Vacationer wagon 12/90 the auto has always slipped a bit since we've had it (also heavy on fuel and drains power) i just put a series1 stage 2 shift kitted (built for towing) auto box in it. (different ratio box) now its better on fuel, got its full power back its a lot quicker now. and im about to put 3.36 diff ratio in it(currently 3.08). i know family rig old habits die hard. : ) my also idles a bit rough and has little pops or backfires out the tail pipe. ?its all serviced regularly pen rite oils magnetic filters etc...

Performance and reliability, but genearally boring interior, don't drive as well as an EA Falcon. Can be dangerous at high speed cornering due to light weight. Typical early V6 harshness, not nearly as smooth as the same model ford inline 6.

I had simmular problems and also had to run a bottle of injector cleaner through my tank. I also notised that a bottle of enginestopleak helped to max conpression in motor allowing me to notice a very small leak/air inlet around one of the the fuel hoses that join the fuel lines/pipes make sure to check them now my mighty VN has max speed/take of again.

I also did most of the other general checks.

The Holden 1990 VN Commodore Stationwagon is a great model with lots of parts change over from vp-vs,

series one motors can be a little harsh but there a rocket, for what they are high fifteens for a

13 year old famly sedan aint bad :-)

I have owned my vn for 6 months (it's my 1st car) and i am extremely happy with it, performance is great for a stock v6 and it is roomy enough 2 do anything. I recommend the VN to anyone who is looking for a reliable/performance/family car at a now small cost.

I have nothing against holden i've driven the vn it's a good car, actually it's really nice, but the EA falcon will rule over the vn no problem. People are too scared to drive them cause they are afraid it might be better and if they do they drive an auto, that's the problem the auto is a very poor make, once you ride the 5 speed manual, it's a whole new car over again, with that bit more oomfff than the v6 competitor. Really the only downfall is its weight, the vn is very light. But the Ea vs VN drag, will prove the EA better! its been done.

Our Holden VN Commodore Stationwagon was running rough tried all kinds of things. Finally, when replacing the fuel pump, found the fuel tank had a heap of red dust sand in it.

Also, after cleaning the engine, resulted in the car computer having to be reset - it kept breaking down for no reason at the time repeatedly.