Windsor 220 Reliability

Jock260 · 28-07-2011, 08:37 PM

G'day fellas,

Asked a lot of questions in a lot of threads over the years but it's starting to get serious now. I'm 6 months away from my opens and a V8 is calling. Now, i'm very familar with LS1's and their potential and relibility, however i prefer Falcons in a lot of ways, their looks, sound and just the general feel i get from being in a Big V8 Falcon. But the Commodores with an LS1 are basically indestructable (Within the boundaries that i drive), and i don't want to have to buy a Commodore but i will if the Falcon can't handle a bit of punishment.

So, what are the weak points of an AUII/AUIII (220) driveline (Manual), or just problems in general that aren't especially common on other cars, such as an LS1. Can i get close to 200 RWKW with just bolt on's? Can they handle a flogging every now and again? (Nothing brutal, just a nice spririted drive around some good country roads near home, and maybe the odd clutch dump/burnout every now and again).

Cheers boys, No Holden bashing please, just good advice, which a lot of you have in spades. Just convince me to buy the Falcon.

Cheers, Jake.