just got me a vl .. Wanting some tips on beefing it up.

[jakeydee]

hey all just got me a 1986 vl sl gold in colour kinda dont no the first thing about the rb30e's any tips on squeezing out some extra kw? Plus whats the law on cataylic converters on them as i dont have one... Will put up a vid soon

[detox_nath83]

U need a Cat man to make it legal,,,

As for more power out of and NA do a search on this forum it has been covered so many times... Basically once a week and all we do is go round and round

Goodluck.

[nasty1]

put a 6ltr in it

[calais24/7]

go on calais turbo lol. But yeah turbo or engine conversion. Unless you have a pile of gold the rb30 is useless in NA form

[jakeydee]

U need a Cat man to make it legal,,,

As for more power out of and NA do a search on this forum it has been covered so many times... Basically once a week and all we do is go round and round

Goodluck.

Hey man i figured that but i cant search the forums on my phone lol . And i want to do the turbo conversion but i no nothing about turbos lol

[jakeydee]

also i have an issue with my headlights high beam works but no low beams.. When i first got it nothing worked but i re wired everything back to stock now everything but low beams. ? Any ideas?

[ChoCo94]

Fuse? Globes? Switch?

[soop]

Is it a daily driver?
If not, find some shed space and start pulling it apart. Replace EVERYTHING that is worn or broken. On a VL thats 90% of things you'll touch .
Give it a good service, a set of extractors and maybe a 2-2.25" exhaust.

[B1OHZRD]

go on calais turbo lol. But yeah turbo or engine conversion. Unless you have a pile of gold the rb30 is useless in NA form

Not true, when your mount the twin cam head off an r33 skyline, you can still keep the standard gasket, the the engine becomes a real N/A monster! If you set it up properly (basically, if you have enough time and money) the bottom end can rev to 11000, kind of like the TRD 4age, only bigger (the TRD 4age makes 184kw, while being N/A and it's a 1.6L)

[nasty1]

why would you spend tens of thousands to make a n/a go hard.

its simple they dont they are usless.turbo it or do a newer conversion 6ltr with cam and springs etc and see 350+rwkw

[detox_nath83]

do the conversion and keep it to Stock VLT setup. Goes good beats most cars on the road. can have a blast in it. highflow the turbo even and have loads of fun.... and yes u will get addicted to boost.
Just do it smart, and use ur head no stupid shit like 1 pass with 20 psi on an highcomp with Na inj and ecu. ull melt a piston. :P or do a head gasket.

Im running not a standard setup on 10.5 and loving it. and this Rb30 has 300XXX+ on the Donk. But i have a spare in the garage Lol. talk to CRACKER, VNLUKE, and BOWDOWN and me if u wanna do it right and properly.

Goodluck man
Happy Aussie Day

[jakeydee]

put a 6ltr in it

6ltr? Aint that an ls1? Damn man for the price of one of those i may as well go out get a vx ss gen 3 5.7ltr v8 and still have cash left over lol but anyways im really keen on a top mount turbo at something like 7 to 10 psi but i am 100% clueless i no they bolt on to your exhaust manifold then? From looking at them id say through intercooler then to throttle body? I dunno lol would help if i had internet to search but all i have at the moment is my phone and this thread =p

[soop]

6ltr is an L98 or L76 I beleive.
LS1 is 5.7ltr, and if you can find a VX SS for $4000 its probably bent in half.

By the sounds of it, you need to go and buy yourself some automotive manuals and start reading before you even touch the car.

[jakeydee]

ha ha na im good just get confused with the v8s. The buick v6 3.8l i no back to front never touched the nissan or really even looked at anything turbo... Lol . I cleaned the engine inside out and now is running really good just running a bit rich at the moment.

[jakeydee]

6ltr is an L98 or L76 I beleive.
LS1 is 5.7ltr, and if you can find a VX SS for $4000 its probably bent in half.

Yer i was thinking more around 10k to 15 immac low ks

[[REDHOT]]

Even if you are going to go down the turbo road, you'd still want to have extractors & 2 1/2" exhaust. Cold air intake.
Maybe change the diff gears & make it LSD, 3:7 or 3:9 Personal choice really. Manual conversions are good if it's not already.

Then the rest of it's really how much money you want to put into it etc. you might want to put an rb25/26 head on. Hell, you might even want to build a bullet-proof engine and shove 30psi into it. But like i said it all comes down to how much money you are going to put into it. If you're just looking for a bit of extra power without much spending too much money I would say go with the first part of this post.

[jakeydee]

... Ugh just went for a cruze with my 2 yr old daughter in the car got about 20ks from home then pulling out onto a main road changing in to 2nd at 20 clicks managed to snap the borg warner diff... Lost a few teeth was a very bumpy and slow ride home... Thinking maby just weld it till i can go pick up a vn lsd 3.9 ? Better than nothing ya?

[jakeydee]

dur i can just get new diff gears for this one yea? Can you do the break conversion on these?

[soop]

*dusts hand*

[nasty1]

you can do anything you put your mind to.

vn diffs under vls look ugly..


ill tell you what i tell alot of newbies........

manual conversion
service
exhaust
headers
pod filter

after you done that dont waist your time and money save save save buy a house and be done with vl's lol

[jakeydee]

i already own a house lol i just like the looks of the older cars... I have money but the reason i have all the things i do is coz im tight as... And if its possible for me to do it for free or cheaply as possible i will! =p (excluding my house.. My 2 kids live here so i aint having it fall down in a hurry =)

[detox_nath83]

weird im shoving 10.5 psi in mine and not being easy on her and my diff is ok hahah SO FAR that is... Being an N/a Diff and trans Lol

Do the turbo conversion to a Standard VLT setup. U cant go wrong.

As for the Brake conversion have a look in my thread below. i did the conversion. to Disk

[nasty1]

Ok I'll tell you and so will nakerz and detox there's never the option of cheap and fast lol.

[jakeydee]

Ok I'll tell you and so will nakerz and detox there's never the option of cheap and fast lol.

Ha ha i no that but there are cheeper options can someone link me to a thread that explanes the steps and what i need for the t3/4 turbo conversion as i cant browse the forums i now know where everything goes but would just like to understand it a bit better. Also just for some theory the rb26/30 conversion. Yea the diff shocked the hell outta me... Car has had one owner before me since new and full service history has just hit 200k on the clock ... Oh well what can ya do lol at least its not ma old bmw ha ha that might cost a bit being a 89 m3 =p (was handed down to me before anyone says anything lol) diff is off now ima open it up in the morning.. Need some sleep =) night all

[Nackerz]

Even if you are going to go down the turbo road, you'd still want to have extractors & 2 1/2" exhaust. Cold air intake.
Maybe change the diff gears & make it LSD, 3:7 or 3:9 Personal choice really. Manual conversions are good if it's not already.

Then the rest of it's really how much money you want to put into it etc. you might want to put an rb25/26 head on. Hell, you might even want to build a bullet-proof engine and shove 30psi into it. But like i said it all comes down to how much money you are going to put into it. If you're just looking for a bit of extra power without much spending too much money I would say go with the first part of this post.

DONT LISTEN TO THIS TOOL LOL.......

If your going down the turbo road you will change the exhaust manifold.......So you disregard the extractors... You would want to put a 3 inch exhaust on with a turbo setup to get all those gases out as quickly as possible...Dont ### around with a 2 and 1/2 inch setup....

Cold air intake???? Just put on a front mount cooler and have an airbox, otherwise if your in vic you cant have both!

Through in a manual......And put in a VL turbo 28 spline LSD diff.....or you can go all out with a 9"

Dont even bother with the 25 or 26 head unless you want to spend more then $15g's on just an engine build......Thats not including Trans, Diff, Fuel system etc...