more power from rb30

[rb26dett]

I have a pod, but also have a stainless surround made for it.

Here is a pic of it.

 

[Stewart1000]

well i think all power is to be made in the intake side of things.

get an XF throttle body, bigger air ducting, fit a catch can to keep your nice new air ducting clean.

i figure the problem layes with the small size of the AFM, there has to be a way to make it bigger.

ill chop into my oil one this weekend and see what i can do with it.

get a good tune, run the afm output at 2.1v and that'll be good.

and with this new air intake you want to maximize the effect with a good air cleaner and colder air, i would think cutting a hole under the airbox would not be in favour of the law, possibly run a pipe out the motor side of the box and down to the bumper, dont forget to put an air hole in it, to let water escape, might want to put a shamfer on the hole to stop the air making a whistling sound when goign through it, i havent actually dont it but i imagine it would make a sound, maybe a good one...

edit:
nice engine bay mate, from what you can see it looks pretty special

 

[VL Berlina 5speed]

does anyone know what to expect power wise, if you did all as in post #4?

two members on hear (ucwepn and somelse) are making ruffly 100rwkw with those mods posted in post 4, minus XF throttle i believe

 

[Marco-EFIVL]

i figure the problem layes with the small size of the AFM, there has to be a way to make it bigger.

ill chop into my oil one this weekend and see what i can do with it.

get a good tune, run the afm output at 2.1v and that'll be good.

? AFM? What the heck is AFM mate?

 

[Nobody Actually]

Air Flow Meter. that thing with the plug & wires just behind your air filter box

 

[Marco-EFIVL]

Ah, I see, cheers bloke....

 

[ucwepn]

I reckon with the advanced timing CAI and XF TB I would easily get the 120+rwkw that I am gunning for (could raise the compression for more). I know people say "go turbo! go turbo!" which I agree with, but I also think there is something special about an NA with mods, Just my opinion LOL If I was to go turbo I'd just get an R32 gts-t halfcut and go from there with the rb20 being a decent unit and a pretty much straight slot in conversion.

 

[Sabby]

You put the pod where the air box is... Its not hard to make your own box to house the pod, and run a custom CAI through to the POD.

This is what I did to my VL, and the next stage was going to be to replace the standard box with my own housing a POD:

do u face the pipe towards the wind?

 

[Bax]

I reckon with the advanced timing CAI and XF TB I would easily get the 120+rwkw that I am gunning for (could raise the compression for more). I know people say "go turbo! go turbo!" which I agree with, but I also think there is something special about an NA with mods, Just my opinion LOL If I was to go turbo I'd just get an R32 gts-t halfcut and go from there with the rb20 being a decent unit and a pretty much straight slot in conversion.

120rwkw with advanced timing, cai and xf tb? Not a chance as far as I can see. Maybe around 100, but that next 20 is a rather large step, cam and chip, and a bit more and maybe.

 

[Holdfast]

Basics really!

Understanding ya computer and the codes

Keeping the dizzy nice and clean (ya know the insides)

Good maintenance; like never squimp on replacing the air filter or stuff like that.

Use good fuel and try ta get the water out of ya fuel tank.

Check all ya runnin gear so that ya VL is really slick. Go overboard and really full-on, onya oils and grease and stuff.

Keep ya Dizzy cap sort of new and the rotor.

Pay good attention ta ya spark plugs and check the gap.

Keep ya motor clean and keep to the specifications for most stuff in the workshop manuals.

If ya really love ya car, then just keep to the basics; if ya fall in love with the oil colour and consistency as well as all the other fluids then ya will know what ya car is tellin ya.

Lubrication for VL's (important) will not only make things last longer but let you ****in rip the road man.