Wot degree of timing is about par for a converted VL...

15 degrees i think it is Quote: Originally Posted by malpaso hey man good read quick (probably silly) question: my vl is a 01/87 model block looks identical to yours( ie the oil and water lines) look the same but i think its s1 whats up with that? Would have to be a series 2 engine then. Mine is a 87 model with a series 2 motor not sure what month though.

Quote: Originally Posted by Shaun_VL 15 degrees i think it is Would have to be a series 2 engine then. Mine is a 87 model with a series 2 motor not sure what month though. well ill just find out soon. i swear it looks the same but ive probably missed something very small you didnt have to take out the engine or anything did ya and timing is 15 degrees

Quote: Originally Posted by malpaso well ill just find out soon. i swear it looks the same but ive probably missed something very small you didnt have to take out the engine or anything did ya and timing is 15 degrees Yeah can get confusing because of those other bolts in the side. But the best way to tell is the oil drain hole, it is pretty distinctive. And nah you don't have to take the engine out or anything like that. When do you plan on doing the conversion?

Shaun, I noticed that you still have the standard NA charcoal cannister. Does this effect emissions or the plumbing of the whole thing up? What is the second line that goes to the charcoal cannister normally? Tones.

It doesn't affect the plumbing of the canister because you only have to disconnect one hose when doing the conversion and you replace that with the one shown from the intake pipe. To be honest most people take it out. I will be taking mine out when I get a catch can. They aren't really that important but you need to have one to pass the pits and you can get stickered for not having one. *** ADDED NOTE *** There is a couple of hoses I blocked off when doing the conversion that I will get pictures of. I copied the plumbing of a vlct and if you have a vlt plenum there will be a hose for the cruise control unit that you should block off.

Quote: Sounds good mate I would go the injectors and ecu to be safe but that's just my opinion. I'm sure soon enough you will want bigger and better I got a bigger and better one, this one was just scraps layin around :P

Quote: Originally Posted by Shaun_VL Yeah can get confusing because of those other bolts in the side. But the best way to tell is the oil drain hole, it is pretty distinctive. And nah you don't have to take the engine out or anything like that. When do you plan on doing the conversion? soonish i wanna get a good deal on a complete setup then i have all the ****ty little things to do like brakes exhaust yadda yadda yadda

Quote: Originally Posted by Fresh_VL I got a bigger and better one, this one was just scraps layin around :P ah ok always good to be on the safe side. Quote: Originally Posted by malpaso soonish i wanna get a good deal on a complete setup then i have all the ****ty little things to do like brakes exhaust yadda yadda yadda sounds good mate. its all good fun but can be time consuming

yeah i know im trying to sell my berlina for a boosted funds because i wanna t3 highflow instead of stock t3 apparently theres a fair bit of difference

Yeah mine goes well. Better then I expected

I'm stoked with mine... its got one of them dodgey ebay high mount manifolds running a r33 turbo with t injectors... Timing set full retard but it stills pings a bit up top... i gotta track down a pc and a bigger fuel pump me thinks...

why is the timing set fully retarded?

picked up the whole setup up today low mount t3 couldnt get started because repco dont stock the gaskets so i have to wait until monday to get them =( small probably apparently the actuator is busted any ideas where to get one? or missing bolts or anything?

sorry for the late reply. ask around for a actuator im sure someone here has got a spare or maybe try buy a t3 that needs a rebuild and take its actuator. How did you go with the gaskets?

sorry for the late reply. ask around for a actuator im sure someone here has got a spare or maybe try buy a t3 that needs a rebuild and take its actuator. How did you go with the gaskets?

Quote: Originally Posted by malpaso picked up the whole setup up today low mount t3 couldnt get started because repco dont stock the gaskets so i have to wait until monday to get them =( small probably apparently the actuator is busted any ideas where to get one? or missing bolts or anything? i brought an actuator off ebay, turned out to be broken so what i did is cut the actuator from the bracket is pressed/welded too track down random actuator in my case off a saab cost $7 then drill out the two holes for the bolts of the actuator cut the rod to ur desired length and all good. sounds confusing but its easy

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomo i brought an actuator off ebay, turned out to be broken so what i did is cut the actuator from the bracket is pressed/welded too track down random actuator in my case off a saab cost $7 then drill out the two holes for the bolts of the actuator cut the rod to ur desired length and all good. sounds confusing but its easy yeah it does sound its not broken as in not work more broken stuck on higher psi lol what did you do for gauges when you started out shaun i got all the gaskets and i might be picking up a vlt gearbox/or getting mine serviced before i do it hopefully all be stuck together before then bunbury cruise (also got to put in new diff)

do you guys do skids n stuff in your converts?

Quote: Originally Posted by malpaso yeah it does sound its not broken as in not work more broken stuck on higher psi lol what did you do for gauges when you started out shaun i got all the gaskets and i might be picking up a vlt gearbox/or getting mine serviced before i do it hopefully all be stuck together before then bunbury cruise (also got to put in new diff) Which gauges do you mean? So you're pretty much ready then? My gearbox has held up since I did my conversion. It's getting replaced very soon though with a power glide, but it's one of those things where you might need some luck on your side. Try get rid of your n/a gearbox. If you want to buy a vlt gearbox and are planning future mods you may as well just save up and buy a decent keas or something because the vlt ones are better then the n/a, but still not fantastic. Quote: Originally Posted by 86SLVLT do you guys do skids n stuff in your converts? yepp sure do, single peggers FTW. Bought a LSD though and will have that in soon Some original photos have not been recovered yet.