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RB30DET or RB30ET?????

Started by UNONT2 · 25 July 2007 · 59 replies

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genkiArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by DeVL I will have fun driving on the streets lol...... but ill have more fun chopping you at the track hrrmmmm yeah probably but u gotta remember my turbo is baby sized compared to urs lol, but ohwell Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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NZ EVLHSVArchived member
You guys have to remember that there are only 3 VL Turbos in NZ, so he wont have any twin cam VLTs to race anyway
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NZ 30ETArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by NZ EVLHSV You guys have to remember that there are only 3 VL Turbos in NZ, so he wont have any twin cam VLTs to race anyway Ehh? There's a few now. Just not factory ones.
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genkiArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by NZ 30ET Ehh? There's a few now. Just not factory ones. there never was any :/
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UNONT2Archived member
yer i would love to find out the exact number of vlt's in nz,by vlt's i mean 3l sohc vlt's none of this "lets put a rb20det in a vl,that will be cool", no it ant cool and then it will be just another vl with a skyline motor in it,and its usualy the faggots that do a half assed walky kit and make their car look twice az gay as standard with hubcaps,so a vl with a rb20det does not count but high comp set up does!!!!the rb20det'd vl boys need to be shown where to go!!!!!
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SIKVLTArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by NZ EVLHSV You guys have to remember that there are only 3 VL Turbos in NZ, so he wont have any twin cam VLTs to race anyway mines a factory wag does this count! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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12maneymArchived member
yeah yours counts bro. my mate has an original calais turbo manual and there use to be a black berlina turbo withy vtss wheels in taradale but he must have moved. so thats 3 i know of that are factory turbo rb30et's
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SIKVLTArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by 12maneym yeah yours counts bro. my mate has an original calais turbo manual and there use to be a black berlina turbo withy vtss wheels in taradale but he must have moved. so thats 3 i know of that are factory turbo rb30et's phew i thought i might be left out cuz it a wag Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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12maneymArchived member
i think not. u putting calais sideskirts on to match the front of your wagon?
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SIKVLTArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by 12maneym i think not. u putting calais sideskirts on to match the front of your wagon? yip just have to make the trip back to auckland to get the sideskirts and lower door moulds ,calais "bullet" badges are on there way just need the front grill then ill post pics Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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NZ_BT1Archived member
i have a factory SL VL Turbo genuine and i also have a factory VL Turbo bt1. i have 2 of them hehe They guy i bought my BT1 off also has a genuine VL turbo
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UNONT2Archived member
of corse urs counts man,you are the most special 1,i mean waggon+callis,fu*n gold make,kant wait 2 c it,wot colour you wrapn it in, and i thought you got some headreasts matty????
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gavindorifutoArchived member
Wow interesting thread. So your not going a RB30 bottom end mated to a modified RB20DE head no longer? Anyhow even though the DOHC 3.0L, has a larger displacement than the RB26DETT or RB25DET, maximum possible horsepower is less, as the RB30 block lacks the RB26 block's internal cast-in bracing, and consequently cannot rev as high due to harmonic issues at ~7500 rpm. To compensate, the RB30DET produces more torque at lower revs. So might you want to consider a RB25/26DET if converting to a twin-cam?
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SIKVLTArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by Danny05 of corse urs counts man,you are the most special 1,i mean waggon+callis,fu*n gold make,kant wait 2 c it,wot colour you wrapn it in, and i thought you got some headreasts matty???? ooh jez thanks you'll see it at the brock cruise its really ugly at the mo no skirts or moulds still gettin painted. i was thinkn i might get some negative comments about goin calais eyelids and moulds etc....changeing into a calais wagon when its not but meh i like it Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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gavindorifutoArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by S1KVL ooh jez thanks you'll see it at the brock cruise its really ugly at the mo no skirts or moulds still gettin painted. i was thinkn i might get some negative comments about goin calais eyelids and moulds etc....changeing into a calais wagon when its not but meh i like it Since when ever is it about someone else's opinion about your own ride mate. Ti's yours, do how you feel. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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SIKVLTArchived member
yip true dats y i went ahead and did it
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gavindorifutoArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by S1KVL yip true dats y i went ahead and did it So I'm guessing a RB DOHC handles the turbo better then the SOHC?
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UNONT2Archived member
na bro,ive seen a coupl of calais waggns in some oz dvds,they look sik,but for some reason they tend to look quite high!!!bt they appeal to me.and like gavin said "its not every1 else finks about your car,its wot you fink about it coz u built it the way u wantd it 2 b!yer il c it at brock cruze ,hopfully the vl will be goin by then,hopfully being the key word!
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gavindorifutoArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by Danny05 na bro,ive seen a coupl of calais waggns in some oz dvds,they look sik,but for some reason they tend to look quite high!!!bt they appeal to me.and like gavin said "its not every1 else finks about your car,its wot you fink about it coz u built it the way u wantd it 2 b!yer il c it at brock cruze ,hopfully the vl will be goin by then,hopfully being the key word! True to that mate!
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UNONT2Archived member
i fink all of us boys should cruze ova 2 oz 1 year and go 2 the sunnernats,how mean would dat be
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