Quote: er for 20k u could do up a vl with a fk'n worked 26/30... what is this person on about, 20k on a rb20 yeah right.. no banana for 20k you cant build a vl with a $^#*en worked 26/30. so with that 20k that includes buying the car ? - rolling body - $500 - rb30 series 2 or turbo bottom end - $500 - rb26 head - $2000 -rebuild rb30 and work - $4000 -rebuild and work rb26 head- $3500. - Build gearbox- $3500 - diff -$2000 -manifolds - (inlet) - $1200 Manifolds - (exhaust(single turbo) $1500-2000 computer - $2000 turbo - $2000 there you go captain 20k. whose gonna put it together the fairy F&^King god mother, im out, give me a drink. this did not include cutting all the rust out of the shell and bogging it up, sanding, primer, sanding, painting, ect.ect. oh and thats not registered either...

Well I have a RB20DET and it goes pretty well for what it is. Bigger turbo, 3" exh, EMS, FMIC. 12.9@111mph These have a very strong bottom end can cop a caning, mine had stock internals, 18psi boost and revved mostly to 8000 sometimes 8500 and lasted 5years. A RB25 would be good for the street with mild power upgrades, revving to 7000rpm but they dont have the strongest bottom end. I am building a RB30/26 but they cost heaps to build. I just wish I had bought a 1JZ back in 2001 when I did my conversion!

Quote: Originally Posted by genki er for 20k u could do up a vl with a fk'n worked 26/30... what is this person on about, 20k on a rb20 yeah right.. LMFAO for 20k??? you have no idea bro. Obviously you have never done up a VL turbo before...

Quote: Originally Posted by jackpot77 there you go captain 20k. whose gonna put it together the fairy F&^King god mother, haha funniest thing ive read all year

Quote: Originally Posted by Jet R31 And they don't make 1000hp on stock internals these 2j's, internet hype that one. The record is a bit over 1000rwhp on a dynojet, but these are a non load type dyno unlike a dyno dynamics, Which means one run on a dyno dynics at around 650rwkw or halfwaydown a quarter mile they will spread thereguts all over the track, and the owners openly admit this, its all done as a wank. Typically around about 700hp real crank horsepower i think your on borrowed time, probally conrod wise first, might get 12mnths out of it though. I tend to disagree slightly with you on this one Darren . One of my customers owns the white Pro Tek Supra. It has laid down 640 rwhp / 478rwkw on C16 in race tune. The car has no internal mods at all and runs a std 6spd manual. Runs twin 440hp Garret rollers, custom manifold, bigger injectors, FMIC, 2X 044's and a microtech. Thats it! Car has laid down a best of 10.12 @ 138 mph. They did in excess of 50 passes and god knows how many dyno runs with the only issue being a weep from the rear main seal. It has been used for a daily driver for over 2 years in between racing at a conservative 270rwkw. As a maintenance thing they pulled the motor for inspection! In the end they simply replaced the gaskets and main bearings as a precaution and slotted it back in. And this motor has near on 90k on it! Straight back out to the track and it is realing off consistant low 10's in the low 140mph. Once it runs a 9 he will stop racing it! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I am now going the route of an RB25/RB30 conversion for a VL wagon street car couldn't give stuff what it does on a quarter long as in hangs the ass out and is fun to drive. I have just brought an RB25de complete engine 70ks on it $700nz which is with a 4wd drive stagea front end so plan on selling the front diff CV's hubs gear box to recoup some of the costs. I’ve got a couple of link ECU's kicking around but will probably remap a standard ECU to suit. Turbo and manifolds around $1000 or so brand new so that side of it isn't too bad. my first VL project was an L20DET running around 20 PSI never had it on the dyno was tunned on the road the old fashion way, no idea of the power but it was plenty and was a heavy pig of an engine with ridicules turbo lag. The major cost in doing these things is all the small stuff that you don't think about when you start out. Really we are better off just to buy a R33 which is already fast reliable and handle pretty good stock, but how boring is that. Ill try to track the total cost as I go, ill be doing as much of the work as I can myself, the goal is between 200-250 kw@rw shouldn’t be a big ask, Any more than that and ill be having gear box and diff issues (has any one mated a T5 to an RB30 I have one lying around).

Quote: Originally Posted by sohc2 LMFAO for 20k??? you have no idea bro. Obviously you have never done up a VL turbo before... nope i havent..... i just say i got a 26/30 for the fun of it coz im hektik... if i had've done sh*t right, this is how it couldve panned out for me. i bought my "calais" turbo for 13k. had a rajab built rb30 "10 second package" (mild bottom end work, gt35/40), then theres my gearbox which is a fully manualised 3spd trimatic 3800rpm stall... 13grand for my car sell rb30et for bugger all, 2500? (so i wouldve had a bit more money to play with..) buy a microtech ecu for that much plus extra crap like coils etc. my engine is costing me $8500-9000 im getting my stainless piping done for free and "some other crap" could be re-used and i have a manifold for a 26head... so its still around 20k, give or take.... i dont know where the figure of 50k or even 80k came from, give me a break. if i was spending 50k i wouldnt want it to be on a fk'n vl if sum1 was to spend even 50k on a vl you would want it doing 8 to 9second passes and everything on it being show quality... plus some but either way, the point of my argument is that it wouldnt cost u 50k ffs...or the claimed 50+k for a twincam vl turbo.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Back on subject. I am currently building an RB20. Standard internals, Just bolt ons. I have pretty hi hopes of what this engine can achieve when setup correctly. Should be on the rollers by the end of next week. I will keep you guys posted. Hopefully its not a boat anchor like most people seem to agreee on.

It has been used for a daily driver for over 2 years in between racing at a conservative 270rwkw And theres you answer , everyone i know runs there car at 400rwkw+ day in day out, and are thrashed daily. I am not talking about running 700hp at a track, i am talking day in day out on pump fuel. Even my ****ty cast bottom end Rb30 did over 200 passes on the street, As well as flat out freeway runs on fullboost. Personally i am not into the whole c16 race tune, no exhaust thing i like my power there all the time and you have to think smarter Runs twin 440hp Garret rollers, custom manifold, bigger injectors, FMIC, 2X 044's and a microtech. Thats it!. Thats actually a fair bit, its only missing cams.I know the car, its tough and launches like a demon, top stuff! can't wait to see it do 9's, love my JZA80's Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

n ive just bought 1 Darren cant go past a 2J end of story Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

out of the 'cheapies' (20, 25 and 30), RB25det is definitly the best imo RB26 would be awesome, if you can afford it all and the hybrid engines (25/30, 26/30) can be INSANE, but need to be done right, and could possibly cost a fair bit of money also

Quote: Originally Posted by sohc2 yeah nice one. idiot. yep. to everyone thinking of doing a 26/30 or anyform of twincam conversion on their vl (coz we all know vls are such expensive things to obtain and the parts!!! wow their so rare and expensive...) dont bother! coz it will cost over 50k........ fk'n idiot, cant u read or what? or are u just plain stupid. and besides also a part of my original post "20k on a rb20 yeah right" who in their mind would spend 20k on a rb20? ffs..... for 20k thats a 10second rb30 vl, jesus christ. Quote: Originally Posted by b1ancardi RB26 would be awesome, if you can afford it all and the hybrid engines (25/30, 26/30) can be INSANE, but need to be done right, and could possibly cost a fair bit of money also 26's can cost a lot more than the 25/30 - 26/30s.... seen the price of the HKS (etc) 2.7 or 2.8ltr stroker kits lately??? its a few grand short of 10grand there... depending on which kit u get. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by sohc2 LMFAO dont you fire up easily ROFL! when stupid sh*t gets posted yes, and if its bullsh*t, then yes again. Quote: Originally Posted by sohc2 Listen here ****head! How about you stop talking **** while hiding behind the computer screen. You got something to say? Send it through a PM ****head! PM? thats for private messages, and what im saying is related to the topic or whatever some of the people were talking about. u just seem to be getting pissed off now, and now ur being a rough-c*nt by using the "..behind the computer screen" saying.... obviously u got a problem, u even threatened me, thank you very much. oh nah, wa waa, "listen here sh*thead" then wanting me to PM? what the f*ck, why would i want to waste my pm space? answer? what? from you? all i remember seeing from u is random sh*t. look u go... and beleive it costs over EVEN 30grand to build a twincam vl turbo... because i havent even spent that much on my car, so whatever.

lets just say 20 grand can by you 400 gobbies, 400 gobbies would buy you a mild street style setup from engine to diff, but it cost easily more then 600 gobbies to build a full on setup with any engine combo.

Quote: Originally Posted by holdonv8 lets just say 20 grand can by you 400 gobbies, 400 gobbies would buy you a mild street style setup from engine to diff, but it cost easily more then 600 gobbies to build a full on setup with any engine combo. more than 600 "gobbies"? what are u on about!? lol whats going on with urs? are u going to continue with it or what?

it means you need to start sucking more **** yeah i am gonna finish it but in no hurry thats all. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Genki didn't you buy your car pretty much complete from Rajab?

Quote: Originally Posted by ATMO_BT1 Genki didn't you buy your car pretty much complete from Rajab? i bought the car "semi" complete from some guy in VIC. i didnt buy it off rajab. it just had an engine done by them and some other work. which was in perfect condition mind you.... and was probably in very good condition but yeah by the time it got to WA i had a complete car, albeit some problems (which i dont want to say anymore). but yeah i needed to get another ecu coz it used to have a older microtech (LT8 i think?) and that was broken somehow..........so in went the motec. so yeah i got the car for around 15grand-ish? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by genki 26's can cost a lot more than the 25/30 - 26/30s.... seen the price of the HKS (etc) 2.7 or 2.8ltr stroker kits lately??? its a few grand short of 10grand there... depending on which kit u get. thats true, 26 prices are through the roof. Although not as bad as around a year or 2 ago. But obviously they're going to get cheaper with age ... untill they become rare.

rb26 half cut went on ebay the other day for $3500. bargain no matter how you look at it. had trouble resisting a bid on it, myself.