i have a n/a stock auto calais and putting m rb20det in it converting to manual. do i need to buy the vl foot pedals and clutch gear or the r32 ones fit in?

Pedals will have to vl, master cylinder has to from a vl but slave can come from most nissans... good luck

cheers for that.

can i ask how much you payed for the engine and box, did u get a half cut ? im trying to sell my vl with an rb20 in it for 2 and a half, but cant seem to sell it, i paid 2200 for the halfcut alone, i thought it would have been a bargain. but obviously not.

Quote: Originally Posted by FR33KE can i ask how much you payed for the engine and box, did u get a half cut ? im trying to sell my vl with an rb20 in it for 2 and a half, but cant seem to sell it, i paid 2200 for the halfcut alone, i thought it would have been a bargain. but obviously not. Oh its just hard as the RB20 conversion gets a fair bit of slander as its performance can be somewhat lacking in a VL body.

Quote: Originally Posted by Duke57TT Oh its just hard as the RB20 conversion gets a fair bit of slander as its performance can be somewhat lacking in a VL body. spot on there, its going one step backwards in my own opinion.

Quote: Originally Posted by Cocopopz spot on there, its going one step backwards in my own opinion. Oh its the old adage of getting the VL turbo'ed cheap, but personally to make them work you need 4.11's in the diff, a higher than normal stall if its auto and a little extra boost to make them ok'ish. By the time you do that you may aswell of just converted a n/a motor properly and it would probably go round the RB20 easily. Still they like a rev and can be good fun so not all is lost. Meh just an opinion, but then again I like my cubes above 400 so I may be biased.

You need to use all the VL manual stuff, tailshaft included. They go ok for what they are but the lack of torque is noticable. The one I put in my old car to sell ran a 13.7 with only an intercooler and 3" exhaust. No boost controller fitted. 4.11 diff gears are a must

i paid 1700 for my halfcut.

Quote: Originally Posted by dhumee i paid 1700 for my halfcut. Yeah probably worth it. Still you could buy a working A8 for that kind of money. Probably even a turbo auto as well. Then all you need to worry about is turbo brakes which are common and a 28 spline diff and you would be laughing.