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tell what parts are what?

Started by NA-jet vbmenu_register("postmenu_1685859", true); · 2 Jan 2008 · 8 replies

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hey guys i have had a few vl heads in my garage and i have one with a turbo air inlet manifold now is there is distinct ways of telling apart the following; na injectors and turbo injectors? na cam and turbo cam? are there any numbers or something that tells iether apart.
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n/a injectors = pinkish coloured tops turbo injectors = brown tops http://home.iprimus.com.au/chris_whi...ics/intake.jpg (http://home.iprimus.com.au/chris_white82/Pics/intake.jpg)
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For the cams you need to get out the micrometer and start measuring lobe heights
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Quote: Originally Posted by oso n/a injectors = pinkish coloured tops turbo injectors = brown tops http://home.iprimus.com.au/chris_whi...ics/intake.jpg (http://home.iprimus.com.au/chris_white82/Pics/intake.jpg) ok i have brown tops on the injectors, and im guessing that this is a turbo cam, i cant remember where i got it from but its pretty much the top half of a motor i.e -head -inlet manifolt with TB -exhaust manifold for turbo -injectors
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i think turbo and non turbo heads are the same
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Quote: Originally Posted by JET-086 i think turbo and non turbo heads are the same yeh the heads are the same but its whats in side that counts. the cam and injectors that im interested in. so now i have a turbo setup. which is good i might jam this puppy on a high comp NA bottom end run a lil boost 7psi and throw it in my vs wagon, yes i know a sv wagon its big, its heavey but the 3.8l only puts out 142kw and a vl turbo motor can put out more.
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i kno injectors are different but im pretty sure the cams are the same
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No, the cams are not the same. You can't put an old engine into a newer car, so you'd better start thinking of what else you want to put it into.
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love my job. i got all this time to stuff around with the rb30et head now, i have pulled off all the gear and glass blasted (like sand blasting but a glass substitue) the air plenum top half and bottom half, now they are a matte finish, now with the lifters and cam exposed is there a critical way of taking the lifters out OR is there a sequence you should do it in and keep all parts seperate?
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