Why is it that the RB30e doesn�t seem to be able to obtain a lot of power without a turbo.....the most I have seen is around 150fwkw....I ask this because the 4.0L inline 6 out of E series Falcons with cam, extractors and an exhaust can put around 180fwkw......I am just curious to know why they don�t respond to n/a mods very well.....
vl= 3L
falcon=4L
thats the difference for starters.
and they are newer motors with more ways to tweak.
150 fwkw is a good start i recon, i have not reached the limit of power output in my vl, i still have the factory throttle body, valves, valve springs and compression, and a factory standard spec cat (not high flow)
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Originally Posted by MacoVL
vl= 3L
falcon=4L
thats the difference for starters.
and they are newer motors with more ways to tweak.
150 fwkw is a good start i recon, i have not reached the limit of power output in my vl, i still have the factory throttle body, valves, valve springs and compression, and a factory standard spec cat (not high flow)
so what have you done then? port and polish and cam?
the falcon motor's are as old as the RB30e.....but yeah....a cam and zorst isn't gunna cost you much and you get a decent amount of power gain from it....I just am curious to the actual reason for the rb30 not gaining much power....
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Originally Posted by Sipheren
Why is it that the RB30e doesn�t seem to be able to obtain a lot of power without a turbo.....the most I have seen is around 150fwkw....I ask this because the 4.0L inline 6 out of E series Falcons with cam, extractors and an exhaust can put around 180fwkw......I am just curious to know why they don�t respond to n/a mods very well.....
They'd be the same as any N/A motor-Cam, Carby(Injection in this case) and Compression... Big dollars I would think for fairly small gains when you consider you have the option of bolting on instant pwr with a turbo.
As was said previously with the comparison between the ford 4ltr and Rb30e, its all in the cubes, they make good torque being a big capacity six.
Im sure you could get your RB30e grunting hard with a tough rebuild.
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Originally Posted by coastvl
Theres a few around with 200+ rwhp or more. We just haven't seen much about them. Redcliffe Dyno built one or 2. Costs lots.
it worth paying money to go on they dyno.
i think "JOEL' off this forum, put a xf t/b onto his standard vl, he thought it went alright so he took it to RD for a dyno run. he couldn't beleive how much power it had.......either could anybody else.......only mod xf t/b...180rwhp....just image if he had done a cam and chip 300rwhp!!
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Originally Posted by MacoVL
dasblitz, it should have given you more torque, unless you didnt tuen it up after wards.
ok im a noob, wat needs to be tuned? the afm??
yeah most ppl recon they just put it on and off they go and its more power... maybe a couple afm adjustments.. but i have nfi wat adjustments should be made to the afm
you have to look at your ecu, two lights red and green, they are your fuel (red) green (air) mix, now i cant remember how the tune up went but both have to blink on off at the same time.
my motor n/a 5speed... can someone list me every mode i can do to my motor without Turbo!! that bring me more power.. 5grand.. i got to play with..and what could i gain?
