Hey Guys, I know this has been done to death, and as a former post whore i'm one to close some of the threads down but can we please get someone with some time to sit down and do up a list of every part needed... not what you think, but facts. Once we get something together email it to [email removed] and i will put it all in here and sticky it. I can even send it to Sin to possibly do an article... Carcrazy or OVL087 you up for it?? Cheers guys, Rob Mods please don't delete, this is a genuine post to sort the problem out.

oil pump camshaft pistons & rings intake plenum throttle body plenum coolant hoses pop off valve ECU injectors AAC valve fuel pressure reg, control solenoid & surge tank fuel pump (debateable) crossover pipe crossover pipe to turbo heat sheild air flow meter to turbo ducting metal & plastic piping detonation sensor & wiring exhaust manifold turbocharger dump pipe & exhaust oil & water lines for turbocharger turbocharger heat sheild charcoal canister engine fan (earlier models) ripple red finish in rocker cover gearbox A/T & M/T diff brakes tacho dash if not berlina or higher little turbo badge for dash turbo boot badge 36kw and a bootload of low down torque

Oh is that all?

ummm didnt MadHatter put his hand up for something like this?? Also, is this thread intended to just list the differences or what is actually needed for the conversion? cause they are 2 different things.

very true brett

Yeah sorry Luke, by the conversion i meant taking an RB30E and bolting the turbo on... i didn't think you would have to go to the extent of pistons, rings, and so on. Did MadHatter offer to do this?

oh thats ok mate :? MadHatter offered to write something if someone agreed to host it or whatever. He said it in a one of those turbo conversion threads.

Oh ok cool, well i mean i can host it for sure.

Maybe PM him bout it and someone can finally get the ball rolling.

ok these are the bits needed for a dodgy conversion that will work well ECU injectors crossover pipe air flow meter to turbo ducting metal & plastic piping detonation sensor & wiring exhaust manifold turbocharger dump pipe & exhaust oil & water lines for turbocharger *oil pump will work sufficiently *decompression plate is reccommended for any decent boost level *camshaft is not necessary *intake plenum is not necessary and some people beleive na is better *N/A manual box is a lot weaker than the turbo manual *N/A auto is only marginally weaker than turbo auto, could hold up well with a dcent cooler *brakes will need upgrading, best to go better than VLT if you gotta change anyway *two pinion, 25 spline diff will hold up quite well but obviously is not as strong as the turbo 4 pinion 28 spline one *heat sheilds not necessary but were there for a reason ps. this is just my experiences from several people i know who have done conversions

we need car crazys old site!

rob i can help you sorry i just read this now

Yeah that'd be cool Andy... just interested in how much f**king around would be involved with it for now... i don't want to have to pull the whole car apart to do it. I'm not looking for something thats gonna run 11's i just want a little bit of boost at say 6 to 10 pound (10 pound is max that an N/A base will handle isn't it?)

Luke, when you say the auto will hold up well with a decent cooler are you refering to the trans cooler or an intercooler in general? Secondly, can we get some rough pricing ranges people should be looking at for each individual part?

I'd imagine he's referring definately to a good tranny cooler...

Theres a Davies Craig brand new tranny cooler on EBAY at the moment for $75. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Do turbos come with a trans cooler stock on the autos? Someone was also discussing a while back that some n/a's have them if you had the tow pack... (can't confirm that ) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yeah tranny cooler, i had a mate run his for years before melting gearbox, it now cant get out of his driveway they were not stock on the VLT, used the in-radiator cooler unless optioned with tow pack

i believe it was a tow pack option - my n/a calais came with a tranny cooler from factory - glad it did, cause now i got the turbo g/box in there with a high stall, gotta make sure its not gonna have a melt down on me..

Quote: Originally Posted by my88vl I'm not looking for something thats gonna run 11's i just want a little bit of boost at say 6 to 10 pound (10 pound is max that an N/A base will handle isn't it?) Yeah 11-13psi is about the max of the fuel system. But without cooler 9psi would be the max ( with retarded timing ) on 98RON. Add a cooler and a larger fuel pump ( maybe play with fuel pressure ) u will be able to extract more power and be able to run higher boost Some original photos have not been recovered yet.