What was the radiator/fan set up you used then?i had to modify my CRS mounts as well i actual had to bring the motor 20mm further forward as it was way to tight out the back
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Posted 20 April 2008 - 09:05 PM
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Posted 20 April 2008 - 10:07 PM
Please feel free to post pic's of your engine bay in this thread (that goes for anyone else with a RB engine in a torana)i had to modify my CRS mounts as well i actual had to bring the motor 20mm further forward as it was way to tight out the back
I would like this thread to house as much info on this type of conversion for others to see, cos i so wish i had all this info before i started mine.
So if any of you have anything you would like to share that will be usefull in helping others on this topic, then please post away.
Dont be shy, if you think it's usefull, let us all know PLEASE ! ( pic's are welcome too )
Thanks,
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Posted 21 April 2008 - 07:27 AM
rb bay position
heres the best image i have showing postition in bay. this is with 25mm forward spacing (or eh mounts)
skyline radiator, au fans.
heres the best image i have showing postition in bay. this is with 25mm forward spacing (or eh mounts)
skyline radiator, au fans.
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Posted 26 September 2008 - 01:55 PM
Been busy of late, got a fair bit done, hope the Engine can stay in for good now!
Getting close to initial "start-up" now, these pic's should give a idea of how it will look when finished anyway......
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Getting close to initial "start-up" now, these pic's should give a idea of how it will look when finished anyway......
MT
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Posted 26 September 2008 - 02:15 PM
What's that meas grille thing in the picture for, the one next to cartman.
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Posted 26 September 2008 - 02:50 PM
What's that meas grille thing in the picture for, the one next to cartman.
LOL ...Yeh i forgot about Cartman (he's been in the Engine bay for about over 8yrs)
The Mesh thing is a air vent, i made for my old Turbo engine (extra heat made by the Turbo) i made it about the time when Cartman got left inside,
On the inside of the mesh, is a sealed vent that runs up to the wiper cowl grill holes/slots (seperating it from the air normally behind the wiper cowl area)
I guess its sort-of same principle as lifting the back of a bonnet for cooling ,but without attracting attention
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Posted 26 September 2008 - 03:25 PM
nice airbox. i looked at doing this (assume its vt) but endeing up making one out of ally to enclose a big pod.
did you have to mash the lower section to fit it?
why the xf throttle body? they are so big and ugly yet small throttle plate.
did you have to mash the lower section to fit it?
why the xf throttle body? they are so big and ugly yet small throttle plate.
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Posted 26 September 2008 - 04:23 PM
Yes, from memory i was very happy at the time, hard to give any figures of temps, but when the eng is hot you can feel hot air coming out above the vent area of the cowl.Does it work?
Thanks Brett, yes it is from a commoNdore,i liked it because it has a 3.5 inch outlet with a bellmouth inlet and takes a large surface area filter,i will feed cold air from underneath/front,nice airbox. i looked at doing this (assume its vt) but endeing up making one out of ally to enclose a big pod.
just need a K&N for it now !
Its only dummy fit ATM so i have not mounted it yet, but for sure it will need cutting, it's a brand new item so i want to be sure what im doing before i butcher it.did you have to mash the lower section to fit it?
It is what heaps of the "fast" VL Turbo guys seem run, they are 3inch Dia so flow heaps (some have run 9's with them)why the xf throttle body? they are so big and ugly yet small throttle plate.
and as for UGLY,what do you expect from "FORD" parts
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Posted 27 September 2008 - 09:45 PM
Yay!.. got the engine started today,ran bit rough at first, but smooth as soon as it got a bit of heat into it ,did not have to touch the throttle at all tho, just turn the key and it ran,
AAAHH Fuel Injection !
Sounds real "tuff" with just the 3 1/2 inch dump pipe, not so sure the neighbours will think so but.......
Have not yet activated thermo fan trigger on the Microtech (mate borrowed my laptop) so had to turn engine off when it got warm.
I was amazed by how much drive/push ive got at idle when i engaged "drive" on the auto, considering it has a 4500rpm stall i thought it woud be way less inclined to creep forward like most auto's do, might be nice on the street after all ?
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AAAHH Fuel Injection !
Sounds real "tuff" with just the 3 1/2 inch dump pipe, not so sure the neighbours will think so but.......
Have not yet activated thermo fan trigger on the Microtech (mate borrowed my laptop) so had to turn engine off when it got warm.
I was amazed by how much drive/push ive got at idle when i engaged "drive" on the auto, considering it has a 4500rpm stall i thought it woud be way less inclined to creep forward like most auto's do, might be nice on the street after all ?
MT
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Posted 28 September 2008 - 12:59 AM
usually turbo car with big stalls convertors are very streetable as its the torque that give them the stall speed and on no boost there making no torque so they drive well then when you get them up on boost they then start to make the power makeing the convertor bigger
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Posted 28 September 2008 - 02:47 AM
usually turbo car with big stalls convertors are very streetable as its the torque that give them the stall speed and on no boost there making no torque so they drive well then when you get them up on boost they then start to make the power makeing the convertor bigger
Yeh for sure,my mate's got a 3800rpm stall in his 2jz VK on a slight incline though, it will roll backwards in drive, but as you say, it will flare (flash stall speed) on boost ,to around 6000ish.
Biggest stall ive had is 2800-3000 stall with my last turbo engine and did not expect this "much bigger" stall to be as responsive off idle,ive only done a quick test up to 2G under brakes in the garage, and as you obviously know, stationary on the brakes is not the correct way to check your stall speed anyway.
Going off my mates car i guess i expected mine to be worse than his, but he has different everything so not totally sure what i am realy comparing it to ?
Just have to wait till i can drive it i spose,be interesting to see what it will "flash" to under Boost.
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Posted 28 September 2008 - 06:04 PM
heres mine hopefully get exhaust manifold and intercooler piping made this week
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Posted 28 September 2008 - 08:48 PM
Cool,thanks for posting pic (got any more),love looking at what other's have done/doing with regard to RB's in torrie's
Just out of interest what size cooler pipes are you going to go with ?
Wow huge plenum ! must be at least 7-8 litre's ? Billet Throttle body is VERY nice.
What Turbo are you running ? (looks like a GT35) do you have any engine mods ?
Are you going to be running Auto or Man ?
OK tooo many questions now (lol)
MT
Just out of interest what size cooler pipes are you going to go with ?
Wow huge plenum ! must be at least 7-8 litre's ? Billet Throttle body is VERY nice.
What Turbo are you running ? (looks like a GT35) do you have any engine mods ?
Are you going to be running Auto or Man ?
OK tooo many questions now (lol)
MT
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Posted 29 September 2008 - 10:29 PM
75mm cooler piping.
turbo is a T04Z
currently has a 2 speed powerglide but as off tonight im looking at going a 4 speed manual G-Force dog box
Yes plenuim is 7 liter
the engine made 460RWHP with a GT35r @ 22psi
the engine will be stripped as ive got new ARGO rods for it as im chasing more power.
external oil pump, ported head, race spec cam, haltech computer
turbo is a T04Z
currently has a 2 speed powerglide but as off tonight im looking at going a 4 speed manual G-Force dog box
Yes plenuim is 7 liter
the engine made 460RWHP with a GT35r @ 22psi
the engine will be stripped as ive got new ARGO rods for it as im chasing more power.
external oil pump, ported head, race spec cam, haltech computer
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Posted 29 September 2008 - 11:51 PM
here is a pic of my rb30 into lc, ill get more pics up when its done
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Posted 30 September 2008 - 07:35 AM
tell me more about your external pump.
single stage? or your std dry sump 3 stage $1000 job.
single stage? or your std dry sump 3 stage $1000 job.
75mm cooler piping.
turbo is a T04Z
currently has a 2 speed powerglide but as off tonight im looking at going a 4 speed manual G-Force dog box
Yes plenuim is 7 liter
the engine made 460RWHP with a GT35r @ 22psi
the engine will be stripped as ive got new ARGO rods for it as im chasing more power.
external oil pump, ported head, race spec cam, haltech computer
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Posted 30 September 2008 - 08:49 AM
here is a pic of my rb30 into lc, ill get more pics up when its done
Hey good work, keep em comin,are you gonna stay N/A or plan to add Boost later ?
75mm cooler piping.
turbo is a T04Z
currently has a 2 speed powerglide but as off tonight im looking at going a 4 speed manual G-Force dog box
Yes plenuim is 7 liter
the engine made 460RWHP with a GT35r @ 22psi
the engine will be stripped as ive got new ARGO rods for it as im chasing more power.
external oil pump, ported head, race spec cam, haltech computer
How come you are gonna bin the auto ?, i love the glide's behind big HP turbo's
MT
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Posted 30 September 2008 - 12:08 PM
Wow, so many RB's going into decent cars for the first time. Go the RB boys's in the torana's.
I will have my UC RB25 done by december, well that is the plan...
I will have my UC RB25 done by december, well that is the plan...
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Posted 30 September 2008 - 01:09 PM
I wanna see more pics of twin cam RBs in LH-UC's.
Seems most of the pics are all single cam heads!
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Seems most of the pics are all single cam heads!
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Posted 30 September 2008 - 02:47 PM
I wanna see more pics of twin cam RBs in LH-UC's.
Seems most of the pics are all single cam heads!
Grant..
geeezzz..... thort moving to a engine with ONE "overhead cam" i was doing well ! (LOL)
single cam leave's more room for a BIGGER turbo
Ha-ha!MT
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Posted 30 September 2008 - 02:48 PM
brett
its a peterson single stage pump so still a wet sump but the pump mounts outside same as a dry sump pump. And there $1000 plus bracket, belt,gears and braid and fittings.
im binning the glide as i dont want to have the convertor dramas and the trouble getting on boost. with the manual you just hold it flat and side step the clutch then just pull gears. sounds simple im sure it will be a fun ride.
here ya go this is why im going manual. NO nitrous to get on boost . this is running a G-force box
http://au.youtube.co...h?v=eb1TEs05V5Q
its a peterson single stage pump so still a wet sump but the pump mounts outside same as a dry sump pump. And there $1000 plus bracket, belt,gears and braid and fittings.
im binning the glide as i dont want to have the convertor dramas and the trouble getting on boost. with the manual you just hold it flat and side step the clutch then just pull gears. sounds simple im sure it will be a fun ride.
here ya go this is why im going manual. NO nitrous to get on boost . this is running a G-force box
http://au.youtube.co...h?v=eb1TEs05V5Q
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Posted 30 September 2008 - 03:09 PM
brett
im binning the glide as i dont want to have the convertor dramas and the trouble getting on boost. with the manual you just hold it flat and side step the clutch then just pull gears. sounds simple im sure it will be a fun ride.
here ya go this is why im going manual. NO nitrous to get on boost . this is running a G-force box
http://au.youtube.co...h?v=eb1TEs05V5Q
So will your car be a clutchless manual set up like i think VL God use's then ?
I kinda get the feeling your not making a "street" car then ???
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Posted 30 September 2008 - 03:21 PM
Has anyone who is running an rb used the original engine fan and shroud?? Also can soemone take a pic of how they mounted their radiator? cheers
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Posted 30 September 2008 - 11:49 PM
mumstaxi it Will be a street car. it uses a dump clutch off the line and you just hold it flat and pull gears. on the street you have to doube shuffel like a old truck ha ha
heres some info on them
The G-101 racing 4-speed transmission is the ultimate in 4-speed performance. This transmission can be built as a clutchless or clutch assisted model and has a wide range of applications. The G-101 is primarily used for drag racing only, but can also be used in street/strip vehicles. This transmission is capable of handling the power of some of the fastest Super Stock, Stock, NMRA, NMCA, NSCA, and import vehicles. The G-101 has virtually endless drag racing applications where a 'super duty' clutch assisted transmission is required. The gears in this model are extra wide to ensure long gear life and optimum performance. This transmission can be used with a Long H-pattern or Vertical Gate shifter. Many of the Super Stock and NSCA competitors have switched to the G-101 for improved reliability.
The G-Force G-101 4-Speed
Transmission is shown above
with the Long V-Gate Shifter.
heres some info on them
The G-101 racing 4-speed transmission is the ultimate in 4-speed performance. This transmission can be built as a clutchless or clutch assisted model and has a wide range of applications. The G-101 is primarily used for drag racing only, but can also be used in street/strip vehicles. This transmission is capable of handling the power of some of the fastest Super Stock, Stock, NMRA, NMCA, NSCA, and import vehicles. The G-101 has virtually endless drag racing applications where a 'super duty' clutch assisted transmission is required. The gears in this model are extra wide to ensure long gear life and optimum performance. This transmission can be used with a Long H-pattern or Vertical Gate shifter. Many of the Super Stock and NSCA competitors have switched to the G-101 for improved reliability.
The G-Force G-101 4-Speed
Transmission is shown above
with the Long V-Gate Shifter.
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