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at the moment i have an 88 vl berlina and i'm looking at turboing it how much do u rekon it will cost and wot kinda gear should i run
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a vl turbo conversion, i did a conversion on my old vl, it was just a normal exec. qot a few quotes on parts i needed, and i personaly came to the following desision.
i found it better for me to go and get a vl calais motor that was turbo'd and all the trims and accessory's that come with it. i didnt have the time to do up a vl motor with all the bit's required. the only thing i had to do was rebuild the bloody calais motor. there are way's of doing a turbo on a vl motor, peopel have told me change this and change that, most of the things i could do myself, but i know that a turbo runs a lower compression rate. how to lower compresion i realy dont know.
remember, my way wont alway's work for other people, i had money at the time to burn so i did it that way. im sure someone out there has done a conversion before
how ever it did cost me just under 5g to do that though. after buying the motor, i had the turbo and engine rebuilt, with a few mod's made. it did fly, but not anymore
cheers
garth'
i found it better for me to go and get a vl calais motor that was turbo'd and all the trims and accessory's that come with it. i didnt have the time to do up a vl motor with all the bit's required. the only thing i had to do was rebuild the bloody calais motor. there are way's of doing a turbo on a vl motor, peopel have told me change this and change that, most of the things i could do myself, but i know that a turbo runs a lower compression rate. how to lower compresion i realy dont know.
remember, my way wont alway's work for other people, i had money at the time to burn so i did it that way. im sure someone out there has done a conversion before
how ever it did cost me just under 5g to do that though. after buying the motor, i had the turbo and engine rebuilt, with a few mod's made. it did fly, but not anymore
cheers
garth'
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I think they use a decompression plate on a standard rb30 to lower the compression then they add the turbo, manifold and the other turbo bits (its a bit more involved than this).
I would do like garth said and buy a turbo motor and save yourself they hassle in the long run. I would intercool it aswell some people would say you dont need to but once you have felt a turbo you will want more boost, i think the standard vl turbo engine can handle 12 psi without a intercooler before having troubles.
Another option would be to use a rb25det or if you have to much money drop in a rb26dett and blow almost anyone.
Dont forget to upgrade everything else like the brakes, diff and gearbox.
Hope this helps a little.
I would do like garth said and buy a turbo motor and save yourself they hassle in the long run. I would intercool it aswell some people would say you dont need to but once you have felt a turbo you will want more boost, i think the standard vl turbo engine can handle 12 psi without a intercooler before having troubles.
Another option would be to use a rb25det or if you have to much money drop in a rb26dett and blow almost anyone.
Dont forget to upgrade everything else like the brakes, diff and gearbox.
Hope this helps a little.