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hows the condition - the more you can tell us the more likely you are to sell. he says it can be turbod because its a series 2. Turbos on series 1s cause compression problems - boost higher than about 8 or 9 and youll start doing damage

Be sure to have the engine at normal running temp (take it for a 10 min drive before doing it.), i'm not sure on the exact reason why but iv heard numerous bad stories from people who havnt.

How fars it gone? In good cond? etc etc

Ok... time to get really excited... Original plans were to do the full montey to this engine, full internals + sroked out + nice turbo setup etc etc but i was expecting that to happen over the next 2 - 3 years. Due to unforseen increases in my budget ( i just inherited $15-20,000) I think the project will be up and running very soon but i got thinking. With an rb30 where will i start running into that 'wall' doesnt matter what i do, it just doesnt increase the power much? Should i be looking at an engine with more potential as im more likely to reach it now.

Good luck getting an engineering cert? probably be fairly hard.

I have a rb30... Im yet to work out what it has done except add about 5rwkw. Tested it on a dyno but i just cant work out what it changed! Fuel consumption has stayed roughly the same and as far as i can tell the timing hasnt changed... The car runs a little smoother and i was told it would help elliminate any dark smoke but I didnt have much in the first place. Picked it up for $40 so i thought id give it a go.

Firstly im an outsider I have a vk commodore however i joined the forum because i have an rb30e engine in it. I bought the car as somewhat of a project car. I have always liked the rb series engines so i wanted to try doing one up. When i got the car i noticed a ticking in it when it went up around 3500+ revs which will most likely be a valve or valve spring problem. I didnt care because i knew it owuldnt be long before i started replacing internals and the like anyway. As you guys have the rb engines, you probably have a fairly good idea of them. So heres the qquestion: How long do the blocks last? Iv done 150,000. Would it still be safe to do do a bore? (proabbly around 80 thou.) Im being carefull about turboing it... knowing of internal problems. How much does a nice rb26 or 30 turbo or twin turbo go for? What else will i need? (comp, inlet, cooler.....) Does it need a new head for a turbo.? Has anyone tried stroking one of these? how did it turn out? how much did it cost? Im not on a tight budget but i still wanna spend wisely.