Swapping Heads

[erik]

i have a shitty vl that i'm just using to drive around and get to work and such, i was thinking of replacing the head

its non turbo so would there be any point in putting on a rb26 head?

is the nissan rb30e better in anyway? (apart from saying nissan on it)

the other day i found out my head had some problem with where the exhaust bolts in on the last couple bolts they were pulling out or something so i figured it would probably be cheaper to just get a new head instead of getting the old holes drilled and re-tapped

[DR1FT4]

you want to put a rb26 head on a vl... the tripple dot explains my emotions

[stormtrooper]

GO BUBBA!!! GO GO GOOOOOOOOOO BUBBA!!! DO IT DO IT DO IT!!!!........................

Besides the fact that I know that bubba is going to post in here WITHOUT A DOUBT, the RB30 bottom end as far as I know is the same as the turbo bottom end. The only difference between the turbo motor and the non-turbo motor, was the head itself.

BBBUUUUBBBBBBBBBBBBBBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Edited October 16, 2009 by stormtrooper

[R32 Driver]

would be cheaper to replace with another rb30 head

however if you swap looms, sort out some custom piping, turbos, engine management

maybe injectors pending powah levels

all RB30s are the same with the only difference the oil feed/return tapped or not

depends if its a series 1 or 2 motor, however all 30s from r31s are series 2 so you can say Nissans are better

an RB25 head would be MUCH cheaper then a rb26 head but then you will need to spend extra to replace the FUGLY intake manifold

It does however require a little more modifications, in which the link below will explain in great detail

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/R3...ion-t15420.html

The PDF has most the basic info you'd need

[bubba]

would be cheaper to replace with another rb30 head

however if you swap looms, sort out some custom piping, turbos, engine management

maybe injectors pending powah levels

all RB30s are the same with the only difference the oil feed/return tapped or not

depends if its a series 1 or 2 motor, however all 30s from r31s are series 2 so you can say Nissans are better

an RB25 head would be MUCH cheaper then a rb26 head but then you will need to spend extra to replace the FUGLY intake manifold

It does however require a little more modifications, in which the link below will explain in great detail

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/R3...ion-t15420.html

The PDF has most the basic info you'd need

+1

Probably even easier to just put an RB20 in there for cheap to begin with, they go reasonably hard in VL's.

Edited October 16, 2009 by bubba

[stormtrooper]

I'm disappointed bubba........ hehe

[bubba]

Horses for courses.. he has a f**ked head on his RB30E.. unless he's willing to embark on a turbo conversion then I think an RB30DE is a waste of time.

RB30 bottom end upgrade in a skyline is a lot easier than a twincam turbo upgrade in a VL.

Start with an RB20DET while you build up the 30DET

[erik]

yeah, i wasn't even going to bother putting a turbo on.

i just wanted to change the head and figured while its off....