saltdragon

lol yes I know, everyone keeps telling me that I am wasting my time with the VL but I am very partial to them and I have had it since I was 16 which has been 13 years so I can't part with it, thanks Millsy for your input as well, very helpful and good to know more of what I need to do to get it up and running with a new engine. @ GTSBoy - Good point about the RB25 heads on the RB30 bottom end, that will def be a consideration now that you mention it, didn't even think of that.

Hi GTSBoy, thank you for your reply. I have done the brakes with PBR and got rid of the drums on the back and now have disc brakes, it's lowered as well. I have heard that the RB25 is better than the RB30 but (more reliable and stronger) but by the sounds of it I might just rebuild the RB30. I will check for the RB30 that you mention though. Now the question is, is there anyone around Sunshine Coast or Brisbane that will do a really good job, this car will be a show car eventually.

Hi, I have a VL Commodore with a naturally aspirated RB30, done near 300,000KM and it's screwed. How tricky is it to go to an RB25DET and what mods will have I have to do to the engine bay? Is it worth doing this or would it be cheaper to rebuild the RB30 to take a 35-40 Garrett turbo which will set me back roughly $12-15K? Also where do I get a good RB25DET from? I live 3 hours from Brisbane. Thanks heaps