Cubes

Mine doesn't cope well in peak hour traffic on a 40degree day with the a/c on. When stationary for what feels like an eternity the engine temps slowly creep up. Once I begin moving even 5km/h engine temps drop rapidly. OR... If I sit idling it at 1500rpm it keeps cool. At idle the stock viscous fan just doesn't seem to suck enough air. The ford fans have a high low setup which if setup correctly works well.

Are you over 30 Madaz... WOW.. lol Hows it feel? hahah

So when you say you put in a 1.49mm + the stock 0.8mm you had a total of 3 shims? Or did you remove one of the 0.8mm shims at the opposite end of the spider gears? I'm assuming you had a total of 3 shims.

Hows the VLSD you shimmed holding up?

hrmm.. My Q45 half shafts that bolt up to the GTR axles run a 30spline. The GTR axles run a 31spline in to the hub.

Yes a mate had a large single 16" davis fan on his 33 and that didn't have overheating issues but again it did have a nice little custom shroud.

Something looks strange how its picked up so much more low end when clearly the stock airbox would not have been a restriction at such airflow levels. Manwhore... You say the air refreshed... Where do you think the air passes through to get in to the engine bay. The radiator. The radiator is designed to remove 80-90odd degree heat from the coolant and transfer the heat in to the air. That heated air is then consumed by the motor.

I have never seen or heard of a molested RB hitachi turbine housing cracking 300rwkw. I have however seen the Z31 VG30DET VLT style crack 300rwkw but it was definitely no easy task and definitely not just a wack on and there's 300rwkw. Cams, plenum, exhaust manifold etc.

It will be fine. The 3x2 halfshafts are interchangeable with the 1x5 halfshafts. yes Blocks of wood and a mini sledge hammer.

I don't have the part number (I had posted it some where quite some time ago in the SA section) but mine cost me $75 new from the local clutch and brake bloke.

CEF11E, Could you count the spline on your half shafts (that slide in to the viscous hub) I have a good tight VLSD Q45 Infinity viscous hub here that I'm toying with throwing in to mine for a quick fix. Long story short I picked up what was supposed to be a GTR diff and axles, turned out to be GTR axles but with a Q45 Infinity vlsd centre and half shafts. The Q45 Infinity runs the same half shaft/axle 6 bolt (1x6) pattern as the GTR. Unable to tell the difference until you rip the back cover off and notice its a VLSD unit. I had a hell of a time trying to get the unit back in to the housing. :S

Yes as Alf has stated. I don't know for sure on the 33's but I've slipped one behind my r32 rad and its a nice fit. It does require a slight nip and tuck but nothing major. And they really push some air.

lol for some reason I can actually see you being a bit of a Karate nut. I used to Box during my early to late teens down at Morphette Vale Boxing Club, finished school went on to Zen Do Kai Kickboxing for a little, met the other half through work (works pay phone box wrong number that I answered lol) and couldn't be bothered with it all anymore. lol.

Lithium, All though peak power definitely doesn't tell the whole story with your setup, what peak did it make on 1bar?

Is that the EVC 5? I had a bit of a look at the EVC 5 and it appears to be quite good. Closed loop boost control etc so its an 'intelligent' boost controller not just a glorified manual ball/spring boost controller.

The reason for the EL fans is they are fairly low profile so they slip inbetween the rad and the aircon compressor without problems, they also happen to be the correct size.

arg... think it might be. Mike does ring a bell.

Apart from Cars, Computers I do bugger all else. Head out fishing when the weather is good to do so. The old man has 2 year old Haines Signature 550c, 130hp 2 stroke. He's currently eyeing off a more fishing suitable Mustang 2250 (? I think it is) Walkaround. Will possibly be a stern drive as the fuel economy of stern drives are pretty damn good.

Nice.. What size thermo's are you running? I've ran 2 x 12" thermo's and I found the same, they didn't push enough air. HOWEVER they were mounted directly on the radiator and not on a shroud like they should have been. As for what fan to run.. Have you considered a set of EL/EF thermo's? 'Apparently' people have had no issues with overheating when running those.

Depends on the car's use and driving style. If it only ever see's quick blats then cruise you could squeeze more out of the turbo. If you really hammer the car and hold it down for long periods of time EGT's creep up and there goes that ceramic turbine wheel. I.e drift, track or if your a crazy arsed boy racer. If it does let go you could always just throw the housings on your rb20det turbo and drop the boost a little. However, ceramic exhaust wheels have been known to stuff motors when they let go so do be carefull.

200rwkw... depends on the dyno and how clean your exhaust setup is. My guess would be more so around the 185-190rwkw mark on 1bar. But again it depends on the dyno and how clean your exhaust setup is.

Don't forget the RB26 awesome exhaust note. *cough 3ltr average power cough*

That turbo is the correct one. Have you bought the turbo yet? You really are better off with an rb25 turbo on your 20. The rb25 turbo runs a larger higherflowing compressor wheel paired with a slightly smaller turbine housing compared to the vg30det turbo. The result is a more responsive turbo that makes more power everywhere. The Vg30DEt turbo is actually an rb20det turbo with a slightly larger compressor cover and turbine housing. So swap the housings on to your rb20det turbo and you have a vg30det turbo. If you keep an eye on the f/s section rb25 turbo's pop up from time to time for around the $400 mark.

Nice.. Top blokes down at Blackwood auto/dyno. Good to see the're using a Purulator oil filter. Is that small funny dude still working there that was the first that I know of who built up an RB30DE down at Turbo tune close to 6-7years ago? I forget his name. I had mine on their dyno for a quick power run ($30 ~ 2years ago) when I was running in the 30det on the r32's stock ecu. $30 I got a hell of a lot. Couple of power runs, afr check, datascan or what ever its called hooked up to the consult port.

Providing its not off an early 300zx VG30DET and off a 90's Leopard/Cima etc its a simply bolt on. Everything fits. Have you got the 90degree elbow? If not you will need one from an Rb25 turbo. I picked mine up for $25 from a local wrecker. The 300zx VG30DET turbo is a pig of a turbo, its essentially the same turbo as the VLT Commodore runs. So yes that will require a new dump/front pipe, inlet piping mods, oil and possibly water mods. On the rb20 expect it not to really snap hard in first and expect roll on in second gear out of a corner not to really come on until 4000rpm. I found the Vg30DET on the rb20 lost its 'turbo' feel as it was very progressive and linear, it did pull nicer to 7500rpm so if possibly extend out the rev limit a touch to make use of the usable power band.