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Hey all,

Look i'm thinking about buying an RB30 DET complete for my R32 and need some questions answered if possible, so here goes:

#If the 25 head has VCT can i put adjustable cam gears on instead and remove the VCT altogether

#Will my sensors off the RB20 fit onto the RB30 as i've already got a Power FC and want a straight swap

#Do the VCT 25 heads use an igniter like my 20 or is it a coil setup only

#Would a Z32 airflow meter be sufficient for a basic tune on an RB30

Also if anyone out there has done this before and knows some of the pitfalls to look out for can you please drop me a line asap, would be greatly appreciated.

Drift Freak

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Without being an expert on the subject, I am quite sure of the following:

# Fitting adjustable CAM gears to the motor will basically disable VCT(for want of better words);

# The sensors are different, not sure of how much work is required for the PFC install;

# Coils;

# Z32 should be more than sufficient for a basic tune.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Cheers.

First off we have a thread just for the RB30DET Conversion there has been like 10 threads started in the past week in FI asking questions that are probably already covered in the RB30DET thread and if you want to ask more about them you will probably get better responses there anyway!

If you want to run without VCT then you should be looking into getting an R32 RB25DE head as they are so easy to do the conversion with especially into the 32.

I think the coil setup is the same and a Z32 will be more than sufficient for a "basic" tune

Cheers,

Dan

Dude... the questions you ask are really just general search/answer type ones.

And if your *really* stuck, you can read the RB30 thread.

No idea whats going on but the past 3 weeks we've seen too many "3ltr" threads when there is a whole world of information devoted to it already.

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