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Rb26 is still nearly 1/2 a litre less than Rb30, torque is still gona be a fair bit less.. All 3 boxes i destroyed had stripped 3rd gear, every time it happened i was accellerating hard in 3rd, then BANG.... One decent R33 box is cheaper than several Rb20 boxes.

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just curious how would this conversion go in a A31 Cefiro? and gearbox wise i've heard that the best gearbox to use for a cefiro drivetrain conversion is a VLTurbo MX7 gearbox because it runs a cable speedo drive? and out of the MX7 and the R33 which is the better box would they handle alot of power and which one 'feels' the best for those with experience? cheers

do a search for how much they are. (~$1500) You just need one in good nick and it will last. No it wasnt difficult to put in, because i bought the setup out of another r32 (came with tailshaft modded, gearbox mount, and speedo drive modded)

Yes, i was running the rb20det b4.

heard of that. ;) They say because you are driving the car on SA roads, YOU are still responsible for it. They still defect it no matter what....

Nope, Commonwealth/State Law doesn't work that way, if the car is legal in Vic they can't defect it in SA. Take the defect sticker off and post it to them, with a thank you note of course.:D

The R33 gearbox feels alot smoother than the MX7. Most MX7 boxes have got high kms on them, there usually noisy and notchy to shift gears.

I used the stock r32 tailshaft and got a VL turbo yoke (or R33 turbo) welded on the front, overall length was the same.

SAPOL do what they want Gary...they can defect a car with interstate rego, and have done before.

 

Sending them the defect sticker will result in a nice fine as well....

I don't care who they are, they can't issue a defect notice on a car that is legal in the state it is registered in. This was tested many years ago in the Federal Court, Queensland had different registration laws with regard to extra lights. NSW tried to defect the trucks carrying the extra lights (that were legal in Queensland), they lost.

This case (and few others) is the reason why all the States signed the national agreement on common ADR enforcement as provided by DOTARS. SA has broken that agreement, if anyone takes SA to the Federal Court they will win.

A copy of the agreement is availabe under Freedom of Information from DOTARS.

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Im on your side Gary...when I get my car finished i'll be taking it interstate to more than one place to have all the ADR tests etc done to make sure its legal....

Ive had a cop on a bike pull up next to me and say "if i hadn't just worked a 13 hour shift, i'd defect you for your blow off valve". Then the lights went green, and he took off (from a right hand turning lane) and pulled infront of me to continue stright down the road.

Now without seeing my enginebay, how did he know i had a blowoff valve? And yes I do still have the STANDARD blowoff valve installed in the car.....WTF!!!

Its a revenue raiser for SA, and things are not going to change here (cops issuing defects) until this state gets WOF checks like other states. Until then they do what they like.....have a read of the regency thread in the SA section to see the BS they have gotten away with...(defecting ADR approved steering wheels etc)

I havent had any trouble with them as of yet (touch wood) but believe me i will be taking it as far as i can if and when the time comes....

/end rant....back on topic :D

Picked up my bottom end today, pretty good score i believe! Its a 1988 R31 bottom end with only 168,000kms! Looks to be in great nick, will start taking it apart soon and giving everything a good clean and inspection. Manged to score it for $150

Finally the journey of the RB30/25 begins! (8/4/05)

I guess we'll see how long it takes but i know that i can't wait to turn over the key!

Now you just need an engine stand. :D

 

I'm heading up my oldies tomorrow, I will grab it.

cool, my mate got his off Ebay but i reckon the one u got is better. Have you thought about a price yet? if so let me know and we can discuss me picking it up or whatever. Will it fit in the back of my 32?

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