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Gq engine swap

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Gq engine swap

Post by macneil »

Hey guys..

well my td42 is on its way out.. looking at putting a petrol engine in.. was thinking about an rb30 turbo as they are cheap to run and cheap to buy..

how hard would it be to put one in.. or should i just go with a tb42 efi engine?

Cheers.
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Re: Gq engine swap

Post by tna racing »

macneil wrote:Hey guys..

well my td42 is on its way out.. looking at putting a petrol engine in.. was thinking about an rb30 turbo as they are cheap to run and cheap to buy..

how hard would it be to put one in.. or should i just go with a tb42 efi engine?

Cheers.
too much work to do rb30

keep it 4.2
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Post by macneil »

is there any way to keep the fuel usage down or just regular tunes done to the gas?
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Post by tna racing »

hmmm depends wich fuel you will use the most
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Post by macneil »

was thinking gas as its cheap.. want atleast 300 - 400km range tho..
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Post by tna racing »

you should get 350-400 easyif tuned right
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Post by macneil »

who can do good conversions or is it easy enought to do myself?
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Post by tna racing »

i would gather its a straight bolt up. but am not sure. cant find a turbo deisel cheap?
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Post by macneil »

nope only na ones..
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Post by tna racing »

hmm while you have the paj ;) . maybe get a better motor built
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Post by macneil »

yah might have to.. Dam i hate cars
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