Gu patrol 4.5

[Big boy87]

Wondering anyone had experience with upgrading the cams with these motor and where would I look for a shift kit to suit the auto any help or direction would be appreciated cheers

[jff45]

TransGo shift kit can usually be found on Ebay for around $140. Other option is Nomad valve body for close to $1200..
Not too difficult to drop the valve body and do yourself if you're familiar with this kind of thing.
Don't bother if the box has 200 + kms..

A lot of work to change a camshaft for limited returns and you wouldn't get much benefit without an engine management system. You can't modify the TB45 ECU.
TB45 engines respond well to forced induction.

[Big boy87]

Cheers for the info might have to look at forced induction bloody spewin just fair few bob putting another motor into it sounding like a should of done a 5.7 conversion

[threedogs]

bolt a turbo to it with some head work and extractors
could see you pulling 250rwkw easily

[Big boy87]

What will be the difference between a transgo shift kit to the nomad valve body apart from the price

[Big boy87]

Bloody hell 6.5k for a turbo kit and would I need a piggyback ecu

[jff45]

Bloody hell 6.5k for a turbo kit and would I need a piggyback ecu

If you're serious about wanting to turbo it, have a look at my turbo install thread in the DIY section. I changed my mind and went to diesel so now all my turbo gear is for sale including the Xede piggyback.
I used the manifold and the cheap Ebay intercooler on my TD42.
Here's an overall pic of most of the stuff..

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[jff45]

What will be the difference between a transgo shift kit to the nomad valve body apart from the price

I have used both. I installed my own TransGo kit and used it for a few years. I still have the valve body here with it fitted.
I now have a Nomad because I got it very very cheaply from a damaged trans.
I was expecting the Nomad to be a lot crisper but honestly there's not a big difference between the 2.

[Big boy87]

What would that be worth caught between a rock and a hard place deciding whether to look round for diesel but open to all ideas

[jff45]

$1000

Converting to diesel is not cheap especially if you want to go to factory turbo and keep the auto.
Mine has cost me $10k but that was my initial budget anyway and I did everything myself.

[Big boy87]

Where bouts are u based

[Big boy87]

1000 the lot sounding like a deal to me now to work out how to pay

[jff45]

1000 the lot sounding like a deal to me now to work out how to pay

$1000 is what the Xede piggyback alone costs today..

I'm going to itemise the stuff for sale in my turbo build thread.. when I find time

[Big boy87]

So for a package what would u sell it for ,was it a package that u bought or just bits and pieces along the way cheers

[jff45]

Not sure I understand the question on package. I'm asking $1000 for that lot of items. They go a long way towards a turbo installation but it's not a bolt up package. You will need a manifold and an intercooler and fittings.
This is just a real cheap way to get a foot in the door..

Have you read my turbo install thread?

[Big boy87]

Planned on having a good read of it this weekend sorry for the confusion have no idea what's involved with turbos but I'll give your thread a read get a better understanding. And everything in the photo u posted is for a 1000 ?

[jff45]

Yes, if you take a look at the last post I did recently in my turbo thread, I've itemised the stuff I'm selling.

[ando89]

Did anyone find out what the difference was between the tansgo kit and wholesale automatics nomad valve body? From what i have found they are the same but different. The same mods have been done and what the kits has but the befit is that its already done just bolt in and go.

If any one has more info or i am totally wrong please feel free to correct me