GQ RB 30 Patrols

[grumbo]

As the proud/happy owner of a white 1993 RB 30 Troll I'd appreciate the input of other owners as to whats been good and whats err not so good ???
Regards Grumbo

[healy]

Injected or carby? Carby just lacks a little power and you won't get the power from just doing extractors and exhaust good car in my opinion I just sold mine but need to put the injection kit on

[grumbo]

Healy I have several R31 Skylines lying around so the EFI route-non turbo- is the way I'm heading but also with efi I'll redo the current impco system and go to a venturi system with a OMVL converter.Tthe actual power loss should be no more than a couple of Kilowatts on lpg but torque may be up.

[healy]

That was my only prob with it I thought was a great 4b to have

[mudnut]

If you've got the parts, then by all means go the EFI way, but I have found simplicity is best. A small fault in the electronics can mean the difference between getting home or getting towed. As for the fuel starvation that the carbies are purported to have, I haven't encountered it ... yet. I have been thinking of installing a cold start injector from an efi bush bomb, I own, just in case that problem arises.

[GQ TANK]

I encounted the fuel stavation on a hill - was ok on LPG.

They have plenty of power off road- but I had been running L28 in my MQ, (I dropped the rb30 into my MK)

A simple mod for the carby donk - is to remove the heater element that sits under the carby.

A skyline EFI conversionis the easyier way to go EFI - the loom is separete. On the VL the loom goes to the dash etc as well.


I now have a gq with a TB42Carby - it has mmore go then the rb30 - uses more jusice as well.

[grumbo]

Well so far so good the EFI upgrade seems to be the way to go engine wise but!!!!! come on you present and former owners whats the go????? What did fall off what were the best things????

[mudnut]

Have a good look at the rear axle on the brake dust shield, if oil is leaking, the oil seals are gone. I had to change them out within months of buying my Trol.
Apart from that and the fuel control relay,( under the drivers side kick panel) and a few carbie glitches, I have had a really good run with the Rb30.