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
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
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.
John
2001 GUII TI 4500 - Now converted to TD42T auto with Nomad valve body
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
bolt a turbo to it with some head work and extractors
could see you pulling 250rwkw easily
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
What will be the difference between a transgo shift kit to the nomad valve body apart from the price
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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John
2001 GUII TI 4500 - Now converted to TD42T auto with Nomad valve body
Big boy87 (17th September 2015)
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.
John
2001 GUII TI 4500 - Now converted to TD42T auto with Nomad valve body
Big boy87 (17th September 2015)
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
$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.
John
2001 GUII TI 4500 - Now converted to TD42T auto with Nomad valve body