I think it would be a great mod, people are frightened of the VG30DETT, it did suffer from lack of maintinance, from inexperienced people working on them,
250-300kw on stock internals is a great engine,
a few simple mods in a Zed and 220kw at the treads is all good,

I know a bloke who is trying to fit a vg30et into a 1200. He hasn't figured out yet how to get the two pipes to meet at the turbo. Says there's not enough room between the motor and the firewall.

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Eddie sold the car and moved to UK for awhile
he also sold his GT40 replica
He's now back in Perth and playing with a Cobra replica

I still see the ute around now and then
Looks alittle worse for wear but still a good go-er

Nearly bought it myself

i dont know how you saw 2 cams through the oil cap hole??
are you sure???
because if you have seen one of these motors('89 onwards) you will know the oil cap isnt in a good enough spot to see that far in.
also why are you asking about an '85 model engine if it isnt the one you intend on using???
good luck just popping the top cover off too for inspection. there is alot of sh1t in the way that needs removing first

Check this out - one of these donks in a 1200 ute. Pity the page never got finished.

There maybe some tips in it for ya Peter!

http://www.datsuns.com/projects/eddiet.htm

VG30dett will break your heart. Don't bother.

Changing spark plugs is bad, changing injectors means taking off the head. Serious headaches!!

250kW at the wheels pretty easy, but it's a nightmare.

hope i'm that fit at 50

no, they arent quad cam. not until the z32

look here if you dont beleive it

well looks like you may need glasses then. Look at where the spark plugs are, to the side, not in the middle of the 2 cames like a DOHC motor. Look at the car is out of. 1985 Nissan 300ZX(Z31) they only came with the SOHC varient of the VG.

I know this is a SOHC engine, i work on too many of them and rip my hands open doing plugs on too many of them to be wrong.

Is this even the picture of the exact same engine? "This pic was found on carpics.com"

And yeh i think that sounds like the same 120Y Tyrie

85 300zx's were NOT quad cam and that's NOT a quad cam motor.

Haha - beat me to it guys

Here's a quad:

This is the earlier SOHC engine. Anything look familiar?

It would seem, Peter, that the engine in your photo [above] is the earlier single overhead cam type. It also seems that this is probably not a picture of the engine that you could buy.

Is it possible to get a picture of the ACTUAL engine in question, or is it exactly like the one in your picture.

oh, and they are a crap motor too.

id love to see a 120y with either of these engines..

but i wouldnt want one for myself..

man what a headache it would be to work on!

you sure thats quad cam? I thought quad cams had big flat rocker covers.

You might get it in the car, but geting it engineered might be the hardest part.

Om the upside, there is a Holden V8 powered 120Y sedan running around NSW that is completely legal, so I suppose it can be done, but I don't think it will be either easy, ...... or cheap.

Well i see 2 cams through oil cap

That is a Single cam(per head) VG. VG30ET. I am 100% positive of this!

I think there is a VG powered 120Y coupe over here in WA, its a drag car i think.

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If its the one I'm thinking of its red/orange and runs flat 10s with single t04 and LPG, maybe quicker now

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Are you sure they are cams and not rocker shafts?