Hey, i am from perth and am planning on putting an ej20t into my 71superbug. i am however having trouble finding an adaptor kit for this engine. the only places i have found that do them are in the eastern states.

are there any places in perth that do these adaptor kits?

and also the engine is about 197hp so i figure i will need to get a new gearbox. wat gearbox would be most suited for this application. it would need to be able to handle more than 200hp because after the installation i also plan on beefing up the engine.

any help would be greatly appreciated

Anthony

yeah i did that. i U2U him. he said he is having a look at the moment. so all is good.

thanks mate

Yes I have stock for auto boxes can do the turbo ones as well , this I do a run and it is based at the time on numbers more I get the cheaper it is .

You need to have a look back at a few posts as there is some related subjects to what you are doing .

I am about to do the same build mates car so you may wish to see that as it goes .But I will be using a R30 box Renault close ratio around 5k for the box .
I have seen this box blown up as well with that HP but off road racing .There is Choper over here in Perth has the rs2ltr in his notch runs at the drags its red .fast as but has a swing axel if I recall usa diff $$$$ ,I think he has blown it up not sure ,but there is problems with the irs bushes with wheel tramp ,I will be doing an A arm conversion .any way have a read . seagull

is there any chance of being able to mount a s13silvia gearbox onto the EJ20t in the car?

I've bought the EJ20T conversion kits from both Sherman and Bill Croft at Unicap . Both are in Australia.

71 ,I have never seen that box in Vw so I can not say yess or no .
I have seen a renault box with a 9" diff in a race car ,It all costs $$ and for a low budget set up I dont know what you can afford to do .I have some motor prices for you soon .seagull
The renault truck gear box seams to the go but a mile apart with some of the gears .

I have heard good things about unicap and Volks conversions adaptors. I have a john sherman adaptor myself.
As far as g/boxes go you could build a bus or bug box to handle the power but it's going to cost $$$.
Try these guys. They do custom gear sets and super diffs (I think).
http://www.albinsgear.com.au/ 
just remember the more power you want the more it costs. Thats why I put an NA ej25 in my buggy.

has anyone tried to use the ej20t gearbox?

Cory

you can not use the subaru gear box the gear box is very big and you can not turn the diff crown wheel around like a renault box .

does anyone have any idea about the silvia gearbox?. and also i am chasing info on the falcon rear disc conversion. anyone with info please let me know.

does anyone have any idea about the silvia gearbox?. and also i am chasing info on the falcon rear disc conversion. anyone with info please let me know.

no the silvia gear box is no good looked at the one down the street to day .the falcon disk brake rear I have stock .

Choppas Notch (12 second road car that gets 45mpg!) runs an IRS rear, no axle tramp issues, but no traction either!
He did blow the stock ratio box (TRANSFORM built) after 5 years of abuse, he rebuilt it himself (first time evr inside a transaxle), works ok if a little noisy! Looking at getting a box from RANCHO now to replace it....Way cheaper that getting something built here....Like $700 US....Look at about $1600 US deivered!

what this you are talking about humpty?

what this you are talking about humpty?

71 you need to get out some more come to a few VW outings and see marks * choppers beast ! It is a notch bock see members rides * there is not many in perth * notch * Humpty & chopper are bros I can not see the relation ship one bit hee hee !

If you went to the street mach show a year ago you would os see the red beast ,there .

can someone give a link to the thread where it has choppers notch?

I dont thik it is here now ,I will u2u his email address and U can get hold of him there ,seagull
he is running a rs motor ,this was done about 4 . 5 years ago I think you may have seen it at the drags seagull

yeh. that would be good. thanks. by the way. any prices for the EJ20T motor yet seagull?

I got the email address sending it now .
I have a few guys looking for them and need to get numbers before I can get a price to you Um do you what the stock ECU ?? or are you geting aftermarket ?? cat converter ?

dunno. about ecu. i'll see the price diff and see which is worth getting

$350.00 to get the ecu sorted > $1400.00 >$2300.00 for after market

so 1400 for EJ20T with ECU and loom?

no thats $350.00 to get orig ecu sorted out * stand alone * or the after market units are any where from $1000.00 > $2500.00 + Then you need to wire the motor ect .
I use the stock one and send them to QLD .

So far I have been looking for a bulk buy at a good cost so if you are in a hurry you may wish to ask around your self .seagull

well. after ringing a few places. the best i price i can find is. $2200 for EJ20T with ECU and Loom

who was this ??

a Subaru Wrecker somewhere in perth. cant remember the place off the top of my head

so add the following
$350.00 ecu sorted out
$500.00 radator
$280.00 fan
$300.00 pipe work to radator
$700.00 adapter plate & fly wheel
$580.00 clutch may be more (?)
$150.00new mounts
$600.00 brakes rear
$? gear box ?
$100.00 air filter set up
$450.00 new fuel tank Or $150.00 pot
$175.00 cat converter
$170.00 muffler
$120.00 wires and fuses
Some one to sign for it adr $850.00
may be more

im sure this can be done cheaper if you were to have a creative bone in your body and fabricate these things yourself

yes you can the word I use is call TIME .95% of the time I am in my shed fabricating things that would blow you away .

[Edited on 29-5-2004 by seagull]