RB20/5/6DET Swap FAQ *Read before you ASK*
11-18-2004, 03:44 PM
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mckinney motorsports near san diego has a kik a$$ rb26 swap on a 240 hatch. for all the mounts, driveshaft, and wiring it's like 1400. sound expensive but it's godzilla damn it! i spoke with the owner and he said minor adjustments must be made to the firewall (rubber mallet the m-f'er). JUST SAVING UP FOR MINE. I'll post the swap in a few months when it's completed to show everyone what it takes.
12-16-2004, 11:43 PM
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hey wut abot the sr20 engine i think thats the one i want to put in ne advice on that subject
12-17-2004, 09:29 PM
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Originally posted by Eyeceman2000
mckinney motorsports near san diego has a kik a$$ rb26 swap on a 240 hatch. for all the mounts, driveshaft, and wiring it's like 1400. sound expensive but it's godzilla damn it! i spoke with the owner and he said minor adjustments must be made to the firewall (rubber mallet the m-f'er). JUST SAVING UP FOR MINE. I'll post the swap in a few months when it's completed to show everyone what it takes.
mckinney motorsports near san diego has a kik a$$ rb26 swap on a 240 hatch. for all the mounts, driveshaft, and wiring it's like 1400. sound expensive but it's godzilla damn it! i spoke with the owner and he said minor adjustments must be made to the firewall (rubber mallet the m-f'er). JUST SAVING UP FOR MINE. I'll post the swap in a few months when it's completed to show everyone what it takes.
thats a LIE. i talked to mckinney motersport about the rb26dett swap and they told me it will cost 10,000 and thats if i had my own front clip. they also sent me a list of all the parts needed and the price. and if u dont think what im saying is true let me know. ill e-mail u all the e-mail's they sent me. if it was $1400 i would do it in a second. im going to do the rb25det swap and the mounts and driveshaft from then cost $1100.
12-20-2004, 02:21 PM
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Originally posted by lasteclispe
thats a LIE. i talked to mckinney motersport about the rb26dett swap and they told me it will cost 10,000 and thats if i had my own front clip. they also sent me a list of all the parts needed and the price. and if u dont think what im saying is true let me know. ill e-mail u all the e-mail's they sent me. if it was $1400 i would do it in a second. im going to do the rb25det swap and the mounts and driveshaft from then cost $1100.
thats a LIE. i talked to mckinney motersport about the rb26dett swap and they told me it will cost 10,000 and thats if i had my own front clip. they also sent me a list of all the parts needed and the price. and if u dont think what im saying is true let me know. ill e-mail u all the e-mail's they sent me. if it was $1400 i would do it in a second. im going to do the rb25det swap and the mounts and driveshaft from then cost $1100.
12-21-2004, 05:57 AM
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yes i know that. but they only charge $3500 to install the engine. so it still cost $6500 JUST for all the custom parts u would need to install the engine. so thinlk of it as $6500 plus the price of the engine. and thats if u do it urself.
01-24-2005, 03:55 PM
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01-24-2005, 04:06 PM
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01-24-2005, 08:21 PM
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Jus to be clear about the RB26 swap, as per Motorsports' experience:
RB26 will fit into any silvia chassis WITH custom mounts.
U cannot reuse the oil pan from the 26 (along with the front axels, unless u want them custom fitted, yes it can be done)
And the swap requires an Apex FC or HKS Super FC (well any stand alone system), the 26's ECU will not work unless u run the front axels.
This is what one of the Motorsports Dynamics customer's had to do in order to get a 26 into his Kouki 14 (sick *** ride, its suppose to be in a magazine soon). Henry at Motorsports has worked on this car for a while, and as he stated, the 26 swap requires what I listed above to work correctly.
It is nice to have a 26 swap, but the time and money invested into it Id rather buy the GTR itself. And yes, I will in the near future!
RB26 will fit into any silvia chassis WITH custom mounts.
U cannot reuse the oil pan from the 26 (along with the front axels, unless u want them custom fitted, yes it can be done)
And the swap requires an Apex FC or HKS Super FC (well any stand alone system), the 26's ECU will not work unless u run the front axels.
This is what one of the Motorsports Dynamics customer's had to do in order to get a 26 into his Kouki 14 (sick *** ride, its suppose to be in a magazine soon). Henry at Motorsports has worked on this car for a while, and as he stated, the 26 swap requires what I listed above to work correctly.
It is nice to have a 26 swap, but the time and money invested into it Id rather buy the GTR itself. And yes, I will in the near future!
02-20-2005, 04:46 PM
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I did a little research on the 5spd RB25 (mostly reading what is here) and found it to be pretty complex, and possible a little too rich for my tastes. (I came up with around 5,000 to put it in my 95 auto)
I was wondering if the RB20 would be a better canidate? I am really worried out the cost of the RB25, so I am now considering either the RB20 or the SR. And help with the differences in price would be apreciated, or a site that would help me out. Also a site with the specs on thr JDM motors would be helpful in my decision. I don't know much of the Rb's but I'm sure the SR runs around 205bhp.
Thanx guys. Sorry if that post was slightly muddled.
I was wondering if the RB20 would be a better canidate? I am really worried out the cost of the RB25, so I am now considering either the RB20 or the SR. And help with the differences in price would be apreciated, or a site that would help me out. Also a site with the specs on thr JDM motors would be helpful in my decision. I don't know much of the Rb's but I'm sure the SR runs around 205bhp.
Thanx guys. Sorry if that post was slightly muddled.
02-24-2005, 01:03 AM
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the RB20 and SR20 have are pretty much equal in HP, but RB20 has advantage in torque (more torque).
Both are (from wut I hear) direct bolt on. My friend's S14 was a direct bolt on for his RB20. fits in nicely, no mods to the chassis or mounts at all.
Check out RB motoring, they may have some info for u that may help u out with the swap.
Both are (from wut I hear) direct bolt on. My friend's S14 was a direct bolt on for his RB20. fits in nicely, no mods to the chassis or mounts at all.
Check out RB motoring, they may have some info for u that may help u out with the swap.
02-27-2005, 11:01 AM
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Thanx. I'll be sure to check it out
03-11-2005, 01:25 AM
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RB motors require mounts. I know cause I make them. The only way you get around this is if you purchase a clip you can use the stock skyline engine crossmember. If you do this on an RB25 you start running into problems though, mostly the trans is too big so its smashed against the underside of the car. I do an RB25 swap INCLUDING the motor for around $3200, the only thing that doesnt include is IC and piping, cause so many people want a FMIC I dont even bother getting stock ones and putting them on.
Be carefull what you read when you search, cause sometimes people misword things and are corrected later in the post, and if you dont see it all you might be getting mixed up info.
Be carefull what you read when you search, cause sometimes people misword things and are corrected later in the post, and if you dont see it all you might be getting mixed up info.
03-11-2005, 02:36 PM
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I've always wondered about the low liter on the rb20det. Is the rb20det like any other 6 cyl? Can you put 60+ trim on a rb20det with no problem on spooling? If this is all true is the rb20 a lot better swap and would be capable of much more hp? Do you guys reccomend sr20det or rb20det?
03-11-2005, 11:47 PM
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Originally posted by boostin-gsx
I've always wondered about the low liter on the rb20det. Is the rb20det like any other 6 cyl? Can you put 60+ trim on a rb20det with no problem on spooling? If this is all true is the rb20 a lot better swap and would be capable of much more hp? Do you guys reccomend sr20det or rb20det?
I've always wondered about the low liter on the rb20det. Is the rb20det like any other 6 cyl? Can you put 60+ trim on a rb20det with no problem on spooling? If this is all true is the rb20 a lot better swap and would be capable of much more hp? Do you guys reccomend sr20det or rb20det?
me personally, Id lean more towards recommending the RB20 because of the higher amount of torque... However, Im still a fan of the SR20 with that high rev sound it screams out... Its all based on the application ur using the car for.
My friend went with the RB20 cuz of the higher torque, and it was a cheaper motor to buy. But that was his choice, it all depends entirely on how ur gonna use the motor. good luck!
03-12-2005, 12:26 AM
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60 trim is a term describing parts of a turbo, namely size. a turbo like that would act almost the same on any 2.0 motor, but if you are comparing the SR and RB you do have a little more Trq to deal with. the thing that spools turbos is exhaust, and if you are comparing 2 2.0L motors they have a very similar amount of exhaust so they will do similar things on those 2 engines.