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rb25det swap how hard

Old Jul 1, 2004 | 11:00 PM
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rb25det swap how hard

this is for only does that completed it, tell me how hard is it to do, pls describe
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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 04:33 AM
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Not that hard, time consuming. If you have mechanical experience, then no problem....if not, pay someone to install for you.
Old Jul 7, 2004 | 06:23 PM
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Very hard, frustrating at times, need lots of perseverance. Well worth it though. I wouldn't do it again for my car, but I would love to help someone with their car. I think it's fun as long as it's not my car or at least not my daily driver. I had to get it done in 1 week. I worked up to sixteen hours on it per day. On the fifth day I finally took a break for a few hours. When I came back to work after six days people noticed I lost weight.

It's probably not the description that you were looking for but thats the uglyness that I went through. Now when I say "frustrating", I still had fun. That is the most important thing. Good Luck with what ever you decide.
Old Jul 7, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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in terms of pieces, i mean, you probably had to get an exhaust that fits ( r33) what other parts did you have to get, because im hesitating on sr and rb because i know for rb i will have to change my exhaust and probably some other stuff(that i already upgraded)
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Old Jul 7, 2004 | 06:33 PM
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I used the same exhaust that I was using on my KA. That was a Apexi dual N1. As far as the rest of the stuff, check out the link in my signature since I have all my after market parts listed in it with prices.
Old Jul 7, 2004 | 07:17 PM
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did you need any fiting or molding to fit the exhaust on the your new motor
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Old Jul 7, 2004 | 07:24 PM
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Well, I got the after market skyline DP, also the cat converter for the s13 on ebay. The DP bolted right up to the engine. The Cat convertor bolted to that and the apex exhaust bolted to that.

You can just keep the stock KA cat and exhaust if you want to but your car will just run not to its max.
Old Jul 7, 2004 | 09:08 PM
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but what it the cat converter exactly, does it really works and does it free up some restriction
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Old Jul 7, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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The cat convertor is for emissions and it is really restrictive. Some gut it out. I tossed mine away and replaced it with a 3" straight pipe that I got off of ebay for $40.

You can also get a high flow cat but it's a few hundred.
Old Jul 8, 2004 | 06:34 PM
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how much did you rb25det swap cost you in total, and are the parts that expensive for the rb25det...
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Old Jul 8, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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Check out the imagestation link on my signature and it will show you the prices on the parts that I got. Total cost is under $6k.
Old Jul 9, 2004 | 09:03 AM
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i tried imagestation link, but it doest work
Old Jul 9, 2004 | 10:57 AM
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Don't click on it. You have to manually type it on top. www.imagestation.com/members/jabello Maybe try that. Anyways I spent less than $6k
Old Jul 11, 2004 | 12:18 AM
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Originally posted by xjon
I used the same exhaust that I was using on my KA. That was a Apexi dual N1. As far as the rest of the stuff, check out the link in my signature since I have all my after market parts listed in it with prices.
hey how does that exhaust sound on the ka cuz i wanna do exhaust before i do the swap and i dont want it to sound nasty.
Old Jul 11, 2004 | 10:46 AM
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LOUD!

But on the RB it's more quiet.
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