Rb26dett Convertion!

[mwin]

hey hows it going, im about to turbo up my baby, ive got a series 2 r33 (N/A) and im buying an rb26dett half cut off a r33 gtr, and i was wondering if ppl can give me opinions about this. im buying da half cut for $5500, and installed for $1500.

i know all da goodies i can get out of a twin turbo engine, but i need to know all da negative sides about it? or atleast negative sides of getting a convertion. any suggestions of help would b much apreciated!

cheers

mike

[Topaz]

Main differences is it will only be RWD and not have 4WS but SAU(WA) member 'Driver' dropped an R33 N1 engine into a R34 GTT shell and it seems to be working beautifully. Maybe give him a PM and ask about problems

[IanH]

The RB26 R33 GTST conversion is fairly simple, everything lines up, theres hardly any extra wiring and there's only the Sump that needs modding to allow it to fit.

Lad in the UK did one on his own within a month mainly working weekends!

[NAman]

wow! a 33GTR half cut for 5.5k (aust$)

people are asking 6.5k for the engines alone!

Nice one!!!

who are you getting it from?

Edited March 14, 2006 by NAman

[fatz]

sounds reasonably priced to me

i havent seen any engine go for more that 4k

[IOWNU]

Ask this question in the Forced Induction section, you'll get a better response.

[R31Nismoid]

Its not a FI topic.

Hence moved in here

Just remember, 2nd hand motor... might not be in the best condition.

Same with the stock turbos.

I'd be spending a few bob on each

[IOWNU]

Its not a FI topic.

Hence moved in here

Just remember, 2nd hand motor... might not be in the best condition.

Same with the stock turbos.

I'd be spending a few bob on each

Yeah cool, but all the tech gurus sit in the FI section.

Which is why i suggested it.....

[mwin]

cheers for all da info's ppl, i actually called a local shop sumwer south of river in PERTH, da reason its cheap is coz it doesnt come with ani panels... lol so i cant get da gtr front bumper... :'( lol haha nah it sall good, aslong as i can feel boost on my car for da first time.. lol cheers newai ppl!

[Turbz_13]

down side, if something brakes....its gonna cost ya a heap more to fix than the rb25

[CruiseLiner]

down side, if something brakes....its gonna cost ya a heap more to fix than the rb25

y would it? unless u blew 2 turbos instead of 1? everything else is roughly the same, even gtr gearboxes r cheaper than gtst's

[R31Nismoid]

Oh come on.

Shit one turbo by the time you pay labour and other costs, you may aswell put two aftermarket ones on there other wise you run the risk of another failure again down the track

[Ant97GTR]

Just don't forget to upgrade the brakes to cope with the extra grunt.

[mwin]

yea with that, if i wanted to change the brakes i would have to get the 5 stud conversion, coz da rims would b in da way... da brakes rite now r WAY too small, n too dangerous, anione suggest good brakes for gtr's? i was thinking of getting brembo brakes.... for dats da best one i know? (i have no idea how much power my new engine is gona pull, but brembo will make sure i stop wen i want to.. lol)

cheers to all da suggestions, animore would b great

[R31Nismoid]

Put it simply...

you'd be better off selling your N/A

and buying a turbo with an RB25, better brakes etc etc etc.

And just go from there.

Solid performance can be had out of an internally stock RB25 for the street

[mwin]

i COULD do that, but it would take out the challenge of doing this actual project. i wanna see how much a GTS can pull wen u do a GTR conversion, and its never been done in my area. this car has been good to me, and im just doing it a favour by giving her more attention.

cheers for the advice tho.

[R31Nismoid]

Challenge? Are you doing the work yourself?

You said "installed" so i would assume not. Hardly a challenge.

Actually... the only challenge i see is how much money you can waste

You also have to think about diffs, clutches and other things like that, not just the motor and brakes, then the Engineers Certification and all the other stuff. It adds up to double what you initially plan

I'm very confident it'll be over 10k without even getting into the problems you can encounter... i know, im doing an RB26 conversion at the moment.

If there was a HR for sale with an solid RB26, i'd buy that in a heartbeat but im not so lucky

A RB26 in a GTS wont pull anymore and a RB26 in a GTR, hope you realise that.

I would be willing to bet you'd be able to find a nicely modified RB25 R33 for less than the RB26 conversion + all supporting gear/paperwork/time

Remember, always cheaper to buy something already done, saves time and money

Just some more thoughts for ya if you are on a budget

[Miller the hoon]

HR with a RB26tt did i read correctly?

if you do this you WILL be my idol-no shit

i would like to c a LJ tori with one in it aswell

y no thread on the HR?

james

[R31Nismoid]

you did... thread will come in due time. slow project due to work hours.

HR - RB26, done before.

Fatz/Pete in NSW has. And i cant remember if there is another.

There is a few 26 in Aus R31, 26/30 etc etc.

[CruiseLiner]

i think miller the hoon means HR as in HR holden not the skyline model? and my previous point stated that rb26s r no more expensive to maintain than a rb25.