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Hey guys. ive been doing alot of reading about rebuilds on the rb26 incase my one is up for one (which i wont find out till next month), but i couldnt find any information about dropping a r33 gtr engine into my '90 32gtr instead of rebuilding it. know i know theyre almost the same engine. but i do know the clutch (push/pull, dont even know if this is affected by the engine swap?) stuff is different. is there anything else that needs to be changed? or is it pretty much a in and out job?

ive found a series 3 33gtr engine pretty cheap so yeah id like to know if its worth going down that road? as i do not want to rebuild a power machine where i see people spending 10-15k on a engine, i jus want reliability and abit of power say upto 300kw max. watever will get my 11's ill be happy :)

only looking towards this way because i could always sell my current engine off and recover quite abit of the money back from buying the 33gtr engine.

thanks, if i didnt search properly jus let me know and give me the link lol :sick:

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there should be no problem swapping motors. there are a few little differences, but 32 ecu should run your new 33 engine no problem.

i dont think it's such a bad idea providing you choose your new engine very carefully and perform as many checks on it as you're able to.

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For such a swap to be worthwhile, you would want to be finding a mint condition R33 GTR engine and in doing so you will most likely be paying a reasonable amount.

Rebuilding your existing engine would make more sense, especially if you intend to further modify and after the rebuild you would effectively have a brand new engine for not far off the cost of buying a replacement used engine.

The rebuild itself doesnt need to be a ball-breaker either - A good set of forged pistons, N1 Oil & Water Pump, ARP rod bolts, new gaskets throughout and some Tomei sump baffles and you will be on your way :D Of course once you start its easy to blow the budget so work to a plan!

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hmm i think i will go the rebuild way.. so with forged pistons, N1 Oil & Water Pump, ARP rod bolts, new gaskets throughout and some Tomei sump baffles that is enough for a engine rebuild? as stated im not after huge power. 300kw & a reliable engine that will last me a couple of years with the occasional track/strip work is more then enough for me..

damn and i was reading all these other different parts i thought you needed hahah. a rebuild like that would cost say about 6-7k inc labour? would seem more worthwhile

thanks guys

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