My Rb20 Cefiro

[drumaddict]

hey guys. i blew my headgasket on track on saturday night in my cefiro. 1st time out since i bought the car, and it blew. atm its got cam, 25/30 turbo, gtr fuel pump. thats really about it engine wise. i took it to the mechanic and it was running lean so now its got a fuel pressure reg. i was gonna do gtr injectors soon. since i blew the head gasket, theres no point in opening the lid, new gasket, and closing up again. so i thought why not put a few goodies in there. what do u suggest i should do to the motor to just make it SCREAM as a drift car. just be able to THRASH it on track, i dont mean thrash in a bad way, but just make it take a beating. dont need more than 250kw, it was making 195 before head gasket went on 17 pound.

so basically i want a very strong engine, all internals strong. so i can keep it at 250kw and make it love to scream on the track. i really think that if i do it once i may as well do it right and get it running sweet.

help me out guys i know its gonna cost alot..... i cant really afford anything over 5 grand.

[R31Nismoid]

Just put a set of pistons in there and good bearings.

Make sure the crank/rods are tested before reinstalling it. Just incase there is undue stress which isnt a good idea to re-use them.

Slight port/tidy up of the head and thats about it really.

Not a lot required to hold 250rwkw reliably in the RB20. Just good pistons/bearings seems to be the go

That should be smack on your budget there too, thats if you remove/install the motor yourself.

[Roy]

Im with Nismoid. A freshen up of the bottom end with good bearings and some 40-80thou oversized pistons. Rather then headwork i would simply match port the manifolds and clean up the casting of the std head.

I would tweak the oil pump with a higher rate spring to get a bit more pressure in the system. Sell the 2530 and grab a TD06 setup. Similar response but way more power.

But in all seriousness...while the engine is out i would have the mechanic inspect the motor. Odds are you will just need a new head gasket and you can use your 5k for entry,fuel, oil and enjoying your car.

At the power you are chasing it is well within the window of where an RB20 can reliably run. The money could be best spent making sure you are running the type of ecu that the best tuner in your area can use

[Cubes]

Troy,

What sort of oil pressure would you look at achieving?

I bought a s/h oil pump that was an new condition (no wear) from a blown rb25det with forgy's. Bad tuning killed it.

Over ~3500-4000rpm it runs ~85psi. When cold it pushes 100psi. :S

A few mates have rb20det pumps and they tend to run around 70psi over 3500-4000rpm.

[Roy]

Troy,

What sort of oil pressure would you look at achieving?

I bought a s/h oil pump that was an new condition (no wear) from a blown rb25det with forgy's. Bad tuning killed it.

Over ~3500-4000rpm it runs ~85psi. When cold it pushes 100psi. :S

A few mates have rb20det pumps and they tend to run around 70psi over 3500-4000rpm.

My car makes pretty good oil pressure. I am puttin gmy electronic gauge back on this week so will know exactly what it runs. As for an ideal i have no idea, al i know is that all the strong and reliable Vic GTRs have bloody high oil pressure when you look at thye factory gauge:)

[Cubes]

My car makes pretty good oil pressure. I am puttin gmy electronic gauge back on this week so will know exactly what it runs. As for an ideal i have no idea, al i know is that all the strong and reliable Vic GTRs have bloody high oil pressure when you look at thye factory gauge:)

Yep those readings were from the stock guage. Which *when* they are working correctly if fairly spot on compared to a mechanical hks guage.

So whats your stock guage read? Stock pump or did you shim the spring?

With Castrol 10w60 oil at high rpm mine sits only just under the 8 on the stock guage, when cold it pushes over 8. too thick. :S