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be using the 180 for drift. and its going to be a 180 rolling shell so yeah

The RB20 would be perfect if you wanted to push your centre of gravity forward, encounter packaging issues fitting bigger heat exchangers, as well as increasing the car's total weight, while having less midrange torque.

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If you can afford an RB25DET I'd suggest it.

You can set the car's suspension up, to a certain extent, around the extra nose heaviness from the bigger engine and if its drift-only then making major changes to the front end to fit all your coolers isn't an issue.

The SR20 will make more midrange torque than an RB20 (while probably having just as much top-end) but there's no replacement for displacement.

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Umm... If you have an R32... Wouldnt it be more logical to put an RB25 in to that, and sell the RB20 to someone who wants to waste their time putting it in to something it shouldnt be in. ie a 180.

Just a thought.

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RB25's are god, RB20's are shit.

sorry, dont mind me, im just trying to fit in here on SAU.

hehehe thats so true (the 2nd part)

I know a bloke with a stock rb20 in a s14 (had a CA previously) and it's alot quicker than another friends standard sr20 powered 180... but then the cars lighter i guess

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