RB26DETT in an S15?

[Horus]

Is this possible? If so how much would it cost?

[PurpleR32]

Everything is possible, but at the end of the day why would you?

It would make the car so nose heavy that the only good thing it would be useful for is drag racing (i.e. Going straight) By the time you dump a whole bunch of money into the project, It would have been cheaper either to buy a GTR, or modify the krap outta the SR. But at the end of the day its you car and your money.

Speed costs money, how fast do you want to go?

[predator]

Its been done in Japan.. and I think here once or twice(?).. but will cost a ****ing shitload.

Here is a pic even:

[Guest RESESPIECES05]

Your wrong about the nose being too heavy. Cause over here in america were starting to do the swaps. There is only about a 70 pound difference. Plus you get mid 13's just stock.

[93RPS13]

yes it is very posable with the right mounts and some custom exhaust and intercooler plumbing, and off course the wiring

[93RPS13]

oh and if you think that the nose is too heavy get an amp and some subs in the trunk and if you put on the scale you will have 50/50 weight distrubtion(sp?)

[JH32]

Can you weigh the car to find out the weight distribution?

Cos that's a good idea about the subs and amps

[Silver-Arrowz]

GTR motor costs 7k. Add labour and by the time your finished (without adding mods) you're better of getting an entire overhaul of the SR20 which would munch any stock gtr.

[93RPS13]

but you get .5 more displacment and extra 2 cylinders

[Ronin 09]

looks like a very tight squeeze... but mmm, it looks horn, probably sounds and goes like stink too in stock RB26 trim

[93RPS13]

it is not to tight but you do have to move some stuff like the battery, also you need to toss the stock fan and get an electrical one, but a RB26DETT fits better than a RB25DET with the exception of the GTR turbos getting in the way of the steering rack

[Nismodified]

Originally posted by RESESPIECES05

Your wrong about the nose being too heavy. Cause over here in america were starting to do the swaps. There is only about a 70 pound difference. Plus you get mid 13's just stock.

JDM spec S15's are only a tenth or two off from mid 13 sec passes as well.

i hear that advan's charge 20,000AUD for the conversion.

you can do alot of things to an sr20 with that money.

[93RPS13]

that is a expensive, everything stock?? with that money i can do that conversion with aftermarket parts

[greygirl1976]

it would cost a bit of money but just do the basic mods boost ;exh

f mount it would high 11s not 13s ive done 15 rb20t conversion in silvias with the same mods and we got 13 flat on street tyres 12.4 on et streets

[93RPS13]

i think it is worthy every penny to do it yourself it is pretty easy people say except for the wiring which shouldnt be to hard

[EVOIV]

I really don't think it's worth the money unless you're chasing for a 1000hp s15. I think the conversion will be around AUS$8000+ at least. For that money you can do a whole lot of stuff like forged internals, larger turbo & more boost.

[93RPS13]

alot of people have skyline engines but they all arent shooting for 1000hp

[EVOIV]

Well, another thing that's good about the skyline engine is that it provides more low down torque because of the bigger displacement. Also, you can fit a larger turbo on it and it won't be no where near as laggy as a 2L SR20.

But really, it's gonna cost so much to buy and install an RB26 in an s15. I really don't think it's worth it unless you have loads of cash to blow. Nonetheless, an RB26 s15 would fly!

How many people have skyline engines in an s15? And why did they do it?

[Nismodified]

it low end torque is needed, then just drop in a 1jz-gte( or 2jz)

yeh its toyota, but it will get the job done, and it should alot cheaper then the Rb26.

do u want the rb26 because of its name and the glory that preceeds it, or do u simply want performance?

[EVOIV]

I reckon an EJ20 (wrx) engine would be sweet in an s15. Yeah it's the same displacement, and yeah the SR20 is probably better than the EJ20, but nothing beats the sound of a boxer engine