Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

got the rb26 in the cefiro and went for a drive today. goes real good. extremely happy with the performance. still a few things to do exhaust, intercooler mounting, and bits and pieces, but atleast i can drive it. anyone know who does a good/cheep exhaust on the gold coast? brought it as a rear wheel drive half cut from brisbane motor imports they did very well with the service, even got some new turbos with steel wheels atfer it arrived with blown ones. was not a bad conversion every thing went to plan, spent about 30 hours on the wiring as i have used the standard computer and have connected all cefiro guages and rev counter. here is some photos.

post-40584-1197973188_thumb.jpg

post-40584-1197973203_thumb.jpg

Edited by brada31ke70
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/198201-rb-26-cefiro/
Share on other sites

nice work mate

r u using the gtr gearbox as well?? was it hard with the tailshaft did u have to get one made up?

i bought an r32 manual gearbox from brisbane motor imports the other day for my manual conversion in my r32 hopefully it goes good

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/198201-rb-26-cefiro/#findComment-3546745
Share on other sites

just using the r32 rb20 gear box that came with the motor, looks like it had been recoed and has no rattles or problems. the cefiro was origanally auto and i used the front part of the skyline drive shaft with the cefiro back part of the drive shaft. no welding and very cheep way to go. had to get mechanic to undo the big nut which holds the two parts of the drive shaft together. i have written up how to manual a cefiro on this forum some where, it will be exactly the same for your skyline.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/198201-rb-26-cefiro/#findComment-3546755
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

the cefiro currently has s15 lowered springs in the front and cut cefiro springs in the rear, real good fun in the wet with the extra power but would like it to handle alot better. what are your experences with different suspension set ups? are coil overs as good as every one says, should i save up for tein or get some cheaper korean jobbies? or can you get away with lowered springs and changing the shocks. would a front and rear sway bar make a good improvement. any information from your past experieces would be greatly appreciated. thanks

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/198201-rb-26-cefiro/#findComment-3561998
Share on other sites

Thicker rear sway bar makes the IRS less independant hence more prone to oversteer, which is good if you intend to slide the car. Lowered springs and short stroke shocks are fine if they are matched properly to each other and the application. The benefit of coilovers is the ability to raise/lower the car, change the preload (depending on the coilover) and usually have adjustable camber tops/dampener settings.

I'd say save up for some decent coilovers they would probably be comparable in price to a decent set of shocks/springs.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/198201-rb-26-cefiro/#findComment-3563351
Share on other sites

Thicker rear sway bar makes the IRS less independant hence more prone to oversteer, which is good if you intend to slide the car. Lowered springs and short stroke shocks are fine if they are matched properly to each other and the application. The benefit of coilovers is the ability to raise/lower the car, change the preload (depending on the coilover) and usually have adjustable camber tops/dampener settings.

I'd say save up for some decent coilovers they would probably be comparable in price to a decent set of shocks/springs.

thank you for that. i might invest a white line rear sway bar and save for some good coil overs, do you recomend changing the front one while i am there? are white line sway bars ok? thank you once again.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/198201-rb-26-cefiro/#findComment-3564630
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

a very large thumbs up! thats sweet congrats and i bet your damn proud of it!! i put a rb20det into ma vl wagon and i thought that was a head f*k... but fitting a rb26dett into anytihng would be a bit of a challenge! and i can certainly agree with u that wiring is a pain in the ass!!

u will enjoy every second driving that beast! once again TOP JOB!

jenkies

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/198201-rb-26-cefiro/#findComment-3583099
Share on other sites

Mate in regards to the exaust, one of the other RB26 ceffy dudes has at least stainless dumps/fronts, he is in Brissy, and I dont think he wants to use them. I'll let him know if you are still chasing down an exaust.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/198201-rb-26-cefiro/#findComment-3591658
Share on other sites

thanks for all of the comments. i brought the down pipe off a mate who went single turbo on his gtr and got a second hand 3 inch exhaust off boost cruising, but thank you for the tip.

i am not mechanic but managed to do everything myself, i did pay for a guy to do the exhaust because the two systems did not line up. it cost me $4600 for the front cut, maybe $200 for fluids eg oil and anti freeze, about $500 to sort out the exhaust but that was for a whole system excluding dump pipes ( there is not too much room between the two turbos and i think the factory ones were ok. ) and that is about it. there really is no difference between doing a conversion with a rb20 or a rb26. i still need to get some sort of pod filter set up, none of the importers have any down on the gold coast, and i will get it dyno tuned as well. but that is it really for expenses. very happy with the way it goes and it is only running 8 pound, will probably not go for too much more to try and save the gear box.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/198201-rb-26-cefiro/#findComment-3594760
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

dont know if anyone really cares, but here is some information on how to adapt a hicas power steering pump to work on a system that has only turns the front wheels, if that makes sence. when i am modifying things on my car i like all the info i can get.

when putting the 26 in the cefiro i used the old rb20de non hicas power steering pump which didnt line up with the main pully, so every time i gave it a burst it would throw the belt, first i packed the pullly off the power steering sharft with some washers, still threw belts, next i swapped the pump with the hicas power steering pump and blocked the rear wheel fluid line with a bolt, didnt throw belts but when it was reving hard it would leak power steering fluid everywhere, and was hard to find where the fluid was coming from. i took the bolt out which blocked the rear fluild line and wrapped it with thread seal tape, better but still leaked. next i pulled the rear of the pump apart and pulled the fins off the sharft which spun in the housing, finally works a treat, no leaks and power steering works perfect. ah yes.

next, change the fuel pump and get it dyno tuned, then it is off to willow bank.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/198201-rb-26-cefiro/#findComment-3620973
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

got the rb26 dyno tuned today, started with 234 rwhp and finished with 267 rwhp on 10 psi. very happy with that, have not really got up it yet as there was too much traffic around. off to the quarter mile next. any one with simalar specs know what i should expect?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/198201-rb-26-cefiro/#findComment-3699891
Share on other sites

  • 5 months later...

I have an RB26dett Ceffy, and hoping to get some advice from anyone else with one.

I have an issue with my steering rod as it comes throught the firewall, the angle of the rod is very sharp and it fouls on the side of the firewall hole, leaving wear on the steering rod.

The conversion was already done when I bought the car and I'm not sure if this is caused when the RB26 went in?

The steering rod first connection in the engine bay is to a solid alloy block spacer and then to a single uni joint that goes to the steering rack. It looks like there should be 2 uni joints to correct this bad angle I have coming out from the firewall??

Can anyone confirm if there is 1 or 2 uni joints for the steering in the engine bay?

I think that maybe one of the uni's was worn and it was just replaced with a solid block of alloy to save money.

Any help appreciated.

Rgds

Grippy

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/198201-rb-26-cefiro/#findComment-4079611
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Seat of the pants assessment of the new intake: The car is way less "doughy" when hitting the loud pedal, especially off idle when stopped or in traffic, I did use a cheapo lazer thermal thingo to measure the temp around where the pod filter got its air, it was between 55 - 60°C, in saying this the car was shut off and not moving, so the OEM intake pipe was not supplying any fresh air to where the pod was when the car was at least moving A weird bonus was induction noise on the throttle in the cabin increased a bit,  I was worried that I was actually going to lose some of that induction noise I love so much, outside though, when I got the daughter to do a WOT drive by pass for me, the induction noise has increased alot when on the throttle, not quite ITB doort, but well up there I'm extremely happy with the results and have been exploring the country roads in the region  As for house mods: 1.New front fence is up and is awesome, it really upgraded how the joint looks from the street, and the added security is nice 2. Electricians have replace some interior lights, and with more lighting in the garage, a few new motion detecting lights out the front above the garage, front room, and at the front door, which I have already found heaps helpful coming and going, also now has fancy pants CCTV all round the house The only hold point for power though is the solar and batteries due to supply issues, although this will happen over the next few weeks 3. I have done a heap of landscaping out the front and I'm almost ready to do a new small retaining wall with some nice blocks to replace the brick and cemented in rocks around the raised garden beds cemented in river stone "was the fashion at the time" the house was built. I currently have a pallet of retaining wall blocks and 2 bulka bags of 20mm blue metal to replace the wood chip that is in the raised garden beds around the house 4. I now have 3 big raised garden beds for out the back to grow some vegetables, about 70cm high, 200cm long and 100cm wide 5. My 2 compost bins are already pretty full with brown, green and kitchen waste from the landscaping I'vedone so far, but they will probably take a few months to break down, so anything else that gets chopped, trimmed, and kitchen waste will just start filling the base of the raised garden beds to about 30cm before I start throwing 40cm of good compost, and stuff, for the vegetables to grow in, I'll need a few ton of compost and soil, but the local supplier can sent me bulka bags of the stuff Basically the logs, wood chips and a few strategically placed rocks for drainage, will give the beds some good organic materials down low to break down over time, and they will hold moisture during the warmer months to save the water in my big arse water tank if we don't get alot of rain So, all in all, the car and house mods are going well, and I'm really enjoying being retired, I sleep in too 0700 and slowly plod around inside until I feel like actually doing anything, and only work in the yard for as long as want, which has actually been alot over the last few weeks,  although when you look at it, it seems that not a huge amount of work has been done,  until I look at the before I started the work pics Happy days and good times indeed 
    • hahaha yeah. Plan is to get side skirts and probably just rear pods. But going to do them one-by-one. I've got a set that I really like from RHDJapen, but that one isn't shipped to AU. So need to find someone who can get it for me
    • Here's an idea, answer the questions I asked you as they are trying to work out WHY the LSD will be binding up in a straight line.
    • You haven't driven many modern cars then have you? Most of them have sfa steering feel with their stupid electric bullshit steering systems.
×
×
  • Create New...