So My Motor Blew Up

[nism0man]

my motor blew up the other day ive never been so cut in my life....now im just wondering what is the best option for me

i have a r32 gtr

shood i

find a standard rb26 motor and replace it

full rebuild

rb30 bottom end conversion

can anone help me and give me some idea of how much any of these actually cost and how reliable it would be and wat is the best option....im abit iffy on buying another old r32 motor as i didnt abuse this one and it still blew up

thanks guys

[GTS-t VSPEC]

If you want an option that isn't going to cost an arm and a leg, then drop in an R34 GTR engine, that will get you up and running quickly, rebuilds will take months and cost $$$.

[ossie_21]

Even looked after engines can go, remember it is over 15 years old too. The rest of my engine was immaculate when it let go, except for what happened to 1 piston... When it was pulled apart everything else was fine

my motor blew up the other day ive never been so cut in my life....now im just wondering what is the best option for me

i have a r32 gtr

shood i

find a standard rb26 motor and replace it ~$3000

full rebuild ~$7000/8000+

rb30 bottom end conversion same as above but a bit more at a guess...

can anone help me and give me some idea of how much any of these actually cost and how reliable it would be and wat is the best option....im abit iffy on buying another old r32 motor as i didnt abuse this one and it still blew up

thanks guys

[mickey]

may I ask how it blew and what happened? how many km's did you get out of it before it died?

[R32 Driver]

standard rb26 3k + 1-2k remove and refit

rebuild 26 5k R&R + machine work/light headwork + parts 4k depending how far

30 bottom end conversion a 2k more then the rb26 in parts

[gazza750]

Do what i am doing

Keep car off the road whle saving for a full forged build with GT/SS turbo's should only cost about 15k i hope lol

[simsy23]

Do what i am doing

Keep car off the road whle saving for a full forged build with GT/SS turbo's should only cost about 15k i hope lol

lol only 15k ey? could buy another 32 gtr for that much lol

[gazza750]

lol only 15k ey? could buy another 32 gtr for that much lol

not one pushing 450 to 500 hp ya wont lol

[simsy23]

not one pushing 450 to 500 hp ya wont lol

true true, still alot of money for just a motor

[R32 Driver]

lol only 15k ey? could buy another 32 gtr for that much lol

one that will need a rebuild in 2 months time?

the history repeats itself lol

[alpinestars]

if you want motor and labour give mani a ring at beyond custom and he will sort you out 0439 365 611

[lcy]

On this topic.

How much will it cost for full rebuild rb25neo?

[cotcho_gtr]

Banana's you could buy another gtr for 15k. If you did that you will for sure be needing another re-build

[Tezzah]

If you dont need the car for a while.

Look for a rb30 and do the 26/30 yourself.

[Char]

this question always comes down to how much $$ u want to spend, and how much work u can do yourself.

cheaper (as stated) to buy 2nd hand rb26dett.

gazza- 15k for 450rwhp?

[GTS-t VSPEC]

On this topic.

How much will it cost for full rebuild rb25neo?

Rebuild costs between GTS-t's and GTR's are pretty much the same, as they use almost the exact same parts.

[wudi]

nism0man give C-Red Tuning a call, they have an already forged built RB30 bottom end that they may sell. They were going to use for a project but changed their mind. You could pick yourself up a bargain.

[bubba]

find a standard rb26 motor and replace it ~$3000

full rebuild ~$7000/8000+

rb30 bottom end conversion same as above but a bit more at a guess...

standard rb26 3k + 1-2k remove and refit

rebuild 26 5k R&R + machine work/light headwork + parts 4k depending how far

30 bottom end conversion a 2k more then the rb26 in parts

Seriously guys, I don't know where the misconception on the cost of building a 30 came from but it is only a few hundred dollars difference in building a forged 20/25/26.. the difference being in buying a $100 RB30E, tapping new tensioner locations and getting a different timing belt.

Pistons, rods, headwork, cams (unless you want to go solids), oil pumps etc are all in the same ballpark for any RB engine.

Edited February 16, 2009 by bubba

[mrsparkle]

i rebuilt my own rb25det and it cost something like $2000 and took less than 2 weeks. If all you have is a busted up piston and a worn out set of bearings you can do the same. Forgies are cheaper than they have ever been (and unless your the 700hp man it wont matter which ones you use) rods are usually fine bearings are less than 150 dollars then its just new gaskets and head and main bolts etc etc. Go give it a try its not rocket science all the info you need is on these forums and a rb26 with forged pistons will be happy to well over 450 hp! ppl go over board with their builds in my opinion

head - dont touch it just pull it off check it out and put it to one side and stick it back on when your finished

bottom end - pull it apart inspect it take it to engine machinist if your not sure. Get yourself some pistons, get machinist to match pistons to bores and put pistons on rings and pistons on your old rods. Then go home and stick it together bottom ends are pretty simple follow the instructions and you cant go wrong if something looks hammered get it checked out and replace it if its oil pump and water pump you should probably replace them anyway not too expensive put that tomei oil reducer in the block and there goes the mian reasons rb26's give up the ghost. Anyway this is my 2 cents and it depends how hands on you are perhaps read up about it first if it sounds do-able then give it a go.

Edited February 16, 2009 by mrsparkle

[R32 Driver]

Seriously guys, I don't know where the misconception on the cost of building a 30 came from but it is only a few hundred dollars difference in building a forged 20/25/26.. the difference being in buying a $100 RB30E, tapping new tensioner locations and getting a different timing belt.

Pistons, rods, headwork, cams (unless you want to go solids), oil pumps etc are all in the same ballpark for any RB engine.

well awd adaptor plate is $900 + labour

+ retap block for rb26 arp headstuds another $500 + labour

+ timing belt/tensioner kit $300 + labour

+ crank collar $150 + labour

(going by pro engines pricing)

and any other nitty gritty things that you may need to fit a rb30 bottom end into a GTR