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Hey everyone i have an r32 non turbo gts and for the past month i have been thinking do i want to keep it or do i want to sell it. If i keep it a want to put an r32 gtr rb26 twin turbo into it but not sure how much it would cost so im just wondering does anyone have any idea of how much it would cost to put an rb26 twin turbo engine into a r32 gts non turbo including everything that will need to be done eg. gearbox exhaust clutch etc. ?

Thanks for your help.

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i know it wont be the same as a gtr and it wont be awd thats not what im looking for i have recently put a new kit on it and sort of starting to fall in love with it again and dont dont to keep it or sell it so i said to myself if i kep it i will turn it into a project and put a rb26 in it.

I can hear the brakes crying already at the thought of this conversion... You will defenitley need much larger brakes. the suspension wont be right for the weight of the rb26 either.

Really, other then the fact that the chassis can support the engine, nothing else will be suitable and will need to be changed...

Edited by bnr#@

really not worthwhile unless you are super keen to get your hands dirty yourself. By the time you have gotten everything, paid someone to put it all in, found the 5-6 things that weren't right and bought the right ones, upgraded all the things that wont be up to pa (the brakes), decided you need a 5 stud conversion, etc etc. You will have been able to buy a turbo for 1/2 that and in 1/10th the amount of time. So yeah unless this is a process you want to experience.. don't :D.

and RB26 is just multiplying the problem more because you are talking about an engine that really wasn't designed for the application. An RB25 would be more sensible, but really.. just buy a gts-t. Enjoy that until something dies.. and then think about engine swaps imo.

At a rough guess. Paying someone to do it it, and get all the way up to the same car as a gts-t. 5K+?

Paying someone to put an RB25 in. 8K+?

Putting an RB26 in. Lots? :D

  • 2 weeks later...

The worst problem you have is the gearbox. If you stick an RB25 in front of an RB20 gearbox it wont last long, but if you stick a hyped up RB26 in front of it, start praying :D

As the other guys have said, brakes, suspension, ecu, fuel pump, possibly drive shafts &/or diff, different intercooler, better clutch, & probably a few other things i havent thought of lol. I considered it myself, i reckon best option is an RB25 DET NEO. You can milk some decent power outta that beast & itll still be RWD, get an R33 box to put behind it too. Or the R34 unit, havent heard much about reliability or anything, but its the same as the R33 as far as ive heard, so bloody strong!!!

Keep me posted if you go ahead. That will give me some ideas to see if i wanna do it also.

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