RB26DETT in a 180sx? Possible?

[IWant300kw]

Just wondering whether this is possible cause if you go to: http://www.area-51.co.nz/mod3.htm

They claim they did one but i thought the bonnet cannot close with the RB26 inside. Also if it does work would it be possible for it to be street legal.

Cheers

(If it works it looks like a cheaper alternative to my wishlist of a GTR R34 )

[N I B]

Not a hard job just use an R32 GTS Xmember and sump (slight pickup mods) but not street legal.

[rbs13]

yes it is legal.. there are rb25 s13s all over the joint.. even putting a rb30 bottom end with rb25/26 head is possible if you lower the block enough. would be a moster!

[evil_homer]

ive seen heaps of rb25 s13's, so i guess an rb26 would be very possible.

[FLY-SKY]

i know of a guy who has a rb26dett in his 180, goes like a beast

[Amadeo]

Im sure you know

[GTR-Ben]

I have been for a ride in one here in New Zealand. Sams one.

Did a 11.2 at the drags with minor mods to the Rb26DETT.

Im hoping to find a 180SX to bolt the RB30DET into..

[quik180sx]

and with the lighter chassis you would burn all these gtr's!!!!

[Boostzor]

Wouldnt it be better to just work the sr20? the rb26 is a might excessive. u Have to get the power to ground after all........ can u throw in the 4wd as well? :drooling:

[Maxx]

Originally posted by quik180sx

and with the lighter chassis you would burn all these gtr's!!!!

very hard, not on the street at least, VERY HEAVY wheel spinning with be a big issue, the tyre size, then 2wd vs 4wd...:uh-huh:

never been a big fans of doing such conversion, as they make the car more unbalance. why don't just work on yr sr20det? as the latest speed magazine show a s13 pulling 310rwkw at stock internal. it work out cheaper to mod the engine internal even with those 2.2L kit then do a Rb26 coversion.

[rbs13]

but how easy is it to get 300rwkw and still have something good to drive on the street... WITH OUT doin internals... i would imagine a rb26 would last a hell of a lot longer at these power levels.

[Boostzor]

Still u could do internal work and get 300+hp easy for the price of shoehorning an rb26 in there. Rb26 are not cheap

Plus whenever u put something where its not suposed to be u end up with problems. Well thats what my proctologist told me.

[N I B]

Go for it. A mate has an RB26 and 4WD fitted to a Datto 1600, see it in all the Mags after WAs Motorvation.

[geordie]

HPI had a silvia from japan with the same very conversion, it was a very tidy article. I would stick with the sr and doing the internals as sujested above, simple because yeah the Initial engine cost is massive, you could buy all the aftermarket parts for the price of the engine then use the money you would spend on the install on the sr rebuild. Once done you get a fresh 0km engine (the rb26dett wont be that), and you dont mess up the the realy good weight balance of the sr20 equiped car.

[Maxx]

Originally posted by rbs13

but how easy is it to get 300rwkw and still have something good to drive on the street... WITH OUT doin internals... i would imagine a rb26 would last a hell of a lot longer at these power levels.

well it's all about give up the balance and make it a straigt line ONLY car. As the front is too heavy the car will lost the RWD oversteer natural and understeer a lot more.

btw, what's wrong with doing the internal? look at aust magzine, everyone seems to be proud to have STOCK internal/ bottom end.

u hardly found the engine internal is stock for even lower power car in japan. They usually OVER mod the engine like what the factory does to keep daily reliable.

[morboost]

i think they did more that CLAIM looks like a nice fit in the pics

would only be good for a drifter/ i would hate to drive it to work every day and in the wet, Ha.

[MattyB]

mmm 4wd sil80 with def a sr20. move the engine back into the car for better weight distribution.

hello my dream.

nah *** that. im tooo lazy.

[zforce]

well it's all about give up the balance and make it a straigt line ONLY car. As the front is too heavy the car will lost the RWD oversteer natural and understeer a lot more.

***Have you driven a car with a RB engine in a sil? If not i wouldnt make such a comment.

as the latest speed magazine show a s13 pulling 310rwkw at stock internal.

*** I doubt it would last very long or be very streetable.

[Maxx]

i have OWN a silvia with ca18 and now skyline R33. i am a person who want to put smallest engine on the front to make the car close to 50/50. like meggala's sr20 R32.

well i recommend him to do the bottom end with those 2.2 kit.

i guess after that they should be even stronger than stock RB26.

with tough 2.2 botton end and some head job, it should be alright to push a tubro support 300rwkw and streetable.

btw, will u run 300rwkw everyday on a RWD car??

[Cool Hand Luke]

I have a 180sx with an rb20 and another with an sr... The guy who owned the sr spent alot of money on it (read 15-18,000) and it makes 435rwhp.... To be honest i could never justify spending that much money on a 4cyl, i worked out a RB26 conversion would cost around 11-13000 fitted, plus you can sell your sr/gearbox. From a standard 26 if you really pushed it with the standard turbos you should get 270-280rwkw which is around 370rwhp..... bolt on a turbo and ecu, with a fuel pump an d injectors and your laughing. The weight difference in the rb is noticable, but not what i would call un-balanced!

"Would i run 300rwkw on a rwd on the street??" F*** yes! Its a blast, drive it off boost and you get 420km to a tank, open it up at 80-90kmh with not clutch and the back end just breaks traction and squirms under power, pushes you so hard into the back of the seat! Makes me laugh every time i do it.. Plus you suprise more than a lot of people on the street