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Hi Guys,

Just found out ive got a cracked cyclinder head, and im trying to figure out what to do.

Im not too bad with doing basic mods.. but i have no idea when it comes to complexities of the engine/internals itself.

Do I:

Repair/fix existing crack?

Engine swap for another RB25

While its out go forged or RB30DET?

meh its out.. get a cheap Nissan v8 engine.

or other..

as i said.. i have NO real idea what to do at this point, i havent been quoted YET for fixing/repairing the existing head.

My goals for the car at the moment are very open.. i WAS aiming for epic responsive RB with 250-260rwkw.. however if im going to buy a new engine, why not do work on the engine for 3-4 months and aim for a higher power output since the engine is out/alot easier to mod.

atm i aim to finish the engine with 10k to spend TOTAL.. dont add in costs of selling existing block/turbo.

part of the 10k will go towards Exhaust+clutch+fuel pump+ecu+ebc.. so take that outta the total.. wanting reliability if its not too much to ask for also..

Car already has an Apexi turbo to make the 250/260kw..just hasnt been boosted yet

Thx for any/all HELPFUL input.

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10k doesnt go far, especially when ur handy rather than totally competent. Not having a stab just being honest.

put another head on it and get back to doing good valuable bolt ons with ur 10k :P

I had my head ported out while been decked with tomei cams, guides, seals, seats.

valve guide in #6 overexpanded, cracked the head, ruined.

the machinist shop and my tuner/workshop re-did another head for me no charge

car had coolant.. but you see if you remove sparkplug #6 and look in there and crank the engine, you will see coolant going in there.

so yeh.. coolant leak is for sure.

Just gave my mecchy the go ahead to take the head off and tell me whats broken.. and ill update thread from there.

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