Help With My Engine Rebuild $$$$ Spent So Far

[chrislesnar]

Hey guys, i have been modding my rb25 vl calais for the past 6 months and what turned into a manual conversion ended being a whole rebuild. Manual conversion recently got completed so i sent it to workshop for FMIC, 550cc injectors, greddy plenum, rb25 neo hi-flow turbo, z32 afm, power fc. Turned out the hunk of shit had low compression, 90 in cylinder 3 and i think 120 in cylinder 4 and 5.

I would like to do a rebuild but not a crazy rebuild that will cost me like 10g, i was thinking pistons, rods and make head gasket. I have a little over 4 grand to spend. What should i be looking to get for this.

Car is not a daily driver.

[Supa Steve]

Mate just got my 30/26 in my BT1 built by Red R Racing, highly recommend.

They have done quite a few builds for guys on here, check out NYTSKY's and murrayis threads just to name a couple on the go at the moment. They also built Mercury Motorsport's 1071awhp R34, absolute weapon as well as their 9 second street GTR 'twoogle'.

email paul at redrracing@twoogle.com.au

Edited October 8, 2010 by Supa Steve

[DVS JEZ]

does the car run? was it running before you took it to the workshop?

i would get a 2nd hand motor from a wreckers or on this forum, will work out heaps cheaper, and wont take long to do,

building a motor sounds all well and good, i have 4g i want pistons 1200 headgasket 300 all the little gaskets etc 100+ bearings 300, machine work 2500 and then the killer is labour, taking it in and out 400 ish, building the motor 1000.

adds up really quickly, trust me

[GUN_METAL_GTR32]

SPOOLIMPORTS.COM.AU SELL GOOD REBUILD KITS.

AS DOES HORSEPOWER IN A BOX. IF U GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE RB25 REBUILD KITS MANY PAGES WILL COME UP.

4K SHOULD JUST CUT IT...PROBS CLOSER TO 5K

[N1GTR]

4k won't get you much.

Best to buy a motor from a wrecker (do a compression test first) and throw that in. You wont need the whole forged internals for a highflow rb25 turbo and 550cc injectors, sure forged is better, but it's costly.

Anyone who's actually built a motor in their car will agree.

[DVS JEZ]

  N1GTR said:

4k won't get you much.

Best to buy a motor from a wrecker (do a compression test first) and throw that in. You wont need the whole forged internals for a highflow rb25 turbo and 550cc injectors, sure forged is better, but it's costly.

Anyone who's actually built a motor in their car will agree.

AGREE 10000%

[zebra]

Standard Internals ftw!

If the 25 is dead than it is the perfect excuse to drop a RB30 back in and slap the 25 head on, a RB30 with a set of cast pistons, new rings and bearings will easy last years and years with a highflow turbo on the side.