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I just picked up a GT Coupe NON turbo for $5500, I know a bargain, well it was my cousin who sold it to me. The engine is in "pretty good" condition, it's not exactly immaculate. it runs but there are several oil leaks and it needs a ring change as per the mechanics saying. I'm thinking about putting an RB26 in. What would it take? I know I have to guy the engine but after that, do I have to do modifications to the chassis or just bolt in. How do I hook it up to the drive shaft. I know I'm a noob but if I'm doing a swap then why not the RB. By the way what about the RTA, do I have to notify them or something. Is this even legal to do. Do I have to get the car reinspected by blue slip. What about cops won't they ask why it's a RB26 not the stock engine, even if I tell the RTA? Please guys the engine in this thing is ****ed up, it runs but my mechanic said change it, the cracks in the sump are too expensive and not worth it.

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Prepare yourself for alot of money and a fair bit of headfarking.

RB26 in good condition: $4,000 - $4,500.

Custom sump (without diff): $500

Installation labor: $1,000 - $1,200

Then prepare yourself for blown turbo town, most rb26's turbos are getting on, and it'd be a wise move for the sake fo your engine to swap to a single or get new -5s (GT2860) within the next 6 months.

You'll have to notify the RTA, I don't know about eastern states laws, but you'll def need an inspection of some sort. You wouldn't wanna risk it, You'd barely last a few weeks judging by the rate that skylines get hassled on the roads, and they'd take one peek in your engine bay and see that it's not stock...

+ electronics, ecu etc??? i needed all those parts when i did my conversion. also exhaust would needa be redone, dont know if you still need to modify your brakes either if you put a higher performance engine into your car, the non turbo brakes are so small you can barely stop a horse with them.....

engineers report or certificate???

also are you still allowed to put an older motor in a newer car??? somewhere i read about that, or was that just for compliance??

a copper aint going to look your vehicle record and see that it is a non-turbo, or and RB26 bla bla bla.

They will seach your plates and see "Nissan Skyline", nothing else. A police officer is not going to be able to tell that your car is a factory non-turbo just by looking at the vehicle record, nor will they be able to tell the difference between and RB26 and an RB25 non-turbo, expect for the few police officer's who may have some mechanical knowledge....

don't forget a turbo gearbox (unless the r34 natro boxes are stronger than the r33 natro boxes), brake upgrade (if needed), LSD.

yes you need to notify the transport department. you may possibly need it blue plated.

to be honest, for what it will cost you to do it you could sell the natro, buy a turbo 34 and do mods to it and be making more power than a stock 26.

That's not the point, a built Civic might too but I loath civics lol. The point is the RB26 has more potential and is bigger. I mean why bother with an RB25. The 26 STOCK is BETTER. It's just the way it is. Now I could build a RWD GT-R here, yeh its not going to be a GTR but I never said it was. It's an RB26 Skyline RWD. I'll even put the GTR body kit and fenders to give it that look.

Anyways so what should I do at first, ask the RTA or build the car then go. Is it the RTA or the transport department or are they the same which you're talking about. By the way when cops look they don't see a Skyline GTR they see skyline so he's going to harass me, naturally as he is a useless loser. But anyways be that as it may I don't want trouble. So what should I do first for those who have done. What did you guys do?

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