Rb20Det Engine Swap

[AcurrentAffair]

is it worth swapping a rb20det out of a 92 gts thats got alot of km's with a n/a engine and how much could you buy a decent engine for and sell the old one??

[rickr333]

Yeah but Id kill the RB first, then sell it then drop a Windsor or something in....thatd be choice

[AcurrentAffair]

How much would this type of thing cost and how long would it take??

And does it have to be the same (rb series engines) out of another skyline, or can I get one out of a 300zx or something??

Edited April 11, 2011 by hooon

[rickr333]

Any thing is possible if u have money to waste, If your doing it yourself and know what your doin id say a couple months depending opn your skill level & time allocated etc paying a garage or something if you could even find anyone willing to do it id say ud be lookin around 8-10k, but at least theyd do a good job. just buy another car if you had that sort of coin, I think Wangan Midnight does these sort of conversions in his shed, shoot him a pm he might be able to help you

Edited April 11, 2011 by rickr333

[Truffles]

Wait. You're swapping an RB20det OUT of an N/A car? or swapping the DET with a DE engine? Either way, it's gernerally over capitalising.

If it's a non-turbo car, service it and sell it on to a P-plater. They pay top dollar for the privilege.

Use the money to buy a turbocharged car. Win win.

Edited April 11, 2011 by Truffles

[AcurrentAffair]

I've read it costs about 500 to fit a new motor, + whatever the cost the engine is, and its swapping out a det engine for a de

[rickr333]

Yeah thatd definently be alot cheaper, I thought u were keen on the windsor idea......guess no, that wouldnt be too hard to do yourself

Edited April 11, 2011 by rickr333

[AcurrentAffair]

So just to clarify, if I find a rb20de that's in a fairly good condition, I should be able to get that put into the car no problems??

[rickr333]

Im no skyline expert, but I cant see why not

[Galois]

I think Wangan Midnight does these sort of conversions in his shed, shoot him a pm he might be able to help you

Out-freakin-standing hahahahaha.

hooon, what was the car originally, gts or gtst. swapping an engine over is a lot of effort, your $500 quote is probably for just swapping an engine with another of the same engine with things going well.

The car would have required a new ecu, wiring loom, and engine, and the addition of an intercooler, plenty of piping, turbo etc etc to be changed from gts to gtst.

The NA section has heaps of info there if you search for it, sooooo many threads detailing engine swaps and costs etc.

Also why do you want to go NA anyways? If it were me I'd be putting an rb25det in there with a highflow turbo.

[AcurrentAffair]

The car was originally a gts-t, I only want to swap the engine for a n/a beacause of the restrictions, no insurance etc, and the engines not in very good condition.

[Galois]

The car was originally a gts-t, I only want to swap the engine for a n/a beacause of the restrictions, no insurance etc, and the engines not in very good condition.

What restrictions? Are you a p plater?

Insurance? It is unlikely to be any cheaper for a highly modified car, which is essentially what an engine transplant is. Think about it, it's not a gtst, it's a gtst+engine swap, which is a lot harder to replace than just a gtst, which there are many of these days.

[Truffles]

What restrictions? Are you a p plater?

Insurance? It is unlikely to be any cheaper for a highly modified car, which is essentially what an engine transplant is. Think about it, it's not a gtst, it's a gtst+engine swap, which is a lot harder to replace than just a gtst, which there are many of these days.

I'm guessing he would be a p-plater.

Yes it would be cheaper, probably. It doesn't matter about the "replacement" car. The insurance company will just give a value and payout according to that. They don't care what you replace it with once they give you the money.

I'd be double checking to see you can rego and insure a turbo car that's had the N/A engine swap, as a P-plater. Should be able to, but it's worth setting up before you spend all the money.

As I originally said; unless you can swap the engine yourself, it's not a financially smart option to essentially make the car worse than it already is. Buy a factory N/A or wait until you're on your open license and buy a factory turbocharged car.

Edited April 12, 2011 by Truffles

[R31Nismoid]

As with all other P-Plater "i wanna put a N/A into a turbo" - The car is still illegal.

Please take the time to use the search function. This has been covered enough.