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Hi all,

i'm new to the skyline rage, i have a R33 GTS T, now i want to do some mods to it and have been thinking about the RB26DETT head.

I simply asking, would this head fit onto my engine, and if so, is it worth doing at all, and if so, is there anything else i would have to change e.g. exhaust, intake.

thanks

Joe

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Hi all,

i'm new to the skyline rage, i have a R33 GTS T, now i want to do some mods to it and have been thinking about the RB26DETT head.

I simply asking, would this head fit onto my engine, and if so, is it worth doing at all, and if so, is there anything else i would have to change e.g. exhaust, intake.

thanks

Joe

Unless you have huge plans for the car a 26 head is honestly not a good starting point and you would just be throwing money away.

I'd recommend having a read through the forced induction section of the forums.

There are plenty of threads in there with good advice on what mods will give you the best power for dollar increases.

If you are starting with a completely standard car however, I'd suggest looking at improving things in the handling department and removing unnecessary weight if that's an option for you before adding power.

Don't cheap out on tires either, if you can't get the power to the ground efficiently you are just wasting money.

If you can give people a few more details on what the car has done currently and what your goals are and budget you will probably get a lot more helpful advice. :cheers:

Edited by «Cyph3r»

well thanks for the info so far.

the car is a R33 GTS T, the only mods done are very small, 3" exhaust system from turbo back and FMIC, i also installed a turbosmart BOV and turbo timer when i bought the car.

i'm not looking for ridiculously huge amount of power, more after more then stock power, i believe that the R33 GTS T came with about 180 RWKW, and as such something like 300 RWKW would be more then enough for what i would like to have, i only asked this question as i was looking on eBay and found a few of them, but if it not really woth the hassel then i guess i will simple look at ECU turbo intake injectors and handiling side of things.

Again thanks for the help so far.

Joe

Hi Joe,

If your future power goals are 300rwkw this will be able to be attained with out even needing to port the rb25 head.

The main advantage with the RB26 head is the solid lifter setup allowing for higher revs than the RB25 cylinder head which uses a hydraulic lifter arrangement.

300rwkw is a pretty common power figure from RB25DET setups these days and isn't an overly difficult goal to reach.

Just have a read through the Forced Induction section, particularly the RB25 Turbo Upgrade, All Dyno Results thread which can give you some ideas of how different combinations have performed.

Good place to start would be an electronic boost controller, some 740cc injectors (can use later for 300rwkw), fuel pump, z32 air flow meter if not changing to map sensor and an ecu.

Nistunes can't really be beat for the money if you have a good local tuner that can use them.

Edited by «Cyph3r»

thanks for that, i'll be checking those areas out soon, got a mate who had a R33 did some very minor things and got some good power, but i would like a little more then what he got.

got another question here, is it possible to get 370 RWHP out of a stock turbo, changing things like ECU injectors F/pump and some other items?

Impossible to make 370rwhp (270rwkw) on a stock turbo. 270rwhp (200rwkw) is the limit.

I think you really need to do some basic reasearch mate before you go looking towards 300rwkw (400rwhp).

Its not a cheap excercise if you want a decent setup - and for goodness sake don't look for the cheap "ebay" special items. They will end up costing you double. Buy genuine the first time.

You are looking at the upper limits of the stock motor as well, so unless you have cash to rebuild, dont be chasing limits that push the reliability envelope.

Thanks for that mate, a total engine rebuild is on the table and will be getting done properly, using forged internals, but this will be done over time.

the reason for the rebuild will purely the fact that the engine is getting a little old now at 160,000 + k's and like you have said, i want my car to be reliable, as this is my daily car as well.

would a full rebuild with forged internals and a new aftermarket ECU be a wise choice as a first step in mods?

thanks again for the help,

Joe

Impossible to make 370rwhp (270rwkw) on a stock turbo. 270rwhp (200rwkw) is the limit.

I think you really need to do some basic reasearch mate before you go looking towards 300rwkw (400rwhp).

Its not a cheap excercise if you want a decent setup - and for goodness sake don't look for the cheap "ebay" special items. They will end up costing you double. Buy genuine the first time.

You are looking at the upper limits of the stock motor as well, so unless you have cash to rebuild, dont be chasing limits that push the reliability envelope.

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