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hey all, just wanted to ask any guys with 31's whats involved with putting a 20 or 25 into a 31? looking at a cheap 2l pintara wagon and rough cost for putting in a 20 or 25 with auto box.

rather put in this section for a quick reply. wondering if it could be done for around the 4K mark not including the car.

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matt

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hey all, just wanted to ask any guys with 31's whats involved with putting a 20 or 25 into a 31? looking at a cheap 2l pintara wagon and rough cost for putting in a 20 or 25 with auto box.

rather put in this section for a quick reply. wondering if it could be done for around the 4K mark not including the car.

cheers

matt

While I never swapped an engine in my old r31, I did have the misfortune to have the torque converter die... was cheaper to get it converted to manual, so naturally I did that. I think the parts were around $650 which came with the pedals and xfercase and clutch, and around $650 labor to fit.. this was back in 2003 so I don't know if the parts/labor would be cheaper/more expensive but I'm guessing if you got the engine + box you'd save a bit. That said the sr20 is probably cheaper and lighter and they give a decent amount of power and are pretty darn strong... also you'd have to factor in getting bigger brakes and getting it engineered. Dark.Sky put a rb25det into his 32 which originally had the rb20det and he had to do the above so you can guess that there is probably a little bit more involved for you...

-D

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gonna struggle doin that on a pintara matt

even tho the r31 platform is different, the trans tunnel on the manual is narrower

*edit* - read that you're goin to do it with an auto, thats not so bad

if its pintara, you'll just need skyline crossmember and some RB30 engine mounts (as the RB20 / RB25 ones push it too far forward and fan chews out the back of the radiator)

if you can find a skyline to put it into, piece of cake. swap RB30 engine mounts off and onto the new motor, run loom, think theres like 5 wires to get it to basically power up (theres a wiki section on R31SC with this info from memory). If you score an S3, the auto is the same as 20DET and 25DET auto boxes (4sp electronic auto)

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haha thats what i was thinking matt. found a one owner pintara with only 120000 ks on it. its got the 2l auto and only wants $1200 for it.

yeah adam something to put the dogs in the back. dont think i could handle the stock 2L though

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tonnes of gxe , silo, and TI s3 r31 for 500-1000 bucks in vic country area. in good nick too just out of rego- RWC

ebay is full of them

rb20det one too but he wants a bit much for it

I tried to buy a nice one in dinga the other day but someone was test driving it while the guy was on the phone to me, kid bought it. grrrrrrrrrr

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yeah more than i have to spend though:( only have a budget of 5K at this stage

If 5k total is your budget, I'd definately follow the above advice and just buy a 31 with all the bits and pieces (one with an rb30 will do) - Can probably get a Silhouette for that money in decent nick - good cars

-D

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If 5k total is your budget, I'd definately follow the above advice and just buy a 31 with all the bits and pieces (one with an rb30 will do) - Can probably get a Silhouette for that money in decent nick - good cars

-D

nah has to be a wagon so silo is out. thinking maybe a patrol with the rb30 in and doing some mods on one of them

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nah has to be a wagon so silo is out. thinking maybe a patrol with the rb30 in and doing some mods on one of them

... or just get an R31 Wagon... the GXE's are pretty darn good as a platform to start with... I don't argue with your choice but the r31 platform is robust and is good for many applications - just need to be patient and get the right one

Good luck! I reckon for $5k you'll get an excellent skyline

-D

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