Rb20E To Rb25De Swap Costs ?

[Ethanr33]

I recently purchased an r33 gts I didn't think the rb20e would be so bad ..... I was rong it's gutless

I can get an rb25 real cheap was just wondering the costs of installing it !!??

[mad082]

depends on how much of the work you can do yourself.

[Ethanr33]

None no tools

[mad082]

then it will cost a fair bit. quite a few hundred. it would probably be cheaper in the long run to sell your car and buy one with it in there stock.

[Ethanr33]

Rb25 for 300 $

[mad082]

does that come with eccu and wiring loom? cause you will need all of that too.

so all up with the engine and fitting you will be looking at over $1000.

[StevenCJR31]

^^^^ this amount and that is a modest guesstimate. . .~as advised, you would be better off getting a car with the motor you want already in it especially as you have no tools

[*LOACH*]

If you are going to go to the expense and hassle of doing an engine swap you should really consider something that is going to give a significant performance increase as the RB20 NA to RB25 NA isn't much of an improvement. Have a chat to Nick, he is a good bloke and is going through an LS1 conversion at the moment. Nick is pretty easy to track down, he only has one leg, a special arm attachment for his ratchet shifter and captains the fair ship Natro. Here is an artists impression:

[Captain Natro]

Bahaha, thanks bro... Loving the artists impression

Going from a 20e to the 25de you'll deffinetly notice a difference, but... It still won't be a rocket ship, but it will have alot more "go" refer to the "Are Natro Rbs really that slow" thread.

My conversion is a lot more difficult then what a turbo rb swap would be into the r chassis you have. So like i said before go and have a read through the "how to turbo your NA" thread or track down a turbo rb donk, either way you'll need an engineers mod plate and have to alter your rego/insurance details

Edited January 27, 2013 by Captain Natro

[Captain Natro]

Sorry mate thought this was another thread ive posted in that was similar, to cut a long story short.

You've unfortunately found yourself with possibly the worst skyline combo you can buy

question number 1... Are you on your Ps? If the answer is yes then scrap the whole thing as you'll require a mod plate instantly disqualifying you from legally driving it (regardless if its NA or not)

So you can't do any of the work yourself, this is a major disadvantage as a work shop is going to charge you $70 an hour just in labour alone before they ad parts on top of that.

....have a search around the place on here regarding (Natro) engine conversions I'm sure you'll find something.

(I have a feeling you'll be shocked by how much this will end up costing you if you went down this original route)

Rb20e to det swap: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/418058-rb20e-to-rb20de/page__pid__6721237#entry6721237

Na+t conversion thread: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/249186-nat-power-results-na-t-turbo-conversions-only/page__pid__6587345__st__140#entry6587345

Are they slow? (first few pages are relevant, the rest is rubbish, partially my fault lol) http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/417003-are-nas-really-that-slow-or-are-people-talking-out-their-ass/page__pid__6722430__st__320#entry6722430

Edited January 27, 2013 by Captain Natro

[Ethanr33]

Looks like ill be driving an rb20e till I get off my ps and get an rb25det thanks guys