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You and me both Joe.

I will also be using a full race manifold on a built 32 GT-R so I'll just see what state the crank is in when I pull it out as to whether I get a stroker or not.

Otherwise I will just rebuild my 26.

Should be a quick car.

What's the Goss on pistons rings and rods at the moment ?

I'm looking at JE pistons with carillo rods atm unless somebody stops me.

working under the assumption I don't end up needing the stroker kit.

Also bearings etc if anyone has any suggestions outside the usual ACL goodness.

There is nothing wrong with JE pistons and carrillo rods are awesome as well. As for bearings I use king bearings in my rb25 as well as the JE forged pistons. Any top name pistons are up to the task of abuse in rbxx engines. And everyone will differ in opinion. More come down to how well it's screwed together in my opinion.

Cheers Josh

my 2c? anything is useable in a mild build. buy whatever is cheap. I've used 5+ types of pistons and all have been equivalent.

If you want a billion horsepower it's different, if not it is the machining that matters most

I want 600hp at the wheels, would you consider that enough to warrant more research Dunc ?

is this enough power to warrant the stroker ?

Keep your suggestions coming !

Power won't warrant a stroker.

Where you want the power will.

Your budget really will depend on what you buy. No point buying carillos if they aren't needed. $$$ for other parts.

Nitto do combos with rods and JE pistons

Like Duncan said, more often than not its the machining that is the make or break factor.

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I want 600hp at the wheels, would you consider that enough to warrant more research Dunc ?

is this enough power to warrant the stroker ?

Keep your suggestions coming !

Plenty of good pistons out there Mitch. Pay more attention to the gudgeon than the piston for that power level.

600hp = 450kw at the fly = ~350kw at the wheels.....pretty normal power level as far as I'm concerned, and it certainly doesn't need anything special.

I'd be more careful over 400-450atw.

600hp = 450kw at the fly = ~350kw at the wheels.....pretty normal power level as far as I'm concerned, and it certainly doesn't need anything special.

Yeah Dunc, I want 600hp/450kw at the wheels.

wondering whether I'll need the stroker for driveability.

aren't the pins usually supplied ?

I'll be getting Chiltons to do the machining.

I'd be more careful over 400-450atw.

There is a nitto 2.7ltr stroker short block for sale in the for sale section. With 450kw Atws more capacity is always going to be better. Just depends what you want to use the car for and how much money you want to spend. It'll be roughly 15k+ for a decent built stroker in my experiences with mates builds. You could always put a dirty 30 in. After that I doubt you would ever look back.

Cheers Josh

There is a nitto 2.7ltr stroker short block for sale in the for sale section. With 450kw Atws more capacity is always going to be better. Just depends what you want to use the car for and how much money you want to spend. It'll be roughly 15k+ for a decent built stroker in my experiences with mates builds. You could always put a dirty 30 in. After that I doubt you would ever look back.

Cheers Josh

Hey Mate,

once you've overbored a normal 26 there isn't really much to displacement to be gained by going to a 2.7.

A 2.8 is the smallest stroker I would consider.

in my situation the only costs I have are parts and machining.

through my research I found the RB30 to be less cost effective than a 2,8 stroker or a normal 26.

Unless people know cheaper places to buy stuff than I have found, which is one of the points of this thread lol.

Cheers,

Mitch.

A well built 2.6 will give more power then needed on the street, JEs and Carillos are more then upto the power you want as are all the others mentioned so whatever you feel comfortable forking out for will work just fine

but if the crank has to be replaced anyway then for the extra cost a stroker is the way to go for the extra capacity, I am nearly finished with a rb2630 build, capacity is king but how much, I think its size v cost v hassle, if I did it again the BC 2.9 would be the way I went

I have brought from those ebay guys before with no hassles

A well built 2.6 will give more power then needed on the street, JEs and Carillos are more then upto the power you want as are all the others mentioned so whatever you feel comfortable forking out for will work just fine

but if the crank has to be replaced anyway then for the extra cost a stroker is the way to go for the extra capacity, I am nearly finished with a rb2630 build, capacity is king but how much, I think its size v cost v hassle, if I did it again the BC 2.9 would be the way I went

I have brought from those ebay guys before with no hassles

Thanks dude,

I am leaning towards one of those strokers.

I will start to compile a list for all of you to critique.

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