Rb30e Block/engine

[fikemoo]

Hi guys i posted up a thread about trying to find an importer/exporter to get one fo these over to the uk but its actually easier for me to just sort out all the shipping myself, so im now just looking for somebody with a series 2 rb30e engine or block needs to be in good condition, well only the crank needs to be good as forged pistons and rods will be going in.

All id need from the person is them to strap it down to a pallet for me and drain the oil and water out if its a complete engine

thanks Mike

[fikemoo]

Have the money waiting just need somebody to sell me a good rb30 block or bare engine. Have one lined up from a breakers but I think he wants a bit to much 450 aud. Can you beat this?

Mike

[NISR32.5]

I think you will find that is an average price these days for a good condition motor. Every man and dog wants the rb30 bottom ends now. I remember when you could pick them up for $50-100. Not very often now.

[SkudR33]

I got mine running in good condition 2 years ago for about $200

[fikemoo]

Yeah this does seem to be the case. I've also been offered a short motor for 330 and a complete engine for 100. The complete engine has been in storage for 5 years though but I'm assured it was a runner before it got put in storage

[fikemoo]

just a quick bump as im after a bit of advice i have seen tons and tons of threads about people asking the difference between the holden and nissan rb30 blocks and the answer is always nothing the only difference comes from what year the block was amde ie if it is a series 2 or series 1, but i find people are always talking about the r31 skyline or the vl, my question lies with the patrol block which is called a rb30s not a rb30e i know this is because it is a carb engine not electronic fuel but are there any other differences, mainly in the block? like different pistons? compression? or is it the same aslong as its a series 2 ofc

thanks Mike

[niZmO_Man]

The "series 1" RB30 blocks don't have the bungs for oil and water lines. The rest do. Everything else is pretty much the same (VL turbo engines have lower compression).

Not sure on the Patrol block but I'd imagine they're the same as series 1.

[fikemoo]

Thankyou for the reply I have seen some people selling a patrol rb30 as a series 2 engine. But as you said I'd of expected it to be a series 1 as the patrol rb30 was the most basic of all three

[niZmO_Man]

Well if you're not going to use the bungs on the block, it wouldn't matter which series you get.

Ask the seller for pictures, look for this:

http://wiki.r31skylineclub.com/index.php/Turbocharging#Connections_To_Block

[fikemoo]

It's a series 2 I'm after as im building a rb25/30 the seller has shown me pictures of all the bungs so I'm sure it's a series 2 block which is great. But the first thing I noticed was the sump is completely different to the vl and skyline ones and it just made me wonder what else might be different on a patrol rb30