Rb26 my r33 gtst or swap for gts4

[ryanr2500]

Hey guys,

I'm halfway through my 26 build, and have started contemplating whether to swap my 33gtst for a gts4 and have 4wd.  I know the gts4 26 swap is easy compared to going in a 33 gtst, but the gts4 will have its own headaches, changing all the brakes from 4 to 5pot.  Which one would be more of a pain? I'm assuming the 33gtst but would love other opinions from people that have done it!!

 

And future worth wise, would a factory gtst manual turbo with a 26 in it be worth more than a gts4 manual with a 26..?  I just know, once I do this, noone will really know the history of the car :/..  was also thinking about swapping this for a gtr shell but I need to get the fk out of fairy land..  still there.

[GTSBoy]

If you're going to have an RB26 (assuming turbo) whichever way you go, then.....it would be sensible to not consider whether the starter car was turbo or NA. it won't matter, because it will be an RB26 turbo either way.

Go GTS4.

[Duncan]

either car will be worth more unmodified, with it's original engine. The skyline world has changed a lot in the last 5 years.

I don't think an rb26 swap into a 33 gtst is a good choice....very expensive way to go compared to just building an rb25 that does whatever you want it to do. If you want to change something an rb30 is a better starting place, with rb25 head on it.

[GTSBoy]

2 hours ago, Duncan said:

either car will be worth more unmodified, with it's original engine.

Is that really going to be true of an NA GTS4 though? I mean....who would want one, at any price?

[robbo_rb180]

3 hours ago, Duncan said:

either car will be worth more unmodified, with it's original engine. The skyline world has changed a lot in the last 5 years.

I don't think an rb26 swap into a 33 gtst is a good choice....very expensive way to go compared to just building an rb25 that does whatever you want it to do. If you want to change something an rb30 is a better starting place, with rb25 NEO head on it.

FYP
Solid lifters and VCT 😁

[Josh222]

1 hour ago, GTSBoy said:

Is that really going to be true of an NA GTS4 though? I mean....who would want one, at any price?

Americans

[Duncan]

1 hour ago, robbo_rb180 said:

FYP
Solid lifters and VCT 😁

True, but OP doesn't have one of those heads sitting in the engine bay 

[ryanr2500]

3 hours ago, Duncan said:

True, but OP doesn't have one of those heads sitting in the engine bay 

I did have the chance to get a tomei solid conversion kit for 1400 and was going to put the gtr intake on the 25 head (didnt want to use adapter so abit of fab works was needed) but then people were saying just put the gtr head on it.. 

so I was going to go that way, but already having it all sitting there made me think, just put a whole 26 in it. not a bits and pieces thing.. at least this way ill have a complete 25det to sell or throw in something silly