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all the machining, painting, various bits and pieces etc and the Arias pistons set me back about $4000... I had my gf's dad who has his own workshop take out the motor, strip it and put it back in again, with some help from me... so I saved $$ on labour

It will go on the dyno soon, just to check a/f ratios etc... I won't be doing a power run for at least 1000km...

my mechanic has layed down the law...

*soup nazi voice* "...no boost for you!"

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4k is around the mark.

I had my RB30 bottom end rebuilt with 87mm forged pistons, balanced to 1gm, blueprinted, multilayer steel headgasket & head bolted on for $3700.

I had it built up with another RB30DET so it saved some $$ in the setting up of machines, tools etc. It saved myself around $500.

The blueprinting was done for a carton of crownies and some company's time :)

The head cost me another $1100 to rebuild, port & polish.

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lol..

Its taken me almost 2 years to get my RB30DET in from the day I first bought the rb30E series 2 NA block.

It was easier than I expected..

Only mods really required were the engine mounts & Dump pipe..

Thats unless you use a Greedy RB25 plenum then it all bolts in no problemo.

RB25DET is a good motor. :D

If I had a RB25DET I probably wouldn't go the RB30DET to be honests.

I would have looked at 87mm pistons, GTR crank & rods.

But being a R32 owner I was cursed with the RB20DET... lol :D

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Very clean looking engine.

Stock turbo or have you upgraded that also?

yeah they did a good job, from what I can tell...

just the stock turbo went back on, its going to be a slow build up now... I had a cooler and a few other bits and pieces that were going on the old engine, but had to cancel my orders to finance the rebuild...

It all comes down to $$$ I could have gone into debt to get more goodies but wasn't that keen to pimp myself... yet... :boobies2:

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lol..

Its taken me almost 2 years to get my RB30DET in from the day I first bought the rb30E series 2 NA block.

It was easier than I expected..

Only mods really required were the engine mounts & Dump pipe..

Thats unless you use a Greedy RB25 plenum then it all bolts in no problemo.

RB25DET is a good motor. ;)

If I had a RB25DET I probably wouldn't go the RB30DET to be honests.

I would have looked at 87mm pistons, GTR crank & rods.

But being a R32 owner I was cursed with the RB20DET... lol :rolleyes:

the rb20det is NOT a curse! ;)

on and nice looking engine, Nick - its great to have you back on the road...

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