HELP.........need engine rebuild

[lismo]

Hi All,

My engine was just pulled down and i found out my pistons and rings are all shattered!!! My block is in a mess and needs boring.....my head neads a complete recondition.

I cant believe this has happened......i could understand one or two pistons but not ALL!!!

The car was tuned at 12psi and had 209.1 rwkw. Ive always looked after my car, servicing every 5000km's and was hardly ever flogged. I lost my licence for 6 months and it wasnt driven very much in that time either......ive been able to drive it only for the last 2 months and it started dropping a piston on idle.

I think im going to cry.......

Im thinking of boring to the size of a rb26 and putting some rb26 forged pistons in.......i was thinking of putting in some '26 rods and cams to save some money instead of buying new forged ones....... Im just worried if i dont buy forged i will eventually have the same problem again......i am dropping in a bigger turbo when the rebuild is complete but its not huge, just one that will bolt on to the original T3 flange and has a 500hp rating......

Will the engine be tough enough to handle it with the above parts???

Has anyone done anything similar?????

And can some people help me with my engine rebuild???

All advice is much apprieciated................

Thankyou..............................liz

[Sambo33]

dont cry, the same situation has happened to heaps of people

im getting a full rebuild of my RB25 at the moment, forged pistons ect. it should end up at about $5500. I had pretty much the same thing happen, ringlands are shot on all 6 pistons. the way i see it, my engine should be bullet-proof on my belhaf of ownership, and i can do a few track-days without worrying about my motor dying.

btw, the guy rebuilding my engine organised all the forged parts for the same price as factory items

[hungry6]

The tell tales of a dead rb25 is when u first starts up and a lil puff of white smoke comes out and disappears, also most of the damage may not be done by yourself.

The last gtr I had it had bent valves burnt pistons and a shot cyl 6 , it leak test fine and drove fine until the dread ticks in the top end grew louder. After i got the car. weeks later, so a perfectly good reason to do a good rebuild.