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Red tops (there are two red versions, NICS and ECCS) have a 12 port head as opposed to silver tops 6.

Reds have a smaller turbo. Reds have low imp hose tail injectors, silver has high imp O ring type.

Reds are older and from the 31 series cars and parts are a lot scarcer.

Factory VS factory setup the silver has more power. Engines alone with identical ancillaries I reckon there would not be much if anything at all in the power difference.

so how much power difference are we talkin about here? about 20kw?

more than that, i think it's like 40kw

the ECU on the NICS RB20 is really poo poo, to get anything worth while from it you need some re-tuning, head work and a bigger turbo etc etc

Got rid of mine before the car even hit the street

the redtop head vs the silvertop is different in many ways, also the eletrics in the heads are prone to failing - IE CAS sensors etc.

Try finding a CAS for a redtop as there are 3 different ones :D

Its not worth the hassle

stick with silver

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