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Hey guys,

My R33 GTST is up the shitter, i've been told it needs a rebuild

Piston no2 is supposedly has a fracture and is only at 40% compression ratio.

I'm looking at over $3K is that right??

Take of the head etc. maybe might have a bad injector aswell

Can anyone list me more horror stories i'm about to encounter in there aswell???

Now i'm sort of stuck with the do I get a standard set of pistons or go the forge ones.

I've been advised that WISECO are good for it and Tomei

HKS and all the other name brands are way out of th price range.

Everyone I know is telling me go the forge, because i'm in there anyway do it right and its about $500 more.

ANyone know of prices for these mentioned forges around Perth or best to import them direct??

Thanks

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If you can't afford jap pistons stick with stock ones, i don't rate yank stuff like arias, wiseco etc, and a set of hks pistons if you get them from greenline are not that expensive and of a much better spec and quality than the yank stuff..

as for a rebuild, if you buy the pistons budget 2-3k, by the time you factor in labour to remove and put the motor back in, which should take about a day, maybe a day and a bit, to strip the motor down, check, inspect and then reasemble, measure, check, re measure, buy bearings, gaskets, head gasket etc it will come in around the 2-3k from most workshops at a guess..

2nd hand motor range between 2-3k plus installation cost

I'm also in the middle of considering a rebuild. Leakdown and compression test came out bad. Looking for forged pistons as well. You can checkout modyourcar for rough prices

Question is, who can build me a RB30 in perth :-)

actually, where to find a RB30 in perth?

It all depends on what you wanna spent or can spent. When my Gtr's bottom end went, i could just change the crankshaft and be done with it but instead i opted for pistons/rebore/metal gaskets...etc

I agree though that if you wanna put pistons, might as well put Tomei/HKS rather than the Arias. But if you are not gonna be pushin your car hard, then i reckon the Arias will do. As a Trader, i reckon you should shop around and keep asking places like C-red / Hyperdrive..etc.

just recently had mine rebuilt, cost nearly 6K plus forged pistons + head reco ect...

i was orignally going to go stock pistons, but i got CP forgies, because my engine builder recommend them and could source them for the same price as stockers

cool thanks for the replies. Damn its getting damn expensive the problem with the 2nd hand motor you don't know how thrashed that was before and I could be looking at the same problem 1yr down the track.

But crap $5-8K for rebuild oh damn.

I tried looking for Tomei and HKS forgies on greenline and nengun but none mentioned for a RB25 it only had SR20 or RB26. Can anyone point out a model number??

Buy a 3L bottom end ($100-150 complete with rods and pistons), slam your head on it, change the engine number to what you have already on the RB25 and bingo - torque monster engine.

Pretty sure cosworth make tomei pistons, and JE make HKS pistons - may be worth seeing if you can find them, or better still - see if you can source an RB26 crank, rods and pistons - you see them come up second hand from time to time when guys do stroker upgrades.

Buy a 3L bottom end ($100-150 complete with rods and pistons), slam your head on it, change the engine number to what you have already on the RB25 and bingo - torque monster engine.

Pretty sure cosworth make tomei pistons, and JE make HKS pistons - may be worth seeing if you can find them, or better still - see if you can source an RB26 crank, rods and pistons - you see them come up second hand from time to time when guys do stroker upgrades.

ive got a perfect cond rb26 crank and rods for sale in perth ready for inspection for $650 :)

0402 622 317 if u want to call :)

cheers

Brad

If you just want to swap your engine over, there is a guy here http://www.teamloveofdrift.com/driftwa/viewtopic.php?t=78

selling RB25 engine for $2200, swap it over, then sell some bits off your engine (such as the head) to make some money back.

Probably the cheapest option, but the least fun :P

I've rebuilt my engine. From memory, as far as minimum parts go your looking at:

*Pistons

*Complete Gasket Set

*Water Pump (always worth replacing when doing rebuild)

*Fluids, Filters

*Machine the block

*Tidy the head

*Labour

Optional parts included:

*Fuel pump (although not part of engine rebuild, probably the cause of the detonation that caused #2 to shat itself)

*Clutch (option while the engine is out, may need one anyway)

*More labour

Buget an easy $6K...

Sounds like ure making a sandwich there Steve. I dont think its that easy. Plus once u get locked into a serious rebuild the tendency is to push it as far as it will go.  :)

Plus once u get locked into a serious rebuild the tendency is to push it as far as YOU CAN

ps HAHAHAH that made me laugh :huh:

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