Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Has anyone used this or know of anyone who's used it?

Or any experiences with other Japanese full counter balanced cranks?

For the price id expect it to be pretty special.. any comments appreciated.

I am aware that a 3litre can be built for similar money so lets keep comments on the stroker kits and Jap brand counter balanced cranks!

cheers

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/91381-hks-28l-stroker-kit-in-rb26/
Share on other sites

Which stroker kit? The Step I, II, III or high-deck? Each handles more and more power, but the price increases accordingly as well.

They are good up to their rated hp limit, but for the step I and II, I believe you can make something capable of holding the same power levels with less outlay. I dont think the extra 200cc's will make a massive difference in turbo response times etc.

err, then why the f**k would you do it?

Oh thats right, I forgot it came with a counterweight steel crankshaft, forged conrods, forged pistons... now where did I put my $12,000 packet of 200cc shake-and-bake...

I said "massive" difference, it would make a difference but people who go "omg I have an extra 200 corn chips, my turbo will now spool 3000rpm earlier" need their head read.

Edited by Amaru

well lets forget about the price for a moment, i want to hear from anyone whos experienced one. Officially (not counting internet purchases direct from Japan) HKS australia has sold only six 2.8L kits in the whole of Australia. Would love to hear from one of these owners!

i got a JUN 2.7L billet crank and its sooo smooth it looks fake honestly. and it weighs exactly the same as the stock crank.

havent built the motor yet, so no info on usage. 11K rpm should be alright though :(

Xspeed in perth has a 2.8L hks stroker gtr

www.xspeed.com.au

cheers

Brad

post-20455-1129542236.jpg

post-20455-1129542309.jpg

Edited by StageZilla

thanks champions! that is a gorgeous looking crank! Im just about to source a 2.8 for myself, but running GT2530's. Where are you located Gav? would be great to see your GTRS results and especially how the motor feels at those high revs.

Edited by SLY33

i dont have a 2.8 crank,just the standard one.

from what i can see the main advantage of a "full counter crank" whether it be forged or billet is you get rid of most of the nasty rb26 destroying harmonics.

so that oil pump can take the extra rpm and not explode.

even beter is if they come with a nice big damper(ati superdamper etc)

the extra 200cc is a nice trade off.

Gav is from perth too but travels 99% of the time from what ive seen :lol:

good to see three of the counterweight crank rb26s are from Perth :angry:

and the JUN crank is rated upto 13K rpm but ive been told to goto 11k to be safe :D

Edited by StageZilla

yer i think the main thing with 2.7-2.8 litre RB27-8 is that they really can handle huge rpm 11500-13000 which means even more crazy head work then the motor its self which is why most people are using 3l kits for daily driven cars.

my 2c

Brad

i think japan would get the rb30 blocks if they were soo crash hot and brilliant, but obviously they know they aint very good at high power and thats the reason they have these $20k kits instead which are built for the power from scratch, not from a vl 6 banger family hack engine, which is along way from a rb26 in any stretch of the imagination as being a performance built engine.

compare apples with apples ;)

The Rb26 was built as a high performance motor to start with, so saying rb30's are like a family hack engine, could be the same for rb25's or rb20's.

Im not into the theory of it all, but dont most engine builders strive for what they call a "square" motor? Which the rb30 is ideal..ie 86x86

I think Japan would use them, but like Duncan said they dont have them lying around for $100 a pop....

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Yeah, plenty of air flow, there is a dedicated path that feeds the air in to the OEM intake tube behind the bumper As for a "tangible effect", maybe, but getting the pod/intake air out of the hot engine bay is worth it psychologically to me, even if it gives no performance difference, so the tangible effect in my Lizard brain saysss yessss  In the end, to me a tangible effect isn't always about performance, sometimes it a sound or a look, or even a...... feeling  Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga
    • yeah first and reverse is where you will find clutch release issues (whether hydraulic or mechanical) because the difference in revs required is the highest there; particularly changing down from 2nd to 1st when still moving. To be clearer though, it is possible that the clutch release bearing is the wrong height. This is less likely than a hydraulic issue but it is not unheard of when you are mixing and matching
    • Quite right, if you make it to that pension you deserve every cent
    • Hi all, Restoring r33 series 1 rb25det. All the heater hoses were on their way out, have replaced them and put it all back together. After testing I noticed a small leak from behind the head on the actual metal water line to the turbo when cars warm. I tried running a longer hose over it but it kept leaking...   I am about to take the (stock) manifold off again😔 to change the water line does any one have any lines they recommend? I was looking at Aeroflow Turbo Oil & Water Line Set but not sure what everyone else recommends. Car is completely stock but want to upgrade turbo eventually. it looks like ill have to disconnect a lot just to replace these lines so if there's anything else recommended to do please let me know. Thank you in advance!
    • From memory, on the R33 GTSt at least, while everyone says "It's not adjustable", I found when I changed clutches in mine, it just needed a small adjustment on the rod length. But be very wary here, as you could end up trying to push the pushrod in the master too far, or blowing out the slave.   Most likely though, if the master/slave isn't bypassing internally or leaking out, then the throw out is the wrong height compared to the fingers on the clutch, so when it moves to disengage the clutch, it isn't 100% disengaged. You can check part of this out too by jacking the car up, having the engine running, put your foot on the clutch and try to engage 1st gear. If it goes in pretty easy (Compared to the ground) and/or the wheels start turning a fair bit and it takes a bit too much brake pedal to bring them back to a stop, this is likely the issue.  I'm not sure if you can adjust the height of the forks etc in these though, it's been that long since I've touched any RB gearbox.
×
×
  • Create New...