S13+rb26dett?

[IneedaR33]

Just wondering how much would be invovled in doing a transplant of a RB26DETT into a s13 silvia, and wether its legal. If anyone knows what would be the best workshop in sydney and rough guesses on cost?

[krzysiu]

All mods are only legal if you have them engineered. People have done this before, but you have to sacrifice things such as the aircon to get the engine to fit.

[Nismo_Boy]

but you have to sacrifice things such as the aircon to get the engine to fit.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

total BS.

Everything still fits, you'll need to change the brake booster and clutch slave to gtst/gtr items though (as S13 stuff rubs on plenum).

[inissane]

greg at autosports engineering in Kirrawee did this conversion, sold it and is now doing S15 rb26 he can also engineer etc

[Stel]

Autostyle has one for sale for $29,900....

RB26 and widebody....

Maybe give them a call, they probably know where it got done and how much it cost etc.

[Jago]

yea greg had that black S13 with the RB26.

As for budget, i'd allow atleast $10000, ATLEAST.

The labour will probably kill you on it, best case scenario, you'll be looking at around $80/hour, engine - $6000?

I think it'd be atleast (never talked to anyone about doing it) 6 hours labour or something, then the wiring/auto electrician, parts fabrication, engineering (i payed $770 for the certificate and inspection, ended up paying around $1200 all up including certificate, inspection, and mods). So save your pennies and don't really consider it untill you have more than 10g's up your sleeve.

this sound about right to you lot?

[scathing]

Adding the cost of an S13 and the cost of installing a RB26DETT together would probably pay for an R32 GT-R.

[scathing]

greg at autosports engineering in Kirrawee did this conversion, sold it and is now doing S15 rb26 he can also engineer etc

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I thought Greg put that worked RB26 out of his S13 into his R32 GT-R.

[T04GTR]

yes it would be fun.

i had a dr30 with a 26=t04. i got over it pretty quick. it just fryed evrywhere. it was good for scaring people on the freeway going past them at 130 with smoke pissing of the tyres

but you couldent race any one under 100kph due to traction problems!!

i raced it at eastern creek and on the way home i got tboned by a magna and wrote it of. the insurance company gave me a good payout with me keeping the wreck so i got a 32gtr from japan insted. no more traction probs

[inissane]

I thought Greg put that worked RB26 out of his S13 into his R32 GT-R.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

im not 100% but was under the impression he sold the rb26 s13 (i guess he could have taken the 26 out b4 though) dunno but hes gonna have a nice s15 shortly

but yeh hes aight for the rb conversions

[ido09s]

you will hear loads of stories on what it will cost, traction problems, weight distribution probs etc etc etc its all BS, you just need to set it up properly. My girlfriends RB26 S14 made 360rwkw and had more traction than when it had the 175rwkw SR20 in it

Depending on what level of build you were looking at i would has it at a guess that using stuff like GTR stock radiator and FMIC you would be looking at about $20k. Of course this will change if you plan on running a twin plate clutch etc

You could also use the 4WD running gear if you had the cash but that would blow the budget right out of the water unless you just hack it to make it fit

[Beer Baron]

I thought Greg put that worked RB26 out of his S13 into his R32 GT-R.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yep, that's what he told me.