RB26 in a 240zx

[Jae]

would that fit? because the rb26 is huge and i dont think it would..and if it did i dont think there would be anyroom left in the base. and another question..would a sr20 fit in a 240sx?

[ZmeFly]

the SR20det is a very common swap for great power and potential hehe 217 horsies straight out of the box and it responds to mods like no other.

i know of one in my town pushing 380 right now, a very very sweet sounding motor to say the least, especially for a 4 banger

[Inf]

There are a few guys who have swapped an RB26 into an S30 series body. It may be a straight 6 with 2 turbos next to it, but the Z engine compartment isnt tiny like a honda civic...

Check www.hybridz.org

[Mr Camouflage]

Originally posted by Jae

would that fit? because the rb26 is huge and i dont think it would..and if it did i dont think there would be anyroom left in the base. and another question..would a sr20 fit in a 240sx?

RB26 into a 240z? easier to fit than a RB25,20, or 30, due to the intake not going over the valve cover The engine is not as Tall as the others. Just requires changing the sump to the RB25 i believe. (because the RB26 it for the 4wd)

SR20ET into a 240sx? Easier as the 180sx is a 240sx which came from the factory with a SR20ET and the engine and car were designed to fit together.

[PrOxLaMuS©]

SR20DET's have 205 HP out of the box not 217 HP

[Jae]

^doesnt it depend on which kind silvia it comes out of??

[PrOxLaMuS©]

yes and no...

the S15 Silvia.... had VVL or basically Nissans version of Honda's VTEC.

So yeh i guess it does matter.

[kyteler]

It depends where you are what HP you get, for instance, one of Nissan's S15 adds for New Zealand proudly stated the kw difference between the Australia and NZ Silvias. But that's irrelevant as what it's really about is what the engine is capable of.

You find a physically stronger SR20DET in the Pulsar GTi-R's (Baby Godzilla's) than you do in the Silvias which makes them a good starting point for race motors as there's less to do (Apparently).

There's an S13 race car in my town, pulling round the 400 mark, was more but in order to maintain reliability it had to be turned down a notch, uses a modified truck intercooler and a bunch of other jazz, a sight to behold.

As for putting an RB26 in the Z, the only problem you'll find is funding the project.

[Mr Camouflage]

With the pulsar sr20 being an east-west mounted engine, are the blocks different in regards to enging mounts, or do they have the north south mounting points also?

or is it a N-S mounted engine? I'd imagine it would be E-W.

[kyteler]

No, it's definately an E-W, I assume there's N-S mountng points or at least it's a relatively simple thing to sort out.

I tried to convince my brother to buy a GTi-R but he found it was just too small.

Speaking of small, although it's off the subject, when I was last in the local Nissan dealer (a while ago now) and asked whether they had a specific Silvia, the guy said no but then invited me to have a look round the 350Z, so I promptly opened the door and had a seat in it. Looks nice, but I found the door intruded on your cockpit area and kinda felt like a fat guy pushing you into the car. Which was disappointing because most Nissan's sportscars fit me perfectly.

[Victor Laury]

Unfortuatly, Our Silvia's got truck motors and tagged 240SX. I still like them though. I always felt that the fastbacks have almost a "Z"ness to them. No RWD SR20's to North America. Whatta Rip!

[kyteler]

You're joking?! ROFL

Seems strange though, because the Silvia's are a legendary RWD vehicle, except they only have the 4cylinders instead of 6. They do alright despite that however.

If you want to see some neat drift racing from an Auckland based Drift Club called NiZAN head to, http://www.nizanclub.com then click on the Movie Gallery link. of course there's lots of other interesting things there too.

Poor America, no Skylines, no real Silvias. tut tut, what about Cefiros around the 89 - early 90's era? they're RWD and ok power wise. or the Laurels? they run the same RB series engines as the Skylines, excluding the RB26. Or perhaps the Stagea's? they use all the same RB series engine's and options. Basically a Skyline wagon. I've got a picture of an R34 front on a Stagea arse end, looks good too. If I can find it it'll be attached to this post.