91 nissan 300zx tt blown engine

[juliusCeaser]

should I rebuild my vg30det or buy another vg30det? ive seen rb25 and rb 26s swaps on 300zx. which way should I go?posting.php?mode=post&f=1240#

[sx moneypit]

Moved this to the Z32 forum.

Welcome to NICO!

[ThisIsSparTTa]

What are your goals? What is your budget? How good are you at working on your car?

[300ZXttZMAN]

Welcome to NICO. Yes we need to know your goals, budget and experience level.

[juliusCeaser]

this is the first time I mess around with a 300zx tt and first time I own one.knowing this would be a great project I bought the car cheap with a blown engine. exterior and interior are in a good condition. I want to fix it up but cant decide what to put. as far me doing the work would be hard I don't have time since I work a lot im only home once a month four four days posting.php?mode=reply&f=313&t=586905#. I might need somebody like a pro to work on it. right now I have save $5000 I know I might need more than this.but I know its enough to buy or rebuild an engine. I just want it running with a good strong engine knowing it would last a while doing the right maintance. I would be saving more for the rest.... as far as the engine I was looking at the rb26 vg30det its a great engine but hard to work on... but can somebody help me out which would be better?

[ThisIsSparTTa]

For 5000 dollars and you won't be doing the work...you could roll the dice on a used JDM engine for 1-2k. Shop labor is going to eat up the rest of that. You could also have a shop do the rebuild rather than buying used. Is going to run you more than buying a used engine.

I've seen that a full RB26 setup takes 10-15k just for the engine and other parts. You'd need to find a reputable shop, and there aren't many that have properly done the RB swap. Probably run you another $10k for labor, at least. So, I wouldn't get your hopes set on it.