do you have a S14 with an RB25?

Discuss the RB20, RB25 and RB26 series engines.
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240SX GT-S
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Well if you do, I need your first hand knowledge.

I'm about to purchase the Top Hat motor mounts. Now I've heard these things work great. But then I've heard that I can't use the trans mount, and the steering is too close to the dp, ect. Whats the truth?

Now the cooling... Has anyone done a v mount? I know I've seen a couple before, but I can't seem to find where it was. I'm not sure if it going to be worth the trouble of fabbing it up, but it will give me more room for the intercooler and radiator fans, right?

Let me know what has worked for you in both subjects.


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240SX GT-S wrote:Well if you do, I need your first hand knowledge.

I'm about to purchase the Top Hat motor mounts. Now I've heard these things work great. But then I've heard that I can't use the trans mount, and the steering is too close to the dp, ect. Whats the truth?

Now the cooling... Has anyone done a v mount? I know I've seen a couple before, but I can't seem to find where it was. I'm not sure if it going to be worth the trouble of fabbing it up, but it will give me more room for the intercooler and radiator fans, right?

Let me know what has worked for you in both subjects.
The RB engines are considerably longer than the CA, SR, and KA engines and leave very little room between the top of the radiator support and the front of the engine. For this reason a v-mount IC would be impractical, if not impossible. I can't recall having seen this done on an RBed s-chassis car before.

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krayton
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i might do it later when i get bored. its doable, just not practical i guess. but fabbing stuff up is fun for me

Joe
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so then fab your *** up a job to fix your engine.

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240SX GT-S
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alright. What are you guys using for fans and radiators? i should have a good amount of room using the stock radiator right? And well how about the mounts?? have you guys used the top hats?


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