how much did you pay for your rb?

[thephatone]

was wondering how much everyone paid for their

rb20/rb25mount kitsinstall misc

im doing my swap pretty soon within 3 months so i need the information, and the prices certainly went up, just need to know where i can find a good motor and a quality install

[Nameless EJ6]

I payed quite a bit for my RB25DET. :/

4000$ shipped. It's not a clip either. But.. it's a 96 and is one of the cleanest engines I've ever seen. I was amazed when I got it..

I plan on spending about 3000$ on parts and Im installing it myself.

I would pay anywhere between 3-4k for a clean one shipped. NEVER more.

[PROJECTRB240SX]

$1500 SHIPPED. RB20DET (ENDED UP WITHA SECOND LONGBLOCK FOR FREE, BECAUSE OF ISSUES WITH THE FIRST ONE.)

http://WWW.VENUS-AUTO.COM - QUALITY CLIPS OR THEY MAKE IT RIGHT.

[spec-v5150]

1200 plus shipping

2700 total with shipping and misc stuff (like gauge, electrci fans, etc) That was installed by me and McAdam

[JonPowell]

$2500 plus shipping for a front clip complete with body panels, seats, driveshaft, Gauge cluster and exhaust.

[Joe]

3000 shipped for a r33 clip from venus. ive done many engine swaps in my day (lots of honda swaps for friends) and i never had an engine come in this good of condition. whoever owned it took immaculate care of the motor.

[frosted flakes]

$1400 plus shipping (about $2000 after shipping charges) for an rb20det front clip with all panels, headlights (hood, fenders, bumpers, cluster, etc.)

[thephatone]

rb25 or rb20? which one should i get is rb25 worth the extra 30 horses?

[Turb0wned]

where did u people get those rb's for so cheap???

[Turb0wned]

email me at [email protected] thanks

[Project240]

$1500 for a full RB20 front clip from Venus. $750 shipping because I live all the way across the country in VA

[thephatone]

the biggest problem i have is getting the motor into my car, how much should i be looking at? if a mechanic or someone who has done one before? 500-1000? for labor or...

[gabossie]

Do it youself, then you know the engine well enough to work on it yourself as well. There's only one good way to learn, and that's to get in there and do it! If you have someone swap it, I think you'll be looking at upwards of 1k, but I'm not positive on that.

[Yellow4g63]

the biggest problem i have is getting the motor into my car, how much should i be looking at? if a mechanic or someone who has done one before? 500-1000? for labor or...

Labor rate is goin to be 600+ to take one engine out and prob some to take it out from the clip. It would be a little easier if you just grab a whole bunch of friends and hit it. What part of Socali are u in?

I am paying $1700 for my RB20 clip. I put down $200 and wait for it to come it. Suppose to be really clean....I hope lol I'll post pics when I get it.

[Nameless EJ6]

the biggest problem i have is getting the motor into my car, how much should i be looking at? if a mechanic or someone who has done one before? 500-1000? for labor or...

Look at it this way:

Engine hoist = 175$Two jackstands = 30$Jack (usually free if you have one around) = 20-75$ depending on quality

+

Set of craftsman tools (metric) = 100$ -200$

Add that up and you're paying alot less than you would to have someone install it.

And, you know your work better than you know someone elses. Stupid shops and bad employee's usually just throw bolts around and lose little things etc. It really isn't worth paying someone to do unless that is the only route you have...

[NISMO_RB25]

I didn't really know much about it, and I put the RB25DET in my S13 by myself. Check around, you can usually rent an engine hoist for $25 a day, and do the whole swap in a weekend. I do highly recommend a kit, like the one from Mckinney. Since they sold the driveshaft that is already complete, you also don't have to go looking for someone to make you a new one. my 2 cents.

Doing the work also makes you realize, that you could do a lot of the aftermarket mods yourself as well, so in the long run you will probably save some $$

[thephatone]

im located in Northridge, in the san fernando valley, hmm, couple of my buddies did their own honda swaps, they should be able to help right? and by the way, the whole drive shaft thing, im suppose to get a non turbo 300zx? or custom ?

[frosted flakes]

You can do it with just a 4 jack stands a 2.5 ton jack.

Check how I did.

http://memebers.cardomain.com/funkycrzyshiet

[PROJECTRB240SX]

DEPENS ON THE ENGINE. THE RB20 USES THE 240SX MANI SHAFT, THE RB25 USES A CUSTOM SHAFT WITH THE 300ZX FRONT YOKE AND ABOUT 3INCHES SHORTEND FROM THE LENGTH.

[thephatone]

is the mckinney kit worth it? thats another 1150+shipping i have to dish out

[thephatone]

okay, the last question is the swap a headache? i dont really care if its time consuming, i can be without a car for a week for all i care, but if im going to run into ridiculous dumb problems id rather have someone do it for me. do people use the stock r33 motor/transmission mounts?

[kevy8up]

wiring is a mother humper!!!

[solarex]

You can do it with just a 4 jack stands a 2.5 ton jack.

Check how I did.

http://memebers.cardomain.com/funkycrzyshiet

link doesn't work

[Joe]

okay, the last question is the swap a headache? i dont really care if its time consuming, i can be without a car for a week for all i care, but if im going to run into ridiculous dumb problems id rather have someone do it for me. do people use the stock r33 motor/transmission mounts?

dude i dont mean to sound like an *** but if you have to ask that question you need to do alot more research on this swap. i garuntee 98% of your questions have already been asked and all you have to do is search for them.

http://www.nissaninfiniticlub....hp?s=

[2fast4j00]

I paid 3,000 for a rb26dett motor and 1,000 for a rb25 5spd transmission. I also put about 11,000 in mods in it. I don't wanna say what exactly I did to it yet till I get it back from getting tuned.

[JonPowell]

2fast, where you at?

[thephatone]

i know what consist of the swap, its just that i did a 88 crx b16 swap, and the harness wasnt available anywhere, so i had to redo everything, thats what i call headache, i can splice and read a manual, as long as all the info is given or at least most of it, i can pull it off

[2fast4j00]

I'm from Prince Frederick, MD. My car is getting tuned at swift racing and I should have it back tommorow night. They have a 900+ hp GS400 there that is just nutz.....not that my car isnt hehe.

[JonPowell]

When are you putting some pictures up???Can you let us in a bit on the car?

[2fast4j00]

Yeah sure, I'll start a thread bout my car when I get it back from the dyno with vids and pics of it. It's gonna be a sleeper for awhile but around next spring or summer it will be lookin really nice with a gp sports zero one bodykit, new paint job, the works!