how much does ur expensive paperweight (RB) annoy u!!

[lilskyline240]

im gettin sick and tired of being in the NRRBA!! My motor is all together but stupid motor mounts and an ecu are what are making me rip my hair out. I bought a mckinney mount set from a guy in Cali and he lost one of the mounts so ive been trying to find one. Finally i contacted Mckinney and sent them a pic of the mount im missing and i bought a display model from them and they shipped it out last friday. I get an email today that must have been delayed that was sent last week to me of the pictures of the mount AND ITS THE SAME ONE I HAVE IN MY GARAGE!!!!!! Im just sick and tired of looking at this expensive paper weight sitting on my engine stand. once i FINALLY get this stupid motor mount issue worked out i can get onto my next problem. Finding an ECu that i dont have. Sorry bout all the ranting i just figured this would be the place to express my hatred/love for the RB. I hate all this BS i gotta deal with. ive been building this thing since August and the only thing thats keepin me from moving forward is this stupid mount!!

AHHHH

[Joe]

welcome to the wonderful world of owning a rb. now you understand why i have a ls1

i can buy everything i need at autozone.

[StricNyne]

AMEN!! i have all my kinks worked out on paper, but you know how that goes, i got a hybrid rb25/26 so that makes it even worse by not having much to reference from, but meh as i get closer to the end of this winding road i think it might actually be worth it. who knows, my friend gave me his SR and man whew since i havent driven a manual car in about 4 years (well owned one) it feels awesome makes me wanna finish my motor but army of 2 and wow are parasites !!!

[Shocker]

I know how you feel, I found the best bet for this motor is to plan well ahead before you start anything, I began ordering parts 3 months ago, I start with the ones I KNOW are rare and will take time to come. Then as it gets closer to working time I order easier to find ones. Here I am currently ahead of schedule by a few weeks and only have 2 items left to come. (so I think at least)

Stric, no biggy finding hybrid parts, I just recently got done doing it.

Or you can be like Kamin and just take the easy road out.

[rb25drag]

Ya I think Kamin was the smartest!!! If I could only do it again!!

[Shocker]

Ya I think Kamin was the smartest!!! If I could only do it again!!

I'd have bought a 2jz and left it BPU.

[rb25drag]

I would have just sold my 240 and bought a WS6 trans am, Ls1 FTW

[lilskyline240]

thats too easy. Cuz we all have this weird love for the RB even tho it makes us sooooo incrediibly mad at times

whats gunna make me even more mad is if mckinney doesnt take back the motor mount they sent me and give me a refund! I sent them a picture of the mount i needed. idk how they sent me the wrong one

[Darius]

If I had it to do all over again knowing how much I was going to spend on a $7000 car, I would have said screw it and bought a lightly used Z06. I don't even want to know what the total is. I think it is somewhere around $28,000 (+$7000 car) now. I only need to spend another $1000 to get it running and another $250 to paint my new front bumper. Good thing I got a tax RETURN this year.

[rb25drag]

if they don't refund it, tell them you have a 12 gage shell that has there name mounted on it

we do have love for the rb, But only when it gives us a little lovin which usually isnt alot.

Its like dating an extremely sexy girl, Nice for a while and you can't stop looking at her, But after a while there gets old. Then its time to move on!

[Darius]

What's the quote, "For every hot chick, there's a guy who's tired of bangin' her."

[Shocker]

What's the quote, "For every hot chick, there's a guy who's tired of bangin' her."

LMAO if he turned ***? or shes just a nympho who wont quit. nothing wrong with that.

ws6 thats what everyone does, keep it different.

I hear you on the money Darius, and I most likely will never sell my car due to that reason lol, its just not practical.

[rb25drag]

" Every Hot chick that likes to Nag LOL"

But the money in these cars are dumb I agree, I have 25k + and still counting, As a daily driver/ street car I can't see it period. As a Track car I can see it b/c thats a typical price on a track car, Thats why I like to call the rb a Pro street LOL Gotta have some american muscle somewere right

Shocker- the Ws6 IMO is my favorite car, Yeah alot have them but in years to come the WS6 will be like a 68-69 camaro, Worth Double the value as when it was bought. I own a Lt1 Formula trans am, Very nice car, and I like to keep it as my daily driver, I don't think I could every daily drive the Rb, Just too many Oops with that car. I would rather Be different and be the only import at the track whoopin some v8 ***!!

[Shocker]

Yeah I do agree everyone has their taste, my buddy has an lt1 ws6 thats procharged its pretty badass, needs a tune but its a very nice looking car, and sounds awesome.

but its just something about the sound and scream of an RB that makes me want more. I try to keep my car as close to streetable as possible, ideally driving it everyday everywhere I go is how I like it best.

[rb25drag]

HAHA the Rb's on open down pipe Screaming!! Almost Priceless!!

Rb's do sound nice, I wish I could just get that nice cam idle with it now

Lt1 procharger has to be bad ***, Mine is a 383 stroker 11:0:1 compression, Only putting down 320 at the wheels. Nothing fantsy.

Sad part is I have 6 grand in the trans am, I could get 8-10grand out of it EASY!! and I have 25k plus in the 240 and I doubt the car would sell for 10.

Good news is my 240 will walk on my trans am by 6 cars in the 1/8th lol so There is a good and bad side! As to everything.

[240z4u]

My car is worth more money in parts then it is in a whole.

Yeah, you could have bought a Z06 for a bit more.. but you know what? You still would funnel $$ into it like mad. I bought a car for almost 20k years ago, and spent a ton in mods. Last time Ill ever do that.

Bottom line, your car is your hobby. Hobbies don't make you money generally, if they did they would be jobs! lol

***** all you want fellas, but there are a ton of people who are not as fortunate and may never have the opportunity to do what we can do.

Evan

[Shocker]

My car is worth more money in parts then it is in a whole.

Bottom line, your car is your hobby. Hobbies don't make you money generally, if they did they would be jobs! lol

***** all you want fellas, but there are a ton of people who are not as fortunate and may never have the opportunity to do what we can do.

Evan

True that, but if you work hard you can get what you want, just have to have dedication.

It would be nice if 240's had a lot more value..... But In all I love my car, its simple, its light, its nimble and its powerful. Theres no ABS, no traction control, its just a raw feeling. Like a big go-cart and that is what I love.

[silviasgp06]

something about the sound of a Nissan straight 6 has been sucking people like us in for decades. I cant wait to here mine driving, it just runs only on limp mode now and ide still rather have it over a SR or anything else for the matter, but im still under $4k in total cost so far so price hasnt become a factor yet. Now if i can just get it to start that would make my year.(see me other post if you can help)

[lilskyline240]

i know exactly what ur sayin im well over the 10k mark. i dont even wanna find out how much ive spent. And i doubt i would ever sell this car anyways cuz 240's DO have value!! but the kids that want them dont have money. U can get by sellin a stock 240 for over KBB but once u mod it. its impossible. My buddy had a hard time sellin his 400whp Sr for 6500!! When i get bored with my 240 im just gunna drop a ka in there and sell it. Then put the RB in a 240z. Some old guy will buy that

all in all i better get the right mount. When fedex delivers the mount ima tell him just put it back on the truck and send it back. maybe i wont have to pay for return shipping if it never "got to me"

[WDRacing]

welcome to the wonderful world of owning a rb. now you understand why i have a ls1

i can buy everything i need at autozone.

It's absurd to compare a domestic motor to a JDM motor that was never even sold in the US by Nissan.

It boils down to this, you're either doing the RB because you love it or you shouldn't be doing it at all. If power vs budget is your scale for comparison, then you shouldn't be looking at anything Nissan has in it's line up.

But this is the RB forum, where we discuss our passion for a motor that we were denied access to. It's our love for something different that makes us who we are, not how reliable it is, or how cheap it was built.

The RB isn't a "new" swap anymore, nor does it grab a crowd like it used to. But it's still something that we can be proud of when we open the hood and there resides an RB of your choice and you can say you did all the work yourself.

WD

[Shocker]

It's absurd to compare a domestic motor to a JDM motor that was never even sold in the US by Nissan.

It boils down to this, you're either doing the RB because you love it or you shouldn't be doing it at all. If power vs budget is your scale for comparison, then you shouldn't be looking at anything Nissan has in it's line up.

But this is the RB forum, where we discuss our passion for a motor that we were denied access to. It's our love for something different that makes us who we are, not how reliable it is, or how cheap it was built.

The RB isn't a "new" swap anymore, nor does it grab a crowd like it used to. But it's still something that we can be proud of when we open the hood and there resides an RB of your choice and you can say you did all the work yourself.

WD

Not sure if it could have been summed up any better than that.

[Joe]

It's absurd to compare a domestic motor to a JDM motor that was never even sold in the US by Nissan.

It boils down to this, you're either doing the RB because you love it or you shouldn't be doing it at all. If power vs budget is your scale for comparison, then you shouldn't be looking at anything Nissan has in it's line up.

But this is the RB forum, where we discuss our passion for a motor that we were denied access to. It's our love for something different that makes us who we are, not how reliable it is, or how cheap it was built.

The RB isn't a "new" swap anymore, nor does it grab a crowd like it used to. But it's still something that we can be proud of when we open the hood and there resides an RB of your choice and you can say you did all the work yourself.

WD

shut up brian

we live in america, i can compare whatever i want.

Ya I think Kamin was the smartest!!! If I could only do it again!!

and you all laughed at me and called me crazy

WHOS LAUGHING NOW?! HAHHAHAHAHA MWWAHAHAHAHAHA

[lilskyline240]

Kamin dont temp me to sell my Rb for an LS1!!

[s14 2510's]

How much oil does that ls1 use? Have you had any lifter/head problems? My buddy went through 3 ls1's under waranty in his TA. It had a factory rom tune it was 1 of 7 car.

[Joe]

How much oil does that ls1 use? Have you had any lifter/head problems? My buddy went through 3 ls1's under waranty in his TA. It had a factory rom tune it was 1 of 7 car.

it doesnt burn oil but on track i get blowby through the pcv a lot (normal, i run 1 extra quart to prevent cavitation. all the vette guys recommend it lol. i just run a catch can and dump it back into the engine after a day on track)

lifters and heads are fine. running a custom cam (over .600 lift) and have had no problems.

what year was his ta? the early ls1's (98, 99) were a little unstable in comparison to the 00+ ones

[l0nestar]

A LOT! But if I ever got rid of it, I would cry... a lot.

Plus I just love the sound.

It is my personal form of expression. I _could_ have went with a simple SR swap and had it done in a weekend, but I didn't. I did not want what _everybody_ else had. I also enjoy fabricating / tinkering.

It has taken me almost 2 years to complete my swap. But you know what, I did it with these two hands. Nobody except for myself and my dad (well, CarlH some as well).

I have people wanting me to join their 'clubs' since I have a 'Skyline Swap'. They never picked up a wrench, they never stopped by to help when I needed basic assistance / questions. They did not pour blood, sweat, and tears into it. So eff'em!

/rant That last part was all just free & extra / pent up frustration.

[s14 2510's]

it was a 98 he he

[lilskyline240]

AGH!!! more headaches. after emailing back and forth with mckinney about it i dont think they will send me the right one if i send the wrong mount back to them!!! what BS is this!!! Im gettin SOOOO annyoed with Mckinney

[rb25drag]

Quote »if they don't refund it, tell them you have a 12 gage shell that has there name mounted on it [/quote]

[lilskyline240]

after an extensive talk with mckinney they are sending me the correct mount tomorrow!! God what a relief