It begins!

[Kansei240sx]

Ill let the camera do the talking. Notice whats hangin out in the last pic.

[OKRB20DET]

you're just NOW taking it out?.....lol

[Kansei240sx]

Yeah, Should be in by and all said and done by mid next week.

[Joe]

Yeah, Should be in by and all said and done by mid next week.

wich in reality is 3 weeks

nothing EVER goes as planned.

[DriftingisLame]

wich in reality is 3 weeks

nothing EVER goes as planned.

your damn right!

[Valley]

^^ so true i planned to have mine done by the end of summer, first swap ever attempted... talk about a learning curve... but its getting there... so close now

looks good... i kind've like the color you have on the covers, should go nice with grey i think.

i wish mine didn't have abs... so many more wires

[Dano]

Good luck with the install!

-Dan

[Kansei240sx]

Thanks alot ---^

This isnt the first swap i've ever done and i've got all the stuff i need, and Yes i am aware of things that i could need here and there, im prepared for it though. Ill keep this fairly updated by the day, so ill let you guys know how its going!

[gawdzilla]

looking good! take care of the wiring first. bench test your new harness and run it through the firewall while the engine bay is empty

[Kansei240sx]

Well, i my friend at our shop convinced me to send my harness of to the Wiring Specialties guys, becuase they do a good job, so i sent a KA harness off and my RB harness and had them wire both of them together so that next time if we do a swap for a customer we can just use the diagram from the harness i have to do the wiring ourselves.

Also, what is the recommended fluid for the SII large RB25 Transmission?

[gawdzilla]

i'm using 80/90 lucas oil in mine. factory recommended is somewhere close to that... 75/90 or 85/90? sean from rbmotoring swears by redline shockproof heavy, but i think thats a bit too thick for the winter. if you've ever seen the stuff, its basically a gel when temps are low. you can't even squeeze it through the bottle into a tube to fill.

i'll prolly switch to some heavier stuff come spring time.. thinking about shockproof light

[Kansei240sx]

Day 2!

Total amount of hours spent = 6

I'd have more pics up but the camera is being an a$$.

[Sky80]

And... Whats the progress? Is it in by now? I assume so, you havent updated so hopefully your out driving around...

[Carl H]

i run redline mt-90 in my rb20 box and it works very nicely.takes a bit to warm up but once it does its mint.skylinesaustralia guys love the redline oils.

[skillzilla]

I have Motul 75W-90 in my transmission, lovin it.

[Kansei240sx]

Right now, im waiting for the harness to come in and my uncle is making a machined throttle body adapter for use of the stock throttlebody on the greddy intake manifold, and i've also got to source out a exhuast manifold gasket and get a broken stud out of my RB25's head. There are two of them that were broken clean off into the head.

On the lighter note, i've got the transmission mounted for the driveshaft lenght which is 42 inches, and the stick sits about 2-3 inches further, but the shifter only has 3 inches of throw. Which is alot better than the KA's shift throw which is almost 5-6 inches. I stripped the dash and console out for finding all my buzzes and squeaks and also started wiring up all my gauges. I would have pics, but my pic stic loader isnt working right now so ill see what i can do... Progress is moving though, im hoping the motor will be in by this weekend.

[Kansei240sx]

28x11.3x3

There is still some cutting to do on the top part of the mouth so that more air is flowed through, but its all coming together.

[Kansei240sx]

I've got the tires and wood blocks holding up the transmission for the time being becuase i wanted to get my driveshaft length before i got the motor on so i'd have it in time.

[OneBitchin240]

This isn't an easy question to answer but how much mechanical 'know-how' did you have going into this project? Ever done a motor swap before? Do you work on cars regularly? Have you run into anything completely unexpected yet?

[Kansei240sx]

I've done a few swaps before, but never an RB, the only unexpected thing i've ran into so far is i forgot about how far up the shifter lever sits up that threw me off but then i remembered that was normal. There hasnt really been anything that's surprised me or caught me off guard.

I do work on cars on an almost daily basis, i work for GM as a luby, its doesnt take alot mechanical know how, but i know my way around 240's and just about every nissan for that matter.

Most specifically Z31's, Z32's and S13/14 are the main cars i've spent my time on. Once you know those you really know "most" any nissan. I think the only motor i havent worked on thats nissan american is the VH45 or any of the V8 motors and the GA16D/E.

[Kansei240sx]

Sorry i have posted in awhile, i've been busy with work and school and i've had little to no time to work on the car, but last night i got it all knocked out and got the rest of it in an hour or so iwth the help of my dad, it fits pretty good for that big of a motor i must say.

[CursedGTR]

Nice work

[27RB240]

It really is a nice swap..............Just curious, but how much money have you spent in that swap so far and how much money do you expect to have spent when it is finished???Do you also have any estimated power levels that you think it will reach?

[Kansei240sx]

I dont even want to add up the money cost, haha.

For my power goal, ill just be satisfied to have it running and be at 250-260 whp on 7psi.

Later this spring ill tune it and get some larger injectors and some fuel control, and have it up around 300 whp, but i want a tuning curve and i want to see it at as stock as possible, right now im running a stock motor with bolt ons.

FMICIntake manifold3inch from the test pipe back, 3inch dp ( not to be used yet ) IntakeAjd FPR Power Enterprise Kevlar timing belt and a few other misc things i cant remember.

[RB20DETodd]

lookin good dude nice to see less blue painting and more install HAHA j/k too bad you didnt paint the engine bay with the motor out, oh well.

[Shocker]

I dont even want to add up the money cost, haha.

For my power goal, ill just be satisfied to have it running and be at 250-260 whp on 7psi.

Later this spring ill tune it and get some larger injectors and some fuel control, and have it up around 300 whp, but i want a tuning curve and i want to see it at as stock as possible, right now im running a stock motor with bolt ons.

FMICIntake manifold3inch from the test pipe back, 3inch dp ( not to be used yet ) IntakeAjd FPR Power Enterprise Kevlar timing belt and a few other misc things i cant remember.

I can relate with that, looking at the money ive spent on the swap i even did myself.. thinks to self, i could be rocking a 400whp KA with the money i just spent, but you know, the shear sound, and something different makes it all worth it, i wouldnt have it any other way. o.O wait till you fire her up man, no joke one fcking amazing feeling.

[Kansei240sx]

Hahaha, i know man.... ----^

I've been waiting for that feeling for sooooo long. IF my wiring harness freaking comes in tommaro as well as my fuel pump, IT should be done this weekend, and i cant freakin wait.

[Sky240PWR]

I dont even want to add up the money cost, haha.

For my power goal, ill just be satisfied to have it running and be at 250-260 whp on 7psi.

Later this spring ill tune it and get some larger injectors and some fuel control, and have it up around 300 whp, but i want a tuning curve and i want to see it at as stock as possible, right now im running a stock motor with bolt ons.

FMICIntake manifold3inch from the test pipe back, 3inch dp ( not to be used yet ) IntakeAjd FPR Power Enterprise Kevlar timing belt and a few other misc things i cant remember.

you should hit 250whp, I have pretty much the same mods you haveFMIC(Greddy)Intake manifold(greddy)3inch from the test pipe back(Tanabe racing exhaust), 3inch dpintakeKoyo radiatoranyway at stock boost(7psi) I got 250 at the dyno

[l0nestar]

Updates??

[Kansei240sx]

Yes actually, its been done for awhile now, let me link you to the other thread.

Im exactly half way down the page, in all its blueness and win.

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