RB reliability?

[honda_killer240]

i have a series 2(neo) rb25 plans for my s13 soon but alot of the guys around here have sr's and rag on the guys with rb's.

now the guys with rb's do always seem to be fixing something or over heating while the sr guys are out having fun. whats with that? is the sr a more reliable motor or is the guys with rb's that i know doing it wrong?

[Carl H]

its a matter of using quality parts and ensuring that you have good airflow thru the radiator.almost all sr cars ive seen with the clutch fan off seem to run mad hot, rb is no different...do your prep work and it will be fine.

[Joe]

i have a series 2(neo) rb25 plans for my s13 soon but alot of the guys around here have sr's and rag on the guys with rb's.

now the guys with rb's do always seem to be fixing something or over heating while the sr guys are out having fun. whats with that? is the sr a more reliable motor or is the guys with rb's that i know doing it wrong?

HAHAHA well if that isnt the 'pot calling the kettle black' i dont know what is.

[rb25drag]

Its reliable if you have the money to buy the best parts. But if your like me a poor boy!! I haven't drove my car 500 miles in 4 years!! If you want reliable swap a LS motor in.

[lazyboi444]

Heres the motto with Rb's and thus any swap...Doing it right the first time and you wont spend a **** load the second time...So that goes to say do things properly to insure that things aren't Jerry Rigged...And money is always a issue with any swap...U rush to get it done and The swap Rushes to Blow up...Like Carl said good airflow is key with good cooling with radiators...I mean the whole purpose of the shroud is to move the air past the radiator instead of not having a shroud and trapping the air right at the radiator ( theres a thread on here some where with some test done with radiator and fan combo's to see which cools a sr better) ...correct me if i'm wrong about the shroud....So just search on setups and do your homework...Reading is the worlds best teacher lol

Heres the link for the radiator, fan and shroud combo's http://home.satx.rr.com/nissan...t.htm

[Joe]

Its reliable if you have the money to buy the best parts. But if your like me a poor boy!! I haven't drove my car 500 miles in 4 years!! If you want reliable swap a LS motor in.

LOL if you dont have the money to do a RB right you sure as FUC* dont have the money for a LS1.

[gawdzilla]

the main issue with any real "swapped" car (v8rx7, rb 240, etc.) is that the motor is not designed to be in the car. most times it leads to a lot of custom fab or jerry rigging to get things to work, which usually drives up price or hurts reliability.

when you do an SR its more like a basic honda swap. i see it a bit differently because it is basically oem. direct bolt in and everything just "fits" easier. most ppl can spend their budget elsewhere when doing an SR, rather than on getting over the fitment hurdle for a swapped car.

the rb engine itself is not unreliable, but when it gets forced into a car it does not belong in it can be unreliable if not done right. it's easy to overlook the small things that ppl often take for granted on an SR or similar type swap

[WhatsADSM]

the main issue with any real "swapped" car (v8rx7, rb 240, etc.) is that the motor is not designed to be in the car. most times it leads to a lot of custom fab or jerry rigging to get things to work, which usually drives up price or hurts reliability.

when you do an SR its more like a basic honda swap. i see it a bit differently because it is basically oem. direct bolt in and everything just "fits" easier. most ppl can spend their budget elsewhere when doing an SR, rather than on getting over the fitment hurdle for a swapped car.

the rb engine itself is not unreliable, but when it gets forced into a car it does not belong in it can be unreliable if not done right. it's easy to overlook the small things that ppl often take for granted on an SR or similar type swap

Couldn't agree more.

Honestly stock skylines are extremely reliable, most of the issues arise from the people that put them (RB engines) in these cars here in the states and then attempt to modify them.

For what it is worth I drove my car over ~2000 miles back from FL to WI when I picked it up. And have been using it as my daily driver as I part out my other car. Pretty good in my books.

[Joe]

the main issue with any real "swapped" car (v8rx7, rb 240, etc.) is that the motor is not designed to be in the car. most times it leads to a lot of custom fab or jerry rigging to get things to work, which usually drives up price or hurts reliability.

when you do an SR its more like a basic honda swap. i see it a bit differently because it is basically oem. direct bolt in and everything just "fits" easier. most ppl can spend their budget elsewhere when doing an SR, rather than on getting over the fitment hurdle for a swapped car.

the rb engine itself is not unreliable, but when it gets forced into a car it does not belong in it can be unreliable if not done right. it's easy to overlook the small things that ppl often take for granted on an SR or similar type swap

to elaborate on that a little bit:

that doesnt mean it cant be made reliable. you just have to take your time and spend the money to do it the RIGHT WAY and it will be just as reliable as a stock engine in a stock car.

i am not nice to my car. at all. i had a RB25 in it for about 4 years, solid 2-2.5 of track only use. and it was great. never had a problem with it outside of little issues that come up with all 10 year old cars. new motor, which we can safely say is a bastard because it has a chevy engine, has been more reliable. i literally have not turned 1 wrench on it to fix anything in the 11 months its been in. everyone calls me "lucky" i tell them its because i spend a ****load of money, and time taking care of it and making sure everything was done correctly.

[240z4u]

I swapped my car in 2005, and have daily driven it since. The swap was expensive because I did my best to do everything right the first time. It has been modified since it went in. I figure it has around 25k on the swap.

I have zero complaints. I have also made two round trips from WI to 100mi south of ATL in this thing. Never a hiccup.

You also have to have good mechanical and troubleshooting skills. Nobody is gonna fix it for you if you have problems and did the swap yourself!!

Evan
Modified by 240z4u at 12:19 PM 6/9/2008

[gawdzilla]

I swapped my car in 1995, and have daily driven it since.

...wat? was rb25det s2 even out in 1995? hahah are you sure you don't mean 2005

[Shocker]

...wat? was rb25det s2 even out in 1995? hahah are you sure you don't mean 2005

lmao, I was 7 in 95 HA... gotta be a typo unless he spent XX,XXX for the motor back then.

[240z4u]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

...wat? was rb25det s2 even out in 1995? hahah are you sure you don't mean 2005

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[lazyboi444]

haha in 95 i was 8...Damn shocker you are youngling...lol

[StricNyne]

I DD my rb25 in my old s13 for like a year, in all weather, and i made like 280hp without a single problem, well the power stering line hit pulley, and i broke pump, and power lower rap temp sensor broke so i overheater once but that was due to old *** chassis, out side of that super reliable !!! and i beat it like a red head step child