rb16det in 510

Post by **o0ohferrealz** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:52 am

i meant rb26

alright so i got this crazy deal on a skyline motor for reallly cheap. and what im wondering if its going to be hard to wire that thing up and putting in my engine bay cause of the extra 2 cycliners. so do yu guys think i should find a way to stuff that in my car or stay with the sr20

Post by **79`280ZX** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:55 am

o0ohferrealz wrote:i meant rb26

alright so i got this crazy deal on a skyline motor for reallly cheap. and what im wondering if its going to be hard to wire that thing up and putting in my engine bay cause of the extra 2 cycliners. so do yu guys think i should find a way to stuff that in my car or stay with the sr20

OMG just forget it the RB26 isent going to fit!I say that you stay with the SR20!!there is a minimal chance that the RB26 can fit in a 510!but first you should find out how long the RB26 is and how far the tranny goes!

Post by **BACARDI_DWB** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:50 am

you may have a good price on one but the fabrication would be insane. you would end up spending way to much money to get it done. at least get it done right. those cars you really do not need that much hp. think power to weight ratio. and also there are many other choices than just an sr20. there are some v6's that will fit if you want that displacement. like the vg30's and the twin turbo ones. do your research and then figure out what is best for you

Post by **nsrZ32** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:15 pm

That's a long motor/tranny combo for a tiny car with a tiny engine bay. Don't really see it working out.

Post by **BACARDI_DWB** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:52 pm

if you are really wanting a oldschool car and a rb engine go with a 280 or a 240z either of those cars are great platforms for the inline 6. the 510 just doesnt have the length in the engine bay for it. it can be done but prepare to spend alot of $$$$$$ and by then the car would weigh so much cause of the offset of the engine it wouldn't handle or be worth much besides drag. 510's are hard to drift due to the small wheel base. and autocrossing has alot to do with weight balancing. and the rb isn't realy one known for being "light".

Post by **280zx83** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:01 pm

How much did you get the rb20 for?

Post by **BACARDI_DWB** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:22 am

who said anything about an rb20? i have a ca18det and i got it for about 1600shipped across the country and you can normally get a rb20 for under 2 grand pretty easily

Post by **datsunboy** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 12:51 pm

wow! thats expensive!

here in NZ, I paid $650NZ for my CA18DET ( including ECU, uncut loom, and all sensors ), and paid another $250NZ for a gearbox

that adds up to $900NZ......approx $450 US

Post by **BACARDI_DWB** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:14 pm

given the fact that the us doesn't have ca18det's stock and also didn't nz have CA18det's already there not needed to be imported? we don't have that luxury. also the prices have gone up alot due to the price of SR20's going up

Post by **Mr1der** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:55 am

get the RB and an old Z car!

but yeah...it's hard to fit more than 4 cylinders in one of the cars...better weight balance anyway.

Post by **dimeofftheline** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:00 pm

There was an orange and black 2-door at Shasta this year with an RB. They cut the firewall. Pics Here: http://510garage.com/photos/di...os=55

Post by **BACARDI_DWB** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:18 am

yes rb's fit in z's alot better than 510's without some major modification.

Post by **BACARDI_DWB** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 5:21 am

and wow that was a clean job on that 510. but there is no way i would ever want to work in that engine bay with that large motor. and they chose a nice standalone system SDS!! the only one i plan on using!!

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