rb20 rebuild....kinda

[rob912]

sill waiting on some parts i did make it out to freedom moves though my driving is starting to get alittle better too...

lost one of my fender extensions on the way to the track and then ran over the other one at the track fml

car has now been tuned to about 300 hp on that crappy cxracing turbo... dyno sheets later

kinda wondering if i should stay chuki or go pig nose..

[troskinatior]

Stay with the chunk chunk, the piggy is only good on the coupe

[Blake...]

Either way just hurry up and get a damn bumper man!

[supersayianjim]

300?? wow you don't say i have bolt ons and i need a tune but heres what a stock rb swap will do.

rb20det-baseline-dyno-numbers-t509587.html

[OutToWinPAHC]

Dude, your seat is so skinny

[rob912]

decided after the last event which i cracked my oilpan at that i was just going to rebuild the motor...

plan was for a
gasket kit
new clutch
new water pump
new tie rods
bushings
paint everything...

right before cracking the oil pan


sorry for the crappy cell pics get my camera back soon...
the tear down....





most of you know where im going with this...


started to paint some stuff and clean up the block



and this is what the paint looks like up close and with light


more updates coming very soon

[endlss]

FML, so angry i just wrote a mission of a reply here and when i clicked post it made me login and deleted everyting ARGGGH RAGE!

much shorter version of what i typed.

do two things in your rebuild, make factory sump higher capacity and add baffles, and buy an aftermarket oil pump

http://www.cj-motor.com/store/index.php ... 8629512884

theres one from a company in Australia named Nitto, worth about $1400 australian. They make some great stuff, and have full engine builds making well over 1000 hp.

cant remember the other stuff i typed.... oh and i have a rb20det apexi power fc with hand controller for sale if your looking at upgrading that soon.

cheers and good luck with it mate, you can check out my car on here to see my old rb20 setup if you want

[rob912]

probably will go with a aftermarket water pump but i probably wont upgrade the oil pump

[rob912]

few updates....

how the engine sits right now


got my gasket kit in yesterday and the intake manifold gasket was torn in 2 spots so i cant really do much more to the engine till i get it


tein tie rods this is not at full lock ...

[rob912]

after the tear down...


first order of business was new tie rods since mine were shot. teins...







then tore down the engine to change all hoses paint and do a gasket kit

After painting some of the covers


almost the finished product








sparkle flake paint too....


filled all chassis gaps with foam to add strength and stiffen i heard it reduces flex a lot...


other random stuff i painted that still needs to be installed








and pre fab tubs that arent in yet...


car is at a stand still right now while im at school in florida hopefully ill be back soon to work on it and finish it

car is also no where near done i haven't even touched the interior yet so there are a lot more things to come...

[badbob2121]

still looking great!

[supersayianjim]

i really dont think you should run that turbo. get a holset and you will be golden..

[hbpignosePA]

love the work dude!. while everything is out, would you consider using conversion mounts? i really really need a r32 crossmember, and i cant find one anywhere. id buy a set of mounts for you and swap out.

i know its a stretch but i might as well ask?

[matt_240sx]

Nice car, man! Keep up the good work! I want an RB one day.

[Yellow4g63]

i really dont think you should run that turbo. get a holset and you will be golden..

Since its a RB20 u can't go too big or you will hit LAG. My car is now the LAG king but I don't mind the lag, what happens after is all worth it.

[OutToWinPAHC]

Did you get the sway bar spacers?

[rob912]

i would but my setup is specially made so the downpipe so it doesn't hit the steering rack why do you not want to use a mount kit there are lots of problems that have to be addressed when using a r32 cross member

ive also been running this turbo now for like * months and it barely has any shaft play im gunna try to use it all season then switch to a top mount setup next year

i also wont be running a front sway bar kev ill be running a rear and a beefy power brace and a giant a** skid plate to protect the oil pan this time lol

i will also be using solid motor mounts for more low end torque which the RB20 definitely needs

[Gabes13]

Did you have a noticeable difference in lag when switching to a fmic from your old smic?

[rob912]

Did you have a noticeable difference in lag when switching to a fmic from your old smic?

i had the car re-tuned after the front mount and it made about 20 more hp but it was also because of the tune.

got more work done on the car still not done but i made alot of progress still need to hook some things back up and redo wiring

[gijoe392003]

Beautiful RB and love the orange. Can't wait to see this thing finished and tearin up the track!

[breadbox]

looking awesome.

[rob912]

thanks guys heres another pic

[rob912]

in the last week ive had to do a bunch of crap to my car...

first dash out to get to the rest of my harness i think im just gunna make a new harness instead of weeding out what i dont need


basically what the car looked like after 2 months of sitting :ermm:


engine had to come back out to reinstall clutch assembly and some other things that where missing


how the car sits now almost done


what still needs to be done..
all the wiring (nightmare)
fluids
reinstall interior