RB26 or CA18?

[Stev0n]

Guys,

I'm honestly at a stand still here. I can't decide on a motor.I mean who doesn't want a twin turbo skyline engine in their 240, right? But, then again, who wants the extra weight a 6-brings when drifting?

An SR is out of the question - COMPLETELY!! I do not want an SR, I already have a CA, but I have the opportunity to get an RB + i have an R32 front end (so skyline front end/skyline motor - 240sx title).

So what would you guys do in my situation? I'm building a show car for slammin' & Jammin'/NOPI Nationals this year, but I'm also building a car that I can race and drift in.

Any input or points of view would be appreciated!

Thanks,Big §tev0n

[hannibal]

Is this a joke???

Those motors are so different, yet either can fulfill your goal. You can drift/race with both of them.

But isnt an RB26 more impressive? (its a SKYLINE motor!!) Isnt that what show cars are all about?

I hope you have enough time to build this car. I heard Race Wars starts early this year.

[HashiriyaS14]

I dunno, I mean, it all depends on what you want to do with your car. Give us some pics of the thing, and details.

An RB26 swap is not an easy undertaking by any stretch of the imagination, you have to want it pretty bad.....

And don't put an R32 front end on your 240, ANY 240..... Skyline body panels belong on Skylines.

[Juujai]

i dont know about you... if you want the damn motor get it. what advice can we give you. if you want power loss because of drivetrain then do what you want.

i havent seen many people that can actually "drift" correctly with their first motor anyway. usually the motor blows and they buy another, and another and another then they can finally kind of drift. 1 motor will not last forever unless youre trying to drift without revving... as like drifting at like 3krpm. either way road racing will cause lots of stress to a motor and if not blow it will get worn out and even with rebuild would be useless.

if youre even slightly serious about road racing/drifting then buy the 32 clip andleave it in your backyard and practice like hell in your original ca. having a rb26 without skill just looks pitiful like half the people out there with engine swaps that cant drift when they claim they can.

clutches, trannys, blocks, rotors, pads, radiators, hoses, stock suspension rods, arms whatever are all gonna get worn. and i forgot to mention tires.....

for us here maintaining a stock 240 drifting a lot is already a pain in the as.... if youre the type of guy who likes to have nice stuff on your car and want to drift or call it "drift" every say month or so thats fine then. you could swap and drive like a daily car.

people starting these threads should ,,,, useless stuff

[Stev0n]

Okay guys one more question, I don't know much about the RB20 - but I new several people on here have them. So, don't lynch me for asking, but how does the RB20 compare to the SR20? I'm not completely retard, only slightly - I mean, I know one's a 6cyl. and one's a 4cyl., but how is it in power ratings and stuff like that?

Thanks for the input...

[HashiriyaS14]

How the hell can you KNOW that you don't want an SR when you don't even know what the F@#king power outputs are?!?!

What planet are you from? Can you please go back there soon?

How did you decide on your CA over the SR without knowing anything at all about the SR?

Post pics of your car, you haven't even told us what you have yet. .

[azncorruptedo17]

How the hell can you KNOW that you don't want an SR when you don't even know what the F@#king power outputs are?!?!

What planet are you from? Can you please go back there soon?

How did you decide on your CA over the SR without knowing anything at all about the SR?

Post pics of your car, you haven't even told us what you have yet. .

wow dude... kinda harsh there... he just wants a comparison between the 2... chill out... if your not gonna give him helpful info then don't even bother... and the CA is an underrated motor. How do you know he knows nothing about the SR? Maybe he does, but doesn't know what is on an RB? maybe thats why he's asking? because he doesn't know whats on the rb20? and looking that he has a CA... i'm pretty sure he has an s13... should be a no brainer... i mean... how many people here would actually want to put a CA on an s14?

[Dirtylou]

I hope more people start looking over the SR (maybe I'll get one now ). You should really search NICO a little and you'll find all you need and then some. WElcom to NICO if you haven't gotten that already.lol

[Onizuka]

... i mean... how many people here would actually want to put a CA on an s14?

People nicknamed "awesome" put CA's in their S14's. 400hp CA's with big laggy turbos and gold valvecovers. One guy had his CA all mocked up in his Z32 but unfortunatly ran out of money

All I'm going to say is I love my SR and I wish I had the time, space and money to have 240's swapped with RB's, CA's, SR's, FJ's, VG's, VQ's or a turbo KA. Heck even a L28 with triple webbers in a s13 would make for tons of fun. No GA's though, I wouldnt stand for it.

[rico05]

Whoever said that the RB and CA are not even alike is about as wrong as wrong gets. But that is another discussion.

Drift car? CA. Lighter, lighter. lighter.Drag car? RB. Power band, power potential, proven aftermarket.

Personal note: I <3 my CA.

[azncorruptedo17]

Personal note: I <3 my CA.

i will soon say that

[Juujai]

i smell poser

i have a ca18!!! and i want a rb26!!! oh whats the difference between a essartwenny and a rb20.

look at this quote "An SR is out of the question - COMPLETELY!! I do not want an SR"

if he compared with a ca18 id forgive him. lets say we dont know much about any motors.

i can probably rip it all apart and put it together. and i probably know the stock hp, compression, piston size, that stuff but if u want to get technical i dont know crap.

lets just say it like this thougha rb, sr, ca, ka all tuned racing each other i wouldnt know who would win. in a straight line. so i can say theyre all good motors atleast which ones better is your choice. since you already "have" a ca18 that should feel similar to a sr20 except with a little power loss.

[w1ngzer0]

ca18 and this is comming from a ka24 owner :P

[hannibal]

Whoever said that the RB and CA are not even alike is about as wrong as wrong gets. But that is another discussion.

Youre implying theyre similar in design/architecture. But not in performance.

Most people ask about rb20 vs rb25, or rb25 vs rb26, or rb20 vs sr20. My comment was about his two different choices in motors.

[Stev0n]

god... some peopl are complete dumbasses, i swear.

I don't want an SR, dip****s, because everybody has nowadays. That doesn't mean I don't know about them or havent worked on them. DRRRR!

Now, I don't know **** about an RB20, but I've got a chance to pull it out of an r32 for cheap if i want to, so I wanted to know how it compared to the SR because they're about the same size.

Jesus f*cking Christ, i thought these boards were for people to help each other, not for little bishez to say I know more than you do because I've posted more times than you have. Retards I tell you!

And just because I hardly ever post doesn't mean I'm new to the site.

[yeap]

Use the search button, you will learn a lot.

[Nismo_Freak]

god... some peopl are complete dumbasses, i swear.

I don't want an SR, dip****s, because everybody has nowadays. That doesn't mean I don't know about them or havent worked on them. DRRRR!

Now, I don't know **** about an RB20, but I've got a chance to pull it out of an r32 for cheap if i want to, so I wanted to know how it compared to the SR because they're about the same size.

Jesus f*cking Christ, i thought these boards were for people to help each other, not for little bishez to say I know more than you do because I've posted more times than you have. Retards I tell you!

And just because I hardly ever post doesn't mean I'm new to the site.

Calm down.

[sdtouge]

god... some peopl are complete dumbasses, i swear.

I don't want an SR, dip****s, because everybody has nowadays. That doesn't mean I don't know about them or havent worked on them. DRRRR!

Now, I don't know **** about an RB20, but I've got a chance to pull it out of an r32 for cheap if i want to, so I wanted to know how it compared to the SR because they're about the same size.

Jesus f*cking Christ, i thought these boards were for people to help each other, not for little bishez to say I know more than you do because I've posted more times than you have. Retards I tell you!

And just because I hardly ever post doesn't mean I'm new to the site.

putting a wack 3 foot tall spoiler on a car that had a sr20 does not mean you worked on an sr20, sorry.

[Arrow]

sheesh.... let's tone it down a bit...

Yes, this forum and community is here to share knowledge and to allow others to learn.

I don't think that he was asking too much. Although, I would just mention that a lot of information can be found about the RB20 by searching or checking out the RB forum... But in comparing it to the SR20, I'm not sure if it's already been discussed... But I'm not the one to tell you that or the one to be able to give you a comparision.... (I think a big difference is that the RB uses a timing belt and has slightly more power..... this is a complete guess and MY THOUGHTS..... don't take it for a grain of salt, b/c I can and may be wrong)

I hope that we can all have a reasonable and mature conversation in the future.

[themadscientist]

yeah enough already, to much childishness. To the thread author please use the search function and anything commonplace will be easy to find, good luck with your project.