rb26 swap

[lilskyline240]

Alright, i am no Newb to the Rb world....i have done a rb20 swap and rb25 swap into my friends s13.....On my previous s13 i ran Ka-t and made good power.....now i got my hands on a 91 nissan silvia which had a blown Sr20 and a Ka was swaped in so it is driveable.....this is my project car and im playin with the idea of a rb26 swap.....my main question is, would it be cheaper to put in my car since its RHD then into a normal 240? would totally eliminate the downpipe and oil line issue correct? Also wiring shouldnt be too difficult, dont have to extend the 2 maf wires....

just wanting to know

[HxC_Nismo]

yea you pretty much got it you can buy a normal down pipe and slightly modify it to line up to the silvia exhaust and the wiring doesnt have to be leangthen at all.

[lilskyline240]

do you know where abouts i can get a skyline downpipe? all the ones i can find are for a 240sx swap and are WAYYY more expensive

[pirate87]

try some of the australian sites like justjap.com

also note all prices are in aussie dollars! bling!

[lilskyline240]

whats teh exchange rate? and will a stock GTR downpipe clear my subframe? since the steering rack no longer is in the way

[ATpossible]

whats teh exchange rate? and will a stock GTR downpipe clear my subframe? since the steering rack no longer is in the way

It was somewhere in the 78 cents US to every 1 australian.

Not 100% sure on subframe. However looking at the subframe and the stock downpipes it doesnt appear to get in the way of anything since subframe is below the engine. I think the part that gets in the way on LHD is the steering column not subframe. mounts might make a diff 2.

oh and the price u will save on the having RHD already compared to LHD swapped rb26 is prolly not going to make a big diff in the long run. kinda like what is infinity plus 1? infinity. thats calculus for u. lol

good luck with swap if u decide to do so.

[lilskyline240]

im going to go ahead with the swap because i have unlimited time to finish it....its a project car that is just sittin there and needs a good motor.....and i got the money for it at this point in my life.....Ill try to document the install with pics and prices to compair it to LHD swaps.....

maybe we can get a sticky out of my swap for detailed instructions

[kjlindgr]

I'm in Green Bay and would like to come down to see it once progress starts.

[lilskyline240]

wont be starting till mid-late summer....id like to have all the parts here before i start

[superman9389]

the exchange rates change daily for most countries but u can go to yahoo and find a good exchange rate convertor. just type in the australian amount and click change to us dollars and ur done

[002-M-P]

http://www.xe.com/ucc