sr20 skyline

[EVILS14]

i was on importtuner.com today and i ran across this article i want you guys to look at http://www.importtuner.com/fea....html

[Gold Digger]

So, what's wrong with it?

Having the SR in there brings the weight over the nose down to help with steering, giving it a more balanced feel. The center of gravity is brought back to almost center of the car. It's actualy a pretty nifty idea. The car isn't really all that heavy, so it's pretty much a win/win in terms of handling and weight.

I think it was Top Secret that did something similar several years ago with a MK IV Supra. Had, if I remember right, a 3SG turbo motor sitting in it, and it was capable of over 200mph.

There have been lots of guys that have pulled RBs out of Cefiros and Laurels in favor of an SR for drifting.

[rc1honda]

Also isn't the RB20 just a SR20 with a iron block and 2 more cylinders?The displacement is the same, you might get better low end torque with the 6, but the SR can make just as much power as the RB20. And with the aluminum block, and head you save a good deal of weight.

I bet the car handles great and moves like a bat out hell.

[EVILS14]

it's just i've heard of people swapping a vq for a sr but never thought i would see the day someone would replace a rb with a sr especially not in a skyline, i mean correct me if i am wrong but wasn't the r32 banned from racing in certain countries because of its superior performance and handling.

[Gold Digger]

it's just i've heard of people swapping a vq for a sr but never thought i would see the day someone would replace a rb with a sr especially not in a skyline, i mean correct me if i am wrong but wasn't the r32 banned from racing in certain countries because of its superior performance and handling.

OK...you're talking about a GT-R with an RB26DETT. The car in the article was just a GTS-t Type M with an RB20. Not the best of the RB series.

Both the SR and the RB are great motors, but the SR is just as capable of making the same amount of power as the RB20, but does it with 2 less cylinders.

[EVILS14]

yes i know but he also had that option , just saying the cars rep was built by the performance of the rb not the sr, if the sr was so great why didnt nissan put it in the gts-t. As for you saying that as far as handling and weight its a win/win i don't see it a because i haven't ever heard of that being a problem with any of the skylines. i know its just personal preference but i would have went with the rb26 swap, whats the sense of having a skyline without the sound of the rb

[the_momo]

The skyline gt-r's reputation was built from a superb racing effort on nissans part, making a stellar racecar from a great platform.

The skyline, in its non gt-r form, is nothing special compared to the gt-r.

The goal of racing motor vehicles is to be the fastest. I would imagine that moving the center of gravity closer to the rotational axis (the point with which the vehicle rotates around) while simultaneously reducing weight would be something that most serious racing efforts would strive to achieve.

there is no way a rb26 will ever weigh less than an sr20. I can also imagine that since the silvia was a mass produced vehicle (and as such the sr20) while the gt-r in any variation was a "specialty vehicle" was far less produced, the rb26 will always fetch a higher cost.

The sr20 for the purpose of that vehicle was the superior choice for1. benefits of weight and distribution2.initial cost, build and replacement3.Pissing off fanboys, cause im sure it crossed their minds.

A real recing team will always do things for the better of the cause, not because its what the fans want.

[Gold Digger]

i know its just personal preference but i would have went with the rb26 swap, whats the sense of having a skyline without the sound of the rb

You just answered your own question.

[S13 brunnem]

I'm sure if Nissan though the SR20 would be a better engine for the skyline platform they would have done that.

[Gold Digger]

I'm sure if Nissan though the SR20 would be a better engine for the skyline platform they would have done that.

In that line of thinking, if Nissan thought the RB was the better engine for the S chassis, they would have put them in there. People do it, and no one cares. Why do people now care that someone wants to put an SR into an R chassis?

No one ever said that the SR was a better engine for the platform. It does offer a better weight distribution for the R32. Plus it brings the center of gravity closer to the actual center of the car.

As far as stock RB20 to stock SR20, the RB is the better engine for the R32. Tuning wise, either engine does the job quite well.

As said before, it all comes down to personal preference.

[EL MAMITO USMC]

is a great swap a SR for a RB20. less weigth and same power, better balance, and that is the ligthest of the skylines ,,is a great job ..

[Koshin]

I think it was Top Secret that did something similar several years ago with a MK IV Supra. Had, if I remember right, a 3SG turbo motor sitting in it, and it was capable of over 200mph.

yeah....thats the most dope TopSecret car in my book...3rd gen 3S-GTE powered MK IV Supra...210 plus mph...that car gets no love, one of the nastiest street cars ever...

...and what is wrong with the SR powered Skyline? unless its a GTR, youre prolly better off in many ways....I have owned 20 different SR's and they have all been dreat performers...

Id put an SR in anything...Z32, 510, S13, S14, R32 GTS-T, 240Z, 260Z, 280Z, FD, FC, '71 Chevelle, '69 Camaro, ' 70 Mach 1, etc.
Modified by Koshin at 11:03 AM 10/23/2009