want an RB motor and am in texas

[supreme15]

hello alli own a 95 240 sx and want to put in an rb25det or rb26wanna know some shops in the texas state area that have done the swap and price range i am looking atalso, i am an automatic as of the moment, want a transmission swap done, when i get the swap of courseall info is greatly appreciated thanks, mike

i want to be the fastest, and i think this is the way to go, supras are quick, i wanna be quicker

[S13Koop]

Good Luck finding a place to do that swap, I'm in Houston as well, probably gonna order my RB20 or RB25 from Venus-Auto and deffinetely do the swap myself. I know Protech in Austin has done an RB swap, I sold an employee my old S14. I got a shop so hopefully the swap won't be too hard of a deal. How soon u plan to do yours?-will

[supreme15]

well, considering i just got into a wreck, a lil later than expectedi was gonna get it done in june by my planning, but that has delayed me about 2 monthsgonna have to work things out from therelets keep in touch that way i see how yours goes, and maybe get mine done at your shoplaters, mikeappreciate the reply to my post also

[FAST-DATSUN]

WE are doing a car from Texas right now...

Mack @ Mckinney Motorsports....

[rtsol]

i need details....what area of tejas?

[lessthanjakejohn]

i need details....what area of tejas?

I think Mckinney is in San Diego.

[supreme15]

i need something closer to home if i am going to be without a vehicle for a couple of weeks or longer

[Cattalbus]

Only place in houston i know of is lichtspeed and they did a srswap reantly, and sell SR but I haven't sen any RB swaps in houston. I want a supplier in town I hate to buy a motor and it show up broken. Venus is out too much crap came out from them.

[Nismo_Freak]

Good Luck finding a place to do that swap, I'm in Houston as well, probably gonna order my RB20 or RB25 from Venus-Auto and deffinetely do the swap myself. I know Protech in Austin has done an RB swap, I sold an employee my old S14. I got a shop so hopefully the swap won't be too hard of a deal. How soon u plan to do yours?-will

You mean Tri's RB26 motor that is still sitting on the shelf in the back of Protech along with his motorless S14.5? Or would that be his K6 Blitz turbo and manifold sitting on the wall for all to marvel?

In simple terms... no RB swap yet.

However, we did a V8 swap and I'll be doing my RB swap sometime. Feel free to let us have a crack at it when you get around to it.

[supreme15]

sup nismo freakthis is supremesilvia from htownill let you know something if cani dont mind letting yall taking a crack at my carill be in touch with youand good luck on your swap

laters, mike

[Nismo_Freak]

sup nismo freakthis is supremesilvia from htownill let you know something if cani dont mind letting yall taking a crack at my carill be in touch with youand good luck on your swap

laters, mike

Oh god, you want to do the RB swap now hahah.

Let's do it then

[mike_do]

nismo_freak, what rb engine are u putting in ur car?? oh and to my knowledge cattalbus lightspeed has only done one srswap... and i doubt if they know anything about the swapping in an rb engine

[Senko]

WOOHOOOO!!!!! im also in houston, and im looking for a shop to do the engine swap... and a little bit more i have a special build i want done and if there is a shop here in houston that wouldnt mind taking a crack at it, please drop me a line. lets just say im discovered australias little rb secret MWAAAHAAAAHAAAAAAAAA i have some badass plans and im really hoping to find a local shop who can help me with this prodject.

I am not mechanically inclined, but i have a little baseline knowledge, and know a few little tricks. but i have neither the skill nor the equipment to do the install myself.

[roundrocktom]

. lets just say im discovered australias little rb secret

RB30's

Tom

[FAST-DATSUN]

With our COMPLETE install kit you could do it you self, or have some one else do it for you..

Mack at Mckinney Motorsports

[roundrocktom]

With our COMPLETE install kit you could do it you self, or have some one else do it for you..

Mack at Mckinney Motorsports

Mack,

Just curious... what does the COMPLETE install system detail?

From your web site it details the "engine & transmission mounts & driveshaft" for $1150, the S13 RB25det intercooler kit for $900. What else is needed?

Senko,Here is the catch, and why I don't work on projects like this -- if you bought a clip for $3000. Mack's kit for $2000... and brought it to a "installer" to put everything together... for labor it is probably around $1000 (20 hours @ $50 hour)... catch is if the motor is DOA, or has major uncovered issues, suddenly you have a DEAD vehicle with a $6000 bill.

Tom

[Nismo_Freak]

If we did it, we would have the capability to bring in parts to make the car ... undead.

[roundrocktom]

If we did it, we would have the capability to bring in parts to make the car ... undead.

Who pays to make it "un dead"?

Side note... does anyone in the USA stock RB water pumps? timing belts? etc? I realize there are few engines here, but would like to replace both items (cheap insurance) before installing a RB into the S13.

Tom

[mike_do]

what comes w/ this complete kit and how much does it cost??? email if u want [email protected]

[phast]

nismo_freak, what rb engine are u putting in ur car?? oh and to my knowledge cattalbus lightspeed has only done one srswap... and i doubt if they know anything about the swapping in an rb engine

So you've called Lightspeed and discussed this with Tom? I doubt it....Not saying you haven't but I really doubt it since I've had a few conversations with Tom about the RB swap.

As of right now my car is the only SR he has swapped completely. He has had swaps brought to him where people who tried to do it themselves messed up. And Lightspeed did everything with my swap including the rewiring. Lightspeed has 2 more SR swaps lined up and one SR being worked on at the moment. Not to mention all the business he has with 300zx's. I consider Lightspeed to be the most Nissan oriented shop in Houston. If anyone could do it correctly in Houston I would say it's Lightspeed.

Lightspeed's Work

[roundrocktom]

Random photo from Lightspeed's web site. Don't know the folks, but like to see someone who knows how to weld (can not see the detail -- looks like a TIG welder, cool!), but also someone who took the time to get their ASE cert!



Tom

[Cattalbus]

well I am going to try the swap myself and if I mess it up I am glad I can count on Light speed to be there to get me out of a bind however I am still worrying about the best deal for me to buy a motor.

[Senko]

ok old post but oh well, and heres the thing. No offense to you guys at McKinney, you do some awesome work, but your prices are way too up there for me. and im going to try and talk to my freind in australia who is giving me the rb30 and see what the prices on clips there are. cuase if im going to be shipping the engine, it might be cheaper just to ship both together.

OK now, i know this may sound mean, but why would i pay McKinney or Unstable for a VERY expensive install kit? and then pay shipping ontop of it? when i have my freinds here at Lime Creek Motorsports who can make custom motor mounts? (thats if the stock ones truly do not work). The prodject is going to be time and money consuming, but its worth it in my eyes.

[ts13power]

After waiting for about a year and a half on an oil pan that was suppose to take about 2 months. I've given up on this clown that's getting it for me. Don't ask me why I waited so long and seeing that we're backed up for months on work. I would gladly pay Mckinney the amount they're asking for to finish my swap. A lot of people getting into this swap have no idea how much money and time it goes into doing this. I just bought a new motor(which is complete and not taken apart) so the swap should be done soon.

[Big Manne]

hello alli own a 95 240 sx and want to put in an rb25det or rb26wanna know some shops in the texas state area that have done the swap and price range i am looking atalso, i am an automatic as of the moment, want a transmission swap done, when i get the swap of courseall info is greatly appreciated thanks, mike

i want to be the fastest, and i think this is the way to go, supras are quick, i wanna be quicker

me too but i live in mississippi. can anyone help me on where to get an engine and who can put it in around here. i also want an automatic trans

[Mark-SGP-]

I do not know many shops that do more NISSAN work than we do. We can do any transplant or nissan service you need forthat matter, just call us. If you need more info check the page. We deal direct with Japan weekly, and can get ANY and ALL RB parts brand new from Nissan Japan.

LaterZ,

[email protected]

[Godzillarb26dett]

I know of 2 shops in DALLAS TX that have done and completed several RB Swaps into 240's http://www.cartunetexas.com specializes in 240/SILVIA's.....have know them for a long time and they do alot of things with 240's......also http://www.ctcmotorsports.com they are the BENTLY of car shops around here they can make any thing!!!

[93RPS13]

Senko what hybrid are you doing? RB25 or what i got dibs on RB26 hybrid

[Senko]

rb25 rb30 hybrid, and a freind of mine has got dibs on the NA version. grins. but yeah im not gonna say too much, kinda wanna keep it on the downlow now.