whats your rb in?

[flyboy367]

ok, been rolling thru so many ideas on what kind of project to do once my job situation is settled and the house is purchased. i thought about a ka turbo 240sx, turboing my kia, maybe a rb in a 300zx, a camaro, old mopar. i have been all over the place. then i got to thinking. i love american musclecars and working on them. but after owning 2 inline jap motors they are 10x more reliable then anything i have built in the american market. so i thought about what would happen if i took a 2nd or 3rd gen camaro which i have made quite a few take turns hard and go fast then gutted the trans and engine and swapped in an rb 25 or 26. fabrication isnt a big deal, i build racecars for sideprojects and extra cash. just thinking american icon meets the japanese monster = one sweet looking fast as hell beast. maybe even 10's and autocross on a less then 10grand budget. anyones ideas or comments are welcome. i have come a long way from a v8 jarhead. sure the pushrod v8 is a great motor but when i made a freinds ka eat another friends 383 stroker camaro i got hooked on overhead valvetrains.

[Shocker]

10's? with a 10 grand budget? hmm let me know how you are going to solve that one... rb26 + can running under 10 grand maybe, 25 yes of course.. 10's dont think so. If you choose a muscle car over an import, your going to have a fun time with the wiring harness, and keeping everything in check, its not so much the fabrication.. but electrical will give you the largest problems by far. personally i like keeping cars in their "race" so to speak, but thats just me, this idea sounds like the 3f3f mustang rb26, meh good luck.

[Joe]

this is my own opinion, so dont take anything personally.

its stupid. you are destroying a classic car by putting a RB in one. a SBC v8 would make the same power levels, for a ****LOAD cheaper. its a total waste of money and makes me sick honestly. that RB mustang from the new fast and retarded is a monstrosity and the owner should be put out of his misery.

putting a LS1 or something in a 240 isnt that big of a deal because there are assloads of 240's in the world. but defiling a classic car to put a japanese I6 in one is a sin against the car gods.

[foCk]

Kamin knows whats up

[lucky7]

it would be interesting. but not your best bet to go fast for cheap. a camaro is a great deal heavier than the 240. not to mention the RB25 alteast makes less power than an LS1. just doesnt seem logical.

[a 1g terror]

RB Z32 sounds cool. I have always thought about doing one.

[Shocker]

RB Z32 sounds cool. I have always thought about doing one.

z32 is still a nissan/import o.O, and its been done.

[a 1g terror]

z32 is still a nissan/import o.O, and its been done.

and were trying to steer him in the direction of not bastardising the RB..

It would be stupid to put one in a heavy *** domestic.

[Kansei240sx]

Putting any engine other than the VG in a 300zx is sheer stupidity.

With the money you spend swapping out the VG30ET or VG30DETT you've wasted money on the potential that the VG has and could just as well make alot more power.

I also agree with kamin, putting an RB or anything in an old american car is blasphemy.

[a 1g terror]

Putting any engine other than the VG in a 300zx is sheer stupidity.

With the money you spend swapping out the VG30ET or VG30DETT you've wasted money on the potential that the VG has and could just as well make alot more power.

I also agree with kamin, putting an RB or anything in an old american car is blasphemy.

Well in my case.. I would be picking up a NA 300zx or SHELL and i preferr the RB, AND its diffrent. guess im the only one that would spend abit more to be diffrent

[Stealth-Z]

How about a 70's Chevy Vega or Ford Pinto? I'll bet no one has an RB in one of those yet. They are not as heavy as the Camero's.

[lucky7]

chris, when the hell did you get here??

how about a Z31?

[Joe]

and were trying to steer him in the direction of not bastardising the RB..

It would be stupid to put one in a heavy *** domestic.

so your gonna put it in a heavy *** import?

its not bastardizing the RB, its bastardizing the classic muscle car. the pedigree on a..lets say 69 camaro will absolutley blow the doors off ANYTHING the RB series engines has ever done or will ever do. so dont think that a RB engine would be destroied by putting it in a muscle car. the muscle car would be destroied by having a RB in it.

[a 1g terror]

chris, when the hell did you get here??

how about a Z31?

Haha i have been here longer than you

[0wn3r]

NOT JOKING: isn't this the storyline for FnF 3? lmao... gay. i heard the guy has an old muscle car in tokyo and he blows the motor or somethign and can't get another one in time so he has to swap in an RB. wtf.

[SeVa-S13]

this idea sounds like the 3f3f mustang rb26, meh good luck.

[tecnic1]

We have a 3 year old Busch roller chassis at work that we use for pit stop challenges.I've been trying to talk my boss into putting an RB into that..

[Tictakman]

a local guy here in nashville is putting a rb26 into a 300zx. he is also making it awd using the skyline diffs and everything pretty cool

Zak

[SeVa-S13]

a local guy here in nashville is putting a rb26 into a 300zx. he is also making it awd using the skyline diffs and everything pretty cool

Zak

Sweet! When he fails, have him sell me his injectors for cheap, thanks!

[240slidekat]

put it in a mini van and call it a day

[Valley]

do what you want, screw everyone else. making a car for the sake of praise from another person is pointless, hollow, and will have you selling the car from disappointment, whether it is fast or not. you should know this.

as for an opinion on the rb's in 240's. its fun, a somewhat challenging but not overwhelming first swap. from your claimmed experiance it should be a walk in the park for you. and should you do it for yourself will leave you satisfied with its abilities.

as for older cars. the only thing good about them is they led to the newer v8's, such as the aluminum ls1. ditch the rest of the car, keep the motor, steal lotus's, and shelby's idea, light car, big/powerful engine. imo, thats where the fun is at.

[FriedEGs]

there's an rb in a mustang?! why do i get the eery feeling that someone by the name of craig leiberman had his hands on that?! ...

anyway... who cares about being different? you said you wanted a 10 second car, go for that goal... putting an rb into a heavy chassis like a z32 or camaro is taking a step backwards.. what do you expect to gain from that? respect?! be advised, some will say, wow cool!! but, the ones that know better will only ask.....why?!

If you like the z32 chassis so much, and you want something "different" consider a VQ35 and twins, or do what smokey did... twins on the 4.5 v8... that would be a nice setup to have in a Z32... or obviously, in the 240sx...(but, you're still gonna be over 10 grand)

240's are with rb's are great!! it's our next best alternative to owning a skyline.. and lighter!!

[RB20DETodd]

Sweet! When he fails, have him sell me his injectors for cheap, thanks!

HAHA if i hear "gonna" "is" "trying" to convert to AWD again im gonna kill myself

[flyboy367]

wow, didnt think id get so much hate on this. i would hardly consider a 3rd gen camaro to be a classic muscle car. they are everywhere. i have bought some for as low as $50.00 i was going for something different. i could easily build another engine like i had in my gtp. i ran low 12's in a 4000lb car with a supercharged v6. put it in a 2200lb camaro and you in the 10's. toss on a fiberglass clip and doors you even faster. for people claiming the godlyness of the rb you sure shoot it down. ls motors are ok, but they dont hold up for long under high stress. i know i used to replace them in vettes all the time when i worked for a dealer. plus inlines make gobs more torque then v engines do. yes i kinda got the idea from the ff3 trailer. i thought with a little work a bone stock looking z28 with a high redline turbo inline 6 would tear ***. there isnt much room to work with with a v engine in a camaro. turboing them is done but its not as fun.

[Joe]

wow, didnt think id get so much hate on this. i would hardly consider a 3rd gen camaro to be a classic muscle car. they are everywhere. i have bought some for as low as $50.00 i was going for something different. i could easily build another engine like i had in my gtp. i ran low 12's in a 4000lb car with a supercharged v6. put it in a 2200lb camaro and you in the 10's. toss on a fiberglass clip and doors you even faster. for people claiming the godlyness of the rb you sure shoot it down. ls motors are ok, but they dont hold up for long under high stress. i know i used to replace them in vettes all the time when i worked for a dealer. plus inlines make gobs more torque then v engines do. yes i kinda got the idea from the ff3 trailer. i thought with a little work a bone stock looking z28 with a high redline turbo inline 6 would tear ***. there isnt much room to work with with a v engine in a camaro. turboing them is done but its not as fun.

stop right there. dont EVER take any piece of car modification advice from any of those movies. ever. ever. ever.

those movies are a plauge on the car modification community. they breed idiots and bad ideas. dont fall victim to it.

[Kansei240sx]

True story, and funny.

[240sxdominos]

so your gonna put it in a heavy *** import?

its not bastardizing the RB, its bastardizing the classic muscle car. the pedigree on a..lets say 69 camaro will absolutley blow the doors off ANYTHING the RB series engines has ever done or will ever do. so dont think that a RB engine would be destroied by putting it in a muscle car. the muscle car would be destroied by having a RB in it.

I think people are making too big of a deal about it. The guy wants to be original, so let him be. I know its your opinion and I respect that but I say lets see what he can do. I dont think it will be destroying anything. There are plenty of domestics to put engines into just as there are plenty of 240s to put engines into.

[0wn3r]

it's not really original since it's basically in FnF3

and there's also a point where it would be original because it's too rediculous to do it.

[nismofly]

if you want a 6 in a camaro get a GN engine

[srdrps13]

dont hate on bow wow... he is the ****s lol