Quote: Originally Posted by DIXIE 1jz or 2jz FTW this guy is onto something a 2j sh1ts all over ANYTHING RB!! end of story Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by genki since when was it hard to fit a 26 into a vl??? :| what what what!?? fairly sure stock dumps foul on firewall and foul on power steer rack. issues with power steer, aircon and harmonic balancer... quickies i can think of. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

also sump needs modification from memory. Why, what did you think genki?

calaisrida should shed some light in here.

hey guys thanks for all your responses :-) 1/ So it seams the consensus it that the original 3L is better than the 2L? Make you wonder why anyone would bother to do the conversion then! Bit new to these engines so could someone plez explain what the following are? 1jz 2jz FTW 26/30 rb26 = LOL BT1

people do the 2L conversion because RB20DETs cost about $700 with all manifolds, turbo etc- whereas a 30et is about 2k... you get what you pay for The best part about an RB20DET is that it looks like a vlt with the front mount etc, but then again- it's not really Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by megabuff hey guys thanks for all your responses :-) 1/ So it seams the consensus it that the original 3L is better than the 2L? Make you wonder why anyone would bother to do the conversion then! Bit new to these engines so could someone plez explain what the following are? 1jz 2jz FTW 26/30 rb26 = LOL BT1 Your joking right? 1JZ and the 2JZ are toyota engines, hard and expensive to fit into a VL FTW means for the win, its not a engine RB26 is the R33 and the R34 skyline engine, the RB30DET is a RB30 engine with a RB26 head. i.e. 26/30 = LOL means it's a joke and BT1 is a ex cop car. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by HDT-VLCLE Your joking right? 1JZ and the 2JZ are toyota engines, hard and expensive to fit into a VL no and no FTW means for the win, its not a engine RB26 is the R33 and the R34 skyline engine it comes in all gtr skylines 32,33 and 34, the RB30DET is a RB30 engine with a RB26 head. i.e. 26/30 = LOL means it's a joke and BT1 is a ex cop car. just added a few things Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

rb26dett is for the nissan skyline r32 r33 r34 gtr's its a twin turbo motor

Was in the R32's also? Thought they would have had some ugly RB20DETT abomination in them. http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=117231 Thats useful Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

yeah the r32 gtr had the rb26 aswell but aparently it was the sh1t verison lol oil pump problems or something i think

no they had the 26DETT as well. No probs mate they are a twin cam 2.6L motor, the RB30ET is a single cam 3L motor. If you put the twin cam head from an rb26dett onto the top of an RB30 bottom end you get an RB30DETT (D stands for Double Overhead Cam or twin cam! ), which can also be called an RB26/30 ps FTW means "i'm a geek" Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by TroyVK just added a few things lol you asshat, didnt think it was cheep. but is anyone is going to know it's you Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by ATMO_BT1 also sump needs modification from memory. Why, what did you think genki? thats the thing i didnt think of anything really i was just under the impression u "dropped" the rb26 in, and modded the sump accordingly? meh i dont have a rb26, so yeah :P Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by genki thats the thing i didnt think of anything really i was just under the impression u "dropped" the rb26 in, and modded the sump accordingly? meh i dont have a rb26, so yeah :P if only it was that easy we all would have done it instead of extensive mods on the 3lt Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

there was also rb20det-r.... there was a very limited build of R31 Skyline GTS-R coupes in late 1987. Using a tuned RB20DET-R engine (with a tubular exhaust manifold, a much larger turbo and big front-mount intercooler) these motorsport specials generate a conservatively rated 155kW. The RB20DET-R engine was commonly modified to deliver around 300kW in Group A race trim. around 800 of them were made.

Quote: Originally Posted by ATMO_BT1 well. If you put the twin cam head from an rb26dett onto the top of an RB30 bottom end you get an RB30DETT (D stands for Double Overhead Cam or twin cam! ), which can also be called an RB26/30, with a big single is it RB30DET then?? coz thats the **** i cant imagine a 300rwkw rb20 Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by benjipsi if only it was that easy we all would have done it instead of extensive mods on the 3lt well i suppose... but buying a complete RB26DETT is still fairly expensive and thats without a gearbox, so you'd think the price is still a "turn off", because to pay up to $5,000 for something thats "standard" and could be pretty aged, thats quite a lot! consider you can rebuild a rb30et for around that price and at most times for *a lot* less (for something to handle 400rwhp) you wouldnt be able to justify the swap to a standard engine that could be nearly dead... but if sum1 was to have future plans, well go ahead with the rb26 Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by genki well i suppose... but buying a complete RB26DETT is still fairly expensive and thats without a gearbox, so you'd think the price is still a "turn off", because to pay up to $5,000 for something thats "standard" and could be pretty aged, thats quite a lot! consider you can rebuild a rb30et for around that price and at most times for *a lot* less (for something to handle 400rwhp) you wouldnt be able to justify the swap to a standard engine that could be nearly dead... but if sum1 was to have future plans, well go ahead with the rb26 hate to be the bearer of bad new mate but 5k wont get you fu*k all of a high powered vl remember you workin with a 20+ year old driveline which tends to crumble after 180 ish rear wheel--- see how far your 5 k gets ya after buyin a decent box for a vl get real mate Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by benjipsi hate to be the bearer of bad new mate but 5k wont get you fu*k all of a high powered vl remember you workin with a 20+ year old driveline which tends to crumble after 180 ish rear wheel--- see how far your 5 k gets ya after buyin a decent box for a vl get real mate i was talking about the engine alone and for less than 5k you can build a pretty strong motor.... (i didnt say "quick/strong car") and besides if u bought the '26 you would have the same dilemma with the driveline etc, so you'd be spending more money, and then some :P Some original photos have not been recovered yet.