Guest Anonymous Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 how much is the skyline engine in the states also where can i get it/ who do i talk to I think this is the right engine for my car but if its to hard can someone show me info on a twin turbo setup for a L6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 240Z Turbo is in the process of building an L6 TT setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 6, 2001 Share Posted June 6, 2001 The B26DETT can be purchased in the range of about $4,000- $8,000. It all depends on where and who you purchase from. If the car came from Japan, the engine sometimes has been thrashed and used pretty hard, so buyer be aware. Sometimes importers will group the engine with a 5spd trans from the 2wd RB25DET car. The engines put out about 300HP, but with a small boost increase and a little better air filter and exhaust system, the engine will produce an honest 375HP with every thing else remaining stock. The max. boost these engine can take is 14psi. This is due to the ceramic exhuast wheels in the turbo's. If they over speed the ceramic wheels will explode. As for the engine itself, it can take up to a max. HP rating of 500-550 with the stock engine parts. If you were to use the stock ECU and fuel system the max HP that any one has gotten is 450HP. To go above 450HP would take better ECU ( piggy back or upgrade), injectors, and steel turbo's.The ceramic turbo's are used to reduce the weight of the turbine wheel to aid in faster turbo spool up which gives strong boost starting at 2800 rpm. When switching to the steel turbo's, it is best to go with ball bearing turbo's to help the heavier turbo's spin up quicker so as to prevent as much lag as possibly. Now I have heard alot of HP claims about these engines (i.e. 1000HP) and I can tell you that these HP numbers here are from some of the top turners and builders of these engine around the world and the Hp numbers are straight from 4 wheel dyno's and not just pulled out of thin air. I think that if allot of the other L28 turbo cars and V8 car out were to have their cars put on a dyno I would think that they would be shock at how much lower HP their engines were really putting out. I have a complete drive train from a '94 Skyline GTR and will be putting this in a 1970 240z( calling it the GTRZ). I was going put in a L28 turbo but when I looked at the cost to built a 400hp+ L28 and the problems with making more HP from the L28 convinced me to go with the GTR engine. I have the engine taken apart right now to check it out and all I can say is WOW!!!! The engine is a work of art. It is so over built and designed with more power in mind! Just some of the high points of the engine; Main cap are built in to a one piece griddle Oil jets that cool the under side of the pistons Beefy rods Sodium filled ex.valves Crossflow head (more room to plumb everthing) Six throttle bodies Beefy block Hyper cast pistons Beefy crank Advanced oil pump Coil on spark plug packs Twin ceramic turbo's etc..etc.. So $4000 might sound like a lot, but I figure I would easily have that in a L28 turbo and the L28 could never come close to a broad power band of the GTR engine or to the max HP the GTR engine can produce if asked to. Parts might cost a little more but these engine once built will need very little to get running. ( I should put the pic's of the engine parts next to a L engines parts so show what I'm talking about. Hope this gives you some answers. GTRZ or Zgoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 6, 2001 Share Posted June 6, 2001 dan everything you said is true about the rb-26. one thing though is teh "GTR-Z" has allready be done atleast 3 times in japan. and alot of rb-26 transplants have allready occured. would be a first in teh states. :> i believe i was teh first z in teh states with rb-26 but i may be wrong. i did mine in japan though at a considerably lower price then one would get done in teh states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 6, 2001 Share Posted June 6, 2001 thanks for the info so how can i get these parts? how hard and how much time would it take i want 400-450 hp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 6, 2001 Share Posted June 6, 2001 Hey Stony, Your right! I thought I could get a way that one, but it might be the first GTRZ ( the one where all 4 round rubber things go up in smoke) in the states. Hey, your car looks great! I emailed you once but didn't hear back. I guess the reason that I went with the GTR set up was to take care of as many problem areas the first time, like bigger brakes, five bolt pattern, LSD rear end, better traction (with this engine, I think you know what I mean )5spd and then all the other things mentioned in my other post. On another topic, do you have access to any parts like rings bearings and stuff like that? Don't smoke to many other cars leave a few for me Dan GTRZ or Zgoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 7, 2001 Share Posted June 7, 2001 deffinetly first 4wd z in teh states. its been done in japan and works good but alot of chassis mods are required. i do have access to these parts but im very busy and my car is just sitting in teh garage. if i had teh time i might try and hook you and some others up but just cant do right now. but ill tell you who to get a hold of. go to teh SDSEFI.com webpage and look up japan okinawa on teh distibutors page and send Matt Hutchins a ring and he might be able to hoo you up no garentees though good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 7, 2001 Share Posted June 7, 2001 I'm getting awfully tempted to go this route versus an L28 for the same reasons you said, overall cost (and the fact that the RB26 is such a nice engine). Obviously parts in the states could be problematic but I suspect Nissan could order them given the proper part # on a special order basis. Stony, since you were in Japan I imagine you have some contacts there for parts. Or possibly that place that imports the whole cars into the US could get parts for it? Given it's popularity outside the US it's got to have great aftermarket support in terms of parts like forged pistons etc. Another good thing to get would be a service manual for all the torque specs and stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 7, 2001 Share Posted June 7, 2001 I have a copy of the service manual in English for the GTR's Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 7, 2001 Share Posted June 7, 2001 From the Australian ones right? Forgot they sold em there too. (brain fart to the rescue) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 8, 2001 Share Posted June 8, 2001 The manual covers the R32 up to the R33 model as of late 1994. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 8, 2001 Share Posted June 8, 2001 OOOOOHHHHHH dan can i get a copy ;> ill have to email my parts guy and see if hes will ing to be a parts guy for everyone ;> stony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalium99 Posted June 8, 2001 Share Posted June 8, 2001 Actually, They were not Sold In Australia from the showroom, but they were in New Zealand. WHy not look at an RB25DET? THat is what I am planning on. You can make 200kw at the wheels or maybe even more(dont know anyone who has puched in much beyond this on stock everything internal) with the stock internals. They are also MUCH cheaper. In Australia they are HALF the price of an RB26DETT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpwong Posted June 11, 2001 Share Posted June 11, 2001 dan, wander if you can share your expertise in installing the awd drive train with RB26DETT into a 280ZX. Thanks dp wong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 You got it! I'm setting up a web site that my son and I will post alot of pic's of the project on. I have a lot of pic's of the engine inside and out. I guess that if I commit to a wed site, I will have to finish it or forever be banded from talking about Z's. Danb GTRZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 Hey Stony, Email me about the manual. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 holy cow ... for those of you who can get stuff from japan and can speak it heres a good link at yahoo japan. english is rough but gives good idea of what the used aftermarket is like over there 1 circle = 1 yen 135 yen to the dollar pure = stock look off to the left or just type in a search word like turbo or rb-26 ect http://www.excite.co.jp/world/url/body?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Flist.auctions.yahoo.co.jp%2Fjp%2F26318-category.html&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 Thanks for the link stony, those prices make me sick they're so low on some of that. There's a whole Skyline on there going for the equivalent of 6 grand. Or an RB25 N/A going for 222 bucks and change. Argh, wish I knew someone there to see about shipping that stuff over here easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted June 13, 2001 Share Posted June 13, 2001 whats wrong with a turbo sbc??? you really want to mess with an exotic swap with a motor you have to talk to people overseas about for the firing order, a big thumbs up to people that have done it, its bad ass motor and turbo, but man think of the long run here, what if and what if you know what im sayin??? the supra has a straight six too now doesnt it????? 300zx tt as well...im just into having a racer that i can get parts for at kragen and dont mean to diss anyones ideas or discourage anyone from going for their dreams, as i am, but im down with a discount and import racing isnt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 13, 2001 Share Posted June 13, 2001 Good point FL327, I can see the look now on the face of the guy at Autozone... " You need a what for a what?" Regards, Lone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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