Guest jestr73 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Wanting to upgrade to a new motor from my stock L24. I have a starting budget of arond $6000.00. Jut curious what I might be able to do to achieve the most bang for my buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.INSANE Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 450 Hp Inline 6 Can be done for less than that A v8 might be cheaper and can make more horsepower. there are plenty of threads around use the search function Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jestr73 Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 I have searched so many posts in the last few days that have been very helpfull in answering some technical questions, but I havent seen anything giving me an idea of what costs have been associated with some of the engine swaps that have been done. I am very open minded as far as what motor is used i.e. V8,RB, or built l28. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.INSANE Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 It really depends with 6,000 the possibilites are limitless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_V Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Well what are you going to do with the car? drag, autox, HPDE? ~Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AE2ZX Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 i just did my swap for under $600 bucks i cant even think how crazy i could go on $6000 bills RB25det ,v8,built L-6 .......................the world is yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayAreaZT Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 6k is a decent budget for a motor build up. RB swap would put you over your budget so V8 or turbo L28 would be the way to go for big power. You could price out a SR20det swap but I think it would be pushing 6k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannji Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 I am going with the Toyota 2RZ 2.4 4-banger.... can be had from Ebay for $400 to $600 as a stripped motor, more if you want a complete pull. $6000 would put me in the range of 25-35#'s of boost.... probably 500+ hp when all was said and done. Not as light as the SR20, not as almighty as the LSx. Cheaper than either, with torque somewhere in-between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 There are a lot of posts about costs. Some of them with "cost" in the title. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=67657&highlight=cost http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=115640&highlight=cost ....... You have to weed out what costs are actually associated with the swap and what other mods people threw into their total. $6000 really isn't a lot of money. An LSx swap will go through that in a heartbeat. Don't even consider an RB swap unless you can put a "1" in front of the 6. Your absolute best bet it to find a complete, totaled vehicle and sell off the unused parts to offset the swap cost. Most people don't have the time, patience and/or facilities to do that though. But everything I have just said can be found by searching. You might want to do that and ask some more specific questions before your thread is locked and discarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cygnusx1 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?lang=-1&catalogId=10002&storeId=10001&categoryId=85486 ...and keep the change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zx_sliding Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 well if u get a rb offline with an automatic tranny it should cost u roughly 1.5-2g an rb25 or 26 then get a ka24 standard tranny off of a 240sx. this bolts right up. drop it in and do the wiring. cost of all this... 2.3g if u do the swap urself. cost with swap done professionally around 6g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpt jack Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Get a RB30.... this is out of the 4 door skyline the family car.... more tq! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AE2ZX Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 Your absolute best bet it to find a complete, totaled vehicle and sell off the unused parts to offset the swap cost. This is always the best idea but hard to do if people arnt buying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juarez88 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 would anyone here recommend going with a rebello engine over a lsx swap or rb swap(for street use/everyday driver)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 You'll get more hp out of the other two swaps, but if you're looking to stay with the inline 6 Rebello is an excelent way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexideways Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Get a RB30.... this is out of the 4 door skyline the family car.... more tq!They came in "Australia only" hollden VL Commodores and I think but, not sure, in some of the Australian built R31 skylines and only in single cam config. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Hmmmm.... I can say from experience that a V-8 is going to be the easiest to maintain for track use... A high HP L24-28 na/turbo is going to cost a good deal of money and reliability goes down as HP goes up... ======================================================= Any engine swap/hybrid is going to involve a lot more money than you think getting it well sorted out... for instance... a chevy V-8 swap needs a tranny... World class T5s are getting to be >$1000 in any condition from junk yards... that will significantly increase the cost of your swap... Speedo, Tachometer, and ancilliary guages have to be sorted out... clutch parts, hydraulics, back up switches, speedo gears, lockouts, linkages, mounts, hardware can add up more than you think... Most modern swaps are going to need reprogramming and piggy back systems for turbo upgrades... Exhaust systems are often expensive because of the fabrication time involved getting it just right... ======================================================= adding a lot of horsepower can bring handling and braking issues into light... chassis preparation to match... even for street use can get into the thousands $$$.... You really can't put a price tag on it... there are a lot of engine swaps at shows that only do well in a straight line... a well sorted out high performance makeover typically costs $10,000... Bodywork is in a class of it's own.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jestr73 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Well thanks for all of the input. I've decided to get some more HP, but keep it simple. I'm going with a stroker from Rebello. I've talked to them a couple of times now and I think that is my best bet for what I want to do. Its a no brainer as far as time and modification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZFury Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 You could get like new rebuilt SBC's from a rebuilding company. http://www.flitelineenginesupply.com/engines.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 First thing Zfury that is the blackest car I've ever seen!!!! The paint looks amazing, It looks great! I was wondering If anyone has ever done a swap of a 280zxt motor into a S30? Just Kidding. Anyways, I've heard alot of people have found crashed turbo Z's and picked them up for cheap, have any of you ever done the swap this way and how much did the car cost you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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