jasonb Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 hey, im from australia and recently got myself a 260 2+2 from my grandad who has had it since new... lol. wat i plan is a fairly decent rebuild including an rb25det couple questions ive been searching but cant find... 1. with castelmaine rod shop mounts will the stock oil pan be ok or will it need to be replaced/modified? wats involved if so? 2.will the stock manifold and turbo clear in a low mount position? 3.any other issues with clearances/mounting items? cheers would appreciate links 2 write ups if any1 knows any cheers Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S15 200sx owner Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 hey, im from australia and recently got myself a 260 2+2 from my grandad who has had it since new... lol. wat i plan is a fairly decent rebuild including an rb25det couple questions ive been searching but cant find... 1. with castelmaine rod shop mounts will the stock oil pan be ok or will it need to be replaced/modified? wats involved if so? 2.will the stock manifold and turbo clear in a low mount position? 3.any other issues with clearances/mounting items? cheers would appreciate links 2 write ups if any1 knows any cheers Jason Hey Jason, Use the search function mate, as well as read all the stickys at the top of the RB forum, all your Q's will be answered plus many more you havnt thought of yet I am using the CM Rod shop mounts, you will still need a rear sump oil pan (the stock RB25 one is front) Many of us here buy a new sump from Nissan from a JDM only Z31 300zx with a RB20 in it, which has rear sump, which will bolt on and work on RB25 and RB30. This sump can then be modified to increase oil capcity and baffles etc. The part numbers of the new sump and oil pickup are else where on this forum - check the RB stickys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonb Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 soz i did search, still cant find info on stock turbo and manifold clearing... if some1 wouldnt mind, can i get an answer for that or a link to a thread? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 yep it'll clear i had no problems on my 280 with it fitting even with my t3/t4e hybrid turbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonb Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 thanx heaps mate sounds good, will be putting a hks gtrs on their eventually but wanna blow the stock turbo first... haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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