scottyMIz Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 this one is going into my sonoma just paid for her today should be here in three days so monday should be the day i see her, cant wait here is the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220347715493&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&viewitem= they seem like a good company i'll post the results on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau M Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Holy cow, only a grand with ecu and tranny? How much is shipping? This may make me re-think my swap plans if they can be had that cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 shipping was 120 which blew me away! all the other places want like 300-400 flat rate!!! They seem like a great bunch of guys i called them first to kinda get a feel for the shop then i bought the one in the auction. It comes with everything i need to swap it in the truck so when i get started i will take pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 the guy from the shop just called and asked if i was gonna mod the motor? I told him prolly not right away but i plan to. He said he's throwing in a lil gift i'll like and didn't tell me what it was...... hmmmm maybe a chip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 probably a clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 never thought of that one... i cant stand the suspense lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almighty Wez Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Very nice find. 1000$ for everything is great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeoster Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Sweet deal! if thats the actual photo of the engine your getting then it looks to be in great shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNkEyT88 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I bet that's the 1st swap to ever swap a smaller displacement motor? Has this been done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 some guys have swapped the rb20 into their 240,260,280's so it's not the first smaller displacement swap. Plus my truck is a 4cyl and i think stock they make like 98hp with the turbo i think she puts down around 140hp. The rb20 puts down 210hp and is a 6 cyl so the tq is gonna help alot too. There is someone who has swapped an rb25 into their s10 but it was a 95 or so year mine is a 99 and i plan to hook up all the accessories like the ac and ps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNkEyT88 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I was speaking of the s-series swap. Usually those guys are big on V8's. I should have kept my Sonoma, plans were for an LS1. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 oh ok sorry just thought u ment smaller in general, actually now that you say it i dont think anyone has gone smaller lol they all seem to go bigger one way or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted January 22, 2009 Administrators Share Posted January 22, 2009 I bet that's the 1st swap to ever swap a smaller displacement motor? Has this been done? Search SR20DET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaggyZ Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Search SR20DET And "rotary," "CA18DET," and "electric s30." Shoot, the way things are shaping up for me, I may end up with no engine ever in my Z! I was standing in the engine bay last night and thought I might Flinstone it. (note: I'm a 6'1" and 180lbs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Careless Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 And "rotary," "CA18DET," and "electric s30." Shoot, the way things are shaping up for me, I may end up with no engine ever in my Z! I was standing in the engine bay last night and thought I might Flinstone it. (note: I'm a 6'1" and 180lbs) It's all suspension and weight modifications at that point. no stupid engine to deal with!!! get one used drag slick and cut it on a band saw to make some pads for your shoes, and away you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 got the swap yesterday! man that was fast shipping from NJ to The tipof the thumb of MI in three days incl the day it went out! Well guys i am very happy with the engine so far everything looks top notch and the lil present was a blitz access ecu!!! i dunno the tune in it but i will find out soon enuf when i get her started. I plan to start the swap next weekend but i am gonna get things rolling in the mean time. I plan to sort out the harness label what i need to so it makes it go a little faster and sort out the trucks wiring. I wanna take a close look at the drive shaft and the rb yoke to see what i need to do to make it work. Im pretty sure i will have to put a new hole in the floor for the shifter but that is simple. I wanna get out my old clutch master cyl and make a hose for it to goto the new slave cyl. The one in the sonoma is an internal one and has a plastic line and the rb is external with a rubber line. The rb20 is shorter than the rb25 by about an inch so making it fit will be easier. It looks like i can get it in without moving the radiator. I was talkin with racinjitter and he brought up a good idea, i have two sets of rb26dett turbos with manifolds (got em for free) if i have turbo clearance problems with the stocker i can probably put the twins on it instead. I have to get the manifold off and see how close the rb26's are to it and if i have to flip any brackets or not but it's an option and i have yet to see an rb20dett lol specially in a sonoma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSE Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 maybe I'll slap an RB into my Durango when she gives up the ghost...this looks like a very cool project... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 update: i got the stock gm 2.2l out and am gonna test fit the rb20 tonight after work. A buddy and i got the engine out in three hours last night which i thought was pretty good. The engine should fit nicely, driveshaft should be fairly simple, clutch will take a lil work, none of the stock gauges will work so i bought the interface board and cable for the rb engines to see if it will work to tune it(doubt it but claims it does) and at least to monitor what the engine is doing since i have no more gauges. The nav unit i have has a speedo in it so a speedo is no big deal, the only thing that wont be listed is fuel level which i can mount a fuel gauge someplace im not worried about that. From my measurements i should be able to drop the engine in with minimal mods and a slight chance i will get to use the clutch fan. Its very slight i will get to use the stock fan but if not an electric will be just fine. Hey jitter u still got some small fans laying around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 crap forgot the pics lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrism Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 You got a good deal. I paid $900 for mine and $300 shipping. Yours looks like it's in better shape. Still, my motor runs great and gets unreal gas mileage. Plus if the motor ever blows up, I'll just through it in the trash can and get another one. At that price it's not worth rebuilding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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