Thanks for the replies guys, Still unsure about the project, just doing some thinking at this stage.
Predator, I would rather use the forged pistons, as the VL turbo pistons will create a very low compression ratio with the twin cam head (7:1? or so)= monster lag.
I work for Repco, so buying a new set of forgies and doing the bottom end properly would be slightly(i hope) more affordable for me compared to the average joe off the street.
How well would the standard rb25det turbo go on this combo, what sort of boost could it generate without disintegrating the ceramic turbine wheel?
Basically the idea is to take a stock r31, build the bottom end nice and strong, get an r33 gtst halfcut, slap on the head, wiring loom turbo, etc straight in.
Then take it from there, if more horses are desired.
Obviously if the r33 rb25det halfcut is a manual, I would use the box out of it, but I have a friend who has an r33 gtst with an auto on the way out, so the idea would be to go halvies, I take the head, turbo, loom,efi sys.
He gets the block, auto and rack,etc,etc.
