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Im going to build me up a Nissan Silvia S15 for drifting here in norway and i love the Rb26DETT engine, so i want it in the s15.

No im not thinking of it because of tokyo drift he he.

But, is it hard to do? or should i consider an r33 drift spec?

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There's a company in the USA which has done this and is currently selling the complete kit - think it's called R14? http://www.full-race.com/r14/

That is for a S14 but I can't imagine it being too dis-similar.

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Im going to build me up a Nissan Silvia S15 for drifting here in norway and i love the Rb26DETT engine, so i want it in the s15.

But, is it hard to do? or should i consider an r33 drift spec?

I thought drift cars needed good chassis balance? Why would you want to replace an all alloy inline 4 with a much longer and heavier cast iron inline 6?

I thought the goal of drifting was to get your car to oversteer from before the corner to beyond the exit, not understeer on the way in and four wheel drift on the way out....?

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Well I was going to build it to rearwheel...

A buddy of mine got a silvia s13 with rb25det and he says its great to drift with, and he says that its not too diffferent with the eninge being heavier.

I dont know if its a good idea or not, just thinkin of it cuss i love the rb26 engine.

Just wantet to hear if people know something about it.

Well maybe its fiction on tokoy drift, but they got a silvia s15 with the rb26det

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