Motor ideas for R34

[Corse]

Hey,

Soon I'll going to be purchasing (hopefully) an R34, a non-gtr variant and drive around in this for 6-12 months or so. Being on my P's this could prove to be a half-intelligent idea. this is where im not so worried about the money.

while this is all happening, I intend to build/prepare another motor with an emphasis on torque and streeablity - something In its final guise can drive around on the street with the boost wound down, and when needed, bolt a set of slicks on and run a high ten. (kind of similar to the HPI project r34 gt-t)

With this in mind, I feel the RB30 block is a good idea. Although it is weaker than the RB26 block, I dont think i will need to go to those kind of extremes for strength with the levels of power i am aiming for (~600hp) and combined with a ~1.5mm overbore & relativley high compression ratio, i should end up with a ~3.2litre motor that wont perform like a total dog off boost.

However, seeing as a complete RB26 sells on average for around $6,000, this would also be a good base for the power levels I am aiming for, as not much additional cost is required.

An RB30 bottom end with an RB25DE NEO head would still require alot of pipework (plenum, turbo manifolds) a set of turbos, an intercooler, etc. where a complete RB26 would have alot more misc. things supplied, and internally stock can make some very nice power levels (GTR-700 is probably the best example)

Transmission and clutch is not so much of an issue

One of the reasons i dont want to continually modify the standard motor is that i want something that runs and lives in my garage, not at a workshop, as 500+ odd horsepower will be enough trouble as it is.

R32/R33/R34 GTR's are out of the question (my parents are helping me purchase the car but will not if it is a GTR)

What I am after is some suggestions as to what would keep my wallet happy and quench my thirst for big power and fast drag times & be able to drive it on the street, all while doing it all in style. A big ask, but I want to get as close to it as i can.

Thanks in advance

[EVOIV]

Ahh...that may be difficult to do seeing that a car with 600hp is going to be a slug on the streets. I really don't think there is a happy medium between the two. To get 600hp you will need to run a huge turbo which is going to be very laggy on the street. A high 10 in a RWD car is very difficult, especially then traction problems...but slicks should help. If you were to go a GTR, you could dip into the high 11s with relatively simple mods: Exhaust, filter, cams...etc. No big turbo required, so I've heard. Then depends how good a driver you are too. Did the HPI r34 make high 10s???

[hippy]

just buy a gtr and rip off the badges ... ur parents won't know

[EVOIV]

Yeah, there's an idea Hiep