High Revving Rb30 Hybrid

[mad082]

a mate of mine had a rb30e that would rev to (i think) 9000rpm. he had custom everything. twin throttlebody setup, modified crank (to allow higher oil flow), lots of headwork, etc, etc, etc. he wanted to keep it single cam and natro. was making up to 230hp, but wasn't the most reliable thing in the world and at the drags it was still slower than a very mild turbo r33 (ran a high 13 with the exhaust dropped at the cat). it was a pig to drive (button clutch and locked diff didn't help though), and drank fuel like there was no tomorrow. i don't know how much money he spent on it, but it was a lot and that was with them doing a lot of the work themselves.