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A long time ago, I fitted a RB25DET from a Stagea into my R32 GTS4. I've recently started wondering if there are any differences between the Stagea head and a GTSt head - eg, cam profile, cam timing, chamber shape / size, inlet / exhaust port shape / size.

Is it worth getting a GTSt head, or just GTSt cams, or it doesn't matter?

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4 minutes ago, GTSBoy said:

There's no differences in any of the vanilla RB25DET heads

Theres the answer, The R33 RB25 non turbo and turbo heads are essentially identical. The valve springs cams, valve size, port size etc are identical. These were used in series 1 Stagea. Neo is another story

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1 hour ago, GTSBoy said:

And the next point is that you shouldn't put a Neo head on a vanilla block without considering the effect of 15% less volume in the combustion chamber.  Alright if you plan on using E85 only.

Sorta correct! all 33 series 1 and 2 and neo blocks are 75T casting No. blocks so are the same! All decompression is by piston fitted.

1 hour ago, Rusty Nuts said:

Sorta correct! all 33 series 1 and 2 and neo blocks are 75T casting No. blocks so are the same! All decompression is by piston fitted.

Should also add combined with different crank throws and different conrods

Thanks for calling a truce!

It is a S1 Stagea engine (probably equivalent to a S2 GTSt engine). Has VVT. Has been rebuilt with forged pistons.

Think I'll save some coin and not do anything to it ?

1 hour ago, Rusty Nuts said:

 A Neo head on your so called vanilla bottom end would achieve same compression as standard neo turbo and they dont need E85 is what i'm saying.

Um . No.  Just no.  Neo DET head has about 51cc chamber volume.  Vanilla has about 62 or something similar.  Jam a Neo head onto a vanilla bottom end and the compression ratio goes through the roof.  This is a known fact.  Neo pistons have much lower crown height because the chamber is flatter because that's one of he big changes made to make the Neo heads (on various engines).  It was about reducing the surface area of metal facing the combustion event.

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