Wtb Rb20det Sydney

[Kyer32]

Want to buy a good running Rb20det in Sydney preferably complete or long block 

[Duncan]

I doubt you will find such a thing after all this time (and if you do, unless it comes from a wrecker with a guarantee I would have no confidence about the "good, running" part. There are few of these old motors around, and if one is out of the car but apparently OK there is a high chance of issues.

You are much better off pulling the engine you have and having it rebuilt. If you have no plans other than running a stock motor, a quick clean, measure, new bearings and rings and a head job is going to be the cheapest way to get you back into a reliable engine

[GTSBoy]

Or, while it's nearly as hard to find - an RB25 is the only thing to put in if the RB20 is dead.

[Kyer32]

On 13/12/2024 at 9:29 AM, Duncan said:

I doubt you will find such a thing after all this time (and if you do, unless it comes from a wrecker with a guarantee I would have no confidence about the "good, running" part. There are few of these old motors around, and if one is out of the car but apparently OK there is a high chance of issues.

You are much better off pulling the engine you have and having it rebuilt. If you have no plans other than running a stock motor, a quick clean, measure, new bearings and rings and a head job is going to be the cheapest way to get you back into a reliable engine

 

[Kyer32]

Just now, Kyer32 said:

 

Yeah just gonna be near stock runner only want 180kw to 210kw can’t find anything been looking ages looked in to rb25 but money is tight as the moment need the car back on the road 

[Ozdavroz]

Are we at the point where Barra/LS swaps are the cost effective replacement for 30yo RBs which no-one can find?

[Murray_Calavera]

You can still easily find running RB25's, they just tend to cost $5,000+

[Kyer32]

1 hour ago, Murray_Calavera said:

You can still easily find running RB25's, they just tend to cost $5,000+

Yeah I found a few bit then I don’t want to chase the dramas of the conversion plus I don’t have the tools or space so be a mechanic but most installed to never done it or they want close 6k just to do the conversion but I supply everything