my new motor - pics

[NickR33]

apparently the pistons & rings were fubar as well as the bearing

some pics for you bored victorians... its back in the car now, later will post some piccies of it all installed etc...

see you guys out there!

[Downforce]

nice... how much did the rebuild cost you ? are you planning to dyno it to see the power you're making post-rebuild?

[NickR33]

all the machining, painting, various bits and pieces etc and the Arias pistons set me back about $4000... I had my gf's dad who has his own workshop take out the motor, strip it and put it back in again, with some help from me... so I saved $$ on labour

It will go on the dyno soon, just to check a/f ratios etc... I won't be doing a power run for at least 1000km...

my mechanic has layed down the law...

*soup nazi voice* "...no boost for you!"

[inark]

lmao nice one

at least ur mechanic has some sense about him unlike most

[Cubes]

4k is around the mark.

I had my RB30 bottom end rebuilt with 87mm forged pistons, balanced to 1gm, blueprinted, multilayer steel headgasket & head bolted on for $3700.

I had it built up with another RB30DET so it saved some $$ in the setting up of machines, tools etc. It saved myself around $500.

The blueprinting was done for a carton of crownies and some company's time

The head cost me another $1100 to rebuild, port & polish.

[NickR33]

yeah I seriously considered going the RB30 route... but I chickened out, lol

[INASNT]

Very clean looking engine.

Stock turbo or have you upgraded that also?

[Cubes]

lol..

Its taken me almost 2 years to get my RB30DET in from the day I first bought the rb30E series 2 NA block.

It was easier than I expected..

Only mods really required were the engine mounts & Dump pipe..

Thats unless you use a Greedy RB25 plenum then it all bolts in no problemo.

RB25DET is a good motor.

If I had a RB25DET I probably wouldn't go the RB30DET to be honests.

I would have looked at 87mm pistons, GTR crank & rods.

But being a R32 owner I was cursed with the RB20DET... lol

[NickR33]

Very clean looking engine.

Stock turbo or have you upgraded that also?

yeah they did a good job, from what I can tell...

just the stock turbo went back on, its going to be a slow build up now... I had a cooler and a few other bits and pieces that were going on the old engine, but had to cancel my orders to finance the rebuild...

It all comes down to $$$ I could have gone into debt to get more goodies but wasn't that keen to pimp myself... yet... :boobies2:

[Cubes]

The only thing I regret with my build up is not going forged rods.

BUT.. where would it end.. lol

[WazR32GTSt]

lol..

Its taken me almost 2 years to get my RB30DET in from the day I first bought the rb30E series 2 NA block.

It was easier than I expected..

Only mods really required were the engine mounts & Dump pipe..

Thats unless you use a Greedy RB25 plenum then it all bolts in no problemo.

RB25DET is a good motor.

If I had a RB25DET I probably wouldn't go the RB30DET to be honests.

I would have looked at 87mm pistons, GTR crank & rods.

But being a R32 owner I was cursed with the RB20DET... lol

the rb20det is NOT a curse!

on and nice looking engine, Nick - its great to have you back on the road...

[Cubes]

heheh I was waiting for a bite..