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Boostd1
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 Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:06 pm Post subject: Not F-Body related...but sick!!! |
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So me and my buddy have been doing the RB25 (Nissan R33 Skyline Motor) swap into his S14. F-Body related or not...but this is a pretty cool swap! (We are both bigtime F-Body fans too  )
Started bright and early this morning, bout 8 o'clock. Had the motor/transmission out of the car by 11:30 and eatin' Taco Bell by 12...Started prepping the RB for install and then puttin' the RB back in and with a few problems that arised, engine and tranny was bolted in, ready to go by about 7 o'clock. Finished up some small stuff and we called it a night...time to do the harness and other shizzle tomorrow.
Ugly KA24... 
Me undoing the downpipe.
Almost ready to pull...
Me draining some tranny fluid
Pullin'!
Pulling...
I think I cracked a joke about how shitty the KA24 is lol
Out!!!
Finken grinding away at the battery tray.
Painting the bay...
Lookin' sick!!!
Drilling holes for those stupid motor mounts...
One's done.
Me and Finken trying to finesse the bitch on.
Done
Finken and Rob moving the motor to position.
Going in!!!
How many morons does it take to put in an RB? 5 apparently...
Almost in!!!
So close...
Being a bitch!!!
Steve trying to line up the mounts...trust me. You'd rather eat your own head than do this.
Dad trying...
Wasn't fitting...surprise!!! Turns out we had to pound out the firewall for more clearance. Not reading directions FTL haha
Finken + Blurry object (Hammer) = Win
Notched
Take 2...
In the car!
Finken and Dad overlooking the mounts...lined up!!!
SWAPPED!!!
Steven happy...
Money!
Done! Well worth the time and effort.
And for the most epic pics ever. Hahaha!
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| Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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| And that would be 5 years worth of elapsed work time for the Lama. |
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:29 am Post subject: |
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Or at least 1 for me...
Looks good! Turbos are fun.  You thought about swapping to a turbo on yours?
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Schultzy89GTA
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:09 am Post subject: |
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Pretty cool stuff. I have no idea about those engines. What kind of difference are we talking before vs. after?
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:45 am Post subject: |
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In Chevrolet terms it's about equal to an LG4 swapped out for and LS1.
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iansane
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:41 am Post subject: |
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| DBL_TKE wrote: | | In Chevrolet terms it's about equal to an LG4 swapped out for and LS1. |
I don't know if I'd go that far. There are lots of people making power with KA's. It is a truck motor afterall. Just a bigger stigma of swapping SRs and RBs. The RB is more about potential than an out of the box powerhouse. |
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Boostd1
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| iansane wrote: | Or at least 1 for me...
Looks good! Turbos are fun. You thought about swapping to a turbo on yours? |
I have...we will see though lol  If I do, I got the tranny and motor to handle it.
KA is about 130whp stock...
RB25 on stock boost (7 psi) wil net about 265 whp. Intercool that and it will net gains close to 280 whp. Up the boost to 14 PSI intercooled with mods and it will net almost 375 WHP.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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Car is done!!! All we need is the driveshaft and a MAF and the car will be driveable!!
Don't mind the paint, its prep work.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Cartuning Turbo kit sucks lol Sorry, no good comes about this kit.
ZZP Stattama Z7 KIT FTW. Consisant 10.09's in the Stattama Impala.
If I get one, it will be the Turbonetics T67 or the PT-61.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't know too much about it, but what's wrong with it? |
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Boostd1
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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| d00012 wrote: | | I don't know too much about it, but what's wrong with it? |
The quality isn't there...the turbo they use is sick, but the kit doesn't seem all that great...
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d00012
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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Ah ok. And to think I was probably going to get it after I bought my dad's 99 GT. Spend the extra $350 for that larger turbo with a 700hp potential. But I got my Firebird and now I'm throwing my money at that.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| d00012 wrote: | | Ah ok. And to think I was probably going to get it after I bought my dad's 99 GT. |
Yeah, go with the ZZP Z7 Statama kit.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I'll check it out, maybe my dad will get it instead. He wants it turbo'd after he gets the front end and tranny rebuilt/replaced. |
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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| d00012 wrote: | | I'll check it out, maybe my dad will get it instead. He wants it turbo'd after he gets the front end and tranny rebuilt/replaced. |
Tranny better be built
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| Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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ha ha DRIFT TIME
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| Jason_Culbertson wrote: | | ha ha DRIFT TIME |
Hell yes haha
He loves drifting, so I'm sure we will be doing alot of it.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:05 am Post subject: |
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This is an interesting thread for me...
I have a good friend of mine with an S14 that is absolutely beautiful and pristine. He wants to drop in an RB25/26 when the KA starts to go south.
If you don't mind me asking, how much did the swap end up costing? It seems like a fairly simple swap to me. Have any good links for information on the web?
Reason I ask is I'll probably be the one lending my garage, tools and time to see his project through to completion. I like to know what I'm getting into ahead of time...
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iansane
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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So, if you don't mind me asking; where'd he get the motor? I just helped my roommate pick up an older 280z and he's thinking about motor swaps.
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