Serious Swap question

[Wayne]

hey guys i have a serious engine swap question, im set on installing an rb26dett into a 240, and ive sent numerous emails to various places, and so far my average is about $7500 for a diy kit with everything i need. If you kno any place where i can do this cheaper please share the info. i was wondering if anyone had anymore information about this swap, like a tech writeup or build of some sort or 240s with rb26s installed, im very curious about what others have done and it may help ease my installation a lot. any info plese post thanks alot guys

p.s. i live in jersey, so any of you tri state big wig mechanics, u think you can lend me hand thanks alot

Wayne

[MrodDrft]

The only 240's (180's) i know that have a RB26dett are all in japan. Goodluck, but i do belive its going to cost lots of $$$ u better be prepared, but it shud rip when its done.

[nissanguy_24]

I've seen it done before, i have a pic, but i dont know how helpful it will be let me dig it up.

[Wayne]

ya its cool, ive heard of a few in japan, no pics any pics would be great or write ups, any info or pics whatsoever would be awesome, and ill make sure when im done with mine ill post hunderds of pics, twin turbo 2600lb car ahh sounds like an fd ahaaha but it should be pretty sick when its done i just need all the help i can get thanks alot guys

[genxspacy]

Mckinney Motorsports in San Diego has successfully stuffed many RB's in 240's, the price they charge justifies for all the R&D if you want to find something cheaper, obviously its going to be a problem.......$7500 bucks is a lot of money, but how are you going to find anything cheaper? What if it cost $7000 will you do it???? common now, don't let price dictate what you want, pay for the quality and service, don't skimp and get some 4/5 of what you want. Better yet, you can get a SR swap here in california for $3K, upgrade turbo, injectors, ecu, FMIC, and still have money for a set of coilovers.

If you want it done, have your vehicle shipped with some freight company for about $1000, then fly yourself here with a buddy in 2-3 weeks and drive the car back to Jersey........ OR if that 240 is drivable, make a nice roadtrip to cali, rent some motel for $50bucks a night in LA, take the bus and visit all of what cali has to offer, when your pimp ride is done, then you can drive it back.

If you are complaining about $7500 then you definitely will complain about wheel, tires, Brakes, Suspension, LSD, bucket seats and whatever mods you wanna do. Talk about ripping, yeah the driveshaft will get ripped in half, look at the pix.

[Feint]

Clearance issues,watch out for those,especially with the RB26DETT.There's a few with the RB25,as you know,it's even more of a problem with the RB26.

SCC dropped in an RB25DET,they have a write-up and quite a few pics.It's not an RB26,but it still should be useful to a degree.

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/tech/0309scc_hybrid/

[soarer,chaser]

Check out www.underground-motorsports.com they are in the process of swaping in a RB26 into a S14. HCI is covering the swap in their mag.

[nissanguy_24]

That link is dead soarer chaser.


My pics are too big to attach. I am going to have to find someplace to host them first and use the img code. look for them later.

[soarer,chaser]

Fixed it.

[supermodellista]

just come to mexico. we have a lot of garages , soory a lot of guys if you invite a tkt to they, they can install or desinstall a rb even a skyline motor in a vw bug

[Ghost]

wow, a rb26 in a bug...is the bug chasis strong enough to handle the torque?

[hachiroku-fc3s]

Power and torque dont do a whole lot to VW chassis. They are driven by a transaxle with minimal mounting points that push a pan, not much to get bent outta shape.

[nissanguy_24]

Originally posted by hachiroku-fc3s
Power and torque dont do a whole lot to VW chassis. They are driven by a transaxle with minimal mounting points that push a pan, not much to get bent outta shape.

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A better question would be, will the inline 6 FIT in a bug chassis?

And of course if you did put one in there i hope its attached by slightly more then a stock motor mount. lol..

Edited for my normal idiotic typing

[Ghost]

ah see

[Wayne]

nah i wasnt complaining at all actually, i kno you get what u paid for, all i was saying is that i got a price quote for 7500 from mckinny for the diy kit which comes wiht motor harness etc etc, and i was trying to learn all i can or possibly get connected with some people who have done it or see pictures so i dont waste 7500 dollars and end up with an ugly job

p.s. any mechanics you guys kno of who have done this or have a freind whos done this or just want to send tech tips, send me an email BlueDragon871@hotmail.com

thanks for all the info guys, p.s. any one wanna lend a hand email me, the project will be beginning this summer, and i can possibly come to you or u can come to me.

p.s.s the 7500 is for the do it yourself kit, if i want mckinny to even attemt the swap it will be another 2500 dollars, but i will most likely let them do it since they are experts, or if i cant get some help from some of you cool tech guys. sorry for the long post

Wayne

[CRASHDRIVE]

Originally posted by BlueDragon871
hey guys i have a serious engine swap question, im set on installing an rb26dett into a 240, and ive sent numerous emails to various places, and so far my average is about $7500 for a diy kit with everything i need. If you kno any place where i can do this cheaper please share the info. i was wondering if anyone had anymore information about this swap, like a tech writeup or build of some sort or 240s with rb26s installed, im very curious about what others have done and it may help ease my installation a lot. any info plese post thanks alot guys

p.s. i live in jersey, so any of you tri state big wig mechanics, u think you can lend me hand thanks alot

Wayne

hope this helps. It's not an rb26 swap but it's close. (it's an RB25 swap)
http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/te...rid/index.html

[Wayne]

thanks for the thought, but someone has already brought this to my attention and it has helped tremendously thanks again though

[hachiroku-fc3s]

Originally posted by nissanguy_24
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A better question would be, will the inline 6 FIT in a bug chassis?

And of course if you did put one in there i hope its attached by slightly more then a stock motor mount. lol..

Edited for my normal idiotic typing

Yeah, it wouldnt make a whole lot of sense and you would have to run wheelie bars all the time. The bug used a 4 cyl boxer engine. Putting an inline 6 back there not only would require a custom tube rear end but incredibly affects weight distribution. It is a RR vehicle, not MR, so it may not even sit on all four wheels at rest on level ground. So add the torque of an RB26 and you have a car you can't steer.

[mranlet]

FR conversion...

Someone in an RB26DETT into an Z, twin turbos and all (relocated the steering and made custom piping so that it would fit). I believe that the AWD system is still in place as well...

-MR

[Wayne]

no offense guys i dont mean to be rude or sound rude or anything and if i do im sorry, BUT can we plase stay on topic

[mranlet]

The RB26 is a beast to deal with because of the 2 big turbos on the steering column side. The ONLY car I know of with a completed RB26DETT swap is the Z I mentioned before.

There was someone on NICOforums.com and the Nissan discussion groups who, at one time, had a lot of information regarding RB swaps and had a distribution house out of Seattle (I think). He recently moved his business to Arizona and I think goes by the name Knight24Sevyn or something to that effect.

McKinney has been covered already, but XATracing in Tampa can also do the RB25 swap.

Are you going to keep the AWD or convert it to RWD?

If you find a shop in Japan that will put the 26 into a 240, you might want to take the time and effort to accually give them a call and either use the interpreter operator or find a friend who speaks Japaneese (or even someone from this board) help you out in talking to them.

-MR

[Wayne]

wow that is actually a great suggestion. i wish i could, but that means i have to pay shipping to and from japan, which is going to cost a decent amount. OF course imma keep the rwd and ya its knight7racing, owned by cam i kno him hes been a big help in this process