rb26dett swap still debating?!?!
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Exactly the point I was making that a vq on 8pounds will make more then a rb on 20pounds and the vqs displacement is larger then that of the rb so with a built engine I can see the vq costing less and also making more power on less boost
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Originally Posted by carrera4s
Exactly the point I was making that a vq on 8pounds will make more then a rb on 20pounds and the vqs displacement is larger then that of the rb so with a built engine I can see the vq costing less and also making more power on less boost
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Originally Posted by NismoFreak350
isnt stok boost on an rb 17 so 20 sumtin isnt much more
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Originally Posted by ZSpectrum
what you all are missing is theres 1300awhp r34s running around and umm 700whp 350zs running around. And if youve ever driven an r34 you would never go back to your.
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Originally Posted by ZSpectrum
what you all are missing is theres 1300awhp r34s running around and umm 700whp 350zs running around. And if youve ever driven an r34 you would never go back to your.
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Originally Posted by carrera4s
But you also have to consider that the rb has been around longer then the vq35. Also 1300whp is almost maxing out the rbs potential...while 700whp on a VQ can be acheived with small 18g turbos, built block and 20psi. Why do you think the new GTR is equipped with a VQ rather then another inline. The VQ35 has only been around a few years. Plus the VQ35 has .9L of displacement over the RB which makes for less spool time. But all the power to you for doing a RB swap
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Originally Posted by shadykilla717
That does make sense. The gtr wouldn't have a VQ in it if the RB was a better powerplant....
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Originally Posted by NismoFreak350
yeah that does make sense the vq is a realtively new compare to the rb
Yea I mean don't get me wrong that motor is amazing. I love it. But I just feel it woulda been used again. Or an upgraded version of it would be in the GTR if Nissan truly felt it was greater then the VQ. Also. I think some version of an RB woulda been in the Z's if it was that much better.... But hey. I don't blame you for wanting it. The proven performance has been around longer then our cars have....
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Originally Posted by shadykilla717
Yea I mean don't get me wrong that motor is amazing. I love it. But I just feel it woulda been used again. Or an upgraded version of it would be in the GTR if Nissan truly felt it was greater then the VQ. Also. I think some version of an RB woulda been in the Z's if it was that much better.... But hey. I don't blame you for wanting it. The proven performance has been around longer then our cars have....
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the rb didnt pass u.s. emissions, and never will, hence they scrapped it for the vq in the new gtr. imo, give the vq some more time to be played with. after all, it makes great numbers fi, and i feel we're just scratching the surface.
you also have to remember the gearing is different. you cant use the gtr's awd tranny, youd have to use the rb25 tranny from the rwd gts-t skyline. also the characteristics of a rwd car are much different than an awd car. i have driven plenty of awd cars...and let me tell you, there a completely different animal.
Originally Posted by ZSpectrum
what you all are missing is theres 1300awhp r34s running around and umm 700whp 350zs running around. And if youve ever driven an r34 you would never go back to your.