Lethal Injection: 05blakz33's Rb26 Swap
 

I bought my Z new back in 2005 but could never figure out what route to take untill driving my friends rb powered 300zx.. I was hooked! After being shafted by a local vendor in the area i ended up with useless motor and was referred to Lethal Injection by a local Forum. Being more then willing to help they hooked me up with a fresh block to begin my swap in exchange for mine and the planning started. The cars been at the shop for roughly 4 months dealing with a lot of trial and error but is counting down its final weeks before completing the swap.

Build Summery

Engine:

- Fully refreshed RB26 Block
- Ported and Polished Head
- Machined and balanced Crankshaft
- ARP head studs
- N1 Water pump
- N1 Oil Pump
- Apexi Head gasket
- Cometic's complete gasket kit
- Steel braided fuel lines
- 660cc Performance Fuel injectors
- Greddy Light-weight Pulley kit
- Greddy Extreme timing belt
- Custom Power-steering pump
- Polished intake manifold
- Powder coated throttle bodies and stacks
- Aftermarket aluminum Radiator
- External coil pack
- Twin Garrett GT2860R group N ball bearing turbos (700hp )
- Apexi Spec II BOV
- Polished 3.5 turbo dump pipes
- Custom 4" intercooler core support

Drivetrain:

-New Rb25 Manual Transmission w/ custom shifter
-Custom drive shaft
-NISMO light-weight flywheel
-Custom Clutch

Exhaust System:

Polished 3.5 Inch custom downpipe
3.5 inch Straight pipe w/ 4" Agency Titanium Duel exhaust tips

Wheels / Brakes:

-Axis Shine Satin Black 20x9.5 (front) and 20x10.5 (rear )
-Stock Brembo Setup
-12.5" Rotora Drilled Rotors ( Front )
-11.5" Rotora Drilled Rotors ( Rear )

Suspension:

- Coilovers *UNDECIDED*
- Camber kit *UNDECIDED*
- NISMO S-Tune Sway bar set

Electronics:

-Apexi power FC ( D-jetro )
-Apexi Turbo Timer
-Apexi AVCR boost controller
- Gauges *UNDECIDED*
- Stock Bose sound system
- Alpine CDE-9880R Car CD/ MP3
- Alpine MRV-F340 4/3/2 channel amp
- Alpine 12" Type R Subwoofer

Before Swap:

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During Swap:

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nice project. Welcome to the forum

Thanks and thanks! :thumbup2:

for the lazy...

Nice project! thanks for sharing.

hu? lol

I love the VQ, but this looks like a very cool project. Good luck!

thanks man!

nice build

Nice build op!

great looking project, in for the results. Considering a similar avenue.

How much for this build up and how much HP?

Sick!!

Very nice.

Nice project.

Edit: NVM

This stuff looks awesome.

looks expensive

shooting for 550+whp, this is gonna be my daily

Well it wasn't cheap but it will be worth it :D

Tried reply but ur pm box isn't working. :)

Your gonna daily drive an RB? Best of luck...