SR20DET or RB26DETT in an F-Body

[misterjuice]

I may be wayyyy deep into this thing....but what's the possibility of putting a SR20DET or a RB26DETT motor/trans in an F-Body?

any thoughts?

[WildBillyT]

Why?

[njfastestcamaro]

a**hole

[GP99GT]

anythings possible with enough time, fabrication, and money...how about 2JZNO****?

[SamhainZ28]

someone asked the same question on camarosource.ca a while ago, and he never got a straight answer, i don't know why you would want a nissan engine in an f-body but yes it could be done

[Savage_Messiah]

do it... i need an f-body around that sounds worse than mine

[V]

anythign can be done. As long as you have access to welding(help or by yourself), anythign can be fabbed up. id start with a tubular k member and start with the motor mock up. find a rwd trans thatll work and fit that in. use a chassi mounted tq arm to avoid having to worry about the tq arm on the tailshaft. driveshafts can be custom made to whatever length you need once motor/trans are in. headers would ahve to be fabbed up, kits are available. theres more than enough room to do it. i wish you luck, i love stuff thats different, who cares what others think, lol.

[GP99GT]

im suprised nobody has commented on names of japanese motors yet just because they dont understand what it means

[Savage_Messiah]

ones a 2 liter ones a 2.6 liter??

[Teds89IROC]

this is all foreign to me

[misterjuice]

I just want to be different....and I may be able to get the engine/pcm/wiring harness/MAFs/and trans for relatively cheap, due to my connection overseas.

[Sweet99Z]

sounds like you should just buy a honda or nissan if thats the ***** your into boddy.

[GP99GT]

RB = RB family of engines, 26 = 2.6L, DE = dual overhead cam? not sure on that one...TT = twin turbo

what does LS1/LT1/anything tell you? nothing really

[Savage_Messiah]

arent they skyline engines or something?

[enRo]

If you want to be different, throw an LS1 in a early 90's maxima.... not a nissan engine in a fbody....

[misterjuice]

two words.....IRON DUKE

[misterjuice]

or should I get a RX7 and throw a LS1 in it??

[unstable bob gable]

Originally Posted by misterjuice

or should I get a RX7 and throw a LS1 in it??

From wha' I hear that is a pretty schweet swap. The RX has a killer suspension set up, and the LS is a world beater of an engine. Plus the RX doen't look half bad, even though it is an import.

[GP99GT]

Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah

arent they skyline engines or something?

RB26DETT is the R34 skyline engine, then theres the RB25DETT, and i think the earliest ones had a single turbo 2.5 - RB25DET

SR20(det) is found in the 240SX...in japan anyway. JDM omg!

and bob....you know, an RX7 kinda looks like a bigger miata...

[Teds89IROC]

LS1 RX7 is pretty cool

[ss01layinwheel]

Any american muscle car + an engine smaller than 5 Liters(let alone a japanese engine) = SACRALIGE



case and point......Fast and the Furious(Gay and the Curious as i call it) Tokyo drift

[transmaro93]

rx-7 + ls1 = pure sex.... i really would like to do one of these inthe near future... ls1 is an awsome engine and combined with the light weight of an rx-7 its just rediculous.... plus IMO 3rd gen rx-7's are one of the nicest designed cars ever made... they really did a goo djob with that... id end up doing it to a 2nd gen probably because they are cheaper but still they are kool too... nissan motor in an f-body... is gross... they've hung people for less in other countries.... plehhh... i got a bad taste in my mouth

[Brando56894]

i wouldnt mind owning an rx7 with an LS1 in it

[Ian]

I think it would be pretty cool to see a RB26DETT in a camaro. I say go for it.

[BigAls87Z28]

Eff that, make a modern Iron Duke 4th gen. Take the turbo 2.0 motor out of the Sky/Solstice, drop it in the Camaro, and crank up the boost!! Lighten the crap up out of it, and take it for some turns!!

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