dude your 17! How you gonna come up with 25 grand to put all this together. Keep your dsm. Or give it to me and you can have my 240=)

 

dude your 17! How you gonna come up with 25 grand to put all this together. Keep your dsm. Or give it to me and you can have my 240=)

Yes, I am 16 (the math on my b-day adds up to 18, btw). I didn't know cars had age requirements though. I won't be doing the swap by myself anyways, and I have no intereste in doing a SR swap or something just to "learn how" only to have to do another swap for what I really want. I don't see how the swap will add up to $25k though, I'd like to know what math added up to that figure.

$12k and the GSX is yours....

 

sorry dude I wrote a mad long reply and i erased so heres the short version, After piecing it together parts plus labor I now guess some where round 27k. Just buy a supra.

 

27k! if you spent that much youd be an aweful idiot.

5-6k for the clip (some importers even include the rb25 tranny for that much) unless we are talking about going AWD here thats the tranny youd have to use.

1400 shipped for a mckinney mount kit (i believe this also includes a driveshaft)

front mount intercooler lets just say 1200
exhaust what like 500-600
rear differential who knows 250-1000 it all depends
other misc things lets just be generous and say 1000$

don't know about wiring

but seriously a good budget for this swap i have been told by someone DOING it not just thinking about it is about 10-12k ...

seriously man where do you get your figures from? 30k to do an rb26dett swap is rediculous and if that were the case there wouldn't be one swapped in a 240sx i don't think, and there are a few, so go figure.

anyways i wish i had your kind of money man im 18 and would love a 26 in my car but i think a 25 will do just fine

 

i was told 30k in a Z32 and thats with AWD :12dunno
dekands quote is right. friend and I where going to do it. Went down to RB25 for ease and the fact we are broke.

 

27k! if you spent that much youd be an aweful idiot.

5-6k for the clip (some importers even include the rb25 tranny for that much) unless we are talking about going AWD here thats the tranny youd have to use.

1400 shipped for a mckinney mount kit (i believe this also includes a driveshaft)

front mount intercooler lets just say 1200
exhaust what like 500-600
rear differential who knows 250-1000 it all depends
other misc things lets just be generous and say 1000$

don't know about wiring

but seriously a good budget for this swap i have been told by someone DOING it not just thinking about it is about 10-12k ...

seriously man where do you get your figures from? 30k to do an rb26dett swap is rediculous and if that were the case there wouldn't be one swapped in a 240sx i don't think, and there are a few, so go figure.

anyways i wish i had your kind of money man im 18 and would love a 26 in my car but i think a 25 will do just fine

Calm down dip shit I included cost of car, paint, interior, last but not least labor. :48dunce Not many 16 year old kids are mechanically inclined. If he is, he might save a few grand :thumbsup

 

now do you think I under bid? Besides why get rid of dsm. If you like me then you go to the mountains and you dont wanna put chains on your shitty rear wheel drive car when you could be rockin all wheel drive style. Just my two cents

 

hmm why the "dip shit" ? i never once insulted you... childish.

secondly you didn't say all that stuff in the first reply and if you HAD then i would have understood ... but you didn't now did you?

third im 18 and i have never done a swap in my life, but my dad has, and well pretty much anyone can find someone that can help them. im doing my swap myself, mainly because i don't trust anyone enough to put a motor in my car, because theres too much shitty worksmanship out there and if i do it myself i know every bolt screw nut gasket whatever is gonna be right ... and i will also have a far greater understanding of my car afterwards.

and dsm's, oooo dsm's, lol my brother had a gst, yes it was quick but it was still a peice of shit in my opinion, shotty craftsmenship and well i just hated the way it looked from behind, looked like a fat ladies ass LOL ... gsx i guess i could handle because its awd, but then again its still an eclipse. i don't live where it snows, so my shitty rear wheel drive car does just fine.

btw why do you even post here if you seem to not like 240's at all?

and who says "rockin all wheel drive style" ... k ** cough ** paul walker ** cough **

please man you shouldn't have got all hissy fitty i was just replying to your seemingly ignorant post in which not all the details were included, now how is that my fault?

night.

 

thanks for the replies guys.

here was my price figures:
s13: found a 93 SE stick for ~$1500 (asking price) local
paintjob: Buddy of mine restores cars for a living. My friend just got his car painted from him (burnt orange) and it is one of the best paint jobs that I've ever seen in my life ~$800
interior: My friend's mom that I sometimes live with does upholstery, so the interior would only cost as much as the material.
rb26dett clip ~$3500-5500 + shipping
mount kit: my geuss is ~1500 for mounts/axle/wiring
intake/exhaust/boost controller/turbo timer/gauges/etc/etc: I should be getting most parts like these near cost (still working on it) I could also leave these parts stock (except gauges, i can be my own turbo timer even) for a while if I want also.
misc. costs such as hoses/etc: I'd allow $500-1000 for all the misc. stuff that I may need.
I'll let you total that 14.5 drift. I'm only 16, so I may not add them up to your liking because I added it up to about the same as a GOOD sr swap...

I will be keeping the body and entire exterior stock (for now). It will be lowered a bit, but not drastically. My goal is to keep everything looking as stock as possible, which is why i will be keeping the stock side mount intercooler for a while. I'm trying to find stock wheels from a different car that will be bigger and wider but are still stock and the tires will be as grippy as i can find unless i decide to just go to street radials.


in response to 14.5 drift; I'll probably be getting a clip from venus, and although i've heard a few negative things about them as far as shipping/etc, wherever I buy a motor/clip from (yes, even if i bought it overseas) I will be flying down to see my personal motor that I am about to buy, hand the guy the check, and watch them load the crate onto the shipping truck. Again, the swap will not be done by myself. Although I will actually be doing the majority of the work, I will be being taught a lot at the same time.

in response to dekand; thanks for the support

 

let him go man, he's into cool stuff, like supercharging turbo cars, it has no lag so i t HAS to be better.
(see SC ing a 240 thread)
were all dumb, any ways it early im gona go rock the sleep style!

 

I'm only 18, but I had considered this project at one point and time as well. After doing research (like you should have already done) :nono I came to the conclusion that this swap was more trouble than it was worth. I decided to go with the SR to keep my weight distribution down rather than having so much weight behind the front struts which makes the car unpredictable in turns and such. If you go through with it... More power to you. But after you do some RESEARCH you will realize it is not really worth it. But that's just my .02.

 

hmm why the "dip shit" ? i never once insulted you... childish.

secondly you didn't say all that stuff in the first reply and if you HAD then i would have understood ... but you didn't now did you?

third im 18 and i have never done a swap in my life, but my dad has, and well pretty much anyone can find someone that can help them. im doing my swap myself, mainly because i don't trust anyone enough to put a motor in my car, because theres too much shitty worksmanship out there and if i do it myself i know every bolt screw nut gasket whatever is gonna be right ... and i will also have a far greater understanding of my car afterwards.

and dsm's, oooo dsm's, lol my brother had a gst, yes it was quick but it was still a peice of shit in my opinion, shotty craftsmenship and well i just hated the way it looked from behind, looked like a fat ladies ass LOL ... gsx i guess i could handle because its awd, but then again its still an eclipse. i don't live where it snows, so my shitty rear wheel drive car does just fine.

btw why do you even post here if you seem to not like 240's at all?

and who says "rockin all wheel drive style" ... k ** cough ** paul walker ** cough **

please man you shouldn't have got all hissy fitty i was just replying to your seemingly ignorant post in which not all the details were included, now how is that my fault?

night.

Sorry about the dipshit. Just seemed like you were gettin all worked up for nothin. I wrote up a huge post explaining my thoughts but I managed to erase it when I sent it. Oh well. I only included that stuff because he mentioned it in his first post. :heyhey Any how I do like 240's only cause im poor. They are the best cheap solution to a fast car. Was in the market for a gsx before my 240 only cause the mountain thing, but then found all th swaps and its only rear wheal drive under 10 grand so I bought one. :12dunno Its not a bad car. But I rather be in a some thin bigger E/A supra or skyline.
Hey Sonic, dont be haten cuase i'm an innovater and your a follower, he he, brainwashed, step in line and get your turbo chargers J/K :happyfing Sorry I just think positive displacement supercharger should be the new wave of the future. And I think I should be first.

 

Sorry about the dipshit. Just seemed like you were gettin all worked up for nothin. I wrote up a huge post explaining my thoughts but I managed to erase it when I sent it. Oh well. I only included that stuff because he mentioned it in his first post. :heyhey Any how I do like 240's only cause im poor. They are the best cheap solution to a fast car. Was in the market for a gsx before my 240 only cause the mountain thing, but then found all th swaps and its only rear wheal drive under 10 grand so I bought one. :12dunno Its not a bad car. But I rather be in a some thin bigger E/A supra or skyline.
Hey Sonic, dont be haten cuase i'm an innovater and your a follower, he he, brainwashed, step in line and get your turbo chargers J/K :happyfing Sorry I just think positive displacement supercharger should be the new wave of the future. And I think I should be first.

You seriously want a DSM over a 240sx :rotflmao
come on man, DSM's are shit, plus they are heavy as hell.
240sx are one of the lightest rear wheel drive cars, also the weight distribution is almost 50/50, and the platform and aero dynamics of the 180sx are still remarkable.

Supra TT's, I don't think you will have a problem with those. A couple of my friends have SR's and have beat stock Supra TT's (stock for stock). RB25, well that's what I have and I won't have a problem with stock Supra's at all. RB26, well let's just say this........I have talked to a kid with an S13 that swapped in a RB26, it is pretty much completely stock.........The only thing he has done is 3inch down-pipe, test-pipe, and exhaust, other than that he has stock suspension, "NO" LSD, and some drag radials. He ran a 12.6 with about 17psi on the stock turbos, just imagine if he got some good coilovers and a LSD!

Go for it man...........It won't cost you any more than $10k.

 

After doing research (like you should have already done) :nono I came to the conclusion that this swap was more trouble than it was worth. . . .after you do some RESEARCH you will realize it is not really worth it.

please don't talk about things that you don't know anything about. I've been learning about 240's and motors for them as well as swaps for several months. I didn't know that going through pages and pages of 240sx and rb info for 6-10 hours a day wasn't considered research. it probably won't be until next month that i start ordering anything since i won't be done with my shop until late next week (hopefully). Before coming here, I was on the mr2 forum just as much everyday for nearly the past year just learning about them. However, some things changed, and i've decided to go with the 240. And YES, I do still feel the rb26dett swap is worth it. I would have to do almost as much work for the rb25det anways, so I may as well step up the the rb26 since I WILL be choosing one of these motors. The reason for this thread was to find out any other info that people may have about other parts/work that I will need to do the swap other that what I already mentioned. Please keep my thread clean and helpful.

-Anthony

 

http://www.240sxforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16641

 

wave of the future huh? is that why they were used on aircraft engines in WWII and have been around since the 30's? ya know i think indoor plumbing will also be the wave of the future.

the 240 is not the cheapes to go fast, get an 86 dodge omni GLH if you wanna go fast for cheap. about 4 thou, and you can be in the 11's. oh and the car cost about 600 bucks, mmmmmmmmmm 2.2 turbo in a car that weighs as much as my shoe.

 

your right man I should go buy a dodge omni. Peace

 

http://www.240sxforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16641

THANKS FOR THE HELP!!! I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!!!
Don't you think i've read every thread on the rb26dett on this board and any other site that I can find? Thanks for trashing my thread, I hope there's another 240sx forum with some helpful people that aren't dicks

 

THANKS FOR THE HELP!!! I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!!!
Don't you think i've read every thread on the rb26dett on this board and any other site that I can find? Thanks for trashing my thread, I hope there's another 240sx forum with some helpful people that aren't dicks

y ask for help when u think u know it all?
and good luck finding another forum

 

y ask for help when u think u know it all?
and good luck finding another forum

Please quote me where I said I know it all, because I don't recall saying that, and I realize that I don't know enough (hence the creation of this thread). There is not a lot of info on this board (or anywhere) regarding these swaps, and I've gone through nearly every thread on this forum, and will probably be doing so again tonight.

Also, would you want to stay on a forum where the 1st reply to your 1st post was someone bashing you? And when you ask for help, 1 of 10 replies is flaming?



btw, when I do one of these swaps, I will be making a literally step by step guide for the install so people don't have to bother with the hassle that I've gone through.


I'm not trying to start a war with anyone, I'm sorry that i'm human and do get pissed when people are an ass for no reason whatsoever. All I'm looking for is a let help/info/advice, isn't that what this board is for?...

 

At the end of the thread I recomended to you the guy performing the swap asks if there was any questions or any thing in particular he could cover more extensivly to help out. He is making a step by step manuel as we speak. there has been only a couple a cars with this mount kit so starting now we know very little about the swap. But give it three months and there will be 10 guys hangin around discussing there swaps. From what I under stand with this new mount kit the swap is identical to rb25 swap as far as process and parts required.

 

At the end of the thread I recomended to you the guy performing the swap asks if there was any questions or any thing in particular he could cover more extensivly to help out. He is making a step by step manuel as we speak. there has been only a couple a cars with this mount kit so starting now we know very little about the swap. But give it three months and there will be 10 guys hangin around discussing there swaps. From what I under stand with this new mount kit the swap is identical to rb25 swap as far as process and parts required.

Thank you. I emailed (I guess Chris) at Underground Motosports earlier today requesting some more info and will hopefully hear from him, and will hopefully be one of the first to put his manual to good use!

 

BTW nobody bashing you, just crazy ideas of building the grandmaster supra eater at age 16 is kinda out of your league, no offense

 

BTW nobody bashing you, just crazy ideas of building the grandmaster supra eater at age 16 is kinda out of your league, no offense

yah, i realize it is a big task to take on. After my friend took his supra from a supra SE, to a built jdm jzgte, i knew I had to have the twins. I won't be doing this project on my own though, and will have help from some close friends, and hopefully some people that have accomplished the swap. I'm hoping that my eclipse will be sold soon, and then i'm guessing 2-3 months for the swap since i'm doing a lot of interior/exterior work as well.
After rereading UM's thread, i'll be asking a few people locally about some frame reinforcements also. Hopefully all will go well, and I'll get a good response back from UM, and my swap will go well.

-Anthony

 

again why not just buy the supra? Check this out and read entire page http://members.shaw.ca/kfgroup/240sx_-_2jz.htm