Nissan 240SX Forums banner

Raw Brokerage - S14 RB26 Build Thread

27K views 99 replies 35 participants last post by  Coolwhip  
#1 ·
So I'm finally getting time to get out from behind the desk and under my car to begin building up my personal 1998 Nissan 240sx. Many may recognize my RB26 that’s been swapped in and out of some of the cars I’ve owned...

Our shop 350Z race car...
Image


Being the owner of Raw Brokerage I guess it made sense to do something up for both myself and the company.

The goal behind the car is to keep it as streetable/ daily functional, while obviously getting some desirable performance out of it. This means that I won't be building a race car but a happy medium of fun and comfort for everyday driving.

Enough blabbing and onto some pictures (sorry for some of the water marking, can't find the originals of my older photos)…

The car was originally from Texas but I later purchased and shipped it down from Chicago.
Image

Image


Side by side with my brother's (240AceX) '98 Kouki with an R34 RB25 Neo...
Image


Decided to start off installing some suspension bits and some BC Racing Coilovers…
Image


A set of CCW Classics 18x9.5 for the front and a set of 18x11 in the rear were slapped on and aligned for good measure.
Image

Image


...but that didn’t last long as some idiots decided to jack the wheels off the car a month later :(

Oh well, back to stock wheels (replacements will come) and the decision to overhaul the car for some power…

The RB26 was built a few years back for another build of mine but changed my mind on the chassis to use. But since the change of events I've decided to drop it into my car..

Engine specs:
R32 RB26DETT (blue printed and clearance)
Modified RB26 AWD Oil Pan
R33 RB26DETT Crank Shaft
ARP Rod Bolts
ARP Main Bolts
Shot peened and cyro-treated rods
CP Pistons
Cometic Head Gasket
Tomei Type B Valve Springs, Ti retainers and keepers
Tomei lifters
SP Bronze valve guides
-12AN head drain
NGK Spark Plugs
Image


Bolted on the intake side I retained the factory intake manifold setup and ITB’s…
Image


Exhaust side for the time being wears a Full-Race manifold, T4 GT35R 1.06 A/R, Twin TiAl MV-S wastegates…
Image


Fabricated a 4" downpipe coming off the turbo...
Image


The front of the motor received a set of Raw Brokerage under driven accessory pulleys, 30% on the alternator and 10% on the water pump…
Image


Also a 1500whp rated Ross Tuffbond MetalJacket and crank trigger wheel for the front of the crankshaft…
Image


Now begins the car tear down…
Image

Image

Image

Image


The RB26 dressed with spare covers for test fitment
Image

Image
 
#2 ·
effing wow!! what is your target goal for hp?? and what engine management are you using??
 
#5 ·
Getting the car ready for a trip to the Tail of the Dragon in a month... going to tune for ~550whp for now. After I'll bring it up alittle ;)

Will be running a Haltech Platinum Pro (Haltech Platinum PRO Plug-in ECU for Nissan R32/33 (RB20/25/26)). They're the best engine management for the money we've used. Has everything plus more. Easy to use too.
 
#20 ·
Sorry man, shoot me an email on which one you wanted and I'll see what we got.

First of all I can't wait till this is finished! sick build.

I'm actually going to be starting the same build in a month and I got a few questions...
Are you using the 25 or 26 transmission?

Also when you pulled the old motor for the RB and got rid of the fuse panel, hoses n what not are those not required for the swap?
Or is that just for more room to work?
Alot of the engine bay components are just stripped for the time being for cleaning. They'll be reinstalled shortly once everything is put back together.

Been out sick for the past week due to finally having my wisdom teeth removed so I'll be slowly getting back on this car this week. Gotta catch up. :(
 
#18 ·
First of all I can't wait till this is finished! sick build.

I'm actually going to be starting the same build in a month and I got a few questions...
Are you using the 25 or 26 transmission?

Also when you pulled the old motor for the RB and got rid of the fuse panel, hoses n what not are those not required for the swap?
Or is that just for more room to work?
 
#25 ·
Was out of commission for almost for a whole week due to wisdom teeth being removed… slow progress on the car but still chipping away:

Motor is all bolted in on McKinney Mounts for test fitting and fab work to be done…
Image


Drivetrain all buckled up with a one piece steel Raw Brokerage driveshaft…
Image


Notice the use the modified RB26 AWD oil pan causes interference with the cross member and steering rack…

my solution: going to shim the engine up slightly and shave the pan down in areas of interference)
Image


Image


Image
 
#31 ·
Test fitting GT35R and Raw Brokerage front mount intercooler...
Image


Keeping the bumper beam... just making some modifications to clear the FMIC. Measure, cut, grind, weld, grind, fitted!
Image


Ran the fuel lines to the engine bay... -10 AN feed, custom bracket to a -6 AN split for dual feeding the fuel rail and -8 AN return from the soon to be mounted Aeromotive Fuel Pressure regulator
Image


Interior tear down begins... along with the auto to manual conversion
Image