i was just wondering if anyone has heard of anyone putting an RB20 in a maxima?? i know its expensive but i was just wondering, cuz i have a friend that said it could fit. then again he might be wrong.

 

anyhting fits with the right amount of money...is it worth it, no.

 

[Ricer fanboy]
Dood like OMG!!!! You've got a RB20 in your maxima like OMG!!!!! Dood your car is so 2F & 2F fo so' dogg!!!! [/Ricer fanboy]

 

what's an rb20?

 

So you want to stick an inline 6cylinder engine in a maxima?... sideways no less since our cars are front wheel drive... or were you planning on converting to to rear wheel drive?



engine, inline six in various cars, most notably the skyline

 

No way, so much work even if someone was to try it.

 

If you REALLY want an RB, get a Datsun Z and swap it into there (that's what I'm doing with my Z). You'd be better off doing a Vg30et swap. Hell, you'd be better off doing a Vg30det swap! Besides, if you wanted to do an RB and were going to convert to RWD, you might as well go with a rb25det or hybrid rb30det, or just go all the way and do a rb26dett. Seriously though, if you wanted to do some sort of RWD conversion (which you would pretty much HAVE to do) and RB swap, budget $15-20k and you might pull it off.

The vg30et or converting your existing engine to turbo is the only real cost effective option considering all that other stuff (RWD, RB, etc)

 

you know, i have this dream of the VQ35DE engine from 350z emplanted into a 3rd gen max, and converted to RWD with a 6sp tranny.

you should make that dream a reality, i would to you

 

i was just wondering cuz i never heard such a thing so u know i was just asking. can our engines handle a turbo?? if so would so what kind? and how much money am i looking to spend?? cuz my engine had over 200,000 miles on it so i went to my local shop and they found me an engine that only has 69,000 miles on it and its i know its a VG but hey only 69,000 miles on it come on!! well thanx for ur support and responses it has helped me out a lot. d-dog

 

yes

one big **** one

a lot...and some extra money for asprin after racking your brain

 

Get a 240sx first
Sell the max for a rb2X

 

the 'cleanest' swap (and that ain't sayin' much), is to turbo the VG using turbo manifolds from the 300ZX. you keep the maxima heads whilst using the block of the older Z car, as that will have the lower compression pistons for boosting. there is a lot of home-grown modding, though with this. there is a thread in the 2nd gen pages about this very swap. it is a good general reference, as the 2nd gen uses the VG30E.

for cost effectiveness, you are best to not swap anything but just take the bolt-on culture to the farthest level possible: swap the half-shafts, hubs and tranny from a VE to your VG engine. this will give you VLSD. swap the flywheel to an aluminum one (like Fidanza) and change the clutch to Exedy stage 1 organic disk. swap out the underdrive pulley to Unorthodox UDP. put in CAI. change entire exhaust system from heads to the back (Warpspeed y-pipe, b-pipe, resonator, catback, Magnaflow muffler). for that matter, find another VG engine, or VE if you have that, and work it up to the hilt: have a pro flow-bench it and port it out. change the pistons and rings. do a 3-angle valve-job. then turbo that one. people have done that. and it is awesome.

but unless you are a gearhead and have another car and a deep pocket, don't swap out the engine to an alien one. despite how some people here say "it's a cinch! we did it over the weekend! i wish i'd have done the swap 4 years ago! wow. easy!" --- that is all bullsh*t. if you want an RB series engine, save your time and money and go to MotoRex in 3 or 4 or 10 years and buy a Skyline GTR. you would get far more respect that way than shoehorning and modding a maxima to have that. it would be a ridiculous act to convert a FWD car to RWD, and by the time you did that, you could have the Skyline which is a superior car not just in the engine, but in the entire chassis and geometry, than the Maxima.

but i love the Maxima anyway, and always will. and let your love for the car guide you to whatever is worth doing for you.

good luck.

 

RB20 = 4cyl.

 

no its 6....

 

I think you are confused with an SR20 which is a 4cyl.

 

brain freeze






oops, I just got done thinking about a SR20 swap for a friend.

 

Skyline crash-course: RB20DET,RB25DET,RB26DETT -- all are inline 6's. for RWD only. some have dropped them into Silvia/240SX's. the RB26DETTs only came in the GTRs (BNR's) with Super HICAS and AWD. the RB25DET came in the GTS-t which is RWD only -drifters prefer that setup.

Silvia (S14) (JDM)- SR20DET -- 4 cyl. can be built up very phat. for FWD or RWD; will keep up with a skyline in the low-end, but then will be overtaken in the mids and beyond. the SR20E comes in the Nissan "Primera" aka. Infiniti G20. the G20 can be modded for turbo rather 'easily' using SR20DET JDM parts: see December 2001, vol. 13, no. 12 of Sport Compact Car, page 258.

also, the CA18DET did come in early skyline R32s. and it is a 4 cyl., too. some have dropped that one into their Silvias, too.

 

i wouldn't want an rb20 in my car. not as torquey as the vg engine. you're comparing a 2 liter inline six to a 3 liter v6. you'll get the high rev, high horsepower like a honda, but no guts down low.

 

yes, mtcookson. and to continue the rb20 talk:

rb20de made only 155 hp. rb20det made 212 hp. the rb20 is an engine that carried over from the skyline r31 GTS-R. being too underpowered for the r32 chassis, the rb20 was soon dropped from use as an r32 base model engine and replaced with the rb25 (with the rb26dett always available for the r32 in the GTR model). the rb engines are hi-revving, like the sr engines, as their strokes are relatively short. whereas the ka24de, the truck engine in usdm 240sx's, has a long stroke for more low-end torque. same goes for the vg30e. long stroke, torquey low-end, mediocre to lame mid/hi-end. unless it is turboed. or ported out and 3-angle valved. then the situation changes.

i have found on my NA VG30E, the hi-end "wakes up" around 4k-5k rpm in 4th and 5th gear at about 95mph as i have added CAI and a hi-flow exhaust setup. those mods seem to help mostly, but not only, at the hi-end. from 90-95 mph or so, when more gas is applied, the car easily and swiftly climbs to 110, 115, 120 as if there is no effort. whereas before those mods, it tried with all of its might to reach those speeds. i would be willing to bet, too, that with the aforementioned mods (the valve job, turbo, etc.), the VG30 car would easily climb to 130, 135, probably reaching 140. and it would become common. add NOS to that, too, like a 75 shot, and you would not only reach those levels, but you would get there so quickly that the brake system would need to be replaced for daily driving. and then the rims and wheels would need to be replaced to accomodate the larger calipers and rotors >>> the car "is the engine."