I know a lot of 240s have the sr swap and rb25 swap and a few have the rb26 but is the rb20 swap a common one or is it a lot less frequent? I want to be different and I was going to just turbo the ka but now a lot of people are doing that to so I am thinking about the RB20. The car is an 89 coupe. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.
yea it would be a 1 of a just a few swaps but not an easy one I think you have to get the hole front clip to use the underbrace and mounts not near as easy as an SR swap
good luck hope you pull it off
I have a magazine that had a 240 with the r32 front end and r32 tailights with the rb25det. I dont want to go that extreme on body mods its just the stock 240 front end is ugly and many people have the silvia front end.
to answer your swap question, the RB20 isn't a popular swap to do, but more people are starting to do it. as for the conversion, there would be a lot of custom fabricating to do for headlights, grille, etc.
I have a magazine that had a 240 with the r32 front end and r32 tailights with the rb25det. I dont want to go that extreme on body mods its just the stock 240 front end is ugly and many people have the silvia front end.
why not an S14 kouki front?
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That's pretty sweet but you see a lot of people, at least I do, with the S14 Fronts. Maybe not the kouki but even those you see fairly often. I would love to see a Skyline conversion on a 240. I would go with the 33 personally because that body style is just freakin sexy.
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What about the ca18det!!!!! haha well if you didn't mention it i would guess because its to weak but if your looking at power you should go the rb25 over any of the 20's, common it's bigger, and stronger. Most commonly somthing is more popular because it's better. Of course it matters what your looking for, i guess i've heard the least of ca18det swaps, so go for it. Still gives more power then the stock 2.4 liter.
If your going to take the time to do a RB swap you might as well go rb25, all that work for less displacement in a 6 cylinder makes no sense. I know a lot of people love the rb20 but i just dont see a point. Rb25 if any rb series.
As for skyline front ends the r32 looks similar but its wider and looks like crap. No need to fork up the front of a car like that especially if you have the pignose!
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I have been planning the RB20 and R32 front end swap for a while. The front end does not take much work to bolt on to the s13. I do paint and bodywork so I may have a different opinion on whether or not it is hard to do, but any decent bodyshop could do it easily.
As far as the RB20 vs. RB25 debate.
More people are drawn to the larger displacement and extra stock hp of the 25. However, If you plan on putting a little time into the RB20 it can be a very potent motor. Plus. its quite a bit cheaper too.
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