Is The RB 26 DETT a very good Engine ??

Speedfreak17 · 10-06-2001, 08:46 AM

Is The RB26DETT a very good engine ??

Racer 20 · 10-07-2001, 01:34 AM

Ya. But the intercooled TTs make it what it is. Great engine but it has it's weak points.

R33 · 10-09-2001, 11:27 PM

Whoa.....that engine looks awesome man! The intake manifold is a killer!

IMHO, the RB26 is in itself a great engine. It's got its weaknesses, but it's so strong. The TT turns it into a beast. But the real strenght comes from the RB26. I mean you can put a TT on any engine but the engine may not hold the type of power the TT can churn out. But the RB26 has proven many times that it can hold up to even 1000 - 1200 bhp! And it is a relatively cheap engine! I mean try churning out 700 bhp on a Modena or F355 by putting a TT - it'd cost a million! The long and short of it all is this...THE RB26 IS DAMN GOOD! It just won't go down. That's it!

GTR-33 · 10-13-2001, 01:39 PM

The RB series is nothing But heavy crap!

The should have put the VG series into the Skyline!

THe RB series is the WORST Nissan Motor to date....LOL

Actually if you think about it. If the Skyline would have had the VG30DETT It would probably have come over here, but it would not be the car it is today, Due to the VG's Oil consumtion problem under high speeds and stress. The PVC valvle system is only an inch from where alot of Oil sits inside the valve covers and under high speeds (cornering and such) Oil gets sucked into the PCV system and causes severe problems that mostly lead to detination of the motor.

~< PeAcE >~
--_GTR-33_--

Slip · 10-14-2001, 07:27 AM

im hoping that post was a joke.... if not, you're full of sh*t.
The RB engines are great, and the RB26DETT is the king.
The twin turbos dont make it what it is, it could be single turbo and still kick ass.

gang$tarr · 10-14-2001, 05:56 PM

the RB26DETT engine is one of the best import engines made

GTS-4 Ben · 10-16-2001, 10:00 AM

Well when I have seen people just boost the hell out of them and run low 11's on street tires, that tells me they are pretty good..

All engines have weak points, but the RB26DETT has alot of good points.

gang$tarr · 10-16-2001, 07:04 PM

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Originally posted by GTS-4 Ben
Anyone who drives slower than you is an idiot; anyone who drives faster than you is a maniac

your signature is sooo true!!

GTS-4 Ben · 10-16-2001, 07:51 PM

SDUCentral · 11-07-2001, 03:31 PM

Bugger me......find me a street driven VG30DETT that can even come close to the RB26.

Im waiting

And Waiting.

Thats right, there are none.

Like most others have said the RB26 has its weak points, what doesnt but in the bang for bucks stakes NOTHING comes close.

Nemesis · 11-07-2001, 05:20 PM

Nah, they aren't very good engines at all!

Thats why just about all of the street legal drag cars in Japan use them...

These engines are insane!!!!!!

Ant

GTS-4 Ben · 11-07-2001, 05:32 PM

Yeah look at how good the 3L V6 is in the 300ZX... that dosn't perform anywhere near it. My RB20DET is faster than 300ZX's..

kai · 11-07-2001, 07:06 PM

Thats crap dude the VG30DETT is a great engine....theres no way in hell your rb20det is a match for it. One of the guys in the 300zx club runs low 12's and on the motorway they are on a par with the GTR.

In the states they do some crazy things with these engines....maybe you can beat a non-turbo Z?? but a decent tt is gonna have you for lunch.

brendonm · 11-07-2001, 07:45 PM

I read an article sometime back on the 300ZX NZ Club website how there was this race between a GTR and a 300ZX and there was'nt a lot in it. Actually hold on, that was you aye Kai

hee hee hee... Man that made for some great reading...

In terms of engine capability the 2.6 litre twin turbo does well for itself considering the relative displacement difference. One would think that in theory the extra capacity should see the VG series engine eat the RB, but the RB26DETT does quite well for itself considering the numbers. I think that this says a lot for the RB series of engine.

The VG30DETT series are an excellent engine, 3 litre V6 twin turbo.
The RB26DETT series are an excellent engine, 2.6 litre in-line 6 twin turbo.
A comparison does'nt really make sense unless you are comparing an out of the box block, as every engine is in such varied states of tune. I have only heard good things about them both really.
Usually the bad stories come from things like idiots winding up huge amounts of boost without addressing the issue of containing it all. I know one guy (Monty) with an R33 GTR who dialled up 26 pounds, with nothing else done to the engine except for airfilters and he was suprised to blow his turbos. What suprised me is that he was 'suprised'

I agree with both votes that the RB and VG series engines are a good strong engine. I reckon that common sense tuning through research and incremental testing (not overloading during testing) is key in making the engine what it is, and producing an effective state of tune.
(Although in saying that same engines just seem possessed - like Kai's! although that tapu totara must've helped)

GTS-4 Ben · 11-07-2001, 08:27 PM

I never said they weren't a good engine, just that the Stock 300ZX TT is pretty pathetic..

Sure they go damn good when tuned.

Give me a RB26DETT anyday though.

And as for my 2L beating it. I run 14.0, any 300ZX TT I have ever seen at the drags dosn't come close.

I had a go in one from Japan. It had all the HKS gear, huge single turbo. After driving it, it just wasn't acting like a car with that much crap on it should be.. so we grabbed the HKS EVC/VPC/FCON/ etc off it.

I have also seen some monsters though.

In my opinion though the 300ZX is an ugly duckling..

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