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More and more support for the RB is coming to the US with the growing popularity of "Import Tuning" so parts are becoming easier and cheaper to come across. Check out Night7's site. He did the RB25 swap and said it actually improved the weight balance of the car -- though the RB26 is heavier, maybe it might bring the scale even closer to 50/50? If not, it should probably just tip it a slight bit, still giving you a pretty balanced car.
Getting 400+hp on the SR, KA, or CA is obviously cheaper, but in the long run, isn't as dependable as the RB-series (like what was said by SR20 on the reliable daily driver... you could probably up it quite a bit more on stock internals without running into problems...)
Theres plenty of ups AND downs to this (and other) swaps. The main thing is the $$$. And since it costs waaaaay more to import a full Skyline to the US, the engine alone is worth its weight in gold. I personally wouldn't mind saving up for this --no matter how long it takes-- Just my opinion...
Think about all the new cars out there. I was quoted around 12k for a full RB26 swap by McKinney Motorsports (throw in a little more for suspension and an LSD and I think you're set)... whereas the STI and other cars in its class run around 30k at the least.
And on that, I wonder if S13GTR ever sold his RB26 (TWIN TURBO) S13 Fastback... Maybe he could fill us in better on why he chose that setup. :P
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