Tempted to take on RB26 swap into a s14

[posdrift240]

Originally Posted by tt_z33

im leaning more towards a turbo setup. if i do the 240 though it would be more or less a pure track car. im more prone to choose the rb for this reason because of its high redline and it can make a good amount of power. id probably go with small twin turbos to cut down on spool up time.

The Rb's redline at 7,000RPM, The Ls1 redlines at 6200RPM, So your only loosing 800RPM, Stock. Now you can build a Stronger drivetrain in a LS1 for half the price your going to on a RB. Also the RB doesn't put down near the torque a Ls1 does, esp for getting out of the hole.

now with the Rb's your not going to want a Small turbo on it unless your not planning on making over 300HP, B/c they won't make anymore on a small turbo. They have launch controls out there to spool up a big turbo so it doesn't lag. I personally use a Gizzmo launch control. Seems to work ok.

But you will spend less in the end on a Ls1 with twin Turbo's and make over 500WHP than you will on a RB and buy the supporting mods to make the same Hp.

To make 500+Hp on a RB you need a Power FC or some type of Engine managment, injectors, Throttle bodies, MAFS, Bigger Turbo's ETC. Whcih will cost you over 5000$ just for the mods, not counting the motor being installed. So you looking at 10k + on a 500HP RB.

Ls1, you can buy the engine and install it for around 5k, You can buy a nice turbo or pro charger kit for around 3500-4k and that will put you well over 500HP. Plus the Ls1 will be more reliable and streetable. But this is just my experience.