why does everyone forget the VG30DETT???
Although the RB26DETT is an excellent engine...
who in the right mind would buy an engine made only in japan, exists only in Japan, only Japan makes parts, and if you need parts, its from Japan.
People say the engine is virtually bulletproof and it can put out a sh*tload of power.... i've seen a video of an dyno'd RB26DETT hit 1017 HP with heavy mods...
however; the VG30DETT is an extremyl powerful engine.. with once again... virtually an bulletproof engine, with larger displacement.... ease of availablity through the United States and is easy and cheap to find.
If you were to get stock RB26DETT engines and VG30DETT engines side by side, and add one one bolt-on component at a time, *cams, headers, exhuast etc* i guarantee the VG30DETT would be able to easily compare to the RB26DETT.
Also the VG30DETT has an RWD transmission.. thats right....
doesn't mean that you will have to do **major** modifications to the driveshafts, axels, and try to convert an AWD transmission to RWD or hell even an FWD. And no you can't use an RB25DET transmission from an GTS-T Skyline.
The RB26DETT can punch out about 280bHP
while an VG30DETT can punch out 225bHP!
Basically despite maybe 55bHP difference at first, the use of easily accessable parts found in the United States for MUCH MUCH cheaper..... why the hell go RB when you could go VG?
The amount of $$$ put into an RB could build one hell of an VG engine.... much more powerful
