Hi Steve Thanks for that. I just went and looked at it and it is the red rocker cover version with ECCS on the inlet manifold. The price is right at $700 with loom computer and cooler, but I am not so sure now, especially after everything that has been said - still tossing it up. I am really not looking for a 10 sec car, to be honest if it could keep up with something like a new SS commodore or something I would be pretty happy. The other problem is that it was originally an auto, so the flywheel clutch etc is going to add to the price. Hmm...
On Sat, 2004-01-24 at 23:00, Steve Lamb wrote: > >Thanks all. I have been told to avoid the R31 engine and that they arent > >nearly as good. I got this from a review on the R32 on Autospeed. > > > ><begin> > >The RB range of turbo engines are stormers - and the GTS-t's 2-litre > >RB20DET is no exception. Note that the R32's DOHC, 24-valve turbo is a > >lot higher spec than the R31's (red rocker cover) version. In its > >updated form, the GTS-t motor features a 8.5:1 static compression ratio, > >double overhead cams, 24-valves, multi-point fuel injection, direct-fire > >ignition and - of course - an air-to-air intercooled turbocharger. > ><end> > > > >Having a look at it tomorrow, the price is right and assuming it is an > >R32 type the Z is one step closer to RB power. Yeah... > > > There are actually 2 types of 'red-rocker' RB20DET (3 if you count > the RB20DET-R). The type mentioned in the AS article is the early > NICS or '12-port' version which had about 140kW in stock form. From > about 1988 a second generation of 'red-rocker' engine appeared which > is commonly called the 'ECCS' version. This vesrion had about 150kW > standard. I have one of these in my HR31 coupe. It is very similar > in spec to the R32 type with the major differences being a > non-ball-bearing turbo and a slightly less refined engine management > system. > > There is no doubt that the R32 type is the best one to get. But > don't look too much at the power figures quoted. Off-boost these > engines are dogs...just about any NA 1600 (or even less in some > cases) will see them off quite easily in the traffic light GP (if > your into that sort of thing). In a light car, things will be > better, but there's no doubt an RB25DET is the way to go if you can > afford it (cubes, etc). On the up side, RB20DET's love to rev...... > > The RB20DET actually did make an appearance in a Z chassis...there > was a Z31 model sold only in Japan known as the '200ZR'. It was > only the NICS spec RB20DET, but it had the rear bowl sump and an > intercooler mounted above the rocker cover (like GTiR). > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
