Nissan Powered Mustang
I don’t know why, and I don’t know where, but this Ford Mustang is a hybrid car of a different color. The rumor that accompanied the pictures was that the car is from the Fast and Furious 3, but I have zero confirmation on that rumor.
Update: I have confirmation that this is indeed a car built for the Fast and Furious 3.
This Mustang is powered by a Nissan RB26. The RB26 engine is originally found in the Nissan Skyline GT-S R32 & R33. It is a short-stroke, iron-block six with one turbo that takes well to modifications. In factory trim the engine produces around 250 Horsepower and is backed by a 6-speed transmission.
Update:
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift will be hitting theaters on June 16th and this Mustang/Skyline hybrid will be making its appearance on the silver screen. According to information that I have gleamed from various magazine as well as several other websites, the actual RB-26 Mustang was not used for all the action sequences, but rather conventional Ford powered “stunt cars” were used as only a single RB car was built.
The RB car, does actually work. According to testing done by Sport Compact Car in their July 2006 Issue the car puts down a 13.36 @ 109.83, which is just a hair slower then my ZZ383 powered 1964 Malibu. Considering the high trap speed, coupled with the fact that 19″ Volk Racing wheels are hardly optimal for drag racing, I have to give the car some respect.
On the dyno the RB Mustang put out 340.2 RWHP @ 7300 RPM, which is more then a stock RB26DETT, but is far from being anything remarkable.
At the end of the day, this car is a prop for a movie, and much like the Fast and Furious, it can only be enjoyed if they are not taken too seriously.
Not All Drifting Mustangs have Nissan Motors.
A side note, the color of the car appears to be the same Highland Green color as Steve McQueens Mustang GT from the movie Bullit. The engine, however, is a far cry from the 390 cid engine in McQueens Car.
i dont think a conclusion will ever be reached
just agree to disagree
its a film car, not a new model of car.
both domestic and import cars have their pros
and cons
deal with it
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only milk and juice bottles come in 2 litres.
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The Problem is not the horse power it is keeping it running.
There are plenty of American V8 engines that will run 2 or 3 race seasons.
I do not think the Nissan engine will run more than a couple of races without breaking
Don’t compare forty year old engines to new high tech just to make sound better.
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In the article, its stated that the “RB26″ was in the Nissan Skyline GTS R32-R33. That information is very incorrect! The RB26 was in the Nissan Skyline GTR models!! In the R32, R33 and the R34!! N the 6-speed was only available in the GTR R33 & R34 models. All RB26 engines from factory had around 280hp.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE_vpDCE600
id say that this film represents most of
you yanks who have nothin better to do than
compare engine sizes
u all shud b ashamed that a 2L turbos etc can match
ur v8s n that
look at what Germany and japan can pull off
with their engines smaller engines
btw im not bias to any specific car culture since im
in the UK (if all u rednecks no where that is)
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Car Craft did an article just before the movie came out on this car. Article said they used this car in engine shots and some of the driving stuff, but they had a another car set up, ford powerd of course, to do the driving stunts, said the Skyline was powerful, but lacked the torque to move the mustang thru its movie hard driving scenes.
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whats wrong with you ignorant muscle car lovers? that nissan engine is not something people should a “ricer engine”,because it isnt one.Honda engines are ricer engines.That nissan engine can put out a good 600 whp if needed and smoke all those rusty-ass pile of shit big V-8′s.Hell,my Subaru STi,stock, smoked a camaro with a 454,and my STi is an inline 4-cyl.,305 hp,im not saying old-skool cars suck,but mixing hardcore nissan power with some american muscle isnt a bad idea.It’s unique
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i think the rb26dett in a mustang was a great idea now these fools know where the real power sits, owning a GTR r34 i’ve given some v8 supercharged cars a belting so keep it up love to see more of this shit out there.
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here’s a little info for the writer of this article. RB26′s are a TWIN TURBO 2.6 liter engine found in a GT-R!!!! SKYLINE…….that is the only model of skyline it came in and it puts out 278hp
R32 GTS-T’s HAVE AN RB20
R33 GTS-T’s have an RB25
R34 GTS-T’s have an RB25
ALL GT-R SKYLINES HAVE AN RB26
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_GT-R
the american car industry has well and truely stalled
meanwhile everywhere else is improving
theres the evolution x, the new GT-R which is
now reffered to as a “supercar”
what supercars does the us make…
oh yes… the corvette and SRT-10… thats about it
they wont even match the GT-R in quality, price or
lap times
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i think u guys are stuip to even put that into a mustang. mustangs are muscle cars not sport cars. they are made 4 acceleration and power not speed. fuck import car like that dumbass skyline the 1994 Mustang BOSS 10.0L would beat it so quick
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yer but american mustangs r and allways will be the best no shit on them on a mustang wot u get u need the japanese put 2 much shit on there cars skylines have 2 much plastick stuck 2 them and turbo this and turbo that wot ever thay fuck up v 8 dont plenty of pawer and thay sound better
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so what do u think would happen if u
sent the BOSS mustang round Nurburgring Nordschleife
do you really think it’d stand a chance ageinst
a GT-R or Evo-X
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I tune my 580hp 351 Cleveland with 750dp Holley carb with a small screwdriver, a spanner and a timing light. Anyone say they can do that with their fuel-injected variable cam everything monitored engine with a computer constantly wanting to fix your changes? No. Well, not easily anyway…
Credit where credit is due, electronics are awesome. As is boost… But my Dad showing me the ins and outs of a carbi fed v8 won’t live up to the hair pulling from a computer controlled engine. I will admit from experience, try tuning an injected windsor and notice the pain HAHA!
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Im looking to buy a older mustang that look like this. Can anyone tell me what year model and whatever there is to now about it so i can find on similar to it. If you now email me at chiplor@aol.com
Thanks
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I will say I am biased, but comparing the best import to “old V8′s” is comparing apples to oranges. I give the import crowd that they CAN make power, but it is EXPENSIVE. For what they have, they do good, but the old addage that there is no replacement for displacement is true. Anything you can do to a 4 or 6 can be done to an 8 10 or 12, and the more it displaces the more power it will produce. I love imports, because their tech is now making its way into V8′s, life is good. Now, with that said, its his car, he can do what he wants; but with the import RB whatever, it WILL NOT pull top dollar on the auction block. I call it RB whatever, because the true RB belongs to the Dodge stable, 440′s and 426′s. Now, for the numbers, and stock internals. Anyone can go to barnes and noble and get a book called “How to Build Big Inch Mopar Small Blocks” published by HPBooks. in the back are numerous dyno sheets, the best stock internal (and by stock I also include replacement parts issued in rebuild kits, most true stock components have died in 40+ years of service) is 425HP at 5100 and 450ftlbs at 4300. That is stock stock, stock as in ONLY FACTORY PARTS, stock 360 block and cast rotating assembly no expensive head or intake just STOCK parts, now I wuld venture to say that since cast parts are good to 425, that a 340 bottom end (all forged) would be good to at least 550-600? Oh, thats NA too. No power adders, on 40 year old tech…..hmmmm. Now, on 340 internals plus spend 2500 on some goodies, how does 798HP @7000 and 690ftlbs at 5600 sound? Again NA, no power adders. So, you say you got 6K to blow…..well, Rod and Custom machine in Knoxville TN has a HEMI head conversion for Small block mopars, with s stock bottom end and forged pistons, only 600 buck for the complete rebuild kit from summit, and your walking on up to 1200HP…….questions?? Oh, don’t get me started on the true RB dodge big block line up. Sorry guys, I don’t know Chevy, but shoving a Chevy anything into a Mustang should also be illegal. Also, shoving a centifugal supercharger onto a near stock 302 will also give 600+, and you can do it for under 4500. I built a 4AGE out of a corolla for my neighbor, thats how I KNOW they are expensive. WAY to much money for a sewing machine!
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power…
is that all that matters to u yanks
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ok if you want to compare engines in factory cars, some one show me a pic of a 85 us motor with over 180000 miles that hasn’t had any major repairs and i’ll show you my 85 maxima that i drive daily, or the last maxima i owned which had over 240000 that i sold for parts and still runs strong. now when it comes to soul imports have a lot of it, nissan’s history in racing is quit long. I grew up on V8 power my dad only drove chevy but when it came time for me to get my own car I bought some US cars and none of them lasted more then 6 months they just couldn’t take the beating, then i picked up a 83 200sx beat the hell out of it for 2 years then sold it still running strong, and have been driving nissan since. Just think that car would keep up with a camaro of the same age (305 cuz i still want my v8 but gas is getting expensive)
and still pull better gas mileage on half the cylinders. So with globle warming and such anyone who is about just adding some CID to make power and thinking thats the best thing to do is just dumb, i’m all about finding better ways to make power with smaller displacement and using less gas. Maybe if US car company’s would have taken notes from Japan sooner the earth would be in a bit better shape.
As far as the RB meaning race built that how nissan does things:
http://www.freshalloy.com/site/features/tech/engines/home_codes.shtml
yea i would say it’s race built it’s a engine that takes very little to have fun on the track, it’s race ready and will do it all day every day.
and on personal notes:
SOE: yea but think if i add one little small part to my ECU i could tune my car without getting out of it, hell for that fact lets say your driving from east to west coast (and yes i have done it a couple of times) so you start at sea level
then up some hills and suddenly your running rich, well better get out and do some tunning, then back down the hills, damm running lean better tune that cuz you know there is no ecu to take the timing back or add some fuel and your going to be knocking soon. so yea i will take a ecu over a screwdriver any day plus they save a lot of fuel. ecu is simple it reads how much air is going in adds the the fuel needed then keeps it in check by reading o2 going out.
GeV: umm STi is not a inline far as i know it’s a horizontally apposed (sp?) which is great for low center of gravity.
and for all you all American boys just a few things for you to think over look up where nascar came from then think about why that style of driving is done by small 4 cylinder cars that go really fast and the big V8 go around and around and around.
then look up what Paul Newman use to race.
then look up wards 10 best engines and see how long nissan has been on there.
then take your big V8 out for a drive and hit redline in atleast 2 gears for the next 300 miles and i will do the same and wave to you as you dump $50-60 to fill up your tank as i drive by thats if your not sitting waiting for the tow truck cuz something broke, cuz you know if the if the rest of the drive train can’t take it whats the point. well i guess thats a bit far cuz if you have a big power chevy V8 more then likely thats a Ford 9 in between the wheels, hmmmm switching parts between car company’s has that been done before must be like a story line that takes place in Japan in which a miss placed mustang (thats has no motor, wonder what happen didn’t live that long?) gets one of the best drive trains ever built.
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Said by Yuda “It is sad that more people cannot appreciate different approaches to car designing and are blinded by their narrowmindedness.”
I couldn’t agree more. I’m an American raised in the South to believe that Chevy was God’s Gift to mankind. However over the years I have formed my own opinions and I think almost ANY car has the potential to be ‘cool’. If that means swapping ia Japanese motor into an American car (classic muscle or not) then so be it, and vise versa. My only real criteria is that it do what it was intended to do relatively well, the work is performed competantly, and it’s fairly dependable.
I love cars. Ok, in fact I love all vehicles, give me something with a propulsion system and I’m a happy camper. If it has some imagination used thats even better. Jay Leno owns a Harley (I think it;s a Harley anyway) with a freakin Huey helicopter engine in it. I mean it’s not even from the same vehicle class but it IS cool. I’m sure some purists would strongly disagree and that’s their right.
I think it’s funny that people rant about this particular combo being on par w/ a mortal sin. Where the hell were you guys when the film crews from the “Dukes of Hazzard” & “The Rockford Files” and many more were trashing countless numbers of classic vehicles? IMO thats way worse than modding a classic car by alomost any means.
I’ve read alot of the posts that called the car rice, where’s the wing? The underbody Neon? The sound system that you can hears 23 blocks away?
If I had to choose between a ’60 GTO Judge and a Skyline R34, I’d ask for both. Else I’d probably have to flip a coin to make a choice. And if an M3 or M5 were added to the mix I’d be even more hesitant. Cars are cars and if you lock yourself into one genre of vehicle fanatacism then you miss out on so much. I just like to drive, and to all the guys out there doing mods like this I just want to say “Thanks for illustrating different ways to combine modern efficiency and classic styling.”
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hey , lol great luck getting the hybrid, wanna sell it 2 me
:):):)
lol, i think i will make my own
ive just been given the engine and running gear out of a maserati quatroporte, nd i intend on creating my own hybrid with either a mustang, skyline or bmw 7 series. which do u think would suit the job?
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Vernk the only reason the 4ag cost that much to build is because YOU build it.
Granted the 4ag is not the best example of import technology.
Heres a question for all you guys, you say, you can make such power so easy. Where are your 1000+ hp cars? Why is it that 99% of domestic street cars, lose to my puny 2 liter turbo 4 banger? Heck why not make the power for yourself? I tell you why, because unless you run into an extremely fortunate set of circumstances its pure bull.
The real reason why theres a preference in domestic, is simply becaue of that, blind devotion to a type of engine simply because its from America. This is bad, because its shutting yourself to better ways to do things, and thus why American car industry is going down the gutter.
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Ok to all of you 4 banger haters shut the hell up, in todays economey u think that jsut anyone can afford to drive a freckin v8 every day? Why do u think People took to the Suzuki Samurai For 4wheeling? DURR cause you have to fill it once and it last u all day on the trail, as for a rb motor in a ford its a cool concept that made reality. So shut the hell up and keep driving ur whatever u drive and let some other people make what they want to so it can stop on your car. And Im not a FORD but its a cool concept even for a ford.
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ugh..
z06 vs GT-R
just wait until the GT-R makes it to america, there’ll be videos all over youtube.
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Does the rb26 fit in a 72 charger?
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I think matt should go skyline, that would be something noone has done yet.
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i have a 260z with 392 stroker ford. its all about the ride and the fear factor!
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Fools all of you are fools. Personally I like red heads!! Does that mean that redheads are better looking? Hell no. Its just a prefernce. Why do all of these old foggies have to disrespect newer cars. I will say that front wheel drive cars arn’t the same as rear wheel, but that being said Japan has turned out some fine cars, and some fine power plants under the hoods. Are American cars cool hell ya!! And they are classic because they are the first “muscle cars made” Your right you cant be the first to come out with muscle cars, but if ford and chevy and mopar had the same attitude as American car enthusists we would all still be driving modle t’s and talking about how stupid the Mustang, Camaro, and Charger look. This fight about American cars and Japanise cars is stupid. I’m a car lover, I don’t mind where the car comes from. I look at it and I like it or I don’t. I drive it and I really find out if I like it or I don’t. Everyone needs to grow up. Especially you guys who listen to nothing but classic rock. Its good, but only because those days were the high point in your lives. I don’t know about you, but life seems to be getting better even after my “glory days” are gone.
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if you want power you have to go with a bbf. power comes from cubic inches if you turbo any big block you will get more horsepower and torque than you ever will with any foreign eingine. don’t disgrace the muscle car!
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[...] of this motor, It is an RB26DETT meaning Race Built 2.6l Dohc Electric fuel injected Twin Turbo.http://hotrodhomepage.com/hrhp/2005/12/12/nissan-powered-mustang/1994 chevrolet s10 standard1994 chevrolet s10 standard equipment jerry’s chevrolet texas chevrolet [...]
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who would put a nissan in a mustang thats just screwed up put a supercharged 351 cleavland in it
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this is freegan stupid it needs a 427 between its rails
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american and japanese both don’t know how to make vehicles. So a rb26 in a stang is a lose-lose situation.
EURO FTW!
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american and japanese don’t know how to make vehicles. So an RB26 in a Stang is a lose-lose situation. i’ll take my sheer power with some finesse.
EURO FTW!!!!!
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My Lotus has a Toyota engine in it, and I couldn’t be happier.
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[...] The Hot Rod Homepage Blog Archive Nissan Powered Mustang found it __________________ [...]
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ford mustang gt is a grat car and good for drifting.
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okay…theres nothing better than the sound of American muscle….old mustangs look great…there classics…but how many have you seen with a japanese motor in them….sure the movie is making stupid kids go out and do it… but the americans came out with a good looking car. And now ppl are making the car even better…………ASIANS rule the roads dudes.!!!!! ahahaha
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Hahah i love american cars i love all cars actually i love practical cars that everything on the car has a purpose or need but to the person that said the ford motor is a gas guzzler some guy just got an 87 5.0 mustang uo to 110mpg with 400hp and 0-60 in 3 seconds the nissan skyline motor is fucking fast im not going to lie but people have been putting japanese motors in american car and vise versa for years and they do it not for what is but because they are doing what they need for horsepower i went to the racetrack the other day and saw a 88 rx7 with a bored out 390 which i guess is a 406 and it ran 8s non turbo just because the engine has alot of power and it is a light car
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Personally, I think that it’s an amazing car. A mix of old and new. Something that makes highly efficient power while looking amazingly clean. There’s no point in knocking it just because you’re too narrow minded, or dont have the skills to piece together something like this. The american domination of the automotive industry is long gone. The japanese and europeans are building cars faster, more efficient, and more comfortable than most american companies. The japanese pioneered many of the technologies used on modern american cars. You can bleat all you want about this being the desacration of a classic muscle car, but it just proves the degree of ignorance that the majority of muscle builders have regarding imports. I’d love to see more rb series and 1jz/2jz motors in american cars, just like it would be great to see a few more ls-1′s in rx-7s and silvias(240sx). The old muscle scene wasnt honestly much different than todays import scene, just a bunch of people trying to make their car a little faster, handle a little better, and look just a little more vicious. The builder should honestly be congratulated on this beautiful build, it’s a well built shock to the stagnant muscle scene. Besides, its his damn car, he can do whatever the hell he wants to with it!
By the way 87, the record for the fastest 0-60 time is just over 3 seconds. It was achieved by a car that is little more than a sand rail.
Honestly, we sould all drive smarts with hyabusa swaps in them. Thats a beastly car for you(look up smart diablo). Super short wheel base, a good power to weight ratio, and rear wheel drive, can you imagine how much fun one would be as a secondary car? Doing donuts would be like sitting in a washing machine, and you dont have to worry about people crying over the toxic gasses it spews out.
(yes, I’m a young import driver, but I grew up on muscle. nobody here can hate the pissed-off-bumblebee-in-a-can exhaust sound more than me(my car has a deep, smooth exhaust note). I’m a certified, card carrying honda hater, so don’t get the idea that every import builder out there is in love with the little 1.6 liter econo-boxes.)
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I’m 16 and I agree with what Drew said. Although my love are for the american and some foreign cars from the mid 70′s and back. They could have found a better engine to put in it though. Which on is the problem and nobody will agree on which, thats the problem. Something ford would be my choice.
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could you put some cool pics of hot rods please, it would be great
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jr1988 you are wrong, the 33 gtr never had a 6 speed box just a five speed. also it says at teh start that the rb26dett has a single turbo but it does not, what do you think ht ett means, its a twin turbo engine. the rb25det as fitted to the r33 gtst and the r34 gtt is a single turbo 250bhp in the r33 gtst and 280 in the r24 gtt. and as for eurofanatic’s comments you so fecking wrong. euro cars are little bits of rusty shit!! i hate saxo’s corsa’s or any chav car!!
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The reason they put that motor into the Mustang is because where it was located, the movie is based in Japan, and if any of the retards out there payed attention to the plot of the movie, that’s all they had, they didn’t have tons of time to find a Mustang engine, and honestly, it would have taken a lot of time to tune a new engine for drifting compared to just making tweaks to accommodate for the larger, heavier body, plus a big block isn’t going to put out the right throttle response to drift, I’m not saying this isn’t possible because this previous summer I went to a drift show and saw a Nissan 350z running a Camaro engine. My point is, they already had an engine to use, that particular engine is more adapt for drifting because of throttle response, and other modifications, if you have problems with imports and tuners, than shut up, and don’t watch the movies, they could have used a crappier car than that, or God knows what else.
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bitchin ride homes
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I see there is recent postings so i’ll add my thoughts.
First off back to the original topic. The RB26 Mustang was made for a movie (there’s a hint) and they (the producers/directors/writers) decided to use The RB26DETT engine in the Mustang to emphasize the plot. An American boy in Japan becomes a hero… why shouldn’t the car resemble that..
Now on to the the bigots. Ricer is an unfair stereotype. Ricer isn’t decided by what car you drive. it’s decided on what you put in your car. Ricer is a fashion statement. you throw 4k in audio/video, fancy interior, under body lights in your civic you’re a ricer. If i throw the same 4k fancy shit in my focus guess what! i’m a ricer… you stick it in an american muscle guess what! you’re a ricer!!!! wee
now for the engines..
anyone trying to judging an RB26 to any v8 muscle is sadly sadly moronic and narrow minded
it’s like judging burgers to hot dogs… they’re both food.. they both come on buns… but that’s it… one’s beef ones pork…
RB26 is an in-line 6
a V8 is just that V8
It’s not “Which engine is better” it’s “Which engine is better for what i need”
the RB26DETT is a great engine for what it was built for sport tuned racing.
why?
lets look
RB26DETT stands for Race Bred 2.6 liter Double overhead cam Electric fuel injected Twin Turbo…
i like the abbreviation better
What it is.. a 700lb engine that puts out 328hp at 6400 rpm (about 54 horses per cylinder) and 298lbs of torque at about 4400 rpm with a red line of 8000.
and when it’s put into a Nissan Skyline GT-R (curb weight of 3395lbs) it’s about 10lbs per horse…
With it being RB (race bred) from the L20 engines it has very strong internals.
what’s it good for… well seeing as it came in an all-wheel drive vehicle.. it’s good for LaMans, Grand Turrismo Racing (no not the game) Any maintained tarmac racing… when put into a rear wheel drive vehicle say a 240sx.. the power to weight is less… and high rpm with flexible torque band make it a great drift choice…
Since the V8 is a broad class i’ll pick the popular Boss 302
what is it? well it’s a 302 cubic inch displacement engine.
Clocking in at 290hp @ 5900 rpm (about 36hp per cylinder) and 290lbs of torque at 4300 rpm with a red line of 6000 rpm it’s no slouch.
when the Boss Mustang rolls in at 3300lbs that puts us at about 11lbs per horse
Built off the small block Windsor and slapped with 351 cleveland it’s got the all push-rods we love.
What is it good for… built for Trans-am racing, good in dirt track/clay ovals.. and good ole putting your foot through the floor heart stopping straight line racing
So… what now…
well stop comparing hot dogs and hambergers…
if you want the truth the RB26 produces more horses with fewer cylinders stock then the 302 stock…
but it’s not important… it’s what you need it for…
if you want a straight line racer that does great ET’s for little cash got with the v8..
if you want to wink at the other driver while your sliding around him/her at the local drift event go with the RB26.
If you got an itching for raw power deep throaty roar and classic muscle look go with a v8 classic..
If you got a hankering for Spec power that distinctive whine and hiss and a sleek sexy look get a turbo charged export..
got big hands get American Muscle is for you
got tiny paws Japanese engineering is for you
and if you got a tendency to slap every thing in the catalog into your car…
Please leave it in your garage… or paper bag it…. you ricers
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I’m hosting a custom car and hot rod show in San Francisco, featuring and I’m looking hybrid hot rods to include in the show. Do you have any information about the mustang that’s featured on your site? Or information about hybird hot rods in the bay area?
I’d appreciate any leads. The grand prize is $666 cash.
Thanks, Heather
highwaytohell@gmail.com
http://www.highwaytohellsf.com
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I drove that mustang before they had it in the movie, it guns.
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I never thought I would see import crossed with american muscle but here it is, wild but hey they have crossed and tossed a v8 in hondas all the time so right on.
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I think anyone with a chevy powered ford, ford powered chevy,
should’nt even run their mouth about a nissan powered mustang. I dont care if it’s drag racing,
drifting, or circut. If your ass cant keep up with whatever powerplant is in what, here some cheese for your whine cause im at the finish line.
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I think anyone with a chevy powered ford, ford powered chevy,
should’nt even run their mouth about a nissan powered mustang. I dont care if it’s drag racing,
drifting, or circut. If your ass cant keep up with whatever powerplant is in what, here some cheese for your whine cause im at the finish line. The mustang is awsome i got a 66 with a inline six that need to be fitted with a new powerplant, I might just nissan power it, cause i can.
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Allright I have had build know how on all type of motors.
Ford,Chevrolet,honda, toyota’s ect. a carberated motor in whatever form, is a flat running motor for level terrain, to make it run at it peak performance mean endless work with jetting gas shifts in the bowls its a pain. And if you think im wrong, run a carb motor at a mile high, or a 351c burning 44″tsl on asphalt or swamping through mudhole 4ft deep, throttle reponse is not workin mudslingin with carbs “just hold the gas wide open and hear the motor that’s your throttle response”. Ive built a 4.0l ford efi with a cam and all possible head work with No2 burning 38′s with no butten pushed! I dig big american horsepower, it easy. It’s easy to work with and figure out. That’s why i got into imports, to challenge me, but that was a dissapointment, they are just as easy as a american made cars. even fuel injected are easy. I’ve got the crappest motor honda ever put out a SOHC D15b2 with even Crappier dpfi, but i took it bored it, shaved the head, and had a valve job done, along with cold air intake, short shift, exedy clutch,header, downpipe,flowmaster, and a little lighting up. I’m running mid 15′s now i would like to put a hundred shot of nos to it to see how long it takes to throw a timing gear or blow the thing sky high, so i can swap it with a little lesser crappier SOHC d16 with a turbo
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I can’t believe someone who would actually do this to a Classic Mustang. Specially a Mustang Fastback which are getting harder and harder to find. Ricers should leave these cars alone. Classic Mustangs are better off with REAL MEN! who know a thing or two about torque and horsepower.
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You Americans and your shit motors…RB26 is 10 times better than any of the push rod crap you make. Why is it the US motor industry constantly needs bailing out by the government – BUZZ – YOU MAKE SHIT CARS! NOBODY BUT YOU LOT WANT THEM!
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WOW Anonymous…. you are angry and should probably slow down and take a deep breathe and relax before you blow a gasket. Our motors are not “shit” as you call them. I would gladly take a stock V8 over anything Japan put out. I own a 1968 fastback Mustang and a 1995 Mitsubishi 3000 GT. I love them both. They each have their purpose. Here is the thing that everyone should realize.. it is your car, do what you want with it. Personally I think it is sick and wrong to put anything but an American V8 in an American muscle car. I also thing it is wrong to put an American V8 into a Z-car or any other Japanese car. But to compare the two kinds of motors (or cars) is comparing apples and potatoes. If you want or like blow off valves, ridiculous fins/spoilers and the potato launcher tailpipe, go for Japanese Muscle. If you like fat tires, gas guzzling heavy cars with classic looks, go for American Muscle. But stop saying one is better than the other. It is all a matter of opinion.
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this is stupid, it is sacralige, but not in putting an rb26 in a mustang, but rather rapping the best engine in the world, up in the worst handling chassis in the world
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this whole argument is stupid, yes that hybrid is a crime, but only because nobady should ever put the greatest engine in the world, in the worst handling vehicle ever conceived, i like the mustang and i’d love to buy one, it would make a lovely statue in my garden but as there are corners all round where i live i dont think i’d ever want to drive it, as for v8s, 3 words, bhp per litre, think about it
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that car rocks but im looken for a car like a mustang gt 12cylinder engein tubo nitris and it has to look really cool.
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that is a bad ass moter and a very nice car
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Wow you all need to change your manpons fuckin cry babies. wahhhh they put a sick nissan motor in a stang wahhh. who cares people do swaps all the time. Im looking forward to putting a chevy motor in a fox body soon an Yes I am goin to rock a chevy decal on the back window just to spite you ford fanatics.
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im sorry but have any of you people actualy been to a track??? im thinking not. not to doubt the power of a import because they can be quick. but i do work at a drag and road strip and i am yet to see a 10 or an 11 sec import. if you put your imported motors on a pedistol then why dont we see them? now as for the v8 vs the rb26. your boasting about no modifications but your talking about boost modifyers well thats not leaving it stock, but you are quick to say that the v8 has to be. well a STOCK v8 would destroy a STOCK rb26. now for the cost i agree with some of the coments above if you took the amount of wasted money you would have to soak into the import motors to get them to do a 1/4 mile in 10 sec. and instead put that into a v8 of any kind or size and you have a real power plant. so if you want to go fast go v8 as for the video way the hell up there i think its a little disapointing that the import motor was put into a good car, but its a movie they have to do weard shit to get people to watch. is it faster or could it out perfom sorry not today son
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an rb25deT = single turbo – stock – T
and rb26deTT = twin turbo – stock – TT
so why would anyone disrispect the great skyline power train by putinging it in a POS 60′s mustang.
Oh and for u tards out there. a DOHC will always out perform an center cam or SOHC.
RB will put out more HP than the stock stang ever can. -NOS or retarded boost.
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ok why the fuck are you assholes arguing about this i own a 1990 nissan 240sx coupe with a rb26dett its a great performer on drag and drift if you have never driven something with an rb26 than you muscle car jerkoffs have no room to talk im 16 and yea i built my 240sx by myself i learned from trial and error it doesnt matter if its a sr20det rb20det rb25det or a rb26dett it hauls ass and yea im a import person and the term “ricer” is more honda related in general
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the story behind the whole thing is that they are in JAPAN (little to no v8′s). the main charicters father found it on the base he works at in terible condition with NO ENGINE and has been restoring it. the main charictor has to take the rb26 engine out of an s15 codenamed “the monalisa” of drifting because its the only car left (the main charictor trashes it in his first ever drift and it’s sitting behind the garage in pieces) after the police impound all the other cars in the recently decieced friends garage. they put it in tune and test for drift then race it to stop the escalating violence between him and the antagonist it makes perfect sence the story dosent sugest that they want to the moter in but that its the only one they have. after the race he ditches it and gets an s15 to race the 70 roadrunner its about nacesity not rice vs muscle why don’t watch something before you hate on it.
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The American muscle car era is over. American cars, and the American car image of that proud, shiny musclecar is dead. The only people complaining and whining about how awful it is that a small displacement Japanese or European cars can make twice as much horsepower for less money than a gas guzzling, overweight, American shitpile from the disco era are still stuck there. It would be more interesting to note that these same manufacturers haven’t built anything new or interesting to the ‘musclecar’ market in years. The new Camaro? Overpriced. Mustang? Outdated suspension makes it slow on the road courses unless you spend money. Challenger? Who gives a fuck about Fiat-owned Dodge? It’ll be gone in another year. Though, perhaps the greatest thing here that people seem to miss, is that the whole hot-rod scene, regardless of displacement or make, started with people modifying inexpensive cars by swapping engines and improving the parts that make them go fast, and handle better. The only difference, is that this generation of people grew up around import cars. They’re inexpensive, reliable, and plentiful. And there is just as much, if not more aftermarket support for that honda than your ancient chevelle. There are more of us than you think. You are being phased out.
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For information sake. The measleast powered American V8 engine you can find (witch is the Ford 289 with a 2bbl carburator) puts out 220 hp as a minimun, if you twitch it up just by adding headers in the exhaust (without increasing anything in the gas supply) you boost it to 280 hp and adding say a 4bbl stock carb, even when it is stock not a race model carb, you boost it to 350 hp and the list goes on, now: Who can tell me that any import engine can do 280 hp just by adding headers whyle working with minimal gas inyection equipment (like a 1bbl carb in the case of imports), go ahead, tell me how…
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Let me say to “Maxima VQ30DE” ( witch also goes for all other import fanatics ). To talk about an import engine doing 500 hp without internal modifications is dounright lying at beast and dounright ignorant (witch I think is more suitable). Son… let me enlinghten you. The least powered V8 (witch is the 289 2bbl, or 2 throught carburator, to explain to you what 2bbl means) is an engine that without header exhausts, without flat pistons and with that measly 2bbl ( or 2 throught carburator ) does 220 horses!!! son, and an import engine with stock inyectors ( not high volume ones), without header exhausts, and “without modificatios” as you proudly, but ignorantly say, only does around 140 hp if you are lucky, whyle a tricked out V8 starts at 500 horses and goes to 2500 hp ( witch I would like to see in an import without it exploting before reaching that hp mark or surviving if it eventually can reach it ) additionally to say that an import can reach 1600 hp THAT IS SIMPLY IMPOSIBLE… the highest an import can perform are around 600 hp ( and this is with a powerfull turbo, flat balanced pistons, street tunned camshaft, roller rocker arms, and a host of race tunned parts all put on an inline 6 Skyline engine, those 600 hp are posible because I have seen it ) so you only missed your aim for about 1000 horses, and a piece of advice: If you really want power, go whith the one that started it, the V8 engines, and dont try to boost what can never do it…
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albert i dont know where to start other than to simply say you are close-minded. to keep it short, an integra type-r(dc2, not even the newest one) has a 1.8L “four banger” and makes 195hp. that is OVER 100hp per liter. do you know that chrysler was ECSTATIC that the new challenger srt-8 makes ALMOST 70hp per liter? so post a link to show me that ANY pushrod v8 can even come close to that output. that is without poweradders or anything modified btw. if those old v8s were dohc(like import v8s), they would make so much more power, whether you admit it or not. overhead camshafts are what makes power, and THAT is why they are taking over.
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[...] greats rolled into 1!!! This is insanely tempting! I love Mustangs… And I adore Skylines…. The Hot Rod Homepage Nissan Powered Mustang __________________ "my rebuilder likes watching me blow my engine"- is that [...]
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Who ever is responsible for this should be placed in front of a firing squad! who could take a fine quality American classic and contaminate it with some imported piece of shit? Gotta be some pathetic high society ass hole thats trying to proove some sort of stupid point. damn democrats
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I have never heard of a Skyline but sounds like a nice car…I love cars of all makes and models. I respect the handling of a German car, the reliability of Japanese cars, etc. I think I would have opted to shoehorn the Nissan motor into a Ford Granada insted and spent the money restoring the ’68 Fastback to stock. I really hope they didn’t pull out a 427 FE engine and put in the Nissan engine. I see a lot of beat-up older six-cylinder Mustangs on Craigslist, couldn’t they have used one of them…maybe? In my mind nothing will beat the styling of American cars from 1965 to 1972, I don’t know what happened after that? Another one bites the dust I guess, maybe they can put back the 427 and return the Fastback back to what is was and just chalk it up to the nissan engine swap being, “that was cool but I’m glad its over”…
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stock honda cranks can take up to 900 hp. 4 cyl hondas break the 600 hp barrier all day. nissans and toyotas do the same. with their inline 6s (supras/skylines) pushing well over 1100 hp. keep in mind the american 1/4 mile is all about POWER TO WEIGHT you can have a 200 hp 2000lb car that will beat a 4000lb 500 hp car. a fast car is a fast car. dont rationalize a car based off its nationality. if its european and runs 11s, cool! if its american and runs 11s, cool! if its japanese and it runs 11s, cool! more power to you. dont be car racist and more importantly DONT BE AN IGNORANT MORON ALBERT
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coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
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it is not real
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If you guys are calling all imports ricers. Then you need to think about all the imports from Europe. Im pretty sure a Mercedes-Benz or A BMW could out run your corvettes and mustangs. If u havent heard some guy put an 800 horsepower supra motor in and 1967 Camaro. So if you guys want to get all butt hurt about the nissan powered Mustang get that way. If you also havent heard about the LS1, rear wheel drive honda civic…then all you guys are freaking stupid. I mean ill drive anything import or domestic. I love the sound of a big block V8, but i also love the sound of an turbo’d inline 4-6. So, all u guys need to need to get a fraking life.
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I know that this is a really old thread but i gotta speak up on here…
I am a car lover!!! I love cars and speed and the roar of a pushrod V8.
There are a few things that everyone must understand. LS7 motor is lighter and more powerful than the RB… it will fit nicely into this car and has more power potential. but hey if I had 20k to spend on a motor I would def get that and put it in here.
The 5.4 out of the Ford GT… Great motor, lighter and more potent than the RB… but once again your looking at 15k for the motor. and thats before fab work to get it in there.
I love the sounds of a cammed and turbo z06 or ford GT… but hey lets all be practical.
for starters lets talk TQ. Inline motors are the best way to make TQ, thats why semis mostly have inlines, thats why the dodge cummins are inlines and that is why the old Ford inline 6 is one of the best pullin motors of its day… ya thats right better than the 5.4 pulling…. why? lets looks at how a motor works… The longer internals will always create more TQ. so hey if its TQ you want get away from those damn V mounted motors. now the downside is its hard to stuff in inline 8 anywhere. Now all motor is is a pump… the faster you can pump air in and out the more power you will make… therefore a 5.7 smallblock should make more power…. but wait then you throw in boost… and now its even. you throw in better weight dist. and now you have a better track car… but wait you saved 20k by not buying a brand new ls7.
there are many reasons why you should go with a smaller motor as well as a larger motor… both sides need to get head out of your ass and see the big picture your both being idiots.
Here is the best advantage to an RB over a LS motor… how many of you have raced an LS motor and bounced it off the rec limiter all day? did it last vert long? nope!!! the GM and ford V8s hate being revved high… therefor you have to shift more and lose time around track. now with a lot of money you can change that but hey 500whp i spent 3k on and RB and another 24 on a boost controller… and i can beat the piss out of it and never worry… i like that.
A V8 will almost always have more final end potenial on power, but hey what the hell you gonna do with 1000+ hp? well you will def be first down the track in a drag race i will for sure give you that. and if you like the sound of a v8 over the shitty sound of a smaller motor, great!! i love it too!! but damn think before you talk shit bout someone elses car.
this is hot rod homepage. not V8 homepage or jap homepage.
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look, when i saw this movie come out my first thought was that this was going to be another shitty fast and furious movie(lets all be honest, the second one sucked my grandfathers nuts).but now that i watched it i love it.i think that putting a nissan engine into a mustang was a great idea. it combines to very diverse worlds,tuner and american muscle. now when the producer made this movie he probably thought to himself that this car was going to piss alot of people off but he had the balls to say fuck it. people have been doing engine swaps since the begining of engines. i admire this. now to the fact that people keep bitching about how the nissan is better or the ford is better or the chevy is better and blah blah fucking blah. look, all the engines are great for there certain things. now when gm invented the 350 the were looking for a conventinal block that could be used in all aplications of there vehicles(to save money of course) and they ended up with the most popular block in the world. now its great because u can go to the junk yard,find a 79 farm truck that was rolled over but only has 14000 miles on it, rip it out for the falt rate 800 dollars, take it home, replace the cam, rods pistons and timing gears and chain, polish it up,throw a pair of fatty headers and a double carb intake that u got at a swap meet with a pair of holley 750 cfm carbs and you end up with a car running in the low 11′s.thats the story of my carlo which i completed for the budget of 5 grand.and i had enough left over for the floor mats and the pine tree air freshener.now it would cost u a little more for that mustang up above to be completed the way it is.now u certainly cant go to the junkyard, find an old nissan pickup and just yank out a rb26.but thats were the nissan motors are great.they were not built as an all purpose block.they were built for and last for the purpose of performance. its sick that u can just tune the boost and u get a noticible hp increase. u can get 1000 hp +. now if i put a 1000 horses on stock 350 rods(and what im talking about is the big block, i forgot to mention that was what my carlo is) and they would snap like toothpicks.every thing has its good and bads. why should people give a fuck about where it is from. thats racist. i think projects like this shoould be done more often.if u have any or know of any u should send them to my email at austin.horter@yahoo.com
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See i have a RB20 240sx and i raced a 2003 mustang on the highway the other day and i pulled on him without dropping out of fifth gear so you tell me whats better and a just because i have a turbo doesnt mean shit hes got two more cylinders and hell 2.6 more liters on my motor
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why cant everybody here just get along i mean dam dude im not an engine head but i know that a bigger engine means more exoust and i think these muscle heads are inhailing too much of it and to tell you the truth i dont drive i got a streetbike that will put all your v8′s and v’6 inline six and fourbangers to shame but its not the point the think about it what is the main reason you trick out cars and bikes……TO HAVE FUN if you brag and boast that your car is so much better that in my mind just says you have a small penis or low selfesteem and you think that your big engine will help it
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The very first ‘muscle car’ was the GTO. Bigger better motor with more power in a ‘Tempest’ that was never meant to have it. Motor swaps and such are the very essence of hot rodding. Putting a small lesser power motor in a car that had more power/torque is the OPPOSITE of hot rodding. This is why old school hot rodders (almost ALL hot rodders are ‘old school’ because modern day rice hot rodders are a new breed) are bothered by this.
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That is un godly. Henry Ford just turned over in his grave.
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so jaylenoh or any of you other muscleheads wanna come up with that link? im STILL waiting on you guys showing me ANY factory pushrod engine making more power per liter than a b18c or f20c honda engine, without poweradders. you cant do it, dohc is the better design. that is the whole point of the tuner movement. its not the size of the motor, its about how effiecient it is. like i said before, overhead cam is what makes POWER, thats why its taking over. you can whine about the size or sound or whatever, but you can’t stop it.
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wow everyone is so jaded, to yourworstnightmare 68 have YOU ever been to a track? ive seen supra’s, mr2′s and celica’s whooping ass against v8′s running 10 sec’s flat or faster. i love both american muscle and tuned rice but i hate hearing people talkin shit about either when they only know the truth about one side. you could pump the same money into a 402 v8 as you could into an rb26 and get the same hp its just matter of preference, and i dont know if you realize this, but toyota and honda make v8′s as well, in fact if you watch nascar at all you’d have seen denny hamlin kicking ass in his toyota powered race car. I’m just sayin dont talk shit about something unless you at least know what you’re talking about, that’s to both you rice and muscle fans.
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I would do this swap, if I had a gen1 mustang. Not to a fastback, of course, but then, if I had a fastback, I’d probably sell it to someone who cares more about factory restoration. I like nissan and I like ford. The RB is well balanced, light and efficient. It can reliably make 600whp on stock internals. If I remember correctly, a base mustang weighs ~2500 pounds, while a GT is over 3200. But seriously, who cares about chopping up mustangs? they’re a dime a dozen. I don’t hear anyone bitching about LS swaps into firebirds and camaros.
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Cars are works of art there is no right or wrong its preferance each car is based on personal taste it’s like saying all people should be a certain way because thats the right way no no no be different make your car however the hell you want cars resembol a persons specific interest’s telling them to do it one way not the other is telling them to have the same tastes as you and be just like you common if every cars the same weres the fun in that nissan and ford mixed together bold move kudos
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worlds fastest cars have v8s in so what does that prove!!
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I just want to say that this is like the single most ultimate car ever for me. I love Muscles and japanese cars, and to have one of the best looking mustangs with the incredible scream of the RB26DET is just pure gold for me. It’s taking the looks of the mustang and putting in the high tech extreme performance of the Skyline engine.
And seriously if you just want to whinge about american engines or complain about them ruining a mustange, don’t comment. This car is genius no matter how you do it.
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My very favorite are Australian Muscle cars, such as the Stallion, the Raptor L62, and the Seether FK178.
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Yeah I agree with Damian, Australian Muscle is sick, the Dominator JL is quick too, 0-60 in 4.1 stock, not too bad.
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Yeah Australian muscle is cool, I heard of a seether that can do a 4.5 0-60, and its stock, idk stuffs crazy when you add an english accent.
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[...] that doesn’t piss anyone off seeing a domestic motor in an import or the other way around. On The Hot Rod Homepage post on the “Nissan powered Mustang” the moderator Geoffrey Chandler posted some pictures of the Mustang used in the Fast And Furious [...]
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I have read all above comments made mostly by junior motorheads. I could not help to impart a little personal experience.
I started working on cars with my dad at the ripe old age of 5, mostly handing him a wrench or part he needed. I bought my first car, a 1968 Mustang w/ 200ci 6cyl, at 14. I spent 3 years stripping the car and replacing the rusted and burnt body panels as well as everything else. The car was bought for $35.00 in September 1979 as a project for 9th grade metal shop. The $35.00 purchase price should indicate its condition, and its important to note it was a theft recovery that had been torched. When other kids were getting Ataris, bikes, and shot guns for B-days and Christmas, I was getting shocks, carburetors, and trunk lids. It ended up a great first car and the finished product was envied by most at my school. 302ci, 3 spd BW, 3.89 limited slip 9 in., Pale blue with dark blue rocker stipes, black standard interior, Center Line wheels.
Since then I have spent more than 20 years as an ASE Master Tech and Service Manager, and another 5 years overseeing service operations of a chain of 7 repair shops. Over the years I have literally driven about every make and model car on the road. I have owned 3, 5 & 7 series BMWs, C through S series AMG Benzs, 911, 944T and Boxster, AUDI, VW GTIs, RX7s, Supra Turbo, many muscle / pony cars of different types, and 10 more Mustangs. In all I have owned more than 50 cars, 30 motorcycles, and 15 trucks / SUVs.
Currently, I have a 2008 GMC conversion, 2007 Infinity FX35, 2010 Expedition, and again a 2010 Mustang GT. All my favorite cars have been American pony cars.
Now for those weak of bladder, Nissan will do you just fine. But for those who prefer not to dress up in their mothers clothing and change their name from William to Billy Jean, put down the Gerber and pick up the Budweiser, American Muscle lives but only if you can handle it.
Ladies and Gentlemen start your engines…
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By the way… Denny Hamlin Toyota seems to have more engine failures then the average. “Running lower horse power to gain reliability” is Gibbs recommendation… How about just use American Iron and have both? Just sayin’
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RB26′s are from the GTR range of Skylines not the GTS, GTS-T nor the GTT. They have 320-330bhp as standard
Awesome engines
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you’re all twats. stop arguing about something so stupid. get off the computer, stop watching porn and researching cars. maybe you’ll find a spouse.
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hey geggqgvx go fuck yourself you don’t know shit
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4th Generation Toyota Supras have a 2JZGTTE which is capable of 1700 hp. The RB series Nissan Skyline motors are capable of 1200+ hp. SR motors have been built to 700 to 800 hp. The old Datsun Z motors have been built to 600 to 700 hp.
That being said the Chevy LSX is capable of about 1700 hp. The LS6 Ive seen one at 1300.
Several other American V8s are capable of 700-800 hp.
It really becomes about preference if you are dumping that much money into a vehicle. If you want something with good mid to high range torque you are going to generally want a tuner built with boost. If you want low end American muscle is generally the way to go. There is no reason to argue. American v8s have their pros and cons as do import motors. The Big thing is preference. I have a 1993 Nissan 240sx with an RB20DET putting out 485 hp that is incredibly fun to take to the mountains and go fast in some corners. I also have an LS1 Camaro. Its built to 600hp and its great on the strip. I would never drag the 240 or try to rip up the mountains in the camaro because they arent built for it. They are built for their specific purposes. If people stopped being innovative then there would be no growth in the auto sports industry.
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4th Generation Toyota Supras have a 2JZGTTE which is capable of 1700 hp. The RB series Nissan Skyline motors are capable of 1200+ hp. SR motors have been built to 700 to 800 hp. The old Datsun Z motors have been built to 600 to 700 hp.
That being said the Chevy LSX is capable of about 1700 hp. The LS6 Ive seen one at 1300.
Several other American V8s are capable of 700-800 hp.
It really becomes about preference if you are dumping that much money into a vehicle. If you want something with good mid to high range torque you are going to generally want a tuner built with boost. If you want low end American muscle is generally the way to go. There is no reason to argue. American v8s have their pros and cons as do import motors. The Big thing is preference. I have a 1993 Nissan 240sx with an RB20DET putting out 485 hp that is incredibly fun to take to the mountains and go fast in some corners. I also have an LS1 Camaro. Its built to 600hp and its great on the strip. I would never drag the 240 or try to rip up the mountains in the camaro because they arent built for it. They are built for their specific purposes. If people stopped being innovative then there would be no growth in the auto sports industry.
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sorry to say MRQUICK. but you ruined your comment with that last bit. Just let me know how that nasty ass bud tastes when you get your doors blown off by one of those “baby” motor cars. You can have your rustangs and your slomaros with good ole boy 454s. us smart people will keep progressing to make more hp with less motor and better tech.
fact of the matter is, everyone has, and have, went faster with 4 and 6 cylinders. Hell, ive even seen a 300hp geo metro that was running 14s *i do beleave* anf it was still with the old 3 cyl. Dont try to come off as a car person only to spew that mucle car bs out your shit hole.
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It’s better enough you put a Nissan engine into a Mustang than a 1.6L VTEC.
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ok guys im no expert but u can build a a small block NA to run with the big boys, but u can also build a 2.0 mits engine to smack about anything around. all im saying is the right money and the correct machinist can build anything fast.
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YOU FUCKIN’ AMERICAN COCKSUCKERS MOTHERFUCKERS US CARS ARE FUCKIN PIECES OF SHIT, GARBAGE, A SHAME FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY LEARN TO MAKE GOOD CARS. JAPANESE CARS ARE THE BEST:
1- RELIABLE
2- GREAT DEVELOPED ENGINEERING
3-EXCELLENT BEHAVIOR FOR ALL TYPES OF USE (DRAG, DRIFT ETC…)
4- GOOD LOOKING
5- COMFORTABLE
6- TUNING POTENTIAL
7- WELL EQUIPPED
8- FUEL ECONOMY
9- SAFETY
10-TECHNOLOGICAL
SO STOP TALKING BAD ABOUT JAPANESE CARS, DRIVING A V8 IN STRAIGHT LINE WITHOUT CONTROL IS FOR PUSSIES. HOPE ALL U.S.A. DIES ?????? ??????
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