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What did the RB20DET come in?

What did the RB20DET come in?

The RB20DET was first introduced in 1986, fitted into the R31 Nissan Skyline (the GT Passage, GTS Turbo, GTS-R, GTS-R and GTS Autech variants). It went on to join it’s larger siblings (RB25DET, RB26DETT) in the R32 generation Nissan Skyline.

Is the RB20 a 4 cylinder?

What is the engine configuration? The RB20DET uses an inline six-cylinder configuration. 4.

How much boost can a stock RB20DET take?

the stock RB20 is good for about 20psi of boost..

How reliable is the RB20DET?

They’re as realiable as any other engine Nissan has produced. Provided it’s been maintained. You also have to remember that the RB20 is a fairly old engine so any reliability issues you have heard are probably mostly due to age and some importers bringing in crap engines.

What’s better RB20 or RB25?

Swapping is much easier and can reach 8k revving on the stock valve train. However, torque-wise, RB25 is far superior to the RB20, and its ceramic-wheeled turbo makes it weaker than the RB25. Overall, both are reliable engines, but RB25 is better at torque and power production as well as solid transmission.

How much HP can a rb26det handle?

they can handle around 500 bhp easy i think as they had to for the touring car racing they used to run in.

How does the engine plate line up on a RB20 gearbox?

By bolting the engine plate to the RB20 gearbox using all of the lower bolt holes (which do line up) it acts as a stencil and shows us to see exactly how much to modify these 3 holes. Mid-way during modification.

What kind of engine does a Nissan RB20 have?

In 1984 the legendary Nissan RB series appeared. RB20 became its first representative. It is the smallest RB-engine, the substitution to old L20. There are several versions of this engine, which somewhat differ from one another. The first version RB20E was cast iron straight-6 engine with aluminium head.

When to change timing belt on Nissan RB20DET?

All RB20 versions have timing belt, which should be changed every 60,000 miles of mileage (90,000 km). Besides RB20, RB series included such engines as RB24S, RB25DE/DET, RB26DETT and RB30S/E/ET. When RB20DE/E was discontinued, it was replaced with VQ23DE.

What kind of engine is RB20DET silver top?

Such modified engine is usually called RB20DET Silver top. RB20DET Silver top camshafts have duration 240/240 deg, lift 7.8/7.8 mm. It increased the power to 215 HP at 6,400 RPM. RB20DET was discontinued in 1993, being substituted with naturally aspirated RB25DE with almost the same power.

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Ruth Doyle