# 2JZ VS RB26
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [May 7, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261 "2009-05-07T16:47:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Cal-SoY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal-SoY)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/21 "2009-05-07T21:56:34Z")
> [@The winter DD](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-winter-dd/21887/2):
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> If your talkin about sound RB all day… other than that I would have trouble deciding both great motors but not something I would put in a s13.
no… if you’re talking sound… v8 with open headers fosho.
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### Author:  [@danbikes](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/danbikes)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/22 "2009-05-08T00:19:54Z")
> [@LS1 Cam?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ls1-cam/21845/80):
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> no… if you’re talking sound… v8 with open headers fosho.
x2
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### Author:  [@HayMakr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HayMakr)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/23 "2009-05-08T00:30:13Z")
i need an LS powered s-chassis in my life… _sigh_
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### Author:  [@NoSkillz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NoSkillz)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/24 "2009-05-08T03:31:02Z")
> [@NYSpeed trading cards...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nyspeed-trading-cards/21775/118):
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> It’s a little known fact that Toyota invented horsepower in the early 90’s, only they called it the 2JZ-GTE. Over time, the term somehow got bastardized into HP.
x2
> [@LS1 Cam?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ls1-cam/21845/80):
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> no… if you’re talking sound… v8 with open headers fosho.
this will hopefully be me in the next week or 2!!!
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### Author:  [@Philly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Philly)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/25 "2009-05-08T03:46:02Z")
Both great motors. But I would stick with the RB. I like it better when everything in a car is from the same manufacturer.
But in my opinion, VR6 is the best sounding motor.
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### Author:  [@BRA\_GANZAAAAAA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BRA_GANZAAAAAA)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 5:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/26 "2009-05-08T05:09:14Z")
where the rotary love man 13b or 20b with a monster bridgeport brap. plus the sweet smell of premix mmmmmmmmm
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### Author:  [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/27 "2009-05-08T05:42:41Z")
See, now I was joking. Completely. 2JZ’s are good motors. But honestly. RB Series over a JZ any day for me.
Has a LOT to do with me hating Toyota’s. LOL
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### Author:  [@Sato\_Tatsuya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sato_Tatsuya)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/28 "2009-05-08T05:55:41Z")
> [@now this is some funny shit](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/now-this-is-some-funny-shit/21885/15):
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> where the rotary love man 13b or 20b with a monster bridgeport brap. plus the sweet smell of premix mmmmmmmmm
+1!!
I would put in a 20B into my S13! lol! And hear that engine ROAR!
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### Author:  [@91S131](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91S131)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/29 "2009-05-08T08:27:51Z")
2jz without a doubt.
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### Author:  [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/30 "2009-05-08T09:01:53Z")
> [@now this is some funny shit](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/now-this-is-some-funny-shit/21885/11):
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> Both great motors. But I would stick with the RB. I like it better when everything in a car is from the same manufacturer.
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> But in my opinion, VR6 is the best sounding motor.
VR6’s sounds like they are puking all the time.
Best sound…american muscle. NOTHING tops a lumpy cam singing that tune to you. Ba dum da dum da dum ba da da da dum ba dum…mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:cool:
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### Author:  [@Ciaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ciaran)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/31 "2009-05-08T09:09:54Z")
cost wise, a 2jz or an ls2 are the best options for around 4-500 hp.
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### Author:  [@Philly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Philly)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/32 "2009-05-08T09:43:24Z")
> [@Best Buy Sunday 12/17 Wii Heads Up](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-buy-sunday-12-17-wii-heads-up/21668/62):
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> VR6’s sounds like they are puking all the time.
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> Best sound…american muscle. NOTHING tops a lumpy cam singing that tune to you. Ba dum da dum da dum ba da da da dum ba dum…mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:cool:
I guess everyone has their own opinion. I don’t like the sound of V8’s, all sounds the same, and my first car was an 88 Iroc Z.
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### Author:  [@jed240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jed240)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/33 "2009-05-08T11:00:28Z")
i like the rb26 for its engineering itb & turbos, and lower displacement 2.6 vs 3.0. however if i was to do a swap i would go with 2jz for the cost & also seeing that it came in usdm supras and have a lot of interchangeable parts with is300 and soarer easier to maintain. it will be quite a pain to maintain an rb as it has no usdm equivalent,hence limited support, hard to get parts etc.
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### Author:  [@Driftin-RPS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Driftin-RPS13)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/34 "2009-05-08T11:54:23Z")
RB26 alll day everyday, but like breaker said cost wise 2JZ or LS2
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### Author:  [@TorontoGT-R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TorontoGT-R33)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/35 "2009-05-08T15:02:21Z")
I would go with the RB just to keep your car a _real Nissan_,… if you want a 2JZ just go buy a Toyota product and drop a 2jz in it… I know a guy with a 2003 Lexus IS300 with a 2JZ under the hood, it’s a sweet car!
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### Author:  [@BCHLR240SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BCHLR240SX)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/36 "2009-05-08T18:41:53Z")
But what about the VVT-i in the 2jz!?
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### Author:  [@purposebuilt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/purposebuilt)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/37 "2009-05-08T19:12:22Z")
> [@Best Buy Sunday 12/17 Wii Heads Up](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-buy-sunday-12-17-wii-heads-up/21668/62):
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> VR6’s sounds like they are puking all the time.
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> Best sound…american muscle. NOTHING tops a lumpy cam singing that tune to you. Ba dum da dum da dum ba da da da dum ba dum…mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm:cool:
The sound of a V8 is like waiting for the car to run out of gas…constant sputtering… nicest sound ever must go to a rotary at high revs…you know this MANNNNNNNNNNN!!!
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### Author:  [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/38 "2009-05-08T20:38:17Z")
There is no replacement for displacement.
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### Author:  [@jed240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jed240)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/39 "2009-05-08T22:00:14Z")
displacement is a handicap
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### Author:  [@touge8](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/touge8)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2jz-vs-rb26/124261/40 "2009-05-08T23:56:01Z")
> [@New Winter Beater GTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-winter-beater-gtc/21910/5):
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> There is no replacement for displacement.
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> end thread/
+1.
Its physics man, the RB motor is a really great motor…its revs higher, twin turbo, nice power and torque, but comparing the block itself to a 2jz, displacement wins…
ppl need to stop looking at the cars and look at the motors themselves. The 2jz just has more potential, and if you are putting it into a silvia chassis, the 2jz is the best bang for buck compared to the RB.
If I had to say what you are using it for, it seems like you are looking at making a lot of power, and if thats the case, I would scrap both motors and grab a v8 LS-series motor. American blocks are the shit when it comes to making power straight up.
GL in your choice man.
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