# my RB-240 **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [April 27, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939 "2009-04-27T18:14:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kix89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kix89/32/5689_2.png) [@kix89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kix89)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/1 "2009-04-27T18:14:10Z")
well, the project continues, started with a KA-T, blew that, now it’s an rb20 in there. drove it for a week, then decided it needs some show along with its go. not done painting it yet, but here’s some pics, let me know what you think. [![http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6962/dsc03519z.th.jpg](http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6962/dsc03519z.th.jpg)](http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc03519z.jpg) [![http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8417/dsc03540.th.jpg](http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8417/dsc03540.th.jpg)](http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc03540.jpg) [![http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/4996/dsc03533y.th.jpg](http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/4996/dsc03533y.th.jpg)](http://img2.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc03533y.jpg) [![http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8159/dsc03532e.th.jpg](http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8159/dsc03532e.th.jpg)](http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc03532e.jpg) mmmm, clean frame rails… [![http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/5782/dsc03522.th.jpg](http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/5782/dsc03522.th.jpg)](http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc03522.jpg) [![http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6962/dsc03519z.th.jpg](http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6962/dsc03519z.th.jpg)](http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc03519z.jpg) [![http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1854/dsc03063tc5.th.jpg](http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1854/dsc03063tc5.th.jpg)](http://img15.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc03063tc5.jpg) getting the new water pump and timing belt. [![http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/705/dsc03463.th.jpg](http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/705/dsc03463.th.jpg)](http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc03463.jpg) [![http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4741/dsc03464.th.jpg](http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4741/dsc03464.th.jpg)](http://img6.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc03464.jpg) new luk performance clutch going on the car should be whit by the end of the week 😃 a lot of hard work, and a lot of time went into this car. let me know what you think!! ---
**Author:** ![Re\_Ameyami](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/re_ameyami/32/5676_2.png) [@Re\_Ameyami](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Re_Ameyami)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/2 "2009-04-28T00:57:08Z")
Looks like the motor is looking COMFY ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/3 "2009-04-28T05:42:44Z")
Motor looks fresh. Could of made the swap look a lot cleaner. Still looks good. RB luuuuuuuuuve \<3 ---
**Author:** ![kix89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kix89/32/5689_2.png) [@kix89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kix89)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/4 "2009-04-28T06:18:24Z")
no worries, i’m gonna be re-routing the harness and neatening it up after the paint is on. it’s only been running for a week or so now. ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/5 "2009-04-28T07:30:02Z")
To many people are going the RB20 route now. Time for RB25 lol. FMIC, dp, elbow and straight pipe 4". You’ll be happy lol. ---
**Author:** ![kix89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kix89/32/5689_2.png) [@kix89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kix89)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/6 "2009-04-28T10:28:48Z")
lol, have to build up slowly to it. the way i look at it, the “GTS-t-240” lol, is just a prelude to the skyline i’ll buy in a few years. or you know, an rb26 powered 240. ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/7 "2009-04-28T10:53:08Z")
too expensive. for less than that I would jam a BBC in an S13. thinkin about it 😉 ---
**Author:** ![kix89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kix89/32/5689_2.png) [@kix89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kix89)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/8 "2009-04-28T11:49:10Z")
mmmmm _drool_ yeah, i’d throw a 350 at it if i could, but it ends up costing about the same as an rb26 anyways. always thinkin’ about the next project i guess, lol. well, time to get back and finish prepping it for paint. ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/9 "2009-04-28T13:21:11Z")
no no. 350 is SBC…i am talking BBC…454 maybe ---
**Author:** ![kix89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kix89/32/5689_2.png) [@kix89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kix89)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/10 "2009-04-28T16:51:06Z")
lmao, man, i’m not even sure if that’d squeeze into the engine bay. hmmm, it would look nice though, wouldn’t it? did they even make a manual tranny for those? ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/11 "2009-04-28T17:47:53Z")
I would make it fit. Yea, they did make 4-speeds lol ---
**Author:** ![kix89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kix89/32/5689_2.png) [@kix89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kix89)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/12 "2009-04-28T18:38:44Z")
nice… if i dont go RHD for my next car, i just might attempt something like that…and if the price of gas dips down a lil’ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/13 "2009-04-28T18:43:09Z")
Yea, that is the killer. Petro prices fucking suck. I don’t think any one has ever done a BBC S13…I shall be the first. One day. Then everyone will jump on the fuckin band wagon as usual. BAH. ---
**Author:** ![kix89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kix89/32/5689_2.png) [@kix89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kix89)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/14 "2009-04-28T18:45:34Z")
lol, probably, i’ll let you do it, i’ll just throw a few hampster wheels under my hood. the hampsters will have racing stripes to make them faster though ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/15 "2009-04-28T18:46:59Z")
HA. That would be a little odd. LOL. Anyways, whats the next big performance mod for your car? ---
**Author:** ![kix89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kix89/32/5689_2.png) [@kix89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kix89)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/16 "2009-04-28T18:54:25Z")
i really don’t know. i think i’ll keep it low power and reliable. i’ll end up selling it in a few months anyways, i usually do, lol. if i did though, it’d be a t-28 and some bigger injectors, with a nice lil’ nismo FPR, and a new MAF, cometic headgasket of course, and ARP headbolts. what about you? ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/17 "2009-04-28T20:12:58Z")
Really not sure. To many projects for me, not enough cash lol. This year, just gonna let her breathe better with a FMIC, dp, and elbow. Motor for my lifted s-10 came in today. So my funds will being going to her so I can go mudding again!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kix89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kix89/32/5689_2.png) [@kix89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kix89)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/18 "2009-04-29T05:42:46Z")
lol, nice! what’re you transplanting in? i forgot about my old cherokee. chopping the top, throwing on a rollcage, pushbar, and a winch. all fabbing it up of course 😃 what kind of tires/lift are you running on the s-10? ---
**Author:** ![87s15lt1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87s15lt1/32/5706_2.png) [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 5:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/19 "2009-04-29T05:56:53Z")
10" of lift with every thing combined. 33x12.5’s right now. droppin in a built 4.3, should push just over what a stock SBC pushes without the massive fuel consumption! Going to work the final drive and my crawl ratio to get this bitch to climb a house soon:D ---
**Author:** ![kix89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kix89/32/5689_2.png) [@kix89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kix89)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939/20 "2009-04-29T06:03:23Z")
wahaat!? man, that’s crazyness. so is this built more for rock trails then? what kind of pressure you running in those tires? man, that thing sounds like it’s gonna be a beast this year.will that engine drop right in, or will it be like the rb into a 240? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-rb-240/123939.md?page=2)