Flex Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Nice, I do love my R33, got about 385bhp atm which is plenty for me. What engine upgrades are you doing, be very interested to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 Nice, I do love my R33, got about 385bhp atm which is plenty for me. What engine upgrades are you doing, be very interested to know So far some of mods planned for the engine are Tomei oil pump Nismo water pump Tomei poncams Injectors 1000c Arp head studs Metal head gasket Baffled oil sump Rwd conversion Borg warner single conversion Top mount turbo manifold This alone should strengthen the parts that are prone to go and help me get a healthy 500whp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Nice, I do love my R33, got about 385bhp atm which is plenty for me. What engine upgrades are you doing, be very interested to know So far some of mods planned for the engine are Tomei oil pump Nismo water pump Tomei poncams Injectors 1000c Arp head studs Metal head gasket Baffled oil sump Rwd conversion Borg warner single conversion Top mount turbo manifold This alone should strengthen the parts that are prone to go and help me get a healthy 500whp Very nice! Are you on any of the gtr forums? Might be worth joining one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 Nice, I do love my R33, got about 385bhp atm which is plenty for me. What engine upgrades are you doing, be very interested to know So far some of mods planned for the engine are Tomei oil pump Nismo water pump Tomei poncams Injectors 1000c Arp head studs Metal head gasket Baffled oil sump Rwd conversion Borg warner single conversion Top mount turbo manifold This alone should strengthen the parts that are prone to go and help me get a healthy 500whp Very nice! Are you on any of the gtr forums? Might be worth joining one. Yeah I'm on the gtr forum...always waiting for some decent parts to pop up for the build. Gonna be a long and painful journey :/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Be worth it when you hear those turbos kicking in! Also if you ever sell it may also appeal to the GTR boys too and me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Just seen this, good luck dude. It's a journey in itself. What's the usage on the RB? I would direct you to a page I'm on via facebook which has been the source of a lot of information during my swap. Although it's purely a LS page, but there's got to be something else out there for added support if needed. Cheers wasso. The rb26 came from a from someone I knows well looked after r33 gtr that sadly got written off last year. Only has about 50k miles on it and pretty standard. This isn't going to be a quick build in anyway as I'm wanting to get it done just right with upgrading lots of parts in the engine. I've found someone in the states that's done the swap himself so been firing questions to him so far. If I need any advice though I'll get in touch. Niiice! I'll pop the question on the FB page just in case. You can never have too much resource or information. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Hi Jeff..sending best wishes for a smooth conversion, will be watching with interest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustie Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Them lights look nuts. Where did you get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Them lights look nuts. Where did you get them? Standard facelift lights that have been modified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Not much of an update other than the stripping of the rb26 has began. Just trying to get it to a bare state so then I can decide how deep I'm going to go into it. So far it's looking like the plan is going to forged internals, port and polishing, uprated cams, single turbo and many other uprated parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 What's the logic on single vs twin turbo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) What's the logic on single vs twin turbo? More space, keep temperatures down, easier to work on. Single turbos have came on so in much in the years. Years ago singles were really laggy and only really good for big hp but not so much the case now. Pretty much this YouTube video made me decide to go single rather than standard twins https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=45ZODU3XWlg Edited January 17, 2017 by ZeppoJeff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 What's the logic on single vs twin turbo? Less to go wrong, more reliable and more power 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) So what's been happening recently... I've now got the engine stripped down as far as I can before I send it away to get fully rebuilt with forged internals and 2.8 stroker kit 😈 Today is going to be cutting off awd diff from the sump so it's just rwd and getting it all welded up. Also got this for the other half the other day as a belated xmas present Edited February 5, 2017 by ZeppoJeff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) So with the oil industry being a bit to pot just now the engine swap has came to a stand still really so been trying to occupy myself with other things. The past week I've been giving thecar a good detail for a show and shine coming up and this is the outcome. Also got some fresh tints all round and wheels refurbished as the works were ruined using through 2 winters Edited June 3, 2017 by ZeppoJeff 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Always cheers me up when I see you driving along Market Street. Looking good man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 Always cheers me up when I see you driving along Market Street. Looking good man Haha do you hear or see me first 😂 I'll have to come see you sometime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Always cheers me up when I see you driving along Market Street. Looking good man Haha do you hear or see me first í ½í¸‚ I'll have to come see you sometime Normally hear it first! Aye, swing by the boat some time and I'll show you round. Won't take long, it's only small! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Some pics of the zed from a recent local show and shine event 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 That mazda looks so happy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Recently had a friend make me some custom LED rear clusters. Never liked the look of the LED ones on the market so went for a more oem look with LEDS This is just a taster until i get them back and on the car but already with these snap shots I'm pretty impressed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) On 05/02/2017 at 10:30, ZeppoJeff said: Also got this for the other half the other day as a belated xmas present Where did you get the rhd triple gauge gauge pod ? I've been looking but resigned to the fact I'd need to make my own thanks paul Edited July 14, 2017 by P15UL T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 1 minute ago, P15UL T said: Where did you get the rhd triple gauge gauge pod ? I've been looking but resigned to the fact I'd need to make my own thanks paul Cant remember off the top of my head but was somewhere in the states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted July 17, 2017 Author Share Posted July 17, 2017 (edited) . Edited July 19, 2017 by ZeppoJeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppoJeff Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) The winter build begins Edited November 10, 2017 by ZeppoJeff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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