Ryan's 200sx Blog

I have been planning my RB25DET swap for sometime now. Over the last few months I have been collecting basically everything I need for the swap.

Below is a list of parts that I have amassed I almost have everything I need, I’m just waiting on a wastegate and I still need to get a RB25 fatboy gearbox. I don’t think the RB20 one I have now will be strong enough…

Parts Collection

6 puk clutch

Head gasket and Greddy timing belt

GT35R, OEM water pump, brake lines and EBC brakes pads

Intake manifold, Greddy fuel rail and precision 780cc injectors

Exhaust manifold

Wolf 3D v4 with hand controller and expansion tank

Beeg brake discs

Z32 ali brake calipers

Front and rear swaybars

Gallery of all pics:

While my 200sx is standing with a blown motor I decided to do what I can before it goes in for the RB swap. So, my friend Wes and I set about installing my new BC Coilovers.

Overall, it was a much easier job than be expected. I just wish I could test them out now

Here are some pics of the install:

BC Coilovers

Wes and my 200sx's looking pretty

A comparison of the old and new front suspension

Fronts Fitted!

Ass up

Rears fitted!

It could go much lower, but I will leave it at this height until the RB is in

Gallery of all the pics I took of the install:

This weekend my friend Wes and I Installed some new gauges into my sx. It turn out really well. I’m really pleased with it

Thanks Wes for all the help!

Here are some pics of the finished product:

So, I haven’t updated in a while… The reason being that my sx isn’t running again. The turbo decided to give up on me (fulling my intercooler with oil on its way out!).

Anyways, I’m making plans for a new turbo. I buddy of mine is doing a RB25DET swap and I’m gonna buy the RB25DET turbo off his motor as he’s got a turbo to use already. Failing that, I am gonna buy myself a RB25DET motor and use that turbo while I prepare for the my own RB25DET swap Either way I’m gonna be buying a RB25DET motor as I want to have the swap done by some time early next year.

Here are some cool pics I took while my sx was running. These were taken at the new Porsche centre in Umhlanga by Gateway:

I like the reflection is this one

Today I went to go watch the an autocross event at Suncoast organized by the BWM Club. As usual this event was awesome. Some great cars turned up including a RB25 powered beemer, a R32 skyline, Mad Mark in his M3 CSL and a host of other fast cars.

The day went really well and it was an awesome event watch:

The setting for this event is awesome. You can see the new soccer statium in the background getting ready for the 2010 world cup.

Mad Mark doing his thing

This little polo’s driver was insane. He yanked the handbrake from miles out and slid it in to get around the cone.

Crazy skyline about to launch

Check out the RB25 powered E46 in the gallery! :

I’ve had my 200sx since Monday and I must say its great to have it back. Its boosting a solid 1bar now with the water/meth and 750cc injectors and pulling really well!

With the extra boost some oil got blown out of the breather pipes leaving and nice long trail of smoke behind me and a dirty engine bay So, no engine bay pics for now. I’m going to try sort out an oil catch can this weekend.

Anyways, while heading to my car to make my way home I snapped this shot:

Well there have been more delays with my 200sx I need new injectors again as the new ones I got are wrong (again!). So, in the mean time I though I’d post my current mod list and a few pic. Enjoy:

• Engine and drivetrain
  • 76mm SS Exhaust from downpipe back
  • TD04L-13G turbo
  • Dictator management system
  • CA18DE Intake cam
  • large intercooler, with ali piping
  • Greddy Profec B Spec II Electronic Boost Controller
  • Simota Cone Filter, with ali intake piping
  • Larger radiator with 40mm core and twin electric fans
  • 4 Puk copper clutch
  • Lightened Flywheel (-3kg)
  • Walbro 255l/m fuel pump
  • Battery relocated to boot
  • Excel dump valve
  • Water/Methanol injection
  • Head gas flowed
• Suspension and handeling
  • Tein S Tech lowering springs
  • Megan front upper strut bar, rear upper and lower strut bars
  • Solid subframe bushes
  • Polyurethrane suspension bushes
  • Powerbrake disks and pads
  • Bridgestone MY-01 tyres 225/45/17
  • ABS unit removed
• Interior
  • Short Shifter
  • Gun metal gear knob
  • Sony 350w 6×9’s
  • Sony 12″ sub
  • Audiobank 2200w 4 channel amp
• Exterior
  • Satin Black roof
  • Smoothed bootlid (stock wing removed)
  • Smoothed aerial hole
  • 17″ gunmetal rims

My 200sx 1

My 200sx 2

My 200sx 3

I was pretty stoked to find out that there is a pic of my 200sx in the latest Torque magazine:

My 200sx in Torque Magazine

I attended the Roy Hesketh track day a few month back and it seems they only did a write up on the event now. A friend of mine’s 200sx also made it into the magazine spread as well as our results from the day:

Patrick's 200sx in Torque Magazine

Torque mag track day results

It was nice to see this Bunker Racing track day get some national coverage hopefully the event will be covered more often in the future.