The RB20 is my personal favorite RB. My uncle had a Z31 200ZR and that engine was amazing in that car. I loved it. I really wish that engine was still around.
My first car was my uncle's 240sx with a stock ka24 that I basically ended up inheriting after he unfortunately passed, it was sitting in my dad's garage for almost a decade. The a couple of years back i got a rb20 and transmission off craigslist for a good price and me and my cousins swapped the tired old KA out and I absolutely love driving the car. Wish my uncle was around to see it. He got the 240 years back when they weren't really as popular as they are now (now they're everywhere lol) and he always wanted to turbo it or put another motor in it. He was more of an American muscle car type but there's something about a little car like these that he fell in love with.
I just bought an r32 gtst (: love my rb20. Honestly I think I’ll just build it instead of getting an rb25/26 cause almost everybody swaps the 20 out, it’s a great motor in its own right
@@Lukemasonmedia dude mine makes 360 hp 345 tq to the wheels and it’s so freaking responsive and quick. Don’t need any more power than that in a 32 tbh
The vl commodore used the rb30e and rb30et, Holden where the only ones to release a turbocharged rb30e even though nissan made all of the different engine components in the “vl turbo” proved by Nissan logos in the castings. The rb30e was found in the vl commodore, r31 skyline 4 door and the gq patrol, the rb30e also came with a carburettor setup in the patrol but only with efi in the vl and r31.
The Australian model R31 GTS got the raw end of the stick in my opinion. Had they and the Silhouette had an RB30ET they would of been a cult classic like the VL
@@josheee6123 they wasn’t allowed to as they signed an agreement with holden not to but still sent them series two onwards turbo ready cos they new ppl would mod them
I have a 1995 R33 Sedan RB20E despite being slow It’s fun to drive slow. 80k miles! My first ever RHD I’ve had it almost a week, it’s definitely gonna stay with me 🫡 hope you have a great day bros
I never liked the sounds of the rb20's when stock. Then I started watching videos of them with single big turbo, better manifold and titanium exhaust. They sound amazing with those setups.
Like your videos. Especially on Diesels. Very informative, and as a Master Certified Master Technician I can say you are very knowledgeable and correct on everything you state. Good job 👍
rb20e had 135 hp, rb20de and neo versions were powering skylines up to r34 in 2003. 2 liter RB's have much smoller Bore and similar stroke to 2.5 RB's. You missed a few points, but it really doesn't matter, the only upside to this engine is that the metal of the engine block for unknown reeason are harder than 2.5, as tested by Motive video
I love the RB20, it's not a power house, but it's great at 300-350whp in an S13/S14. Great sound, decent power, not everything needs 1000whp, my neighbor had an RB20 swapped S14 and it was such a fun car. Best part is the sound at full song. If a cammed OHV V8 is the sound of America, then an RB at 7,000rpm is the sound of Japan.
Did you say done with inline 6s? What about the M series for BMW? It’s up to you to make vids but hearing your input on many different engines is cool.
@@simpleclean2468 he is right about unreability. The engines that do not matter "econo" bmw engines kind of last forever if taken seriously but go to the forums and you will find lots of M5 and E46 M3 engines that just die in duty.
The Holden VL was predominantly RB30E, which is why theyre popularly salvaged for the short block to build an RB30DET using an RB25 or RB26 head. It's also worth noting that the RB is the Petrol variant of the engine, there is also the RD which is the Diesel variant which came in various 2.8L configurations (RD28E, RD28ET, etc..). My understanding is that the short block is effectively the same as an RB
I'm swapping a RB20et to a NB Miata (and upgrading some stuff) the goal is +200whp which is the sweet spot for a Miata to be street daily use and fun to drive and be drifted once in a while some friends already turbo their original engine and I've seen above 170hp the car wakes up and it's so fun to drive have to keep it under 250hp (the rear diff limit), that's enough for me 💁🏻♂️
I have to correct you there, The Holden VL Commodore in Australia used the RB30E & RB30ET a 3.0L version of the RB engine not the RB20. And many of them are 1,000hp plus and 7s down the 1/4 mile.
i'm Rb20det player...u wan get some power just upgrade 2.2kit , hks 264 cam and hks turbo ar60 ...running at 0.6bar boost 276whp and 34.98 torque...safe and nice for daily drive
I thought the bore was 79mm ? Other than that , the 20s block actually has a good amount of meat on it even compared to the 26. The 20 can make some really really good power. I'm building my HCR32 right. Now, and I don't plan on swapping to a 25
Redtop has NICS ECU and fuel injection and its terrible to tune and has 12 inlet runners in the intake manifold. They are not great heads. Blocks are the same
Hiya I got a red top series 2 an it's a eccs and has a eccs ecu ,well had ! as well Nissan I suppose did some versions of the RB20DET but as for hp mine has 509 hp not so weak hey Jasmine JDM girl from Sydney Australia
Big difference between the ECCS R32 20 and a early HR31 NICS Redtop 20. Noticeably quite different to drive. The NICS turbo spool sounded wayyyy different also
A good exhaust manifold does ALOT to a RB20DET, as the stock logstyle manifold really takes away responsiveness and also power. I suggest the HPI manifold, if u can find one (discontinued, and DONT do some chinese copy, as they do not replicate it properly) I wouldnt be surprised if it upped the power 10-15hp, cuz u can actually feel the difference. Quicker spool too, which makes that "low end torque" be way less noticable.
Rb20 det is the one id have. But i much prefer the sound of my 2.0 litre straight 5 turbo running 340bhp to the wheels. Sounds like a more exotic sound (v10 esq soundtrack) Where straight 6 engines used to be everything (less exotic sound) in the olden days with capacity’s of like 4 litres and only producing 100bhp or something stupid.
Yeahhhhhh no sorry gonna have to correct you there as an Australia i can confirm the rb20 was never in the VL commodore it was the RB30 that was used in the VL
im looking at a r32 gtst with about 50k miles on the motor, I dont plan on building it and leaving it about stock, it is an auto but would plan on swapping from 4 speed auto to 5 speed manual, how reliable are the rb20dets if i leave it stock im kinda a noob when it comes to rb’s so im just wondering what to look out for
People dog on them for reliability, but my R32 GTS-T has 150k miles on it stock motor etc., dailyed from 2015-2021 and I still drive it once every couple days. Just make sure you keep up the maintenance. Doesn’t leak a drop of oil either!
Silvia and skyline parts including rb and sr stuff is cheaper in the us then it is in australia now, even though we had rb and sr engines in cars sold in our market. Pretty sad.
The RB30ET and the RB30E was the only motor that was used in the VL Commodore and in your statement you say that it’s an LV Commodore which is incorrect the RB20DET was never used in the VL Commodore but was transplanted as an aftermarket bolt in extra because it was turbo please do your research on Australia before you start commenting
Anyone can read a brochure or read online articles, wrenching or doing things yourself or interacting with people who does engine building know otherwise,. Sad to say that this video is a fail
The RB20 is my personal favorite RB. My uncle had a Z31 200ZR and that engine was amazing in that car. I loved it. I really wish that engine was still around.
My first car was my uncle's 240sx with a stock ka24 that I basically ended up inheriting after he unfortunately passed, it was sitting in my dad's garage for almost a decade. The a couple of years back i got a rb20 and transmission off craigslist for a good price and me and my cousins swapped the tired old KA out and I absolutely love driving the car.
Wish my uncle was around to see it. He got the 240 years back when they weren't really as popular as they are now (now they're everywhere lol) and he always wanted to turbo it or put another motor in it. He was more of an American muscle car type but there's something about a little car like these that he fell in love with.
The R32 GTST is probably the biggest RB20DET platform that you happened to forget. Also the VL commodore came with RB30 variants
Yep no mention of the earlier red top NICS series vs silver top ECCS series either
Pretty sure it came with the sohc rb20 in New Zealend and some smaller asian countries where the commodore was shipped out to
Nothing better rb30 with 25 or 26 head. But vl and r31s rb30 single can see 1000 hp with single cam
You didn’t even mention the rb20det came in the r32 gtst…. The most obvious one
Oops, sorry on that one. 😅
I just bought an r32 gtst (: love my rb20. Honestly I think I’ll just build it instead of getting an rb25/26 cause almost everybody swaps the 20 out, it’s a great motor in its own right
Or r34 gt
@@Lukemasonmedia dude mine makes 360 hp 345 tq to the wheels and it’s so freaking responsive and quick. Don’t need any more power than that in a 32 tbh
@@wholewheat1 what’d you do to get that power? Considering importing a 200zr soon as a track car.
The vl commodore used the rb30e and rb30et, Holden where the only ones to release a turbocharged rb30e even though nissan made all of the different engine components in the “vl turbo” proved by Nissan logos in the castings.
The rb30e was found in the vl commodore, r31 skyline 4 door and the gq patrol, the rb30e also came with a carburettor setup in the patrol but only with efi in the vl and r31.
The n/a RB20 was fitted to the VL Commodore in the New Zealand market.
That woukd be a slow vl
@@MJTAUTOMOTIVE hahaha so lame
The Australian model R31 GTS got the raw end of the stick in my opinion. Had they and the Silhouette had an RB30ET they would of been a cult classic like the VL
@@josheee6123 they wasn’t allowed to as they signed an agreement with holden not to but still sent them series two onwards turbo ready cos they new ppl would mod them
No one NEEDS more than 330hp if you know how to drive. Long live the Iron hunk
I have a 1994 R33 sedan, has a RB20DE and it's a BLAST!!
@onlyvarcoe for socials
I have a 1995 R33 Sedan RB20E despite being slow It’s fun to drive slow. 80k miles! My first ever RHD I’ve had it almost a week, it’s definitely gonna stay with me 🫡 hope you have a great day bros
“Rb20s are gutless”, wtf?!?! For an engine that’s 30yrs old it’s powerful
NEO RB20 were produced up until 2002
Finally been waiting 3 weeks for this.
Holden never released any cars in Australia with a RB20. The Australian cars had a RB30e and et and the New Zealand versions were the RB20e
We also got the rb30 in nz.
Didn't even know they came with the 20
rb20 is very underrated engine
Thank You, for your eloquently laid down explanations. Your videos are an inspiration to all engine nerds.
Aus never had the RB20. Only RB30
RB 20's arguably sound the best I think just like Toyota's 1GGTE.
I never liked the sounds of the rb20's when stock. Then I started watching videos of them with single big turbo, better manifold and titanium exhaust. They sound amazing with those setups.
no they dont, not as good as a factory rb25
The oversquare classic raspiness
rb20det the most reliable engine ever made still run my 1991 and it blow my mind how straight she goes with her 500hp
Jesus what’s been done to it?
@@alexceni377 forged engine and piston big gt3582r and 1000cc pulling 26psi and no problem since
I love your comment on RB 20 it is certainly a great engine with lots of power I owned one thank u.
Bro Great Video! I found a Rb20Det and this just helped my decision 😂 Very informative and I can't wait to have that bad boy at the shop!
RB30 was great too, it came in our general motors VL Holden Commodores in Australia I've had 4 turbo ones 👌
Like your videos. Especially on Diesels. Very informative, and as a Master Certified Master Technician I can say you are very knowledgeable and correct on everything you state. Good job 👍
RB30!
Well I actually used to have a few tuned RDs
rb20e had 135 hp, rb20de and neo versions were powering skylines up to r34 in 2003. 2 liter RB's have much smoller Bore and similar stroke to 2.5 RB's. You missed a few points, but it really doesn't matter, the only upside to this engine is that the metal of the engine block for unknown reeason are harder than 2.5, as tested by Motive video
It was a Rb30 that went int to the Vl Commodores
RB20DE is also found in R34
Great video, I liked that a lot!👍
We have an rb 20 doing 9.08 sec. out off Trinidad in the Caribbean approximately 650 hp
I love the RB20, it's not a power house, but it's great at 300-350whp in an S13/S14. Great sound, decent power, not everything needs 1000whp, my neighbor had an RB20 swapped S14 and it was such a fun car. Best part is the sound at full song. If a cammed OHV V8 is the sound of America, then an RB at 7,000rpm is the sound of Japan.
Did you say done with inline 6s? What about the M series for BMW? It’s up to you to make vids but hearing your input on many different engines is cool.
Bmw unreliable pieces of trash. Putting in so much to one of those just to have them break down all the time is not worth it 🙄
@@terryreyes1125 Your personal opinion dude I’m here to find out how I can build a better engine.
@@simpleclean2468 he is right about unreability. The engines that do not matter "econo" bmw engines kind of last forever if taken seriously but go to the forums and you will find lots of M5 and E46 M3 engines that just die in duty.
RB20 also came in Nissan Stageas so it didn’t stop being produced until 2000 (when the first gen stagea stopped production)
Lol @0.51 i literally turned around like who getting slapped 😂
Swapped a DET into my S13. I like it
you forgot about the r32 coming out with rb20det aswell as a c34 awd laurel
The Holden VL was predominantly RB30E, which is why theyre popularly salvaged for the short block to build an RB30DET using an RB25 or RB26 head.
It's also worth noting that the RB is the Petrol variant of the engine, there is also the RD which is the Diesel variant which came in various 2.8L configurations (RD28E, RD28ET, etc..). My understanding is that the short block is effectively the same as an RB
RD have much thicker walls and decks than RB blocks, but slightly softer material.
I'm swapping a RB20et to a NB Miata (and upgrading some stuff) the goal is +200whp which is the sweet spot for a Miata to be street daily use and fun to drive and be drifted once in a while some friends already turbo their original engine and I've seen above 170hp the car wakes up and it's so fun to drive have to keep it under 250hp (the rear diff limit), that's enough for me 💁🏻♂️
How did it go? :D
funny that you used taylor's Kswapped cefiro lol, great video, maybe better audio for the future
I have to correct you there, The Holden VL Commodore in Australia used the RB30E & RB30ET a 3.0L version of the RB engine not the RB20. And many of them are 1,000hp plus and 7s down the 1/4 mile.
A n/a RB20 was fitted in the VL Commodore in the New Zealand Market.
Damn I have a RB20 red top
Can I just point out, my 2001 R34 Sedan has a RB20DE NEO under it hood, and too my knowledge it is factory spec
Correct he missed it
VL COMMODORE came with rb30 in Australia but rb20 in new Zealand.
Its a VL commodore and it used an rb 30et single overhead cam 3lt
The rb20e is also is in the r33 gst
i'm Rb20det player...u wan get some power just upgrade 2.2kit , hks 264 cam and hks turbo ar60 ...running at 0.6bar boost 276whp and 34.98 torque...safe and nice for daily drive
I thought the bore was 79mm ? Other than that , the 20s block actually has a good amount of meat on it even compared to the 26. The 20 can make some really really good power. I'm building my HCR32 right. Now, and I don't plan on swapping to a 25
Can you do a comparison between the hemi 5.7 in the early 2000s charger and the the 5.7 ls1 for boost, n/a and reliability
4G63T, RB26DETT, RB20DET are my favourite engines. Would you please review any car with the screaming Godzilla RB26DETT. Please please please
Rb20 is more unique being 2 lites. I love bigger cylinder engines with smaller displacement and boost. Id never have a trashy unreliable rb25/rb26
Add a custom supercharger and have it twin charged... Or a pair of sequential turbos
Nice video...can u do on about nissan qg18de?
They were also put into R32 gts-t skylines in japan
where could you find these?
What about the gtr with tgw engine in it
Did the red top have a t3.t4 turbo .or is that the z motors
What's the difference between the SR20 VE and RB20 DE
Can you talk about RB28 pleasee? I LOVE SO MICH RB20DET!💪🏻💪🏻
Can you do a video on the 318 and 360 mopar motors?!
I mean look at Sammit and his rb20e. That thing rips 😂
What DAh was an RB 20?
Where is the engine number located on the rb20 neo
This has only been covered like 5000 times already 😂
Redtop has NICS ECU and fuel injection and its terrible to tune and has 12 inlet runners in the intake manifold. They are not great heads. Blocks are the same
Hiya I got a red top series 2 an it's a eccs and has a eccs ecu ,well had ! as well Nissan I suppose did some versions of the RB20DET but as for hp mine has 509 hp not so weak hey
Jasmine JDM girl from Sydney Australia
Big difference between the ECCS R32 20 and a early HR31 NICS Redtop 20.
Noticeably quite different to drive. The NICS turbo spool sounded wayyyy different also
A good exhaust manifold does ALOT to a RB20DET, as the stock logstyle manifold really takes away responsiveness and also power. I suggest the HPI manifold, if u can find one (discontinued, and DONT do some chinese copy, as they do not replicate it properly) I wouldnt be surprised if it upped the power 10-15hp, cuz u can actually feel the difference. Quicker spool too, which makes that "low end torque" be way less noticable.
Hello. My car audi q7 I'm confused between 1uz, 2uz 3uz which is the best and the best and the most powerful fuel consumption
Wouldn't it be better had the Silvias using this instead of the SR20?
Does the rb20 have VVTI?
Guys how strong can i make an rb20e? In a cefiro a31?
I have a rb20e in my r33 sedan and i was wondering if a det or de head would fit?
from a rb20det owner, a de head should fit as long as its also from a 20
What about RB30E
pretty sure the red top motor was only found in the r31
Rb20 det is the one id have.
But i much prefer the sound of my 2.0 litre straight 5 turbo running 340bhp to the wheels. Sounds like a more exotic sound (v10 esq soundtrack)
Where straight 6 engines used to be everything (less exotic sound) in the olden days with capacity’s of like 4 litres and only producing 100bhp or something stupid.
You forgot about the r34 having the RB20DE NEO
VL got the RB30
Bro i have a ztune r34 gtr optic with a rb20De lmao. Still trying to change that
How much can i sell a rb20det-R for
Yeahhhhhh no sorry gonna have to correct you there as an Australia i can confirm the rb20 was never in the VL commodore it was the RB30 that was used in the VL
Early Red Top NICS engine's vs Later Silver Top ECCS versions is a pretty huuuuuge chunk you left out, ya big expert you 🤓
Holden didn’t use the rb20 they used a rb30e and rb30et
are you sure holden used an rb20 lol. All VL Rbs are either rb30e or rb30et
somehow i thought this video was about the SR20 and i was just tripping listening to this holy shit
im looking at a r32 gtst with about 50k miles on the motor, I dont plan on building it and leaving it about stock, it is an auto but would plan on swapping from 4 speed auto to 5 speed manual, how reliable are the rb20dets if i leave it stock im kinda a noob when it comes to rb’s so im just wondering what to look out for
People dog on them for reliability, but my R32 GTS-T has 150k miles on it stock motor etc., dailyed from 2015-2021 and I still drive it once every couple days. Just make sure you keep up the maintenance. Doesn’t leak a drop of oil either!
Holden used RB30ET or RB30E actually… you’re right with emissions from their 202 and 186 inline 6 motors, Holden never used the RB20’s
in New Zealand the did.
Silvia and skyline parts including rb and sr stuff is cheaper in the us then it is in australia now, even though we had rb and sr engines in cars sold in our market. Pretty sad.
Got hyped when I seen the vl then you said LV😂😂 jk bro giving you a hard time! Love you heaps p.s I seen this vid months ago but wanted to be an ass
Incorrect Holden used Nissan engine because of the gas crisis at the time and it just wasn't viable to use a V8 at that time
RB20e was used up until 1999…
The RB30ET and the RB30E was the only motor that was used in the VL Commodore and in your statement you say that it’s an LV Commodore which is incorrect the RB20DET was never used in the VL Commodore but was transplanted as an aftermarket bolt in extra because it was turbo please do your research on Australia before you start commenting
RB20E was used in New Zealand market of VL Commodores
I had an rb20
Wrong
Holden used the rb30e and et
Holden Commodore vl to be precise..Also had rb30..Not rb 20..
RB20 in NewZealand.
古い日本のスポーツカーを購入するのを止めてください。値段が暴騰して日本人の若者が購入できる中古車が無くなってしまいました。
しかし、私はスポーツカーの黄金時代である90年代に、様々な日本製スポーツカーを所有するができて、今思うと本当に幸せでした。
1jz-gteのスープラとソアラは最高の車でした！
I got mine for a case or beer
Nah I prefer the rb26dett sound the rb20det sounds like A really low displacement rb Revving high sounds more like A loud screaming pitch then a i6 🤷🏼
It can make more peak power then that my r32 rb20det makes 230kw easy
R33 in 1996 has rb20e 🤷
you should have shown a 2 liter bottle of RiBena instead of coke
Its VL
b58 vs s55
The holden VL came with a RB30 not RB20 🤣🤣🤣🤣
In nz they had a rb20
holdens had rb30 ya muppet
Its god’s motor.
LV commodore 🤣🤣
What,
Anyone can read a brochure or read online articles, wrenching or doing things yourself or interacting with people who does engine building know otherwise,. Sad to say that this video is a fail