New member questions re: RD28 engines/conversions
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:11 am
Hi, everybody! Nice place you have here - very congenial and helpful...
A friend left town and I acquired his low-mileage JDM RD28 engine. Shortly after he bought it, his wife discovered cancer and has since passed. He never touched the project again and the engine is still strapped to the pallet it arrived on. I'm tempted to find a Z chassis and build a car but between current projects and economic worries I'm on the fence and may just sell it. I have three questions:
1) Is the RD28 identical to LD28 bellhousing and mount patterns (as in a Z-car conversion)?
2) I've read pro's and cons but overall it sounds like a real performance improvement over the LD28. Timing belts need to be replaced CAREFULLY but I can do that. Sounds like you don't want to overheat it either. Any other known issues or is it a reliable engine?
3) What's the engine worth? (There's currently one on e-bay from the same place for $1675 but it has a 2WD auto trans behind it.) I have the complete engine with all accessories and a flex plate - no trans. What's a fair price?
Regardless of my decision, I'll stick around here - after putting a Cummins 4bt in my work truck I have mechanical diesel fever! It won't be too long before I do something for a passenger car too! Thanks for the help.
A friend left town and I acquired his low-mileage JDM RD28 engine. Shortly after he bought it, his wife discovered cancer and has since passed. He never touched the project again and the engine is still strapped to the pallet it arrived on. I'm tempted to find a Z chassis and build a car but between current projects and economic worries I'm on the fence and may just sell it. I have three questions:
1) Is the RD28 identical to LD28 bellhousing and mount patterns (as in a Z-car conversion)?
2) I've read pro's and cons but overall it sounds like a real performance improvement over the LD28. Timing belts need to be replaced CAREFULLY but I can do that. Sounds like you don't want to overheat it either. Any other known issues or is it a reliable engine?
3) What's the engine worth? (There's currently one on e-bay from the same place for $1675 but it has a 2WD auto trans behind it.) I have the complete engine with all accessories and a flex plate - no trans. What's a fair price?
Regardless of my decision, I'll stick around here - after putting a Cummins 4bt in my work truck I have mechanical diesel fever! It won't be too long before I do something for a passenger car too! Thanks for the help.