The Best RB26 Block We've Ever Tested (To Destruction) - Platinum Tech

[@PHATT_TV]

Wow 😮, lasted 10k km’s with that much boost…..impressive! Thanks 🙏 for posting Herman

[@nobodynoone2500]

I had no idea the casting lottery was so crucial to performance and longevity on these engines.

[@Autoholicqld]

Saving my biscuits flat stick for the full PRP catalog…..im getting one of those new blocks.

[@apperez2406]

I Wonder how long it would of last ed with all the platinum tech bracing and supporting mods. But I Wonder how the new rb's compare to the old rb's in terms of quality and consistency.

[@MotiveVideo]

New ones have tested worse. Casting didn’t change and material doesn’t appear to be as good. Nissan put less than zero effort into improving it and zero care into how good they came out.

[@PHATT_TV]

@@MotiveVideo wow that suck! I just pray 🙏 my yr 2000 o5u (r34 Gtr) block is one of the good ones. Kinda spewing I didn’t send my block to Herman (was supposed too & we had chat). Maybe 🤔 b4 2.8 build

[@PHATT_TV]

That’s exactly what I wanted to know with PRP brace. I’m definitely getting one as soon as I save up enough

[@JDMRightHandDrive]

Great video, very informative and I always can use more info about RB's.🙏

[@Foozefighter]

honestly i would just keep it stock and make it last as long as it can and just enjoy the RB goodness

[@lennixsingh626]

The aftermarket parts that are in all RB engines, are purist to the RB design. they're just stronger parts that are needed for reliability.

[@markoz673bajen8]

@@lennixsingh626 Dont do it Jesse mane. Hes gotta 100k underneath the hood.

[@drdesmo8489]

Fantastic video by Herman ! So thru your testing of blocks over time have you seen the 89/90 RB blocks with a bit more material on them then later blocks ? Or stronger then later blocks ?

[@danwiththe8647]

these deep dives are so interesting

[@802Garage]

Great video guys! Love these in depth analyses.

[@chadbenjamin8118]

Great and informative video. This is awesome especially with a non n1 block.

[@lennixsingh626]

the n1 blocks are weaker.

[@chadbenjamin8118]

@@lennixsingh626 did not know that. Thanks for sharing

[@StreetDreamzTT]

Man that's a pretty clean 34. Gtt right? Love it.

[@GTR_JAMES]

Would you avoid using nitrous to help spool a turbo quicker? I have a 2.8 with a T51R and I recently bought a basic nitrous kit to aid spool.

[@MotiveVideo]

You can, but may use nitrous to spool then turn it off. Have to be careful around peak torque to not crush bearings. Just don’t make it too aggressive

[@GTR_JAMES]

@@MotiveVideo perfect, thanks for the advice.

[@LgpGTR]

That Fueltech is so beautiful tho

[@kemosabe8313]

Damn thats a solid block he had there.

[@Zonda1996]

Much work getting the ducted headlight to work on a Non-GT-R front end? Or do they offer brackets for both variants?

[@MotiveVideo]

R32 and R34 fit same between GT-r and non-GT-R

[@DaToAaBe]

Valentino Rossi at the wheel 👌🏻

[@motoxris]

Have you guys ever tried cryo treating a block?

[@lennixsingh626]

they do it with cranks, but the main factor of strength on an RB block is all in the bores and how much material there is.

[@motoxris]

@@lennixsingh626 true but isn't cryo treating an option that can help

[@felipegacitua4451]

would the heat cycles of the engine help harden it slowly over time?

[@ChristopherHallett]

Cast iron doesn't react to heat treatment like steel does. Engines also don't get hot enough to heat-treat themselves.

[@dreednlb]

1:00 So why did he "basically go out of his way to break it"? Seems a shame. It was such a good build.

[@lennixsingh626]

He had a billet block lined up for it, if or when the block broke. So he decided to push it and have some fun

[@shyshydad]

Legend Hermy

[@joequad15]

Stupid Question, would it be possible/beneficial to brace the blocks and heat treat them to increase hardness from the get go? Brace to combat warping.

[@MotiveVideo]

We do brace them. PRP make a brace for RBs Cant really heat treat them though

[@G.J.G.P.]

Which test scale are you using, Brinell (HB)?

[@user-oz5yk9bm5c]

And its a non N1 block too, how amazing. I guess all the N1 hype is just smoke and mirrors.

[@ricepony33]

Have you ever tested an old pre war block?

[@fendel_]

That is one amazing block.

[@nucleart0aster]

is that a normal hpat gearbox, or hpat dog box?

[@MotiveVideo]

Dog box

[@nucleart0aster]

@@MotiveVideo now it makes sense, i couldn't believe how fast those shifts were😂

[@miralemnermina142]

stock internals??

[@MotiveVideo]

eh, no

[@sircefiro]

@@MotiveVideo lol

[@miralemnermina142]

@@MotiveVideo I was too like wtf, what's the spec of the engine, what rods and pistons?

[@lennixsingh626]

@@miralemnermina142 2.6L most likely using nitto parts.

[@benmclean2291]

So who is responsible for the tune ?

[@MotiveVideo]

The owner, Roger

[@benmclean2291]

@@MotiveVideo Thanks for the response and clarification, that build is a credit to Roger. Well done 👍

[@Nismo-gy3wz]

Who tuned it?

[@MotiveVideo]

The owner did it himself actually

[@PHATT_TV]

@@MotiveVideo incredible

[@matt-rw6li]

Time for a 2j

[@littlenismo]

Why did he try to blow it up? so weird...

[@Sile]

Thumbnail designer needs a spell checker XD

[@Ovenman940]

Makes me a bit sad watching this. Surely the owner won't find one like this again?

[@lennixsingh626]

pretty sure he will be moving to either a billet block or an rb30 block with a brace.

[@RaditzAus]

Yeah this block would've lasted the average owner a lifetime

[@joshgallard7986]

Billet 2.6L is already in the new car for him!

[@AAs-vb7pv]

Poor engine block :(

[@TheGoodMedicine]

Get a 2jz and avoid all of this

[@MotiveVideo]

1. 4WD 2. Noise 3. Fastest IRS car in the world in RB

[@PHATT_TV]

@@MotiveVideo 100% these are reasons why I love rb’s 💪

[@TheGoodMedicine]

@@MotiveVideo 2jz came in AWD and much cheaper for a reasonable build not blowing money to waste on a build where everything is just a remade part from billet. The video was about a stock block which will never ever do IRS level performance but the 2jz with a stock cast iron block did go on some fast IRS cars like Ekanoo's Supra. There are also a US Silvia that has the iron block pushing past 1800whp

[@sircefiro]

@@MotiveVideo Happens every rb vid, I bet this guy doesn't have a jz anyway lol Could be JUNII or something & it's get a wrecker 2j for $1.78 & poke a whole in the actuator line with your keys & bla bla

[@sircefiro]

@TA See some of the 2j fans are so whipped by YT etc that even the 1j sux lol, like you say it's not usually jz owners talking rubbish

[@abhirmalhotra5103]

Shit blocks. The noise comes from the head. Just get a billet block and skip the nonsense.

[@MotiveVideo]

Not everyone needs a dry dumped billet block.

[@abhirmalhotra5103]

@@MotiveVideo yes. But people with 1000+ to the tyre do. Because of your channel RBs have very well documented survivable power level when built correctly. This is a no limits car. There is no point pushing the block past a certain point, just to see when it will fail cause it will fail and its more money that way. I wouldnt put a cast RB in anything if i was at 800hp Crank hp. I dont feel its worth it.

[@boris9331]

That's exactly what I did after troubles dealing with the loser in this video, cost of sourcing, building a cast 26 block for 1000hp+ wasn't a gamble not sustainable to participate in.

[@lennixsingh626]

@@abhirmalhotra5103 I'm not disagreeing with you, but not everyone has the money to dump 10k just on a block and 20k on a dry sump system. And up until they do they can get away with a cast block while they make the money. Only god knows how long this engine could have lasted for and the good RB26 blocks with a block brace are rated to 1200hp.

[@kingdaddy328]

Rubbish engine toyota jz engine is the champion of the universe

[@darrengeorge2308]

🤣🤣 good joke Barra is better then JZ

[@kingdaddy328]

@@darrengeorge2308 the barra is a good engine

[@lennixsingh626]

@@darrengeorge2308 they have actually done block testing and the barras are about as weak as rb26's

[@randomthing4639]

Lol y u come to rb channel..? Who are rubbish now

[@darrengeorge2308]

@@lennixsingh626 both the RB and Barra take a floggen can’t say the same for JZ and bang for buck better as well

[@Monstero5o]

Waste of an engine. Only money for brains.

[@nobodynoone2500]

I mean, if you have the money to drop on a billet block, i kinda get it. Still seems better to sell it and put that $$$ towards the new setup unless it already had some terminal issue.

[@RedRideRVT1R]

Tesetd. how did that happen

[@drdesmo8489]

Fantastic video by Herman ! So thru your testing of blocks over time have you seen the 89/90 RB blocks with a bit more material on them then later blocks ? Or stronger then later blocks ?

[@FatCokMcgee]

R U Dum?