RB30t or ecotec

[soop]

Look at the torque.
Also, the RB30 has just as much electrics and will be far harder to put into a VP then an ecotec will.

 

[groupa294]

Ecotech all the way much smoother and i think they are much much easier to install

 

[SweetWagon]

Ecotech all the way much smoother and i think they are much much easier to install

Hmm dont agree with the first part but second part most definately

 

[v6vpute]

ok ecotec it is ill have to get one and get sum macer performance gear

 

[hsvfan01]

I would go with the ecotec, I mean why would you wanna put an older engine into a newer model car. All you need is a cold air intake system, k&n panel air filter, exhaust, extractors and get a decent upgrade on your throttle body with a good tune your car would be awesome a dream and real pleasure to drive. You can even get a bigger cam and you will have a road eater you will beat all 4 cylinders and if they have turbo then you got turbo as well cya later to them, you will beat somemodern V6's and stock 5.0L V8's. These mods on the buick V6 and ecotec are absolutely dynamite!

 

[PRAVX II S]

I would go with the ecotec, I mean why would you wanna put an older engine into a newer model car. All you need is a cold air intake system, k&n panel air filter, exhaust, extractors and get a decent upgrade on your throttle body with a good tune your car would be awesome a dream and real pleasure to drive. You can even get a bigger cam and you will have a road eater you will beat all 4 cylinders and if they have turbo then you got turbo as well cya later to them, you will beat somemodern V6's and stock 5.0L V8's. These mods on the buick V6 and ecotec are absolutely dynamite!

Lol
CAI,Exhaust,Extractors,Throotle Body,Tune. Will not beat 5.0L V8 it wont even beat a Honda S2000 and i believe its 4 cylinder.

 

[soop]

I would go with the ecotec, I mean why would you wanna put an older engine into a newer model car. All you need is a cold air intake system, k&n panel air filter, exhaust, extractors and get a decent upgrade on your throttle body with a good tune your car would be awesome a dream and real pleasure to drive. You can even get a bigger cam and you will have a road eater you will beat all 4 cylinders and if they have turbo then you got turbo as well cya later to them, you will beat somemodern V6's and stock 5.0L V8's. These mods on the buick V6 and ecotec are absolutely dynamite!

I lol'd. You're deluded.

 

[Pub247]

I would go with the ecotec, I mean why would you wanna put an older engine into a newer model car. All you need is a cold air intake system, k&n panel air filter, exhaust, extractors and get a decent upgrade on your throttle body with a good tune your car would be awesome a dream and real pleasure to drive. You can even get a bigger cam and you will have a road eater you will beat all 4 cylinders and if they have turbo then you got turbo as well cya later to them, you will beat somemodern V6's and stock 5.0L V8's. These mods on the buick V6 and ecotec are absolutely dynamite!

LOL mate.... i dont see any 1000+hp ecotecs getting around and i doubt there more than 5 sub 10 sec ecotecs. Yet there are plenty of RB30ET's getting around doing these sort of things.
My money on the rb30 for outright power and potential Conversion isnt really difficult vl k frame and everything bolts up and just as much wiring as an ecotec.

 

[soop]

Don't see many people doing much more then bolt on mods to the Ecotec though. LOTS of big dollar builds on RB's though. They're not a cheap engine to make fast.

 

[Pub247]

EDIT should have read it properly

The money you'd fork out on your extractors, exhaust, rockers, cai, intake plenum spacers, Bigger TB, tune and all those other little mods, Is comparable to a RB30ET with exhaust , intercooler more boost and a tune and i know which is is going to be faster.

If you throw in a cam and tune for the Ecotec. Compared to a cam and tune to RB i still think RB would be quicker.

Now if you went all out on the Ecotec and put a turbo kit on it . Then Spend the a comparable amount of money on the RB30ET it would make more power and be more reliable