{"id":117548,"date":"2024-06-28T12:30:31","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T17:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=117548"},"modified":"2025-03-30T10:50:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T15:50:47","slug":"building-a-1500-hp-3-0-l-rb-series-inline-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=117548","title":{"rendered":"Building a 1500 hp 3.0 L RB-Series Inline-Six"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=117552\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-117552\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"117552\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=117552\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Building-a-1500-hp-3.0-L-RB-Series-Inline-Six-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C899&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,899\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Building a 1500 hp 3.0 L RB-Series Inline-Six 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Building a 1500 hp 3.0 L RB-Series Inline-Six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Building-a-1500-hp-3.0-L-RB-Series-Inline-Six-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C674&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Building-a-1500-hp-3.0-L-RB-Series-Inline-Six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Building a 1500 hp 3.0 L RB-Series Inline-Six\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-117552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Building-a-1500-hp-3.0-L-RB-Series-Inline-Six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Building-a-1500-hp-3.0-L-RB-Series-Inline-Six-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Building-a-1500-hp-3.0-L-RB-Series-Inline-Six-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Building-a-1500-hp-3.0-L-RB-Series-Inline-Six-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C863&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Building-a-1500-hp-3.0-L-RB-Series-Inline-Six-01.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jay Meagher from <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgarage.us\/\">RS Garage<\/a> and Herman Urriola from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.platinumracingproducts.com\/\">Platinum Racing Products<\/a> (PRP) build a 3.0 L RB-series inline-six capable of making 1,500 hp. The motor features a RB30 block (67S) modified with connecting rod reliefs, oil main groove, 0.5-inch main and head studs, and idler\/tensioner holes. On that goes a 90 mm stroker crankshaft, IRP I-beam rods, IRP 86.25 mm pistons, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.platinumracingproducts.com\/en-us\/products\/rb25-rb26-rd28-rb30-block-cradle-with-main-caps\">PRP integrated main cap cradle<\/a>, and PRP billet oil pump. Watch the team assemble the bottom-end while Herman explains using his years of experience working with RB-series motors. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/jJf7opQNK0g?si=gAL2-UhUeI-TJbJ5\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ThatRacingChannel\">That Racing Channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jay Meagher from RS Garage and Herman Urriola from Platinum Racing Products (PRP) build a 3.0 L RB-series inline-six capable of making 1,500 hp. The motor features a RB30 block (67S) modified with connecting rod reliefs, oil main groove, 0.5-inch main and head studs, and idler\/tensioner holes. On that goes a 90 mm stroker crankshaft,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=117548\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Building a 1500 hp 3.0 L RB-Series Inline-Six<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":117552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[521],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rb2630"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Building-a-1500-hp-3.0-L-RB-Series-Inline-Six-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C899&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":143828,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=143828","url_meta":{"origin":117548,"position":0},"title":"BMW 118d with a Turbo Nissan RB26","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Jordan Barnard built his BMW 118d (E87) at his company Motion AutoWorks with help from Richie Gilbey. 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