{"id":88162,"date":"2022-07-08T13:52:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T18:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=88162"},"modified":"2022-07-23T16:33:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T21:33:01","slug":"datsun-280z-with-a-rb25det","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=88162","title":{"rendered":"Datsun 280Z with a RB25DET Makes 489 hp on Dyno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=88170\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88170\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"88170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=88170\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Datsun-280Z-with-a-RB25DET-NEO-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" 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;&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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Datsun 280Z with a RB25DET NEO inline-six 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Datsun 280Z with a RB25DET NEO inline-six&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Datsun-280Z-with-a-RB25DET-NEO-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Datsun-280Z-with-a-RB25DET-NEO-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Datsun-280Z-with-a-RB25DET-NEO-inline-six-01-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Datsun 280Z with a RB25DET NEO inline-six\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-88170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Datsun-280Z-with-a-RB25DET-NEO-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Datsun-280Z-with-a-RB25DET-NEO-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Datsun-280Z-with-a-RB25DET-NEO-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Datsun-280Z-with-a-RB25DET-NEO-inline-six-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Datsun-280Z-with-a-RB25DET-NEO-inline-six-01.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The owner of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/280z_rb25\/\">Datsun 280Z<\/a> wanted more power and so they sent it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kmsengine\/\">KMS Engine<\/a> in Poland. While there the company installed a 2.5 L RB25DET NEO inline-six and BMW six-speed transmission with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/powerideDT\/\">Poweride adapter<\/a>. The motor features a GTX30 turbocharger, 75 mm DBW throttle body, Bosch 550 cc injectors, and TFSI ignition coils. It runs on a custom engine harness and Ecumaster EMU Black ECU. On they dyno the engine made 489 hp and 536 Nm (395 lb-ft) of torque on 1.6 bar (23.2 psi) of boost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=88171\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88171\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"88171\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=88171\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Datsun-280Z-with-a-RB25DET-NEO-inline-six-02.jpg?fit=1728%2C1296&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1728,1296\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Datsun-280Z-with-a-RB25DET-NEO-inline-six-05.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FKMSengineperformance%2Fvideos%2F2154284154739099%2F&#038;width=600&#038;show_text=false&#038;height=338&#038;appId\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KMSengineperformance\/posts\/pfbid0252ghUwvnEGk3gFvBb8X6fxCEF9DZwHQBTZHr9HxMw6N18Ve5A5GgoCRfNgbmaTZnl\">KMS Engine FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The owner of this Datsun 280Z wanted more power and so they sent it to KMS Engine in Poland. While there the company installed a 2.5 L RB25DET NEO inline-six and BMW six-speed transmission with a Poweride adapter. The motor features a GTX30 turbocharger, 75 mm DBW throttle body, Bosch 550 cc injectors, and TFSI&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=88162\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Datsun 280Z with a RB25DET Makes 489 hp on Dyno<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":88170,"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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-280z"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Datsun-280Z-with-a-RB25DET-NEO-inline-six-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":123028,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=123028","url_meta":{"origin":88162,"position":0},"title":"1977 Datsun 280Z with a Turbo VG33 V6","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 7, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1977 Datsun 280Z originally came with 2.8 L L28 inline-six. It is now powered by a turbocharged 3.3 L VG33E V6 featuring ported heads, custom intake, 3-inch exhaust, and Megasquirt ECU. The motor is paired to a FS5W71C five-speed manual transmission. 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The company swapped a 5.3 L LSx V8 from ATK Engines using Dirty Dingo mounts. 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The company was tasked to rebuilt the classic with more power and better handling. Two years of work resulted in an amazing 280Z. 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