The Nissan RB26DETT is a 2.6Liter in-line-6 cylinder four-stroke engine best known for being the power plant for Nissan’s premier sports car the Skyline. The “D” indicates a double overhead cam, the “E” stands for electronically fuel-injected, and the “TT” means the engine has twin turbochargers.

The first 2.6L RB26DETT engine featured in the Nissan R32 Skyline produced around 276HP (206 kW) @ 6800 rpm and 260 ft lbs (353 N·m) @ 4400 rpm.

The last series of the RB26DETT present in the R34 Skyline produced 280 PS (206 kW) @ 6800 rpm but increased torque to 289 ft·lb (392 N·m) @ 4400 rpm.

From 1985-2002 Nissan RB engines for sale were produced and upgraded to meet the evolution of the Nissan cars this motor was installed in from the factory.

To put it in laymen’s terms, this is one highly modified performance engine manufactured by Nissan for the purpose of a small engine producing lots of power. Based on the facts, a good percentage fail because the people who own cars with this engine tend to drive the cars in a spirited manner. Lets face it, it is not a Porsche engine, so it can’t take the beating a Porsche motor can take. Of course, you are not paying the same price for this vehicle, so in essence it may be comparing apples to oranges..

The RB26ETT did not come in the Nissan Sentra or Nissan Frontier, only the cars listed below.

GotEngines.com Blog has put together a list of cars that use the RB26DETT engine..

The RB26DETT engine can be found in the following cars:

• Nissan Skyline GT-R R32
• Nissan Skyline GT-R R33
• Nissan Skyline GT-R R34
• Nissan Stagea 260RS
• Tommy Kaira ZZ II