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hi well i was starting the build on my 200sx drift car for the track when i had a though well u see i have an 200sx with an sr20det engine for the track and a BMW e36 18is as a road car i was think about give the e36 a sr20 conversion
iam looking to see if any one has done this or would know any thing about this like some of the issues i mite come across like gearbox , sump ect ect
or is this just to big a job to do i would want to make it a road/track drifter
any help would be great thanks:undecided:
Havent seen it done personaly but thats all the more reason to try it. I couldnt see there been any real major problems as the sr is a nice compact engine ane a 36 has a good size engine pay. Dont no much about nissan wiring but it shouldnt be bad as the sr engines are put in everything now a days.
id say it make a good road track weapon it would be different:cool:
the other thing is would i have bother when it comes to testing it
Ya the only thing i could think of that might cause trouble is the sump but it might be sound. As smart and all an nct men think they are there actually thick as shite if the see a 4 pot engine in the bay they wont no any different just pull the spark plug cover off. Insurance would be all that iad be worryed about
K series steve
05-09-13, 19:21
wondered about this myself,sweet looks and sweet engine,win,win
SR is front bowl sump and bmw is rear so thats the main problem!
Ahh sump should be ok just get a new one made and find some where to mount it what Iam not sure about is the gearbox tho insurance I have garage insurance so not restricted to make and model and just have to make sure I don't crash in to some one lol
Ahh sump should be ok just get a new one made and find some where to mount it what Iam not sure about is the gearbox tho insurance I have garage insurance so not restricted to make and model and just have to make sure I don't crash in to some one lol
The sump is a bigger problem then you think. An whats so hard about the gearbox? ?
have thought about doin this also for a long time .. why hasnt any one it done yet thou ?? hope ya go ahead and do it fella .. be very cool car .. sump mite be a bigger problem than ya think but ya should be able ta make mounts ta let the engine sit where sump wount be causing ya bother .. ?? the 200sx front subframe mabye make it fit ?? as for wireing if ur no good a it dont go near it .. esp if its road car .. yall want everythin working clocks etc .. im sure thers somearound ur side contry thats good with wiring ??
Smokey Bear
06-09-13, 09:12
All that work to put a less powerful engine than an m3 engine in??
That's probably why there's not too many of these around.
Well the sr box is very long and the have a short shaft to the diff but what axle do you run and you have to change mounts and make up your own, there's a lot more work then you think involved.i would also think the s chassis back axle is a lot bigger...but in reality it makes a lot more sense to fit an m3 engine, cheaper, less messing about, na power and a lot more of it too!
I sump not big problem for me lol but some one eles haha and I will get a pro to sort out the loom as that can be a nightmear as u said its going to be a road car awell as for gear box wasn't sur if it would fit as its a lot bigger
haydomiata
06-09-13, 11:33
It was done by a lad in Wexford A few years ago it is doable all right
Mabe I just build the 200sx instead then sell the 318is and buy an m3 for the road
DaveM-sport
06-09-13, 21:45
When there's lads putting E36 engines into S13s and S14s now rather than keeping the SR20... it might mean something :p
It would probably end up cheaper and easier to build a turbo 318is engine than all the work to make a bastardised SR E36 with decent power. An M42 can take about 400bhp with just the basics like headgaskets, bearings and bolts and there's E36 318ises about with 500+ with the only changes internally being low-comp pistons.
If it was me, I'd be doing something like that if I wanted big power from a 318is but in an E36, there really is no reason to not just a 6 cylinder
A standard S13 or S14 or even some with the basic mods is slower than a good 328 not to mention an M3 so in my opinion, you'd be on the back foot from the start.
It would be different and nice to see done but I can think of better engines to put into it :)
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