s13 ca18det to sr20det conversion

[kevy-s13]

right, as the title says, im thinking of dropping as sr20det engine and gearbox into the s13 ca18det that i have.

what's involved in this conversion? i was thinking about buying a complete s14 and just taking the engine, box and loom out of it and swapping it. can i just use most of my existing wiring loom from the ca18 or does the whole lot have to be replaced with the new one?

Whats the difference between the red top and black top sr20's? which one's better to go for.

Cheers

[PeterT]

id imagine theres other bits to change aswell, engine mounts, loom ,ecu etc. is the ca18 dieing?? a rebuild ca will last as long no problems so long as its taken care of!

[kevy-s13]

no no the ca18 isnt dieing. it was only rebuilt 400 miles ago so isnt even properly run in. its just, i hear everyone saying about how bad ca's are so was considering dropping an sr20 in and then dropping the ca into the s14 'donor car' and using it as my drift car.

Also, kinda just wanna do it for a wee bit of a project....wont be until around summer time.

[s13-ste]

if you ca is only rebuilt and it was done right hold onto it!
the cost of a SR20 will build a strong powerful CA

[andy t]

man i had a rebuilt ca18 before & i gave it dogs & dogs & it kept goin,
was runnin bout 210bhp is all with a few bits done but twud slide away ,

put in a baffled sump & bigger oil pump & it should last you a while no problems,

then when you blow it up, do da conversion,ha

[kevy-s13]

haha....ok will do lads. il just spend the money on something different.

cheers

[grange]

im sort of in the same boat but my ca's big end is gone so i said id swop over its the same box so i believe so its loom ecu engine and a few smaller parts im out looking for a sr at the moment so if your readin this pm...sound!

[alan180sx]

had a ca18 s13 200sx before drifted the crap outta it everyday, people told me it wouldnt last but it did for the whole length of time i had it

bought a 180sx an the sr engine started acting up afta bout 8 weeks afta gettin it. rebuild it an it stil wasnt rite so fucked it out an jus got a new engine.

i believe lad if sumthin is fine the way it is then leave well enough alone.......

[kevy-s13]

suppose so lad....cheers.