Ahh come on. You know you secretly want a 13B. ;)
If youre actually considering the SR20DE route you
should talk with Van about what he is doing. The
SR20DE would be incredible fun in the Roadster. I
understand that you need to cut the crossmember a bit
because its a front sump engine. Even though I really
like the rotary, I would probably put an L series in.
The L is just to easy to deal with and there are
oodles of aftermarket parts. Stan Chernoff makes an
installation kit for the L's. Ross Mullen sells a
KA24 mounting kit also. I just dont know too much
about the KA24 to know whether its a better swap than
the L.
Good Luck,
joshua milton
69 1600
encino, ca
--- Kyle Hagemann <kyle@sonic.net> wrote:
> Hi listers
>
> I'm not a terribly active member of the list, though
> you may have
> seen me post from time to time... that's mostly due
> to the fact that
> I don't know too much about the roadsters (yet?)....
>
> Anyway, I've managed to get myself a '69 2000 in
> pretty nice shape...
> a little bit of rust in the driver's fender, that
> same fender
> wrinkled a bit from tire interference (I'm
> guessing), but the paint's
> good, the body is otherwise straight, interior
> pretty okay, though
> she needs carpet and a recovered seat (BTW, anyone
> have ONE '72 240Z
> seat cover laying about? Les/Dennis?)
>
> On we go; the B/W tranny is lunched. Yeah, the dog
> thread. The head
> gasket is seeping a bit. It's making a bit of death
> rattle, usually
> on hot restart. It runs fairly strong, and I've
> just added a
> non-smog dist a Pertronix ign.
>
> Winter is coming, so it's just about time to do
> "something" with the
> car. I really shouldn't drive it as is anymore -
> the tranny's pretty
> nasty.
>
> What I'm wondering about specifically is the pro/con
> of just yanking
> the U20 and 5spd and swapping in a different engine,
> be it L20B,
> SR20DE, KA24, or whatever (no, no 13B's ;-)
> Theoretically, I'd like
> to make this car my daily driver, as it rides much
> nicer than my 75%
> race 240Z, and ought to (again, in theory) get
> better mileage....
>
> I had a really decent 1600, but sold it looking for
> more power.... so
> that's something to keep in mind. The U20 is strong
> "enough", but a
> bit more power, especially when combined with EFI
> reliability or
> L-series indestructibility would be GREAT.
>
> I know this thread has been done to death, but I'm
> really at a loss.
> The main thing that keeps me from just refreshing
> the U20 and 5spd is
> the cost. If it'd cost me say, $1000 to do that vs.
> 1500 for an
> SR20DE with 5spd, well, heck, the extra $500 would
> be well spent
> (especially since there's always a market for those
> parts...) My car
> is not original, so that's not a concern. I'm
> looking for reliable
> performance with good fuel economy at a reasonable
> price.... for the
> sake of argument, assume I can weld and fabricate
> what parts needed,
> but don't really want to take the car too far apart
> (i.e., body off -
> cuz once that happens, I know I couldn't stop;-)
>
> Thanks for any advice...
>
> ____ Kyle Hagemann, Born-Again Grease Monkey
> From Beyond
> _.;(____\____ 72 240Z, L28, 5spd, poly, etc. -
> The Z-Beast
> | _ | | _'@`, 69 2000, U20, three speed - El
> Krunchariffic
> `-(#)------(#)-< 84 Maxima, 280ZX in sedan
> disguise - Mr. Max
> http://www.sonic.net/~kyle 240Z tech info, Win95/8
> theme, etc.
>
> "Blessed are the Car Guys."
>
>
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