I would never laugh, thats whats going into my 68 also. ONnly with no turbo.
Jimmy
----- Original Message -----
From: Vicki Burrows
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 6:42 PM
To: Michael Spreadbury
Cc: Roadster List
Subject: Re: Engine swaps
As far as I know, the engines are coming with everything that it would if you
pulled it out of the engine bay yourself (i.e. starter, alternator, but no
ECU)...
email him if anyone is interested. As for what I decided upon, well, don't
laugh
now, but I went with a JDM (Japaneese Domestic Market) VG30ET (3 Litre V6
with
turbo). I couldn't pass up the price (Ebay, $510 with automatic trans...
gonna
dump the trans for a 5 speed, but it's in great shape, as is the engine).
The
intake is in the middle of the engine, unlike the domestic V6's here. 205hp,
235lbft torque at only 6lbs boost. Gonna intercool it, move the turbo to the
other
side (have to to clear the stearing shaft), increase the boost to a modest
10lbs
and easily get into the 230hp range with gobs of torque. Since the throttle
body
is in the middle of the engine, I should be able to move the engine back far
into
the bay to help with the increased weight. I thought long and hard about the
different engines I could do (SR20, SR20DET, CA18DET, L-series, Yamaha SHO,
Mazda/Ford Probe V6), but all of them were expensive (except for the SR20) and
I
REALLY wanted a V6. Gonna have to strengthen and stiffen the car (cage
maybe?),
and I will have to work at this to convince my wife, as believe it or not,
it's
gonna be her car! Michael, you really did a GREAT job on your SR20, and I
hope my
(I mean, my wife's) car comes out half as good. We won't know for a year or
so, as
I have to finish up a '69 1600 and rebuild my 2litre. My wife's car is in
pieces,
but it's at the perfect point to do the engine swap. As I go, I will take
pics and
post my progress.
Greg Burrows
67 2000
68 VG30ET (cat's out of the bag!)
Michael Spreadbury wrote:
> Greg,
>
> $700 for a complete SR20DE engine/trans is a great price as long as it
> comes with all the accessories such as the starter, as they are unique to
> this series engine.
>
> You can make a RWD SR20DE engine run with either the Sentra SE-R or NX2000
> ECU and wiring harness or one from a 1991-1993 Nissan 240SX with the KA24DE
> engine. The wiring portion of the swap is very straightforward, and if
> anyone needs help feel free to contact me.
>
> As for service parts for these engines, I stock water pumps, valve cover
> gaskets, distributor caps and rotors, plug wires, and other service parts
> unique to the rear wheel drive versions of this engine via my business,
> Spriso Motorsports. If you have a unique part that you need for your
> Japanese market engine, feel free to contact me and I will see if I can
help.
>
> I am interested in which engine you decided to use for your swap!
>
> Michael Spreadbury
> 1966 Datsun Roadster (with SR20DE power)
> 1970 Datsun Bluebird SSS Coupe (SR20DET/6-speed project)
>
> At 10:00 AM 2/18/02 -0800, Vicki Burrows wrote:
> >Regarding these engines... I was strongly considering one of these for my
> >wife's car, but recently settled on something with a SERIOUS amount of hp.
> >However, the importer that I got my engine from has several SR20DE's with
> >5speed RWD trans available. He was asking about $700 (plus shipping
> >unless you
> >pick up in Washington). His name is Ron, and he is at JDM engine
Dynamics.
> >Email is JDMEngineDynamic@aol.com. His price seemed reasonable, and the
> >engines have about 30k miles on them. You would have to get the ECU and
> >probably a wiring harness from a domestic Sentra SE-R, but that should be
> >do-able. I have seen that it is an easier fit around the stearing shaft
> >if you
> >get a FWD exhaust manifold, so pick the up too. A source for info on
these
> >engines is SRparts.com. Good luck!
> >
> >Greg Burrows
> >67-2000
> >
> >datsunmike wrote:
> >
> > > Michael is one talented guy with an eye for perfection. I wish I had 1/2
of
> > > his skills and knowledge to do a swap like that.
>
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