>So, what's the advantage of swapping in an L-series
>engine?
Off the top of my head? :^)
Parts are cheaper and easier to get. How much would
you guys like to buy a timing set for $75 for a U20?
It looks a heck of alot like the U20, thus making
the swap invisible to the untrained eye. They can make
quite a bit of power with the right mods. All the
sensors, exhaust, intake, etc. stays in the same place
as the U20 (thus helping the stock "look"). They are
alot easier to find than a good U20. They made about
2 million of them over it's 7 year span. You can use
a 2.2L short block from an 81-84 truck/200SX to build
an "L22" with all stock parts. You can swap out rods
for different rod-stroke-ratios. You can change
compression ratio to whatever you want with the right
combination of STOCK parts. You can build a 2.1L, 2.2L
2.3L and even 2.4L with the right combination of STOCK
parts.
And the #1 reason? Lots of dimers are pulling out good
L20Bs to swap in KAs and SRs. ;^)
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