Ok heres the situation. I got married a few years ago. My wife has a 1992 nissan sentra se-r. I didnt realize just how zippy the thing was untill I ( as a joke ) raced a few ricers downtown just for s&g. It's pretty ragged out but I plan to fix it up and make it the fastest ride in my town. This shouldnt be to hard as im surrounded by rednecks for the most part. I have several knowledgeable friends but im seeking an outside opinion. Im looking at a budget of arround 5k. I need serious suggestions for serious horse power. I want to stay away from Nitro if possable. I dont wanna have to refill anything other than the gas tank (dont wanna run dry when I need it most). post or email. im open to suggestions. ~Echo

Do what I'll be doing with mine: A cheap SR20DET swap.

There's two versions you can go for: the Bluebird SR20DET, that'll hold maybe 400HP with it's stock internals, with an upgraded turbo and upgraded fuel delivery, of course. Stock, it'll give you maybe 240whp, with added boost.

There's also the GTi-R SR20DET, that'll hold up to 500HP safely with it's internals. It's a stout motor. Stock, it'll give you up to maybe 280whp with it's T28 turbo.

The BB will cost you maybe 1800, while the GTi-R, which is the one I will be getting, will be costing me about 2700 before install.

The gti-r det is a good motor, that's the one I would go with if I was planning on a swap. If you want serious power that's really the only choice. You could turbo the stock motor, depending on its condition it could handle ~350whp on stock internals, but I wouldn't risk it on an engine that old.

a GTiR engine man...turbo upgrade, front mount intercooler, and boost control, you be owning the streets!

Hell just with a gti-r det you'd be in the low 14's or even high 13's if you can drive, this is in a fwd car too. That's enough to walk 350z's, wrx's, etc pretty badly from a roll. With a simple boost controller you're competing with the camaro ss and trans am, with some fuel upgrades and a turbo upgrade you could even take sti's and evos from a stop.

What you should do is sell it to me!!! LOL

But if not :( throw in the GTIR and work on your kill list.

thanks for the input. ill start doing some checking on a swap asap. next in line... budget. gotta get the rest of the cash. Ill post again when I start making progress.

Why the hell would you get a GTi-R engine? The SE-R tranny can barely hold the power from a bluebird DET. There's no need for a GTi-R engine unless you plan on replacing all your gears with a dogset.

????? see original post. im new to this stuff. no idea what above post means so if anyone wants to elaborate in laymans terms thatd b great.

Add a cold air intake and a 3" exhaust system is will sound like a dying moose and add like 50hp. Also I have found the split fire spark plugs make a big difference too like 5-10 hp probably.
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Are you joking? 5-10hp from spark plugs. HAHAHA. OK, whatever floats your boat. Echo, your SE-R's transmission won't hold much more than 200whp. Which is almost exactly how much power a regualar SR20DET will give you. With that kinda power in an SE-R like yours, you'd be running mid-low 13's in the 1/4 mile. And that's with the stock turbo under stock boost. I'm not sure what you're shooting for but just doing full bolt-ons to your stock SE-R engine will get you into low 14's. There's no need for a GTi-R SR20DET unless you plan on spending a LOT of money on a new transmission and new tires every month. You also have another option, which is my favorite. I'm sure you've heard of people putting V-TEC Integra engines into their Civics...well, Nissan has an SR20 engine with their own for of V-TEC called VVL. The engine is called an SR20VE(as opposed to your stock SR20DE). This engine pumps out an extra 50hp and revs 500rpm higher, not to mention it's the sweetest sounding japanese engine since the NSX motor. This will, have you doing high 13's in the 1/4 with just the motor and maybe an intake/exhaust combo. But before you do ANYTHING, if you want extra speed right now, get a new clutch and a lightweight flywheel. My SR20DE SE-R ran a 15.6 with just an HKS intake, but I slapped on an ACT 6-puck clutch and a 8.5lb flywheel and the 1/4 time dropped WAY down to 14.7. If you have ANY further question PM me and I'd be happy to help. Just check the credentials\/. Haha.

If I had $5k to spend on the se-r I would just keep the stock motor and ugrade all the internals. Then you can start buying bolt ons (but don't expect extreme power from bolt ons!). You already said it needed help in the hamster wheel department, so adding bolt-ons only won't do much good.

Just my $0.02 good luck

Why would you upgrade the internals?
They're fine up to around 300-350whp, unless you mean high compression pistons, which would only be good if he's going NA, which I assume you mean since you said to do the bolt-ons. NA is by far THE most expensive way to gain power, and if you want lots of power you should go NA only if you're a die hard NA fan.

When I say ugrade the internals I mean have the the head rebuilt and the bottom end. I would have the cylinders honed, install new rings all new gaskets etc. If the motor isn't rebuilt it won't last PERIOD. A late model low mileage car would be fine on factory internals. Thats all I meant, but I drive hardcore so I build mine to last.

I would especially re-build the motor if you shoot NOS 75hp & over.!!!

Or spew pistons along the Interstate either way your call.

Again just my $0.02. L8R

SBC swap :biggrin:

SBC swap :biggrin:


in a FWD SE-R?

is it possible to hone out the cylinders i ask my dad about that a few weeks ago caz he does that type of work for a living and he said you couldnt do that with my engine which is the1.6l because its aluminum cylinders or something does the sr20de have a different type of cylinder

The SR20DE has forged iron pistons and connecting rods, I think the 1.6 has cast iron internals. Both have aluminum blocks. Why hone the cylinders? You mean for larger displacement? That's pointless on an SR20 and EXTREMELY pointless on a GA16. To do it right, you're gonna be spending a LOT of money. Just port and polish(if you really want to work on your engine's airflow) and then turbo!

no im not doing that to the 1.6 i ask my dad about doin that to the sr20det im geting i was just asking about it but i not puting shit into my 1.6 im waiting for the upgrade

the only reason i ask caz ol boy on page one said thats what he do and i was askin even if its possible to hone it holla