Sr20det?

since the japanese model of the Altima is the Bluebird with the FWD SR20DET, shouldn't it be an easy swap for the U.S. Altima? its an fairly easy for the RWD ones since i have a 95 Nissan pickup with the SR20DET swap in it, but i haven't heard of anyone with the FWD SR20DET swap in their Alitima yet. can someone tell me if they know of anything in this subject?

thats a cool swap, how fast is your truck?

it does 14.36@97 mph in the quarter mile, does 0-60 mph in 5.9 sec. according to the g-force dynometer, and i havent tried to top her out yet not enough long straight aways up here in the mountains. and this is from a mostly stock red top SR20DET with the S-15 Silvia 6-speed manual. very fun truck to drive!:sun:

I BET....my altima has a QR25DE I think, I want a turbo to come out for it. :D

Call me an idiot (wouldn't be the first time) but I seemed to be under the impression that the sr20det was a totally different fit than the Altima... I know it's been done in the G20, but in my brief knowledge base of cars I've never heard of it in an Altima. Just my .02

Yea. The Altima is also known as a Bluebird overseas.

Here is the Bluebird SSS Altessa AWD SR20DET:

http://www.autospeed.com.au/A_0140/P_3/article.html

There is also talk of a Bluebird FWD SR20DET, but I have yet to see any pictures of one or any articles, links of one. The only thing I find is engine companies offereing them for sale, but that could just be the AWD's they are selling and they do not know it. ??????

Anyone have a link to a site with a Bluebird FWD SR20DET that is STOCK and not a swap, I would love to see it!

Hey guys, I wanna buy a Nissan NX for 1200 bucks and do a motor swap. I want to drop in a SR20DET, does anyone know how much I can get the motor+tranny for?

To my knowledge, the Altima and G20 share the same platform. I would think the sr is a bolt-in swap...

Originally posted by Datsun_Dude
To my knowledge, the Altima and G20 share the same platform. I would think the sr is a bolt-in swap...

They do not. Altima is not built on the Primera (P) platform, whilst the G20 is.

Thanks for the knowledge...

What about the ca18/20? Didn't they go in the older Bluebirds?

Originally posted by Datsun_Dude
Thanks for the knowledge...

What about the ca18/20? Didn't they go in the older Bluebirds?

'Fraid I don't know much about the Bluebird, I mostly know about the Primera and Sentra (Sunny). (The Primera and Bluebird, though on different platforms, did share some suspension components.)

Are you sure about the platform being different? I understand they have different chassis codes, but I've been reading up on the Altima and G20 on some Nissan sites and in magizines, and they keep mentioning the similarities between the two cars--specificaly the drive platform...

Does anyone know the specs on the Altima and G20, such as wheel base/ wheel track, for comparison?

Sorry if this post is old, but the sr20de will fit in a Altima, however with major mods to it, but you will get way better results on putting a turbo on the ka24 bcuz of the torque that it has, and the sr20 from the bluebird will fit if you want to spend 20k in custom work is not worth it.... there is some people that have done the sr20 swap and were some what disappointed at the results.. lets see, you will loose .4 in displacement a lack of torque.. i rather turbo the ka. now the problem about turboing the ka is that on the 97.5 to 01 they have a obd II computer which makes hell to tune..

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Sorry if this post is old, but the sr20de will fit in a Altima, however with major mods to it, but you will get way better results on putting a turbo on the ka24 bcuz of the torque that it has, and the sr20 from the bluebird will fit if you want to spend 20k in custom work is not worth it.... there is some people that have done the sr20 swap and were some what disappointed at the results.. lets see, you will loose .4 in displacement a lack of torque.. i rather turbo the ka. now the problem about turboing the ka is that on the 97.5 to 01 they have a obd II computer which makes hell to tune..


Actually it is a very cheap which would explain people doing this as a common swap. The SR20 is a smaller block and fits in easily. Shouldn't cost more than $4000.00 to do this swap right.

-Nick

Sorry but i dont think that it would be that easy. and it sure as hell dont take 4k to do a complete swap, besides why spend 4k when you could buy a turbo kit for the altima for 3k

Sorry but i dont think that it would be that easy. and it sure as hell dont take 4k to do a complete swap, besides why spend 4k when you could buy a turbo kit for the altima for 3k


Keep in mind, as much as a KA turbo will make more power, it will cost a lot more than 3 grand. You need to consider how many miles are on the motor and what needs to be changed on the inside. Those internals are not for a turbo.

The SR20DET is designed for a turbo since the factory would not go make a motor for a turbo and leave junky internals. These motors are built to handle the turbo. For cheap speed this is the best swap rather than turbo'ing a KA which might need a rebuild and proper fuel system.


And on an Altima or 240, it is only about 4k to do a proper motor swap. Call around to some speed shops. Frankenstein honda swaps only cost 4-10 grand depending on the swap. the K series engine in a new civic being the most expensive of swaps.

You should really do some research if you plan to turbo your Altima.

-Good Luck

Im not planing on turbo mine, but I do know about turboing a KA.. the sr20det will not fit in the Altima, even though the 240 and the Altima has the KA in it from the factory it is not the same.. The sr20 conversion would be a lot more expensive than a turbo kit for the Altima. Sorry but I stick to what i know man. I know what works for the Altima and what doesnt and if the altima is a 97.5 to 01 then it would be really hard to put a turbo since the obd 2 ECU that nissan blessed us with cant ba hacked and it would be really hard to tune.

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sorry to ruin your day bub, here is an SR20DET in a Nissan Altima

http://altimas.net/registry/users/Bigunitsnake/images/lg_Top%20view%20of%20turbo.JPG

But is that the 4WD system of FWD?

it does 14.36@97 mph in the quarter mile, does 0-60 mph in 5.9 sec. according to the g-force dynometer, and i havent tried to top her out yet not enough long straight aways up here in the mountains. and this is from a mostly stock red top SR20DET with the S-15 Silvia 6-speed manual. very fun truck to drive!:sun:

Just curious. . .how difficult was that swap for you? Were there any mods you had to do to the truck to get that to work?

the bluebird never came out with the SR20DET as a front wheeler. i have never heard of anyone doing it, the pulsar we have here in australia come out with the SR20DE, so it would be a straight swap for the SR20DET. you guys are so lucky that you can even get kinda cheap parts for to turbo the KA24DE
lucky americans!

whats the go with the later bluebirds? what engines do they have? i no nothing about them cause aussies never got the later ones.

But is that the 4WD system of FWD?


FWD, its in America, you guys should check out www.altimas.net